I just saw 'Star Trek Into Darkness' yesterday.  It was pretty good except when I almost fell asleep during the scenes where there were a lot of explosions.  One guy I know told me he did fall asleep during the movie, and then he woke up, and the movie was better by that time.
     There is so much going on in the film that one becomes over-stimulated, and then numb to what is going on.
     The movie opens with Kirk and Spock on a 'Class M' planet, with lots of aliens running around, all dressed in brand new yellow cloth.  Who knows how the aliens kept their yellow clothes so shiny and new especially when they hadn't invented the wheel yet, much less a washing machine.
     Spock ends up in a scene where he could have been on either Mustafar, or on Mordor.  I almost expected an eagle to swoop down and carry him away.  I almost expected Kirk to say, "Spock...you...are...breaking...my heart!"
     Then there is some stuff where Kirk is demoted, then reinstated as Captain.
     Scotty quits, goes to a bar, and comes back after a day.
     Uhura kisses Spock.
     There are Klingons wearing armor, but only one removes the helmet so that they didn't have to do make-up on too many people.  It was much easier to dress them up as medieval looking stormtroopers.
     There were a lot of explosions where it was amazing that anybody survived them.  Maybe Kirk had superskin.
     The guy who plays Spock is great, but I wanted at least one time in the movie where Kirk says something more 'Shatneresque'.
     It was hard to get into the movie when believability was so easily tossed out of the window.

     I have a brother who really didn't like this film.  He didn't like the story.  I understand that point of view after seeing this movie.

     Well, I did end up liking the movie, and I would be willing to see it again.  There was a lot of cool visual content to look at.  A lot of it was stunning, and well-done.

     How so many people survived during so much turmoil is beyond me, though.  Starfleet must require everyone to be a super athelete in addition to being super smart.  Historically with humans, that is almost impossible.

     The Alternate Universe timeline doesn't bother me in the least.  That is acceptable within the realms of science fiction.
     Ultimately, this film is a fantasy.  Things that happen in this movie defy the laws of physics.

     There was a blonde in bra and panties in one scene, so that was good.  As a viewer, I could have used more of that.

     The movie has things in it to satisfy all generations of Star Trek fans.  There is something for everybody, so be happy with that, and don't complain.
 
     This movie will be good for people's home theaters.

     I think with another viewing that the story will make more sense to people.

     No one can deny the amount of work that went into this film.

     I was just happy to see a half-way decent Star Trek film.

     I went in really skeptical, but I will give this movie a 'thumbs up' and worth seeing at least once.  It's Star Trek, c'mon.

     I think this movie will hold up over time.

     I enjoyed the ending credit sequence as a nice touch.

     'Star Trek Into Darkness' did combine features from other Star Trek films, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5.  It could have used just more basic drama from the original series, though...maybe....with....some....incidental...music.

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