i agree with good sci fi flick, but i do not see the second coming here.
*spoilers*
if a good sci fi action flick was what they wanted, they would have been better off doing the planet destroyer bit and just having a special effects bonanza.
cumberbatch was wasted as khan. as written, the character is just another "psychotic genius who is 523 steps ahead of the protagonists" type that hollywood is so in love with now. one of the key elements that montalban created for khan was his charming, erudite nature. you could see how he could sell snake oil to the masses with his charisma, without the need for brute force. cumberbatch's khan is one cold fish and i would know to stay well away from him and trust him no further than i could throw him.
the interaction between spock and kirk only makes sense if you assume that this is "kirk and spock" in the sense of the TV series and movies, where they have had a long standing friendship over many adventures. but this is a reboot--they haven't had time to develop that relationship yet, and they are clearly demonstrated as still being frenemies by the mid-point of the film. yet spock goes into a homicidal rage? this makes his relationship with uhura even MORE superfluous--she's completely right, he doesn't come close to generating that much feeling for her, and they're supposed to be a couple! in fact, it WOULD be MUCH more creative and innovative and daring if kirk and spock were allowed to have that kind of relationship!
lastly, much of the appeal of "wrath of khan" was that, despite the fact that kirk is inferior to khan and the enterprise was crippled, he was able to defeat him in a game of wits. there's none of that here. and it was a gigantic rip off to have the final confrontation be a fist fight on flying cars when there are two huge space ships facing off.
Updated On: 5/19/13 at 08:55 AM
