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"I was really hard on Trek '09 after seeing it in the theater, but it holds up much better on repeated viewings. Maybe I'll be able to say the same thing about Into Darkness. As of right now, I have to say that I could write a book on everything that is wrong with Into Darkness. Yet, I enjoyed it anyway. If that makes any sense. Everything about STID that is supposed to be an "homage" is just there because J.J. and his crew wanted to remake The Wrath of Khan. Star Trek Into Ripoff-ness. And yet, the big "reveal" is nothing. I'm still shocked that the biggest rumor actually turned out to be true. But Khan's origin in this movie is just glossed over, to the point where it almost makes no sense unless you've seen "Space Seed" and Star Trek II. Cumberbatch has performance (it's a great performance), but the character of Khan has no real presence. (And why is this character now British, anyway?) Star Trek '09 set things up brilliantly so that the filmmakers could tell more original stories, without being bound by Trek canon. With the promise at the end of Into Darkness of getting out there to explore, I hope they can do it next time. Into Darkness is an enjoyable film, but it misses the mark it should have hit."