Star Trek Kelvin timeline films ranked from worst to best

I went to the midnight release of this film, and from the opening action scene, to Nimoy’s incredible voice over at the end of the film, I loved every single second and have a tough time finding anything wrong with this film.

The film opens with an exciting and even humorous action sequence, and we even get to see the Enterprise underwater, which, to my knowledge, has never been done before in all of Trek.

We see Kirk’s characteristic casual disregard for the Prime Directive in favor of saving his friend’s life. We are treated to a couple of fantastic scenes between Kirk and Captain Pike played wonderfully by Bruce Greenwood, these scenes being some of the most underrated in the entire film.

While we are on the subject of cast and characters, although these characters and their new actors were captured beautifully in Star Trek 2009, in Into Darkness they seemed truly comfortable with their roles. Their enjoyment of the parts they were playing and their enjoyment of each other is plainly evident in their performance in each screne. The chemistry between each and every actor shines it’s brightest and is on full display in the second installment of the Kelven Time Line films.

Now, absolutely no discussion of Into Darkness can take place without talking about Khan, played magnificently by Benedict Kumberbatch. When I heard that the villain of Into Darkness was to be Khan, I was very skeptical, believing that no one could ever replicate what Ricardo Montobaun had done with the role. Then, once I heard that one of Trek’s most famous and beloved villains would be played by Cumberbatch, I was skeptical no more.

As I expected, Cumberbatch did not try to make a carbon copy of Montobaun’s performance but rather made the character completely his own. To even begin to compare the two would be an exercise in futility because of how very differently they both attacked the character and his back story. Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Khan is one of the strongest villainous performances in the entire film cannon, possibly second only to Montobaun himself.

Other then the brilliant performance by Cumberbatch, and indeed the entire cast, the film boasts phenomenal action scenes and enough easter eggs and call backs to The Original Series and “The Wrath of Khan” to please even the most ardent and passionate Trekkie.

Star Trek Into Darkness had absolutely everything from cast chemistry, to exciting action scenes, to a truly memorable villain, to humor, and even a few scenes of pure heart. It was the Trek adventure that is best viewed on the big screen, the type of film that is made for midnight releases, and earns my #1 spot on the list of Star Trek rebooted films.

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