Kay's been on a movie-watching kick while spending time with the grandparents, so I was both amused and pleased that the new ST film had been at the top of her list to see (it's been busy around here, folks).
Margie and I finally took the opportunity to see it last night. And I'm glad we did. And, unlike most of my reviews, I do have to warn of SPOILERS.
A ★★★★ review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
So, SPOILERS, because it’s impossible to discuss this movie without including them (or leaving out some serious discussion). Let me start with what I didn’t like about this movie, just to get it out of the way: 1. The sense of setting, space, time, distance in this movie is pretty screwed up. People are talking by communicator across the galaxy. The Klingon homeworld feels like it’s in the same neighborhood as Earth. Everything feels compressed, …
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I enjoyed the movie tremendously, but wish it hadn't been a Trek film. Also I'm getting tired of movies saying; "Hey! It's OK to do 9-11 themes now! Let's collapse buildings and slaughter/traumatize people on the ground! Really loud! With lots of exclamation points!"
Actually, I was a bit surprised that the devastation wasn't more devastating. But there, as in several instances, mass death was just another proof of villainous cred.