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Zachary Quinto retains his role as First Officer Spock in Star Trek: Into the Darkness
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Zachary Quinto retains his role as First Officer Spock in Star Trek: Into the Darkness. (Courtesy of United International Pictures) (Courtesy of United International Pictures)
Zachary Quinto retains his role as First Officer Spock in Star Trek: Into the Darkness. (Courtesy of United International Pictures)
Director J.J. Abrams returns with Star Trek: Into Darkness, wrapping up a full-action adventure packed with epic special effects, intriguing storyline and apt comedic punches.
Into Darkness begins with an impressive scene featuring the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, under Captain James T. Kirk's (Chris Pine) leadership, observing the Planet Nibiru before eventually stopping an erupting volcano on the verge of wiping out its primitive inhabitants.
The mission puts First Officer Spock's (Zachary Quinto) life in danger, forcing Kirk to break a 'Prime Directive' of Starfleet, an Enterprise operating regulation, to save him.
The controversial rescue reveals the ship to the planet's inhabitants, which is forbidden according to the directive.
Upon return to earth, Kirk is demoted to first officer due to his decision on the Nibiru mission decision, which is considered reckless. Adm. Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) re-assumes command of the Enterprise.
Not long after, a secret 'Section 31' installation in London is attacked by a bomber.
Soon, a meeting of high-ranking officers is held at Starfleet headquarters, which is attended by Pike and Kirk. The meeting reveals that the bomber was John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), an agent in the organization.
The terror isn't over. Harrison returns in a gunship, attacking the meeting. Kirk makes a move to end Harrison's attack but the attacker flees as Pike is killed.
After Pike's funeral, Fleet Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) authorizes Kirk, who regains his captaincy of the Enterprise, to hunt down Harrison, who has fled to the Klingon home-planet of Kronos.
The situation is tricky because Kronos lies deep in Klingon territory, while the United Federation of Planets interplanetary federal republic is on the brink of war with the Klingon Empire.
Despite the hazardous mission, Pike orders the Enterprise to fly to Kronos, armed with 72 long-range prototype photon torpedoes which are to be used on Harrison's location once he is found.
Chief Engineer Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Simon Pegg) believes that the torpedoes could cause trouble for the ship. Kirk, however, rejects Scotty's advice and accepts his engineer's resignation. Pavel Chekov (Anton Yelchin) is then promoted to the position, while Admiral Marcus' daughter, scientist Carol Marcus (Alice Eve), oddly joins the crew under a false identity.
Arriving at Kronos, the Enterprise faces a real challenge as its warp core is broken.
With repairs underway, Kirk, Spock and Lt. Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana) -- who happens to be in a romantic relationship with Spock -- use a trader ship to reach the planet.
Unfortunately for them, the Klingon patrol detects their presence and forces them to land.
Klingon-speaking Uhura tries to negotiate with their captors. The talks turn sour and the meeting descends into an ugly fight.
Out of nowhere, Harrison joins the fight and outguns the Klingons. The villain is about to overpower Kirk's crew before he surrenders as soon as he realizes that he is a perfect locked-on target for the 72 torpedoes.
Returning to Enterprise, Harrison, the intergalactic terrorist with a destructive instinct shows his true colors.
In the sequel to his planned Star Trek trilogy, Abrams continues with his top-notch efforts to satisfy both Trekkies as well as new audiences.
The movie, which reportedly cost around US$185 million, has an easy-to-follow screenplay. The most significant feature is certainly the world-class special and visual effects by Giant Studios, Industrial Light and Magic as well as Pixomondo; raising goosebumps ' of both awe and nostalgia -- as soon as the audience sees the Enterprise, the vast universe and, certainly, the never-ending high-tech action.
A close collaborator in most of Abrams' works (Star Trek and the Alias and Fringe TV series among others), composer Michael Giachinno, took a hand in the sequel, which boosts the visual side with his mysterious and grand compositions. His 2009 score for the Pixar hit Up earned him an Oscar.
The production has certainly gained huge favor from the cast. Pine (Rise of The Guardians, Star Trek, Unstoppable) and Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes TV series) work smoothly together, forming a harmonic brotherhood.
Zaldana (Avatar, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) puts on her usual charm, a mix of effortless grace and toughness of the legendary Amazonian warrior. Karl Urban as chief medical officer Lt. Comm. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy puts in a good performance, giving an earthy feel to the celestial voyage.
Star Trek: Into Darkness
(132 minutes, Paramount)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenwriters: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Alice Eve, Zoe Zaldana, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
