Star Trek Into Darkness (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)

I am just back from the theater watching 'Star Trek Into Darkness' and I think that one word describes this movie - amazing. I have seen many negative reviews, saying this movie was cliched, had too many special effects, and was too much of a knockoff on earlier plots. To all of those who have seen this movie and didn't think it was wonderful I can say only one thing - you are not a true Star Trek fan. I have been watching the show for close to 40 years and found this movie to be among the best of all the movies ever done in this series. First of all, let's get some things out there. The special effects were excellent. The sound quality and music was phenomenal. While I was concerned that there might be too much action in this movie, in reality I felt it fit very nicely into the plot and didn't overwhelm the movie. The acting was great. The characters who played the classic character parts from the 2009 movie all were stellar in their roles in this movie. Some highlights included: - a welcome expansion of Uhura's role in this movie (when you see her you will be happy she is on our side!!) - the continued crotchetiness of McCoy, including one of his "I'm a doctor, not a...." comments - another very humorous rendition of Scotty, including several classic comments Benedict Cumberbatch was chilling as John Harrison (Khan), although I'm not sure he 'looked' the part of Khan, given the incredible job that Ricardo Montalban did with this character in both the original "Space Seed" and in "Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan". There were many other excellent performances, including the actors who played Admiral Pike, Admiral Marcus and Dr. Carol Marcus. Now to the plot. It was an ingenious reboot of the entire Khan space opera. It took elements of the original episode and the movie and incorporated them into a new take on one of the best story concepts in the entire Star Trek franchise. It also reminded one of the episodes from Star Trek : Enterprise where the Augments were first described. The plot was very reminiscent of many things, including the entire Khan story, the notion of a senior Starfleet officer going bad (like "The Pegasus" in TNG), and the cinematic extravaganza that occurs near the end when Kirk sacrifices his own life to save the crew. I think it is very interesting how in this reboot Kirk dies and Spock lives, while in TWOK, it was the other way around. I enjoyed JJ Abrams' approach in solving this problem, so more movies could come forth from this one. Most importantly, this movie did everything that a great Star Trek movie should do - it involved a great storyline, good character development, and a fully satisfying villain who the crew had to defeat. It also paid homage to many things about Star Trek which made it so great. It was funny, scary, action-packed, and riveting. Even though you knew in the end that the crew would prevail, it didn't stop you from gripping the edge of your seat as you waited for it to happen. Put simply, it caused Star Trek to shine yet again and I fully believe that Gene Roddenberry is looking down smiling about this one. If you haven't seen the movie yet, please go see it and relax and enjoy it. Don't overanalyze it or sit there and pick it apart. Just watch the movie and be happy that there are people who love this franchise so much that they keep on making new movies. I think that this movie will go down as among the best of the series. Finally, I sincerely hope that at the end when it seems like the 5-year mission was going to be launched, that this means there will be more of these movies to come. There are several great story lines from the original series that could use a fresh reboot, and I hope to see one of those someday.

SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! You have been warned!!! Others have detailed the plot specifics so I will go with my own perspective as a lifelong Star Trek fan who started watching TOS in syndicated rerun in the mid-70's. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is my favorite Star Trek movie by far and it is in my list of the Top 10 films of all-time. So I was a bit concerned when I read the rumors on the Internet that Cumberbatch was going to reprise this iconic Science Fiction role in Star Trek: Into Darkness. I felt that JJ & company needed to do something different since they had created an alternate timeline with the first movie. I think the writing team had given lots of thought of parallel universes and how certain points and people are fixed in time in all possible universes. The work they did on Fringe pushed them to do several seasons worth of story about an alternate universe. Peter was their fixed person in the Fringe universe who impacted both realities. The writers looked at Khan the same way. I had to think about the plot threads of terrorism, betrayal, security, revenge, optimism, family and trust that were weaved through Into Darkness after seeing it Wednesday night. I then read the novelization and the prequel graphic novel to gain a better perspective before I went and watched the movie again today. The main themes hit by this story are many such as Kirk being too young, impetuous, inexperienced, undisciplined, egotistical, etc., to command a starship effectively; Spock still suffering emotionally from the traumatic loss of his home-world and his mother while trying to connect with his erratic, emotional, impulsive Captain; Starfleet Command reacting badly to the devastating terror attack by Nero against Vulcan and Starfleet in the previous film causing Starfleet Command to turn to extraordinary extra-legal actions to bring security to the Federation despite undermining the very freedoms and ethics espoused by the Federation (Section 31); Scotty being the one crew member (besides Spock) willing to take a moral stand with Kirk over crossing the line of legality and ethics while Kirk & Starfleet are preoccupied with revenge against Khan. So to me this wasn't a rehash of Wrath of Khan because that story was about coming to terms with growing older and feeling that life had passed you by. Kirk's past comes back to haunt him and the Enterprise and Kirk finally had to face his own Kobyashi Maru test with Spock's sacrifice. Khan was motivated by his need for vengeance against Kirk over the loss of his wife and being left marooned on a doomed planet. This too was an issue from Khan's past he could not let go and it was his undoing. ST:ID is about surviving the viccitudes of youth and learning from your mistakes to mature into a better sentient being connected to your friends and society. Kirk had Pike to place his faith and trust in him even when Kirk had royally screwed up from the hubris of flagrantly violating the Prime Directive on Nibiru even as Kirk failed to recognize this error. It took Pike's death and the pursuit of Khan to bring Kirk to the realization that he had to change his worldview and behavior. Spock was struggling with his inner demons over the loss of Vulcan and his mother. He also made a personal journey of self-discovery in ST:ID especially after Kirk sacrificed himself to save the ship. Spock is filled with rage and pursues Khan with a fury never seen before. He helps save his friend Jim Kirk and he can now acknowledge this friendship and let it evolve. Starfleet Command reacted like the US did after 9/11. They undermined their own principles in the name of imagined security. Admiral Marcus had sent out ships looking for resources to help Starfleet defend the Federation and they found the Botany Bay. Admiral Marcus thought he could exploit Khan's genetically engineered superior intellect and his capacity for violence to give the clandestine Section 31 (think CIA/Homeland Security/Special Forces) an advantage in building a capacity to take on the biggest perceived threat to the Federation for Admiral Marcus... the Klingon Empire. Thus you get the top-secret special prototype photon torpedoes and the built for combat USS Vengeance along with who knows what else that didn't get mentioned. You get incidents manipulated to provoke a state of war with the Klingons. All justified in the name of security. Scotty was just awesome in this story. He was a moral compass while getting in on the action with the sabotage of the USS Vengeance. He also got some more great comedic scenes and lines. I was a bit disappointed that Bones didn't get more involved in this story but since it involved more technological issues I can see why Scotty was used rather than McCoy. Bones still got in some great metaphors and scenes and you know he can deliver Gorn babies in a crisis situation. Sulu gets a taste of the command chair and Checkov gets to flex his savant genius abilities as Scotty's replacement (temporarily) as Chief Engineer. Uhura has some issues with Spock, talks up some Klingons, battles some Klingons & makes some tough long distance calls. Getting a young Carol Marcus was cool and they didn't force her to be romantically involved with Kirk, She gets to join the crew and maybe they will hook up in the next installment. The Big E gets a refit to repair her battle damage and the crew of the USS Enterprise embark on the start of what should be an eventful, glorious and historic Five-Year Mission to Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before. So I give Into Darkness a 9.235 out of 10. My biggest issue was with how long it took to warp to Kronos and then back to Earth. Unless warp speed had improved by a factor of 100 over the old Star Trek this was a plot device that was just way out of step with the rest of the movie. So other than that I am cool with the rest of the film elements as they were explained by the prequel graphic novel and in the novelization book for the film. I look forward to Star Trek 3 to come out in May of 2016 to be a part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek!!! **************DVD Release Addendum************* I was really excited about the Blu-ray release of Into Darkness. I had read about the multitude of extras that JJ Abrams and his team shot for inclusion with the Blu-ray that would be exciting for the fans. Apparently the good folks in the marketing department at Paramount took a look at this treasure of bonus material and saw a way to extort the fans for even more profit. They struck deals to parcel out these bonus features to different retailers forcing fans to buy a plethora of copies to collect all of the bonus features. I didn't cancel my order because this isn't Amazon's fault and I do want the awesome phaser. I won't be buying these extra copies to line Paramount's pockets full of gold-pressed latinum. Actually, if Paramount had an ounce of integrity they would make a public apology for trying to screw over the fans of Star Trek who have made them profits that would make a Ferengi blush and offer a Blu-ray disc with the bonus material to make up for this error in judgement. The website Digital Bits is where I was alerted to this shameful avarice. It stated the following: "Yes... the seven featurettes listed in the press release are basically everything you get on the disc, aside from the usual DVD copy, Digital Copy, UltraViolet copy, Xerox copy and what not. The featurettes amount to about 42 minutes of EPK-style behind the scenes material. There's no commentary, no deleted scenes, no trailers... which would be bad enough. Except... It turns out that more extras were created for this release - more featurettes and even an audio commentary with director J.J. Abrams and members of his crew. None of it is available on the wide release Blu-ray or Blu-ray 3D SKUs. The commentary can only be found as an iTunes "extra" download. And those extra featurettes? Some are on a Target bonus disc. Some are on a Best Buy bonus disc. And some are only available via CinemaNow and VUDU downloads. That's right: More than half of the special features created for Star Trek Into Darkness were used by Paramount's marketing team as retailer exclusives. It's a terrible way to treat your consumers, who are sometimes spending $30 or more for a Blu-ray, expecting to get a little genuine value for their money. And no, six different versions of the exact same movie isn't value. If you're a serious Blu-ray enthusiast - or for that matter a Star Trek fan of any kind - all you care about when you buy a Blu-ray is getting the movie in pristine quality with lots of extras. Though its A/V quality is exceptional, in all other respects the Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray is an insult." (to see the entire column, visit www - thedigitalbits - com /columns/my-two-cents/082813_1415)

