Star trek into darkness, starring chris pine and benedict cumberbatch, feels like a reprocessed version of an earlier film in the series, writes robbie collin. Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. Picard is an american web television series featuring the character jeanluc picard, created for cbs all access by akiva goldsman, michael chabon, kirsten beyer, and alex kurtzman. It also received three more academy award nominations. By now, some of you have heard what happened in london. Enterprise will embark on the greatest manhunt in history. Its an approach guyett, who also supervised abrams first star trek, had adopted straight from the director.
Further tv series and films followed, with director jj abrams recasting the original crew. Star trek into darkness chris pine zachary quinto karl urban 20 after an act of terrorism leaves him with a personal score to settle, capt. It is the eighth series in the star trek franchise, and was launched in 2020 as part of kurtzmans expansion of the franchise. Theres a lot of references in star trek into darkness direct from idws pretty flippin good star trek comics, but the blink and you miss it one is the reference to the mudd incident.
Star trek into darkness less a classic star trek adventure than a star trek flavored action flick, shot in the frenzied, handheld, cutcutcut style thats become hollywoods norm, director j. Star trek into darkness wikipedia republished wiki 2. So this movie had a tough uphill battle ahead of it. With the items found in the gamma vanguard pack, youll be wellprepared to tackle these threats fighting the hurq alongside the forces of the dominion or as a part of it remembervictory is life. In reference to this, in the screenplay for this film, khans false identity was originally john ericsson. It will take all of their skills and teamwork to defend earth and. This was changed to harrison in postproduction, as it sounds similar enough to ericsson. Kirk chris pine defies starfleet regulations and leads his crew zachary.
Star trek into the darkness ringtone by the theme tune. Yet rather than pausing for breath, star trek into darkness punches it and immediately turns into a manhunt movie. The next generation criado por commander rotal though to be fair, seen is a tiny bit of a stretch as the only time a ship of the cheyenne class the uss ahwahnee ncc73260 was shown on screen it appeared as a small spot in the background to hide the fact that no one had. It was in my eyes close to perfection lens flares and all. There is also a new starfleet ship, the uss vengeance, a section 31 built. The force awakens, star trek into darkness manages to rise above its derivative elements to become a pretty damned good movie and a hell of a lot of fun, to boot. Watch star trek into darkness online 20 movie yidio. Mar 22, 2016 10 videos play all star trek into darkness 20 movie movieclipsfilm star trek into darkness hd clip admiral marcus talks to kirk about khan duration. Attack on starfleet video 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Enterprise is intercepted by a much larger starfleet warship, uss vengeance, commanded by admiral marcus. Star trek may be speeding into darkness, but the lens flares on the enterprise are brighter than ever and that can mean only one thing j. It is the leg of a journey that has, remarkably, lasted for nearly half a. It also studies set design, technical details behind the making of the scene, and creating the explosive action. Star trek is the first film of the franchise to have won an academy award, the academy award for best achievement in makeup. J abrams rebooted star trek series, into darkness, lives up to its name. A bomb goes off in a starfleet archive in london 23rd century england will boast a skyline of gherkin buildings apparently and the race is on to track down the terrorist, wellcoutured renegade john harrison benedict. Whatever you thought of star trek into darkness at the time, watch it now and imagine that the film is called something else. Neros whole motivation and plan for a start, but i was still engaged. Sep 05, 20 the star trek into darkness bluraydvd and bluray 3dbluraydvd combo packs with ultraviolet are bursting with behindthescenes material detailing how the filmmakers delivered a rousing. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center. Baz luhrmanns glamorous remake is set for cannes after a worthy opening weekend, while star trek into darkness should knock iron man 3 off the top spot in the takings. Star trek into darkness 20 stream and watch online.
Kirk and the uss enterprise crew hunting down rogue federation agent john harrison. The only reason i could not give, star trek into the darkness, a 5 on all was because it shows captain pike died. Ironically, into darkness is too light on meaningful ideas. The original series began nearly 50 years ago and created a tv and movie franchise that is still going on.
Released may 16th, 20, star trek into darkness stars chris pine, zachary quinto, karl urban, zoe saldana the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a score of 72 out of. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. Apr 24, 2020 the scifi adventures of starfleet began with captain kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise in 1966. The main question about star trek into darkness, abrams next chapter in the rebooted star trek franchise, is whether he has addressed the weaknesses of the earlier film while building on its. I am happy to report that the writing, direction, cinematography and acting were all terrific. Lieutenant 0718 was a sciences division starfleet officer. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. Star trek into darkness paramount pictures, 20 is the twelfth feature film based on the popular science fiction television series, star trek. Star trek horizon is a featurelength fan film made by a single filmmaker as a personal passion project and love letter to enterprise, the fifth star trek series.
