The story is that the Starfleet is facing a new, mysterious villain named John Harrison bombed London and attacked the headquarters. Captain Kirk and his crew of the USS Enterprise begins a manhunt to search for this John Harrison and planning to run this bastard down. As always, Captain Kirk is aided by his friend Spock and the great crew of USS Enterprise along with newcomer Carol Marcus.
God, definitely Star Trek Into Darkness is one of this summer's best! The action is top-notch, the effects is crazy great, the cast is amazinggg. I actually have never seen Chris Pine this good in any other film. I wished they gave Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana and Alice Eve more things to do. But love it. I love Alice Eve here and not just because she had that scene. She's just irresistible as always since She's Out of My League. Benedict is definitely a scene-stealer if you had not seen Sherlock before, but for me he's not a scene-stealer, he's so good. I like Zachary Quinto's portrayal of Spock too. I loved it, because finally his Sylar image from Heroes is gone with this role. Despite sharing similarities with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, this film has its own strength to differentiate itself from the former like Captain Kirk's story arc, which is definitely well-made. For the story in a whole, it has some questionable plot holes. But I'm willing to see past through it, that's for the guys at CinemaSins to pick on. Granted, the film would be more interesting to watch if we're a fan. This film is like Skyfall to the Bond series, full of homage and Easter Eggs. But the film's very satisfying and really worth the price of admission. Loved it, and would've loved it more if I didn't have to wait for 4 months. Even those guys at ScreenJunkies had already released their Honest Trailer version before I watched this. Even iTunes already has an early release on VOD. Shame on you Japan. Star Trek Into Darkness: rated 4/4.
*note: STID was just voted recently by die-hard Trekkies as the worst Star Trek film. This shows how ungrateful the Trekkie community is after having a film full with homages to their beloved series made. And that also shows how little the Trekkie community is in movie audiences. Star Trek Into Darkness is currently in IMDb's Top 250 and 87% in Rotten Tomatoes, which is the highest for major 2013 summer blockbuster film. Also in RT, 91% of the audience liked the film which leaves Trekkies and other haters in the 9%. Worldwide, the film stands 9th in 2013 highest grosser with more than $450m. So, in the words of Simon Pegg, "fuck you"
*note: STID was just voted recently by die-hard Trekkies as the worst Star Trek film. This shows how ungrateful the Trekkie community is after having a film full with homages to their beloved series made. And that also shows how little the Trekkie community is in movie audiences. Star Trek Into Darkness is currently in IMDb's Top 250 and 87% in Rotten Tomatoes, which is the highest for major 2013 summer blockbuster film. Also in RT, 91% of the audience liked the film which leaves Trekkies and other haters in the 9%. Worldwide, the film stands 9th in 2013 highest grosser with more than $450m. So, in the words of Simon Pegg, "fuck you"
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On Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Ben Affleck isn't the worst choice to play this, but he's certainly not the one in people's minds. I actually find myself accepting although I rather have someone else play the role. One thing for sure, Ben Affleck as Batman is so much better than Ryan Gosling as Batman. My personal pick? Max Martini of Pacific Rim, who is more fitting to the Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comics. Josh Brolin is a great choice too and if they want it a little younger, they can definitely go with Jensen Ackles who had voiced Red Hood in the animated film. But, hey, let's give Ben Affleck the benefit of the doubt and wait for July 2015.
Ben Affleck isn't the worst choice to play this, but he's certainly not the one in people's minds. I actually find myself accepting although I rather have someone else play the role. One thing for sure, Ben Affleck as Batman is so much better than Ryan Gosling as Batman. My personal pick? Max Martini of Pacific Rim, who is more fitting to the Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns comics. Josh Brolin is a great choice too and if they want it a little younger, they can definitely go with Jensen Ackles who had voiced Red Hood in the animated film. But, hey, let's give Ben Affleck the benefit of the doubt and wait for July 2015.
Next week: Man of Steel (finally)
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