Okay so I'm going to be straight up with you, most of you are going to like the first one better. I personally like this one better and here's why. What some of you are not going to like is the talking and emotional stuff. Personally, I think it adds depth to the characters. You get to see a wider range of emotion from Chris Pine's acting (and Zachary Quinto's but he's Vulcan so . . . well his portrayal of Spock has always been a little more emotional lets be honest). And you see him deal with grief and how it affects his decision and how it makes him a better man by doing the right thing despite his anger and hatred. I do think the emotional stuff between Spock and Uhura (though somewhat funny) was unneeded as I did not feel like it was really resolved unlike the emotional scenes between Kirk and Spock. Watching it, it seems Spock gives more concern to how Kirk's feeling than his girlfriend (I do believe their relationship is in fact doomed since in TOS Uhura ends up with Scotty, Not until Sat Trek 5 but I digress). This movie has a completely different tone than the first. While the first one was witty, funny, and just plain fun, meeting the characters and watching them get into their roles. This movie is a bit darker. Dealing with death and somewhat betrayal. Don't get me wrong, this movie still has it's funny parts. Kirk can't help but throw in that one line even in a serious situation to make the audience laugh. I just feel that because of the tone change the first and second movie shouldn't really be judged together as they are both good in their own way. Thing I hate most. In TOS (The Original Series) it was always about Spock, Kirk, and Bones. Once again, this movie and it's predecessor focus on Spock, Kirk, and Uhura. I like Uhura. I really do. She's a strong willed, independent woman, who can stab Klingons. Awesome, but I did not want to see her so much. I like Bones in TOS. I love the trio's dynamic. This has none of that dynamic as Bones inserts a witty one liner and is off screen for the next twenty minutes. Benedict Cumberbatch. Say what you want about a white guy playing Khan, but he did such a good job at it. Well he plays crazy really well and truthfully, despite his crazy guy ambitions, he's kind of right. Just saying. His performance of the insane genius superhuman is great and it was a pleasure to watch him on the big Screen. (Can't wait to watch Sherlock Season 4) The plot. Well . . . sigh. . . to be honest, they did take parts of Wrath of Khan. When I first watched it, I had never seen TOS or it's movies so I didn't know who Khan was or what happened in the end of Star Trek II, but because I did not know anything about it. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot. After seeing Wrath of Khan I still do, but they did put in references to the movie that might annoy some people. We got to see Klingons for the first time and debating on the repercussions from this movie, we might see them next time too. Overall, I love this movie. I mean loooooove this movie. I love the first one two, but I like watching this one as a higher preference. Some of you will not take too the talking and emotional stuff (though really I didn't think there was as much as people kept claiming. It felt pretty balanced), some will appreciate it. Some will think the plot is a rip off from Wrath of Khan, some will not depending on your stance (I'm saying no cause there's no Genesis Project). I think there is more depth and character development and Kirk and Spock's friendship becomes deeper for it. It's still a good movie. This movie got me interested in TOS and I now I enjoy TOS and Abramsverse as two separate beings. It's a great access to those who don't think they can suffer through the 60s silliness right off the back (that and the first 3 or 4 really bad episodes). So FIVE STARS!!!! . . . . K/S Forever

