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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.

Ok, this review will include spoilers, if you haven’t watched it yet, DON’T READ THIS REVIEW!

Ok, let’s do this review a little differently…   The good points:

This film looks stunning, apart from Dredd last year, this is one of the few 3D movies that actually use 3D brilliantly and looks gorgeous.

The storyline is great, it has fun, humour, loads of action and oodles of good drama.

It’s Star Trek, and any good Star Trek, especially a movie, has to cover a sensitive topic going on in the world right now…  And this one covers terrorism

It uses LOTS of plot and character devices the various series bought up to drive the story, like Section 31, the shadowy Starfleet organisation that’s off the books.  Mr. Scott’s transbeaming equation that Spock Prime used in the last Star Trek film to get Scott and Kirk back onto the Enterprise.

Now the bad points…

I don’t like the reboots so far, I’m sorry I don’t.

There are so many things about both the reboot films that go completely against Star Trek canon.  Little things that could be overlooked if there wasn’t LOADS of them.

Like…

Why is the interior of the Enterprise like a huge power factory now, instead of the clean small rooms we are used to from the original series and the TNG series like TNG, DS9 and Voyager.  The rebooted Enterprise warp core is fecking huge and looks like a turbine, not the sleek, throbbing beast we are used to from the old universe.

Why is the Engineering deck so fricking huge?  Yes the warp core is 7 decks high, but why is it in the middle of a refinery?

The shuttlebay, why does it look like an aircraft hanger (which in theory it should) and not like the clean bay from the original universe?

The outside of the Enterprise, I don’t like it, I’m sorry, I really don’t…   I know this is a new alternate universe, but why change the design, even subtely?  Bring it upto date yes, but the DS9 episode, “Trials and Tribbleations” proved that a CGI’d original series Enterprise looked fantastic, the Constellation class Enterprise, considering it was designed and built in the 60’s is a beautiful design, why is the reboot version looking like a whale?!?

Physics…   Throughout ALL the series and movies, we’ve heard that going to warp IN a solar system is bad…   but both of the reboots have done this, all the ships going to warp in earth Orbit…

Ok, rants over, let’s go over the characters…

***EPIC SPOILER ALERT!!!***

Into Darkness is J.J. Abrams take on Wrath of Khan!

Sorry, it had to be said straight away

The reboot version of James T.Kirk (Chris Pine) is not the grounded hero that James T. Kirk Prime (William Shatner) was in the original series.  He’s In the captains chair too early, he’s too green and he is riding his natural luck and something is about to break.  And it does, in a way he is doing a great job, while in the centre seat, he has not lost a single member of crew to injury, etc. BUT, he doesn’t follow the rules.  Kirk Prime changed the rules in every situation to make it a win win, this Kirk knows how to, but he’s reacting to situations rather than analysing them and changing the game.

Reboot Spock (Zachary Quinto) is still suffering from the destruction of Vulcan, he is a bubbling mess ready to lay down his life to easily, compared to Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy) who is on hand to give some sage advice.  This is something that stands out in the movie aswell, Spock is in the position that he CAN second guess everything, as Spock Prime is available to discuss the situation, albeit grudgingly, but he has previous experience to make a more informed decision on.  But he and Kirk are not playing well, they are not jelling like Kirk Prime and Spock Prime did, because they were thrust together in battle rather than slowly through command like in the Prime universe.

Out of the secondary cast members, Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Bones (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), Scotty (Simon Pegg) and Chekov (Anton Yelchin), the only member of the secondary cast that is a lot different to the Prime universe is Uhura, she’s more ballsey than Uhura Prime (Nichelle Nichols), but this is easily accepted as the original series couldn’t do as much with the character due to the time it was made in and the society it was part of.  Now we can EASILY accept Spock and Uhura not only being a couple and fighting on screen (brilliantly played too), but kissing.   This is still talked about as being a watershed moment for the original series of Star Trek and the Shatner/Nichols kiss was the first interracial kiss on TV.

Simon Pegg gets to shine as Scotty this time, after not getting a lot of face time in the last movie.  He has that perfect mix that he can do both funny AND serious in the same scene and it feels totally natural.  He plays Scotty perfectly.

Karl Urban works well as Bones aswell, but this is a more action based version of McCoy than McCoy Prime (DeForest Kelley) who was older by the time he was part of the crew.  Remember, this McCoy is still a late thirty something in a crew of early twenties, he’s the bedrock and the stead fast voice for the younger crew, including the captain.

