Star Trek Into Darkness

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89%

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The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) leads his people (Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana) on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into an epic game of life and death.

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Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, Star Trek Into Darkness is a rock-solid installment in the venerable sci-fi franchise, even if it's not as fresh as its predecessor.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Pulling off the trick of being both irreverent and Trekkie-pleasing, JJ Abrams effortlessly orchestrates massive action set pieces, a galaxy of 'cor look at that' CGI effects and well-modulated character scenes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

The socio-political commentary of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' is about as sophisticated as you'd expect from scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtman, who also wrote the first two 'Transformers' movies.

Jun 21, 2016

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

J.J. Abrams once again successfully creates a fast-paced summer adventure that audiences should love.

Rated: A

Apr 23, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

It might not hold a candle to the best the franchise has to offer, though it serves as a worthy follow-up to the universe introduced in 2009, thanks to an entirely charming cast and ambitious visual effects.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Not the best JJ Abrams film, but one that shows him a lot less stiff and delivers interesting ideas. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Though not what every Trekkie will want but undeniably thrilling on its own terms, Star Trek Into Darknessis a solid follow-up to 2009’s breakthrough and will leave audiences wanting more.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 6, 2022

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Laura C Love,love this movie!! I love this star trek movie,Chris pine is the hottest capt as James t Kirk! I love Bennedict cumberbatch as khan,he was the best evil villan!! love all the action scenes,best plot ,love this movie! go see this movie! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/05/22 Full Review Alex M Better than the first, and anything so far that's come after with Star Trek. Into Darkness is masterfully done with elements of mystery, exceptional sci-fi action, and star performances least not at all from the illustrious Benedict Cumberbatch. A must see for any Star Trek fan. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review John J I'd give it a 0 out of 5 if I could. What a complete mess of a film. It's dumb and artistically cheap. JJ's movies zip along with just the right mix of action, humor and memberberries to keep the normies engaged, then everyone realizes a year latter that it's actually terrible. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review George Not a bad movie. Not Star Trek though.Thank you Marvel for ruining Star Trek Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Georgan G Another terrific film joining the Star Trek franchise. I enjoyed the special effects and beautiful cinematography. Could have done without all the fist fighting Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Alec B The inverted Wrath of Kahn remake thing doesn't work at all (Guess what? Now SPOCK screams KAAAHHHNNN) as it clearly demonstrates a creative bankruptcy on the part of the filmmakers. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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J.J. Abrams Director Chris Pine Capt. James T. Kirk Zachary Quinto Spock Karl Urban Dr. Leonard McCoy Zoe Saldana Nyota Uhura Anton Yelchin Pavel Chekov

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