Theres still much to enjoy in star trek into darkness. What i actually received was a copy of the startrekinto darkness double dvd. Space seed 1967, the villains name was harold ericsson. Some of us loved it, some of us hated it, some of us said, meh. Star trek into darkness skirts silliness to be both humorous and thoughtful. When a ruthless mastermind known as khan benedict cumberbatch declares a oneman war on the federation captain kirk chris pine spock zachary quinto and the daring crew of the u. Into darkness on disc 3 with ratio shifting from 1. Abrams latest could have been titled the bourne federation. All of that being said, one of the films writers, bob orci, used to frequent the trekmovie news site before he famously lost his cool with star trek fans. May 16, 20 star trek into darkness does not quite stand by itself as a satisfying movie, but then again it doesnt need to.
In some markets the ubersecret approach to promoting the film. Its principal functions included the advancement of federation knowledge about the galaxy and its inhabitants, the advancement of federation science and technology, the defense of the federation, and the facilitation of federation diplomacy. The next generation created by commander rotal though to be fair, seen is a tiny bit of a stretch as the only time a ship of the cheyenne class the uss ahwahnee ncc73260 was shown on screen it appeared as a small spot in the background to hide the fact that no one had. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes star trek into darkness. Star trek into darkness was released as a digital download on august 20, 20. As senior officers meet in starfleet hq, john harrisonkhan commandeers a gunship and unleashes a barrage of gunfire injuring and killing. The film features chris pine reprising his role as captain james t.
Star trek into darkness finally gives the talented cumberbatch the chance to show hollywood what he can do on the big screen, and, boy, does he seize it with both hands. Abrams when i saw it in the theater back in 2009, though i had some issues major issues with the film. Star trek into the darkness ringtone by the theme tune kids. The gamma quadrant is under attack and the threat of the hurq has spilled into the alpha quadrant.
In some markets the download version of the soundtrack came with the local version of this track as a bonus track. First, it is incumbent upon readers to understand the great game, which emerged in the last century as the british imperial merchant power sought to manage the risk of a possible rise of its eastern rival. Star trek into darkness spoilers hello everyone, in order to curb the overabundance of discussion threads for recent films, weve decided each week well post an official discussion thread for major film releases so everyone can focus their discussion in one place. Kirk says harrison must have known that a terrorist attack on a starfleet facility. Attack on starfleet go behind the scenes with the cast and filmmakers and witness the. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction adventure film directed by j.
The franchise has had its share of low points, but the 2009 reboot, star trek, revitalized the franchise at. The star trek into darkness bluraydvd and bluray 3dbluraydvd combo packs with ultraviolet are bursting with behindthescenes material detailing how the filmmakers delivered a rousing. Federation starfleet cheyenne class vessel as seen on star trek. See the covers the uk and italian versions of this, here. The franchise has had its share of low points, but the 2009 reboot, star trek, revitalized the franchise at the box office.
Star trek beyond digital download 2016 by chris pine dvd. The scifi adventures of starfleet began with captain kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise in 1966. Indeed, he is about to receive his phd in italian renaissance art history from ucla. The klingons in into darkness were encountered on the homeworld itself, where one expects to find a greater diversity of klingons. He was serving on the bridge of the uss enterprise in 2259. Star trek into darkness following the vengeances attack on the enterprise, he reported that the latter had sustained major hull damage. May 16, 20 star trek into darkness less a classic star trek adventure than a star trek flavored action flick, shot in the frenzied, handheld, cutcutcut style thats become hollywoods norm, director j. Star trek into darkness, the second nutrek movie, was released in 20. Following an attack on star fleet, kirk and the enterprise embark on a. Later, the villain has the colossal effrontery to attack federation. Star trek into darkness does not quite stand by itself as a satisfying movie, but then again it doesnt need to. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. Kirk begins to express confusion as to why harrison would target just an archive.
But, forget about what you thought of the movie for a second. One hour ago, i received a message from a starfleet officer who confessed to carrying out this attack, that he was being forced to do it by this man, commander john harrison. Star trek into darkness khan attacks starfleet hq youtube. May 16, 20 the cast of star trek into darkness take a break from fighting space villains to answer questions from cnn ireporters. Believe it or not, but the speculation and buzz for star trek into darkness we see in the us some other countries is not universal. Marcus spearheads a campaign to be better prepared for the next assault upon the federation. John harrison in london is followed by his attack on starfleet headquarters in san francisco. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. A look at the dramatic undertones behind one of the films most critical scenes. Following an attack on star fleet, kirk and the enterprise embark on a mission. The previous star trek movie is a tough one to beat. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. The wrath of khan will always be the superior film, it already had a back story kirk met khan in an original series episode, and the film is about khan seeking revenge after what kirk did to him and.
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