Chekov and Sulu are still slightly left in the wings in this film, they are the youngest of the bridge crew and their characters are still maturing into the story, just as they did in the Prime universe, we’ll see more of them in the new films I’m sure.

New faces John Harrison/Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) change the dynamic completely from the original series, or really Wrath of Khan…

Carol Marcus is a much younger version than we saw in Wrath of Khan, this is even before Kirk Prime and Marcus Prime got together to make their son David who helped create the genesis device.  But there is instant chemistry between the two characters.  Could we see this romance play out in the reboots?

Khan…  This is the most major change to this universe since the death of Kirks father at the beginning of the first film (remember, in the Prime universe, Kirks father was alive and was Kirks influence in not only joining Starfleet, but also Kirks inspiration to rise up the ranks and become the historic captain that changed the face of the Prime Federation)
The Botany Bay (although never named in this film) was instead found earlier by Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) and Khan is pressed into joining Section 31 and using his enhanced skills and intellect to try and turn Starfleet into a military instead of an exploration force.  But in the process gives him the tools and knowledge that Khan Prime didn’t.  In Wrath of Khan, the Prime Enterprise crew used Khans lack of experience in starship command against him.  This Khan has not only got this experience, he’s designing weapons and super class starships…   (A definite, “WTF are you crazy?!?” Moment for the fans)

Khan Prime was dangerous, just because he was dangerous and imposing and he had a grudge against Kirk Prime.

This Khan has a grudge against the whole of Starfleet and he not only has Starfleets resources, but he designed most of them and is using those resources against them too.  Cumberbatch does an amazing job with Khan, the character is properly worrying now. There are moments that you are genuinely scared by him.

So, the story…   I already spoiled that this is The Wrath of Khan Reboot.  But its not just a reboot, its a juxtaposition.  There are even key moments of wrath of khan totally replayed in Into Darkness.   But some around turned 180, they are the same moment, but backward.  It’s very strange, it works, but some points although they work, feel wrong, just wrong…   “KHAAAAAAN!!!”

If you’re a fan you will enjoy it, but if you love Wrath of Khan, it will leave you feeling like there’s something a little wrong with the world that you can’t put your finger on.

If you’re a newbie to the Star Trek universe, its a fantastic movie that looks amazing and has a pretty good story.

8/10  A must see, but has issues for the die hard fans that will nit pick issues

~Lonesamurai

An Unstoppable Android On The Horizon. A Mysterious Fireball Hurtling Toward Earth. A Fearless and Beautiful Reporter who’ll stop at nothing to get her story. Its just another day for the Heroic “Man of Steel”, only this time for better or for worse, he has his unpredictable cousin,”Supergirl” by his side. The Gritty adventure begins as Superman learns about the ruthless Force known as “Brainiac“, who has seized and miniaturized “Krypton’s” capital city of Kandor. Determined to liberate the captured Metropolis and protect his home planet from Braniac’s increasing power, Superman takes on his most menacing enemy yet in this DC Animated original Movie Based on the Gripping Comic Book Miniseries.

Superman: Brainiac is up there as one of the best Superman comic stories/graphic novels of all time, and the animated version takes the story to a whole new level.

The animation is slick (with a couple of minor niggles which are easily over looked in the whole) and some great voice acting by the likes of Matt Bomer as Superman, Stana Katic as Lois Lane and John Noble as Brainiac

We learn one of the origin stories of Brainiac and has thirst for knowledge and how Supergirl came to Earth and how different she is from Superman, because although she was born before Kal-El, Kara Zor-El was in statis on the trip to Earth and never went through the wormhole Kal-el’s ship did, so she is still a teenager who just gained powers under our yellow son, compared to Clark who grew up and learned about them naturally.  Her teenage angst, mainly directed AT Superman for trying to reign her in while she comes to terms with her baby cousin now being 15 years older than her.

We also get to see just how powerful Superman (and Supergirl) really can be, we see both hold back AND cut loose with their powers and emotions (esecially a teenage girls emotions, couple with super powers *shudder*), but there is a lot of character here too, from Superman trying to look after, yet protect his cousin, PLUS his reckless girlfriend Lois, to Lois wanting to take her relationship with Clark public and also getting to know Kara, to Kara finding herself.   Then we also have Brainiacs character, how he works and thinks and why he does what he does.

The films running time of 75 minutes flies past as the story keeps pace really easily.  The story has been lovingly done from the comic story and barely misses a step.

