Customer Ratings & Reviews

WITH GREAT RESPECT, THIS FILM PAID HOMAGE THE ORIGINAL FILM. THEY ADDED KLINGON'S TO THE REMAKE and DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH IT. THE BATTLES ARE INTENSE, WITH A POWERFUL BARRAGE OF SPACE BATTLES. MUST OWN FOR YOUR COLLECTION.

It’s been a 4 year mission to wait for a sequel to J.J. Abrams’ awesome Star Trek reboot but, finally Star Trek Into Darkness has arrived. And while it’s not quite up to the 2009 blockbuster, it is still a really entertaining 2 hours at the movies. The film opens with Kirk (Chris Pine) disobeying Starfleet’s Prime Directive to save a primitive alien race and his Vulcan first officer, Spock (Zachary Quinto). When the Enterprise reaches Earth, instead of being handed the much coveted 5 year mission, Kirk is handed a demotion and Pike resumes command of the good ole NCC 1701. But, this speed-bump in Kirk’s career doesn’t last as a mysterious rogue Starfleet agent by the name of John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) launches deadly terroristic attacks against Starfleet and it’s personnel. His actions put Kirk once again in the captain’s chair with orders to hunt this dangerous fugitive down, on the Klingon home world of Kronos to where he’s fled, and eliminate him. But, Kirk is not comfortable being an assassin and he and his and crew find that once they enter Klingon space and retrieve their quarry, that “John Harrison” is not who they think he is and they may be pawns in a greater conspiracy involving a Starfleet Admiral (Peter Weller) with a monstrous warship and his own agenda. Star Trek Into Darkness is a fun and fast paced action adventure that’s only real problem is that it moves a little too fast and we’d like a little more time to allow the emotions of the events witnessed to resonate. Kirk’s demotion is a good example as he is back in command in about 10 minutes of screen time and we really don’t get a chance to appreciate this blow to the character’s career and ego. Once the plot starts to unfold, the film is all too eager to get to the explosions and fisticuffs then to give us a few minutes to properly absorb the dramatic effects of what occurs. But, I would be lying if I said that what action Abrams delivers is not exciting and fun because, it is. This is especially true during an exhilarating last act which made up for some of the lack of real emotional depth earlier on. The script from Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof has it weaknesses but, ultimately I did like their twist on a familiar Trek character and how the new timeline effected his involvement in Trek history. The cast is once again top notch and it is the interaction between characters that really helps keep this movie on target during some of the weaker bits. The combination of Abrams’ direction, the script’s character interaction and the cast, really give this film it’s strength despite all the awesome action and eye popping SPFX. All the crew return from Trek 09 and are all really good, once again, at making these classic characters their own yet, still familiar. Trek’s bad guy is played with relish by Benedict Cumberbatch, giving a strong performance as the main villain, though I just wish his character had a bit more screen time to be developed a little more, to give the character more weight and impact. And it’s great to see Peter Weller back on the big screen as Admiral Marcus, the Starfleet officer whose visions of war with the Klingon Empire have caused him to act against the very things he seeks to defend. And pretty Alice Eve is fine as Carol Marcus, the admiral’s daughter and future Kirk love interest. The character has little to do for the most part but, Eve does well when Miss Marcus does become important to the plot. So in conclusion, I had a fun time watching this Trek sequel and while I wish it had a little more emotional depth in the first two acts and a little more development of some of the new characters, their is plenty of warp speed action to entertain and the film really delivers in the final act where it counts. Beam me up for Trek 3!

Good movie. Many options with blueray4k and the rare 3D

I bought the 4K version of this one after getting my projector tuned up. The others looked good, so I bought this one too. I was disappointed the code was sold old it won’t work in movies-anywhere. I’ll try iTunes.

It's not as good as the first one from 2009 but it definitely was action packed and had very strong acting in it. Khan definitely steals the show in this movie without a doubt

Many people think this film was a poor recreation of The wrath of khan. I disagree , I think it is a good story with slight cash grab to make older fans interested in the new series.

Probably my favorite one out of all the star trek movies. Lots of action sequences, the technology they have is amazing and only if it were real time travel!

If you thought this movie was good already just sit back and relax and let the atmos blow your mind! This is the reason I buy my movies in 4k

Not quite as memorable as the film’s predecessor, but it’s still great seeing the returning cast, and the continued updates take on Star Trek.

Being a star trek fan had to add this movie to my collection great storyline and a lot of action

excellent science fiction movie based on a classic of the genre !!! but a little aggressive!

a great Star Trek thriller, Benjamin Cumberbatch is excellent playing the bad guy.

Great 4K movie, especially in the Imax scenes! Recommend for your 4K collection.

This movie has the same great content as the standard with great 4K textures.

Recently acquired a HDTV and decided to buy some HD movies. Doesn’t disappoint.

I was never a fan of the old Star Trek movies but love this one for sure

Overall it was a very good movie but Benedict was a bit too much for me.

Let me just say this first, too much lens flare. Now that's out if the way,STID is a fun action packed film, with a great cast and a terrific villain in Khan, in a great performance by Benedict Cumberbatch. Still, was disappointed that Abrams lied about it being not like Wrath of Khan, but at least this film is great! The picture and audio quality is top of the line demo material, and a 3D release that is among the better up conversion s out there, and great sound field to get lost in for days. The extras, on the other hand, were botched from the get go, with different stores getting exclusives that was a cheap ploy to get us to buy every version to get everything. This BBY exclusive has some nice featurettes, and the standard bluray release also has some nice featurettes, but you had to buy a version from target for a bonus disc of featurettes, an Xbox live version for some deleted scenes and a featurette or two and an iTunes version for the commentary. Thank God the Compendium set includes almost everything from those releases except the Xbox Live material.

if you dont watch in 4k hdr you are missing out on something special

Always really liked this film. It looks good in 4K.