Star Trek Into Darkness: 10 Things That Make No Sense
1. Conclusion
It might sound like I hated the film but for all the faults, I did enjoy it. It was a much better film than the 2009 reboot and it had a tighter script, even if it fell apart by the end. Some bits felt like an Original Series episode (which was nice to see) but the shameless plagiarism of The Wrath Of Khan was unnecessary.
Spock was still too emotional; it made the scenes where we are supposed to be surprised by his display of emotion mean very little because he is always having some sort of outburst. Spock comes across as a jerk with no social skills, rather than a Vulcan suppressing his emotions. Spock worked better as an alien who was embarrassed by his emotions and denied them even though you could see them festering below the surface. Quinto-Spock smirks, smiles, cries and shouts throughout Into Darkness, he has lost the thing that made him unique and the only difference between him and the other characters in that he has pointed ears.
On the other hand, apart from the frat boy like attitude to every woman he sees, Chris Pine looked more comfortable as Captain Kirk. There were even moments of Shatnerism that were missing in the 2009 movie.
I also liked the way the Enterprise was shot in this film, we saw more of the ship and it looked great on the screen. The warp effect was also much better with the blue particle effect looking stunning in IMAX; you got a real sense of speed as the ship went to warp. It appears the Enterprise will get a slight redesign in Star Trek 3, the warp nacelles look more in proportion and they look less like hair dryers, so that might win around some people who hated the new look.
The introduction of Khan was badly handled and Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof still keep making the same mistakes in their scripts that have damaged all the films they have penned. But it was fun to watch; it looked great in 3D on the IMAX screen. Its just sad that there were so many holes that acted like stumbling blocks and kept taking me out of the action on the screen. JJ Abrams has succeeded in making Star Trek into nothing but a special effects bonanza. It might make an enjoyable trip to the cinema but by alienating the legion of old school Trekkies in favour of quick ticket sales, this version of Star Trek will not have the legs to create a 50 year legacy like the original Star Trek did.