The fight scenes are gorgeous to watch aswell, the animation, as I said above is slick and the character design style is very uptodate

The drawings is crisp and although stylised, looks good too (better than the last Superman/Batman anime anyway).  It has just the right hint of Japanese style anime, but western drawing style that keeps it fluid

This is a perfect Anime/Movie for a fan and even a novice alike.  Lets just hope this summers Man of Steel lives upto the billing, but if not, at least we have one fantastic superman film this year

8/10  you need this in your collection!

~Lone

When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Ok, Avengers Phase 2 begins here and get’s off to a strong start
Many people were put off by the low showing by Iron Man 2 and I can totally understand that, it wasn’t the top notch film it could have been, but as part of a whole, it added to Avengers

*Spoilers ahead*

So now we are in Phase 2 and after the events of the Alien invasion of New York by Loki and his alien army, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is suffering from Post Traumatic stress Disorder and having nightmares about the invasion that he nearly gave his life to stop.
This is also causing issues with his relationship with Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is now completely running Stark Industries (didn;t she quit the job at the end of Iron Man 2?!?) and Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) is now her bodyguard and the head of Stark Industries security aswell

The film starts strongly before kicking back to a flashback of Tony at New Years 1999/2000 and we meet Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall), a molecular botonist not only having a fling with Tony, but looking for his help to make her research, named “Extremis”, work, without blowing up.  At this point we also meet Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), who tries, and fails spectacularly, to try and get Tony to join AIM (Advanced Ideas Mechanics), but Tony leaves him waiting on the roof of the hotel without meeting him as the Year 2000 celebrations kick off

We then jump back to the present day and again Aldrich Killian is a very changed man, but still trying to team up with Tony and bring him into AIM, at this point, Happy becomes suspicious and starts to follow up on Aldrich and his bodyguard.  This leads Happy into an explosive situation that lands him in the hospital and rattles Tony’s cage.   This is where we properly meet the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), an enigmatic terrorist, more than happy to kill and threaten to get what he wants. 

Tony, now rattled, threatens the Mandarin via the press outside the hospital and brings us back to the opening, explosive action scene.

Now, the first thing to notice about Iron Man 3 is how it’s shot.   There is a huge difference between this and all the Phase 1 Avengers films.   It’s much slicker, the special effects are a massive step up, but there is a LOT of comedy. 
Shane Black, does a great job with the film, even the slow parts of the film are filled with content to keep you interested.  But when you realise that this is the same director who wrote most of the Lethal Weapon films, you start to see just how well he has done the film for the star and in Robert Downey Jr. he has a star that can pull off comedic moments, even if the heaviest of action (although it’s a shame Iron Man 3 could be the retirement film for RDJ as shellhead).  The story and direction of the film follows Stark fantastically, there’s no getting to know this character, there’s no character development for the main cast as we’ve had two films for that already.
BUT, thats where the film falls over for other characters like Maya Hansen, Killian and ESPECIALLY the Mandarin.  The film leaves a lot of WTF moments, ESPECIALLY for comic book fans who know all these story moments and wonder, not only why they are there, but why they are merging characters…   Ok, Iron Patriot can’t be Norman Osbourne, not yet anyway, or at least until Sony and Disney do a deal to bring Spiderman back into the fold, but Iron Patriot in the comics was Norman Osbourne when he made the government turn on the Avengers and he took over and made the Dark Avengers and he stole all Tony’s armour secrets.

These issues aren’t just limited to Iron Patriot, but also the main plotline of the film, “Extremis”!  In the comics, it was Tony that was infected with the virus, but it allowed him to merge with the armour and changed the way he used it, not so here and I think that was a major mistake for the fans, we want the Extremis armour, we want to see the armour not just flying to Tony, but coming out of his body and being part of him!

Did these things hurt the film?  No, the character development hurt it a little, but the huge story changes from the comics, not so much.
Now, Phase 2 of avengers has a strong start, as I mentioned above, but we have a few films that could go either way and hurt the franchise…

We’re into mainly sequels now and here’s hoping the good pace that Shane Black started with Iron Man 3 is kept up with the rest.  
Thor 2 is potentially the one that could sink Phase 2, Thor was generally left on the back burner of Phase 1, people are happy to leave it and Thor 2 could go the same way, but we’ll have to wait until October to find out, but it’ll be worth the wait

If you’ve seen all of Phase 1, watch Iron Man 3.  If you haven’t, watch them first or you will be missing key info needed to enjoy this film

Solid 8/10 though

~Lone