First, let me say I have been a fan of Star Trek since the first series was being broadcast the first time. I've watched all the shows and all the movies. I have seen some episodes and some movies which were awesome, and some which sucked. This one is squarely in the middle. If you were new to the series, this is probably an amazing film. Lot's of action, amazing effects. To me, however, I just can't stand the fact every time someone new comes along, they need to change the established. Like most fans, I accepted the Klingons when they were re-designed for the movies and then the subsequent television shows. Why in the hell did we have to redesign them again? Then, there is the U.S.S. Vengeance. Seriously, we are supposed to believe an Admiral is going off the reservation and building a ship like that without others knowing about it? And if it is an approved ship by Starfleet, I can't imagine it getting the name Vengeance. The Enterprise was a fairly new ship, commissioned just a couple years earlier and we are expected to believe it is that outclassed with new weapons and shields. Seriously, if the Admiralty is concerned about the Klingons enough to authorize the construction of the Vengeance, would they not be upgrading the fleet with improved weapons and shields, if not speed, as the technology becomes available? Enterprise was a new ship with a Captain who just recently saved the Earth from destruction, if that is not a ship likely to face immediate upgrades, I can't imagine which would. And, why in the hell would they park the Enterprise under an ocean? What possible need would there be for something stupid like that? The fact they stopped the volcano was a violation of the Prime Directive, it's all they needed to get Kirk in trouble with Starfleet. They did not need to hide it under a damned ocean. It would be out of sight in orbit. I liked the idea of a reboot, it freed the new series of movies to run in new directions without having to worry about keeping up with almost 50 years of established "history". But, let's be honest, a change in the timeline would not affect the look of the Klingons. Maybe their ships, though frankly, I don't really see that either, since the timeline change affected mostly the Federation. And what the heck was that with the exploding moon around Kronos? Seriously? We know it did eventually become unstable and receive damage, but, again, that would not have happened at such an accelerated pace because of the affects of the first movie. Oh, and I appreciate the nod to the troops, nice to see from Hollywood, but, no missing scenes? A couple of the cut scenes were very important to the first film, I wonder what else is missing from this film that would fix a few gaps. The good, as I said, it's got a lot of action, a lot of great effects. If you don't take the science to seriously and know nothing of the first 48 years of Star Trek, you'll probably love this movie. The scene of the Enterprise rising out of the ocean and later rising from the clouds, reminiscent of the rising from the dust cloud in space, is beautiful, and if you suspend your imagination, you'd enjoy it. The actors are great, the story is certainly interesting. Again, you have to avoid giving it any thought, but, frankly, most action movies suffer from that as well. I wish the creative team would try to keep some things the way we fans have grown to love it, but, it was a fun movie. I look forward to the next one.

