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Star Trek Into Darkness
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Star Trek Into Darkness

Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.

2013 132 min ★ 7.3 (9,865) Released
Action Adventure Science Fiction

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Original title
Star Trek Into Darkness
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$190,000,000
Revenue
$467,381,584
Reviews & Ratings 4
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vylmen

Dec 7, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 2.0

**JJ Abrams should never make anything Trek related again** This is an absurd piece of cinema. Another review said that only trekkies would like this, but the opposite is true. He creates action sequences that build up some momentum, but its resolution is never shown. Chekov (the skinny geek) holds Kirk who holds Scotty from falling down, in a ship that is in a failing orbit entering Earth's atmosphere. Cut to 5 second bridge talk, cut back and they're walking the corridor. Are you joking? This feels like a McG wannabe, that doesn't know how to create the over the top resolutions. But then again, no trekkie wants McG to touch Star Trek either. This approach undermines both the ethos of Star Trek and Abrams’ own attempts at tension-building. By failing to lean into either intelligent problem-solving or fully-committed absurdity, these moments feel hollow. The frustrating part is that Star Trek has proven over decades that thoughtful storytelling can be just as thrilling—if not more so—than high-octane sequences. Abrams’ refusal to trust the intelligence of his audience or his characters is a major reason why his take on the franchise divides fans so sharply. Absurd. Even more absurd that the movie made a profit.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

May 30, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

I will own up to actually quite enjoying this. It has less of the holier-than-thou moralism of some of the "Star Trek" features and is basically just a sci-fi adventure that pitches Chris Pine ("Kirk") and his crew against enemies as they say - both foreign and domestic! The dynamic between Pine and "Spock" (Zachary Quinto) still doesn't quite work for me; but Karl Urban makes for quite a good "McCoy" complete with all his daft metaphors. (The less said about Simon Pegg's "Scotty", the better - but fortunately, he features sparingly). The "Enterprise" must track down the arch-criminal "Khan" (Benedict Cumberbatch) - responsible for a bombing in London and then an attack on Starfleet Command - in dangerous Klingon territory and off they set armed with some distinctly dodgy torpedoes. There's a bit of jovial banter between the unlikely couple of "Uhura" and "Spock" which raises a smile, and Anton Yeltsin still has trouble with the computer comprehending his "w's". It's got plenty of phaser fights, the shirts get ripped quite a few times and the story has a bit of definition to help it move along. The last fifteen minutes do, however, drag out the ending just a bit too much - but hey, if you are looking for some high-end science fiction with a few twists in the plot and a good look to it, then you could do worse than this

Gimly

Gimly

Oct 4, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

**The following is a long form review that I originally wrote in 2013.** _Star Trek: Into Darkness_, or _STID_, as the kids are calling it (which makes me sad 'cause it's akin to both STI's and STD's) is, in my unprofessional opinion, a step up from the previous instalment (which I did still quite enjoy). Both J.J. Abram's 2009 film, as well as _Into Darkness_ did both, however, seem to have an issue I couldn't overlook in common. And that is that both essentially feel like an incredibly drawn out episode of a TV show. And I've seen next to nothing of the old _Star Trek_ series, so it's not from that sort of a view I've come to have this feeling. It's just a sort of unshakable notion I developed after a few minutes from the start during each film. Even in this aspect, _Into Darkness_ is a slight improvement on its forebear. This new _Star Trek_ film is, unfortunately, riddled with plot holes. Some... Or at least one, is completely unforgivable. They're not enough to ruin the film per se, but it does make me wonder about Abram's ability to be a showrunner in the future if he can't even handle _Star Trek_. Right from the get go I had questions that could have easily been answered with only a couple of lines of dialogue's worth of effort. Which was sad, because it cast a pall over what was, at its heart, an enjoyable piece of cinema. Despite these issues worsening as the movie progressed, a congratulatory word does again have to go out to Abram's and his team for their tweaked timeline. Working a way in which to successfully reboot the franchise, without belittling the integrity of the original was a great move (moreover, they've left themselves open for more deviations in the future, now that the concept is established). Very smart. Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Yelchin returning is of course a big plus for me. Completely unsurprisingly there just as fantastic as ever. But, that kind of Tumblr user would I be if I didn't give a special bit of praise to Benedict Cumberbatch (which all levity aside, is actually well earned from the Brit, who makes for a spectacular villain). 65% -_Gimly_

