This was a phenomenal film, and made the previous film look average, and it was far from that. Now following a blockbuster film isn't easy, and most of the time sequels fail due to too much hype, or just not meeting the level of it's predecessor. This film however didn't do that, and was easily better than that film, and probably the best Star Trek film so far. J.J. Abrams, who produced some magic with the first film once again showed why Star Trek still has potential, and why it can still be to the level of quality the franchise deserves to be.
Watch Star Trek into Darkness Online: I also feel that although I'll always hold the original series, and the Next Generation with fond memories, this does appear to be the best time in Star Trek's history, as it doesn't just give long time Trek fans the ability to re-live this amazing franchise, but it also gives people who are either new to the series, or have disliked it in the past cause to like it now, as it truly is wonderful. The way that this film was not just exciting, and dramatic, but also energetic, suspenseful and emotional was another thing that made it so brilliant, as the entire film, from script, to direction was outstanding, and truly amazing.
The main cast members from the previous film returned for this film, as they were all perfect in their respective roles. Once again Chris Pine amazed as the daredevil Captain of the USS Enterprise, James T. Kirk, and although his acting was just as good as the last film, if not better, his character has developed brilliantly, learning new things, and overall maturing a lot throughout this film, which was nice. (Download Star Trek Into Darkness Movie) The rest of the cast also did an excellent job, doing as good, if not better than they're last performance, with Zachary Quinto showing the emotional changes in Spock perfectly, as well as Karl Urban once again doing a fabulous job as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura, John Cho as Hikaru Sulu, and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov, and Simon Pegg as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, who was much funnier in this film than the last, and that's saying something. I also liked with Scotty how although at one point it looked like he'd be getting used less in this film than he was in last, that in fact it was the opposite, with him having a much more interesting, and important role. (Download Star Trek Into Darkness) Besides these great cast members Leonard Nemoy briefly returned as the older Spock, and Bruce Greenwood returned as Rear Admiral Christopher Pike, both of which I was really happy about, as although they didn't play an overly big role in the last film, or this one, their appearances were still brilliant, and a nice addition.