Yes, I say it, knowing how much flak I'm probably gonna get, also I've seen the 2nd-4th, 7th, 8th & 11th movies. It left me in awe, with how well it was written, acted, & directed. The only thing that could make it better, is an extra scene depicting Spock, Uhura, & Kahn beaming back up to the Enterprise after Spock knocks Kahn out, they rush him to sick bay, they unfreeze Kirk, take a sample of blood from Kahn, made the serum he did, injected it into Kirk, refroze Kahn, then faded into black with Spock asking if Kirk were all right & Bones answering "we'll see," & we be given some indication of Kirk being revived, then we see Kirk in the med bay on Earth. Other than that, it's perfect. I was laughing for the 1st part of this movie, with all its jokes (Chekov being told to put on a red shirt) & possible callbacks to the original timeline (Wrath of Kahn, DS9, TOS, etc). Then s*** got real pretty quick & I enjoyed the hell out of the movie. Now, for those that might complain about it not being perfect, what size stick is up your ass? Possible topics for why you'd probably be mad; 1. It takes from Wrath of Kahn. It parallels Wrath of Kahn, not steals from it. They even remind older fans of that movie, with Leonard Nimoy as original Spock, telling his younger alternate self about it. Also, what was Kirk supposed to do about the Enterprise, huh? Let it crash on Earth & have most to every person die on impact? No, he's James T. Kirk, he's not gonna let the Enterprise get destroyed, he's gonna save it no matter what. 2. Benedict Cumberbatch is white & British. Kahn, being revived by admiral Marcus, could've been given plastic surgery, as well as an alias & his skin could've paled from being frozen for too long. As to why he's British instead of Hispanic in his accent, got me. His performance tells you he's a worthy successor to the original actor in every way, for the most part. 3. Spock gets too emotional It's been almost 50 years of seeing Spock be as Vulcan & emotionless as possible. This alternate version of him has had s*** thrown at him since the last movie, where he lost his planet & mom. In this, he's sort of started adapting to human culture on Earth; starting to get jokes, insults, etc that are thrown at him, which his original self would've let fly over his pointed-eared head. He's also been bested by an equally inelegant adversary to himself, who's helped kill his friend & he feels the need to avenge him. So much, that he lets his Vulcan-fueled emotions run wild, as he chases Kahn down the streets & in the air in California, besting Kahn, only to be stopped when Uhura, his girlfriend in this timeline, tells him to stop because they need him to save Kirk. I feel his emotional release is perfectly called for, since now we see why Vulcans can't/shouldn't be allowed to express their emotions freely & regularly. Overall, I find this movie great, as long as you're like me & feel that every era in Star Trek has their merits on their own & should only be judged upon the era it belongs to. Hope you found this at least slightly helpful in at least seeing this movie at least once, which I suggest you do, to see if you at least like it. Thanks for reading.

Star Trek Into Darkness accomplished what I didn't think was possible: to re-engage, to to speak, a very respectable movie franchise to even greater heights than any of it's predecessors. That is no small feat, but Abrams has managed it with a thoroughly engaging story and plot, and a cast of outstanding young actors. The CG effects and everything else are, of course, first rate as well, something you would naturally expect from an Abrams film. All of the younger actors channel their older counterparts with an amazing amount of authenticity. It was a lot of fun watching them as they adopted the accents and mannerisms of the old guard with such skill. Zachary Quinto's voice could have perhaps been lowered considerably to match the tonal properties of the original Spock/Nemoy, but this is just one of a few minor quibbles. Beside,doing so would have probably come across as phony and inauthentic in any event. Karl Urban does a wonderful early version of the irascible Bones. Urban is, in my opinion, a very interesting and talented young character actor who reminds me a lot of Gary Oldman or Dustin Hoffman in their ability to transform themselves so thoroughly like human chameleons). Another incredibly talented actor in this piece is Benedict Cumberbach as the evil Pike. I first noticed Cumberbach as the modern day version of Sherlock Holmes in the unfortunately short-lived series of that same name. He was, in my opinion, the best flim version of Sherlock Holmes I have ever seen. FYI: I am a HUGE Conan Doyle fan and am thoroughly acquainted with the behavior and mannerisms of Doyle's Holmes and Cumberbach managed to absolutely nail Holme's personality down in a way that no other actor has. Star Trek into Darkness has been thoroughly reviewed by others far more capable than myself, but I will only say that it is a must see for any serious sci-fi fan, such as myself. As I've said, it is, in my opinion, among the best, if not the best of the entire Star Trek franchise to date. It is one that I am going to purchase on disk and watch many times.

An absolutely amazing continuation with the same main actors.