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Andres Gomez

Jun 16, 2014 · via TMDB

★ 3.0

Weak story for a movie with a huge budget. Honestly, I think you will only like it if you are a Treky. In no other way you will be able to get any logic out of it and the fact that the Captain of the space ship is the first to get out to do field work.

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Cast 75
Chris Pine

Chris Pine

Captain James T. Kirk

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Commander Spock

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

John Harrison / Khan

Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Admiral Christopher Pike

Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Admiral Alexander Marcus

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Dr. Carol Marcus

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Ensign Pavel Chekov

John Cho

John Cho

Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Ambassador Spock

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

Thomas Harewood

Nazneen Contractor

Nazneen Contractor

Rima Harewood

Amanda Foreman

Amanda Foreman

Ensign Brackett

Jay Scully

Jay Scully

Lieutenant Chapin

Jonathan Dixon

Jonathan Dixon

Ensign Froman

Aisha Hinds

Aisha Hinds

Navigation Officer Darwin

Joseph Gatt

Joseph Gatt

Science Officer 0718

Jeremy Raymond

Jeremy Raymond

Lead Nibiran

Tony Guma

Tony Guma

Nibiran

Kimberly Arland

Kimberly Arland

Madeline

Sean Blakemore

Sean Blakemore

Klingon

Nick E. Tarabay

Nick E. Tarabay

Klingon

Beau Billingslea

Beau Billingslea

Captain Abbot

Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Keenser

Anjini Taneja Azhar

Anjini Taneja Azhar

Lucille Harewood

Jack Laufer

Jack Laufer

Doctor

Katie Cockrell

Katie Cockrell

Girl

Kellie Cockrell

Kellie Cockrell

Girl

Jason Matthew Smith

Jason Matthew Smith

Cupcake

Seth Ayott

Seth Ayott

U.S.S. Enterprise Shuttle Ensign

Marco Sanchez

Marco Sanchez

Torpedo Security

Lee Reherman

Lee Reherman

Uniformed Mercenary

Scott Lawrence

Scott Lawrence

U.S.S. Vengeance Officer

Usman Ally

Usman Ally

U.S.S. Vengeance Officer

Nolan North

Nolan North

U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer

James Hiroyuki Liao

James Hiroyuki Liao

U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer

Rob Moran

Rob Moran

U.S.S. Vengeance Ensign

Akiva Goldsman

Akiva Goldsman

Starfleet Admiral

Gianna Simone

Gianna Simone

U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew

Rene Rosado

Rene Rosado

U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew

Jacqueline King

Jacqueline King

U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew

Jeff Chase

Jeff Chase

U.S.S. Enterprise Security

Paul K. Daniel

Paul K. Daniel

Shuttle Pilot

Ser'Darius Blain

Ser'Darius Blain

U.S.S. Enterprise Red Shirt

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Moto

Melissa Paulo

Melissa Paulo

Bar Girl

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

San Francisco Woman

Jacob Rhodes

Jacob Rhodes

Nibiru Child

Toney Wilson

Toney Wilson

Shaku

Eric Greitens

Eric Greitens

Starfleet Ceremonial Guard

Gerald W. Abrams

Gerald W. Abrams

Starfleet Memorial Admiral

Brian T. Delaney

Brian T. Delaney

Additional Voices (voice)

Arlen Escarpeta

Arlen Escarpeta

Additional Voices (voice)

Joe Moses

Joe Moses

Additional Voices (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Additional Voices (voice)

David Sobolov

David Sobolov

Additional Voices (voice)

Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood

Additional Voices (voice)

