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- 2013
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
Summary After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Written By: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Gene Roddenberry
- 2013
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 12 m
Star Trek Into Darkness
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7.6
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Summary After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Written By: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Gene Roddenberry
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 43 Critic Reviews
72
84% Positive
36 Reviews
36 Reviews
14% Mixed
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6 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 43 Critic Reviews
72
84% Positive
36 Reviews
36 Reviews
14% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Into Darkness is a sleek, thrilling epic that's also a triumphantly witty popcorn morality play. It's everything you could want in a Star Trek movie.
Spectacular special effects, superbly crafted action sequences, plenty of humor and terrific performances render it a cut above most summer blockbusters.
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 1,690 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
1339 Ratings
1339 Ratings
12% Mixed
209 Ratings
209 Ratings
8% Negative
142 Ratings
142 Ratings
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 1,690 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
1339 Ratings
1339 Ratings
12% Mixed
209 Ratings
209 Ratings
8% Negative
142 Ratings
142 Ratings
2023: Watched it again. This is as good as sci-fi movies get. Please note all the talent in the writing, producing, directing, acting and VFX. On my second watch, I'm struck with constant the action is and how well this works. It uses sci-fi tropes but I think this script was written then continually revised by all the talent involved. The same tropes which look more tired on The Expanse here are delivered with Spielbergian vitality and freshness. An amazing team accomplishment.
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In some sense, the title is misleading. Into Darkness is a blast, fun, funny, spectacular and exhilarating. The rule of great even-numbered Trek movies continues.
Rip-roaring set-pieces aside, the biggest pleasure here is still the yin-yang chemistry between Kirk and Spock, even as the writers sand down the barbed edges of the characters’ interactions.
He’s (Abrams) caught some of the spark of the first Star Trek without either mimicking or desecrating the original.
As our old friend Ricardo Montalban said thirty years ago in “The Wrath of Khan,” still the best of the “Star Treks” — “It is veeery coooooold in space.” “Into Darkness,” for all its dense textures and epic scale, left me cold.
The only darkness here — besides the dingy-looking images dimmed by 3-D glasses — is the murky plot, which is as silly as it is arbitrary.
As well as the first. The introduction scene is great in both music and atmosphere and this departure with it is very well taxed. The villain is great because there is a surprising surprise to 2 shots. Everything is served with Benedict Cumberbatch and it changes everything so it is strong. Listed in Star Trek it fits perfectly to the universe
Aussi bien que le premier. La scene d'introduction est géniale autant dans la musique que dans l'ambiance et ce départ avec elle est trés bien fiscellé. Le méchant est géniale car il y a une surprise surprenante à 2 coups. Le tout est servi avec Benedict Cumberbatch et ça change tout tellement il est fort. Inscrit dans Star Trek cela colle parfaitement à l'univers
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Where Star Trek played fast and loose with science, its sequel throws it (and plot logic) out the window in favor of a high-octane action flick with too much ambition and too little heart. It doesn't help matters that the last act of the film is an intentional rip-off of the original Star Trek II. It thinks its being clever, but it's really just sad to watch. There's nothing like trying to remake the most stirring scene the original cast ever pulled off to show the flaws in the new franchise.
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Star Trek Into Darkness is the most successful attempt to date, to restore Paramount's franchise to Gene Roddenberry's positive vision of a mature humanity bettering itself through peaceful exploration and personal introspection. Since Roddenberry's death, Star Trek has grown darker with each iteration, relying more and more on gunboat diplomacy and all out war. Into Darkness doesn't exercise those demons, it is the most action packed and the most violent story of the franchise. But, despite these slick, hyper kinetic, hyper realistic, hyperbolic affectations which are more and more common to our cinematic fare these days, JJ Abrams and company return to the staple of the franchise:
The morality play.
Yes, we know this isn't your father's Star Trek. What some also forget, is that this incarnation is more than a garden variety reboot, it's a alternate universe, one that mirrors our current Age and its sensibilities. Despite being tooled to appeal to a wider, non-Trekcentric audience, the producers take a riff from the 2009 reboot and expand on it. The destruction of Vulcan has made Starfleet paranoid and increasingly militaristic. So hard core Trekkers seeking a reintroduction of a classic Trek villain will be sorely disappointed, as Kirk and crew's first encounter with said villain unfolds in a new and unexpected fashion. Kirk and Spock still have yet to form that bond which gave Star Trek The Wrath Of Khan its emotional impact, but the struggle to build that understanding and trust drives this film, in between pyrotechnics and gorgeous money shots. Within the epic spectacle, we are reintroduced to the founding principle of the Star Trek universe, the breaking of which is the theme of Into Darkness. It's easy to miss that theme, as Into Darkness' plot is overly complex, having to rely on more than one deus ex machina to fit the narrative together, in addition to throwing in dozens of wink/nod's for loyal Trekkers. Despite being buried in the muddled plot, the point is clear - it's those wrong choices we make, in hope of positive outcomes that lead Into Darkness.
Much ado has been made about the sloppy plotting of Into Darkness. Ultimately, the lack of focus keeps it from being a great film, let along a great Trek film. Apologists have been dismissing Into Darkness as a popcorn muncher - which it is - but its saving grace as a good Trek film is that it remains true to the spirit of the characters in the series with the snappy back and forth we expect from Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty.
Potentially mirroring the opening sequence and the closing sequence of this film, let's hope that the next installation in the franchise turns the page on 20 years of wayward Trek - perhaps, Star Trek Into Brightness.
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The voyages continue: Star Trek for people who don't like Star Trek. A big, dumb summer popcorn flick with zip, wiz, bang action, lots of explosions, fist-fights and running around. One of the most beloved 'Trek instalments (The Wrath of Khan) gets the prison shower treatment by the conclusion of Into Darkness. Unintelligent, formulaic, forgettable.
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Two words: lens flare.
But because that will not fulfill metacritic's 150 character minimum, let me add that as a fan of the original series, I am offended by this rebooting, which cheapens the original series concept by re-imagining it as a big-budget rock 'em sock 'em blockbuster for teenage boys. Seriously, how many fist fights are we expected to endure? Even stoic, logical Mr Spock gets into the act.
Not to mention the lens flare.
Please, next time, spare us another unimaginative, mediocre, Earth-bound spectacle without a trace of grandeur.
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Production Company
Paramount Pictures,
Skydance Media,
Bad Robot
Release Date May 15, 2013
Duration 2 h 12 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 6 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