The cast from the first film return for the all new adventure of the starship Enterprise. Being the next reboot of the series on events from the first films, this one will strike the hearts or hatred of Trekkies with its retelling of ***SPOLIER*** The Wrath of Khan. Personally, I thought they did a fantastic job turning Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch into the representation of Khan as a more sane, plotting, and devious enemy over the somewhat meddened version from the original film. The casting remains excellent with all the key roles filled by ample talent and good performances, Quinto does a better performance as Spock, letting his more human side show both through attitude and action, letting us see an improvement to his character through more freedom in not being tied to the original Spocks emotional restrictions. Karl, Simon, Chris, and crew all do well, and the only issue with casting I have, is in Alive Eves role as the admirals daughter. First off, she is absolutely gorgeous. She also is an accomplished and skilled actress. However, her addition to the film struck me as uneeded. It felt she was placed here to eek by in an underlying role with just enough ties to the plot to make her relevant long enough to get a "for no reason" underwear shot. As a red blooded male, it was... well fantastic, but for the film, seemed like a juvenile attempt at pulling the Geek and Gamers to the film by being able to use it in the preview and using her to sell extra tickets. Everything she did in the film, every relation she had in it, could have been removed completely, or replaced by existing cast, and it in no way would have impacted the film. For the Record, THIS IS A STAR TREK MOVIE, you had every self respecting nerd, geek, gamer, trekkie, and Sci-Fi fan preordering tickets before the first teaser finished playing. Do not insult us by thinking we need the blond bomshell in a skirt to compete the film experience. I found it rather distastefull of the franchise, and insulting to Ms. Eve, and hindering to the movie. I in no way dock the film for it, as it is not like I will not enjoy her scenes, just did not appreciate the lowbrow approach to her characters inclusion into the series. Other than that small huge rant, I felt just about everything was improved over the first installment. Experiencing it in 3D boosts the enjoyment to new heights, and there is no shortage of CGI Eye Candy, the look at the rebooted Klingon was well done, with a happy medium between the original envisionment of them (if you do not know, go look that up lol) and the "classic" look most are used to. The characters meld and bounce off each other much smoother and the time they spent together through the first tale has really bonded them better both in dialogue and action, making a smoother film, with each being able to bring out more of the nuances of each individual. Things that friends do with each other that creates the familiarity with the characters and invests you more in the film. I have no qualms about recommending the new reboot films to anyone, and see them only growing better in time. I would love however, to see them allow a new non-rebooted tale for the cast to stretch out with and make their own marks on the franchise instead of restricting them to follow in very big footsteps. Good Film, Worth the Money, Make it So!

I hate writing reviews for films. Especially ones from the various franchises that have huge followings of people whose feelings about the series are somewhat passionate as I find that I get negative marks for the oddest things, so this is my preamble. If you don't like my review, make a comment. Ok? Don't just play games, Spock wouldn't approve of illogical negatives. Right, then. This is a great movie. It does what good entertainment should, it captures the attention AND imagination of the viewer. The new films in the Star Trek world really stand alone, you don't need to know who Kirk and Spock are, you don't have to know all sorts of insider jargon. All you really have to do is let the film take you along with it into an exciting and sometimes alarming trip into a world where good and bad are not always easily separated. And, there are some EXCELLENT scenes where the CGI doesn't intrude at all, you don't watch it wondering how they did an effect, you watch it with your heart in your throat. That's both amazing and entertaining when you consider how easily it could have all descended into farce. The casting is great, the actors have created new versions of familiar friends, without you feeling as if there's something wrong with who they are. Ok, that's it. Good film, good story, great fun.

Star Trek Into Darkness ist ein rasanter Science-Fiction-Film, der stärker auf Action und persönliche Konflikte setzt als auf klassische Forschungsmissionen. Nach einem Anschlag auf die Sternenflotte verfolgt Captain Kirk den geheimnisvollen John Harrison, überzeugend und bedrohlich gespielt von Benedict Cumberbatch. Besonders das Zusammenspiel zwischen Kirk, Spock und McCoy funktioniert erneut sehr gut. Die Handlung bietet viel Spannung, starke Effekte und einige emotionale Momente. Langjährige Star-Trek-Fans könnten jedoch die deutlichen Anleihen bei früheren Filmen sowie manche wenig logische Wendung kritisch sehen. Als modernes Weltraumabenteuer ist der Film trotzdem sehr unterhaltsam. Die 4K-UHD basiert auf einem hochgerechneten 2K-Master. Der reine Schärfegewinn gegenüber der bereits guten Blu-ray fällt daher eher gering aus. HDR10 verbessert jedoch die Schwarzwerte und lässt helle Effekte, Raumschiffantriebe und die zahlreichen Lichtreflexionen kräftiger wirken. Ein besonderer Vorteil sind die IMAX-Szenen, bei denen sich das Bildformat auf 1,78:1 öffnet und deutlich mehr Bildfläche sichtbar wird. Der englische Dolby-Atmos-Ton ist räumlich, dynamisch und äußerst druckvoll. Auch die deutsche Dolby-TrueHD-7.1-Spur überzeugt mit starken Surroundeffekten und kräftigem Bass, bietet allerdings keine Höhenkanäle. Insgesamt eine technisch starke UHD und für Fans der modernen Enterprise-Crew empfehlenswert. Vor allem die IMAX-Sequenzen und der hervorragende Ton machen diese Ausgabe zu einem lohnenden Upgrade.