Fred Tatasciore

Fred Tatasciore

Additional Voices (voice)

Kiff VandenHeuvel

Kiff VandenHeuvel

Additional Voices (voice)

Audrey Wasilewski

Audrey Wasilewski

Additional Voices (voice)

Bill Hader

Bill Hader

Additional Voices (voice)

Britanni Johnson

Britanni Johnson

NYU Nurse (uncredited)

Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner

Additional Voices (voice)

Julianne Buescher

Julianne Buescher

Additional Voices (voice)

David Acord

David Acord

Additional Voices (voice)

Elle Newlands

Elle Newlands

Additional Voices (voice)

Candice Renee

Candice Renee

Additional Voices (voice)

Tom Archdeacon

Tom Archdeacon

Ensign Spyke (uncredited)

Jon Lee Brody

Jon Lee Brody

U.S.S. Enterprise Security (uncredited)

Fernando Chien

Fernando Chien

Starfleet Admiral (uncredited)

Martin Chan

Martin Chan

U.S.S Enterprise Crew (uncredited)

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

George Kirk (voice) (uncredited)

Jennifer Morrison

Jennifer Morrison

Winona Kirk (voice) (uncredited)

Crew 57
Kasra Farahani

Kasra Farahani

Art Direction

Scott Chambliss

Scott Chambliss

Production Design

Ramsey Avery

Ramsey Avery

Supervising Art Director

Dan Mindel

Dan Mindel

Director of Photography

Ann Foley

Ann Foley

Assistant Costume Designer

Deborah Rutherford

Deborah Rutherford

Assistant Makeup Artist

Michael Kaplan

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

Veronica Lorenz

Veronica Lorenz

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Robert Weaver

Robert Weaver

CG Supervisor

Cassandra McCormick

Cassandra McCormick

Stunt Double

Eugene Collier

Eugene Collier

Stunt Double

Marie Fink

Marie Fink

Stunt Double

Caryn Mower

Caryn Mower

Stunts

Dane Farwell

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Doug Coleman

Doug Coleman

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J.J. Perry

J.J. Perry

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Jennifer Caputo

Jennifer Caputo

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Jessica Harbeck

Jessica Harbeck

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Krista Bell

Krista Bell

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Kurt D. Lott

Kurt D. Lott

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Mark De Alessandro

Mark De Alessandro

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Sala Baker

Sala Baker

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Shauna Duggins

Shauna Duggins

Stunts

Tanoai Reed

Tanoai Reed

Stunts

Tara Macken

Tara Macken

Stunts

Peewee Piemonte

Peewee Piemonte

Utility Stunts

James Clyne

James Clyne

Visual Effects Art Director

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Director

Mary Jo Markey

Mary Jo Markey

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Maryann Brandon

Maryann Brandon

Editor

Tommy Gormley

Tommy Gormley

Co-Producer

Dana Goldberg

Dana Goldberg

Executive Producer

David Ellison

David Ellison

Executive Producer

Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman

Producer

Bryan Burk

Bryan Burk

Producer

Damon Lindelof

Damon Lindelof

Producer

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Producer

Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci

Producer

Steve Slanec

Steve Slanec

Dialogue Editor

Ronni Brown

Ronni Brown

Foley

Andrea Datzman

Andrea Datzman

Music Coordinator

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino

Original Music Composer

Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Sound Designer

Peter J. Devlin

Peter J. Devlin

Sound Mixer

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood

Supervising Sound Editor

Julie Minasian

Julie Minasian

Vocals

Paul Kavanagh

Paul Kavanagh

Animation Supervisor

Neville Page

Neville Page

Creature Design

Ben Grossmann

Ben Grossmann

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kevin Baillie

Kevin Baillie

Visual Effects Supervisor

Patrick Tubach

Patrick Tubach

Visual Effects Supervisor

Roger Guyett

Roger Guyett

Visual Effects Supervisor

Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry

Original Series Creator

Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman

Writer

Damon Lindelof

Damon Lindelof

Writer

Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci

Writer

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