Fans of the original "Star Trek" TV show should really enjoy Thursday’s release of "Star Trek Into Darkness." This is the second "Star Trek" movie featuring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, a playboy with heart, wisdom and soul.
"...Into
Darkness" jumps right into the action as Kirk (Pine) and Dr. (Bones)
Leonard McCoy (Karl Urban) are being chased by dozens of white faced tribesmen’s
hurling spears at them from an island far from Earth. Their goal is to get back
the USS Enterprise which is resting beneath the ocean and retrieve First
Officer Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) who’s inside an active volcano.
The story
and special effects are over the top at times, but it works. Spock is wearing a
special futuristic suit, which covers him from head to toe so he can withstand
the intense heat of the massively flowing lava. His mission is to set off a
device that will freeze the lava when the volcano erupts, thus saving the island
and the lives of the natives who are trying to kill Kirk and Bones. Isn't that
a good Christian thing to do?!Soon after this crisis, a bomb is deliberately set off in London's future sometime in the 2260s, killing dozens of people including women and children. Harsh realities clearly ran through the imaginations of screen writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof in this part of the story.
It turns out the reoccurring villain Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) was the mastermind behind the tragic London bombing. Khan also manages to hornswoggle Kirk, Spock and several other federation officers into the same building so he can kill them all at once. Khan kills a few major characters and immediately flees to a planet in Klingons territory.
In order for
the Kirk and his crew to capture Khan, they risk starting an all out war with
the Klingons. As the story begins its decent into conclusion, it's possible
Khan is not the villain he is perceived to be. Khan, Kirk and Chief Engineer
Scotty (Simon Pegg) team up to fight against attacking Klingons.
Predictability
fades in out of this movie with insightful curves which keeps the viewer(s)
interested the whole way. Some very unique twists in the storyline and the writers staying in tune with the friendly rivalry between Spock and Bones from the original "Star Trek" TV series worked well. The writers effectively modernized the characters such as having Spock dating the foxy Lieutenant Uhura. (Zoe Saldana)
I give this film a solid three and half star rating and recommend seeing it on the big screen in 3-D.