This is the main reason why I love cinema, I've been a trekkie since I was a little boy and I've watched all Star Trek movies and almost all the TV episodes.... after saying that I have to confirm this one is my favorite from all of them! An amazing and intense fight! While watching this masterpiece it is quite obvious that it will remember you to the second film "Wrath of Khan" as there are many scenes that look almost the same but with some different arguments or places. This is a year after the events from last film (Star Trek 2009), Kirk is still the captain of the USS Enterprise with is amazing crew...all of them come back for this adventure and most of them have more screen time than the last film, this are good news. But after saving a planet for its destruction, they have to come back to Earth to save it from a man called John Harrison who wants to destroy the entire Academy Fleet (I'm trying to not spoil anything important to the plot). After some amazing action scenes we learn that this man's real name is Khan. While I was at the cinema watching this film, a person said "OMFG!" when the main villain says "My real name is Khan". This film makes you feel everything the actors feel, the sadness, the laughs and even the horror...and that's quite difficult to make, it's not only the amazing acting but also the music and camera positions and effects. Benedict does an excellent and sinister Khan this time! The special effect and action scenes are many and amazingly well done (better than the last one, and that was hard to top!) and it's good to see the Enterprise again and, this time fighting an times three bigger ship called USS Vengeance. But the best from the film is the acting, Chris Pine is a better and more believable Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto does an excellent job as Spock (he was a little cold at the last film, here's much better), the rest of the crew is amazing as Simong Pegg again as the funny Scotty. Alice Eve is a nice add to the family. But if I had to choose the best actor from the movie it has to be Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan, he's the greatest actor from this generation and he even tops his acting as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's show Sherlock...he makes a stronger and serious Khan which was a great change...he deserves an Oscar from that amazing and perfect performance! You will like this film even if you're not a Star Trek fan as it has an interesting plot, an amazing villain and a cast of actors that can even top the original ones!

Déjà remarquable avec son reboot de la franchise servi en 2009, JJ Abrams remet le couvert dans ce 2ème volet qui se veut plus sombre tout en restant accessible aux fans comme aux néophytes. L'action ne dépérit pas, les effets spéciaux en mettent plein la vue comme dans le précédent opus, les personnages semblent plus étoffés et plus complexes, sans oublier un adversaire de taille aussi dangereux, imprévisible que charismatique. Ce qui est bien dans cette saga, c'est que JJ Abrams lui donne de nouvelles perspectives sans dénaturer l'esprit de la série d'origine. Car il a bien compris que L'Enterprise, c'est avant tout un équipage aussi différent que complémentaire et il respecte les codes établis. On est d'ailleurs prêt à embarquer avec lui pour un voyage de 5 ans vers de nouveaux mondes inexplorés. Autre appel du pied fait aux fans : JJ Abrams insère même une scène qui fonctionne comme un clin d'oeil direct au film de Nicholas Meyer "Star Trek 2 : la colère de Khan" -dont je vous laisse l'entière surprise- mais tout aussi chargée en émotion. Et que dire de l'humour? Subtil, lâché par petites doses malgré un contexte qui se veut plus sombre. Tout le monde appréciera de se détendre par moments. Comme on pouvait s'y attendre avec le blu-ray, l'image est parfaite, la gamme de couleurs et la définition pointue ravissent l'oeil pendant les 2H que durent ce film. Quant au son, Paramount ne déçoit pas avec une version anglaise True HD qui sollicite toutes les enceintes et restitue les effets multi-canaux à la perfection (mais pour ça il ne faut pas hésiter à voir le film en VO). Un nouveau voyage vers l'infini que vous ne regretterez pas. Laissez-vous embarquer!

It was good, really good.