Star Trek: Into Darkness review

Star Trek : Into Darkness

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Carl Urban, John Cho, and Simon Pegg.

Ok, before I get started, let me just note that I am not a die hard Trekkie, nor a Trekkie of any sort. Rather I am a huge Sylar fan which is mainly why I decided I wanted to watch the first one, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved it.

(I'm currently watching wrath of Kahn as I write this, for the purpose of educating myself)

Ok, before I get into it, let me first start by saying, just go watch it. By no means did I feel it was a waste if time, nor money. 

Alright, now ill get into it. 

The movie starts off  hitting the ground running...and running..and running some more... In fact it pretty much goes full ahead in terms of plot and action, and doesn't really slow down for the duration of the movie.

The performances are all very solid, with the exception of (just in my personal opinion folks) the blonde newcomer whom I'm assuming is to act as kirks foremost love interest in films to come. ( if in fact there are any) Her performance felt very forced to me, she didn't really have any onscreen charisma with the rest of the cast. Newcomer to the series, Benedict Cumberbatch, performed the role of the antagonist excellently,  being both cold and formidable. (and it made me want to watch Sherlock Holmes)

Like its predecessor, there was no shortage of humor, emotion, and allusions to the original series, and the action scenes and cinematography were beautifully executed. 

Overall, I loved about 90% of this movie. Lets discuss the 10% that fell short.

For me, the pace of the plot went from 100 miles an hour, to BOOM end of movie. I was left a bit shocked and confused. You feel like its going in one direction, then it just....stops.  I wasn't necessarily disappointed,  just confused.  

****added note; I like to look at other reviews after I write my own to see if anyone else felt the same  way, and sadly they do, some not so nice as mine, but if there's one thing I hate, it's a movie being picked apart. 

I read some undeservedly critical reviews of Thor, but I lived that movie in its entirety. I mean, who cares if he only wore his iconic costume for a part of the movie, he still wore it! Note over***

But by all means, don't let that deter you from seeing it. The performances were solid, the action scenes were exciting, it was emotional, funny, overall still worth a watch. 

I mean, c'mon, it's Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Quinto, you can't say no to them.

I also decided to change my opinion on Chris Pine, his blue eyes have won me, despite being a blonde.

Next review will be:...  The great gatsby!

 Baz Luhrman hasn't disappointed me yet, even despite moulin rouge's tragic ending, I still love that movie to death.

Lizzy out.

Set phasers to stun.

KAHHHHN!!!