Two Jews On Star Trek Into Darkness

The boys are back…Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), Bones (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana)

The film opens with the USS Enterprise on a observation mission to Planet Nibiru…When they arrive at the planet, the crew finds a volcano on the verge of erupting and wiping out its primitive inhabitants. In the process of launching a dangerous mission to halt the eruption, Spock’s life is jeopardized, forcing Kirk to break the ‘Prime Directive’ and reveal the Enterpise to the inhabitants…

Bad move: Not only is Spock pissed off at his BFF, Admiral Pike (Bruce Greenwood) relieves Kirk of his command and he takes over the Enterprise.

Not a good week for our Captain.

But wait…Things are about to get worse. Starfleet agent John Harrison aka Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) bombs a secret Section 31’ installation in London.

An emergency meeting of high ranking officers is called at Starfleet headquarters, which Kirk attends. The meeting is attacked by a gunship piloted by Harrison, who winds up slaughtering most of the attendees, including Pike.

Of course Kirk is reinstated and Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) orders him to hunt down Harrison, who is now hiding out in the land of the Klingons, and kill him. This becomes problematic since Starfleet and the Klingon Empire are at war. Remember those days?

To say anymore would spoil the surprises and there are a couple…Unfortunately, even though I enjoyed the relationships between the crew members, especially the love connection of Spock and Uhura, I didn’t find the plot all that original.

The film, directed by J.J. Abrams is very glitzy. Shot in 3D/IMAX, it’s beautiful to look at. But for me the plot wasn’t very original and it lacked the complexities and intensity of some of the other films in the Franchise. Personally, the ‘Borg’ films are my favorites.

It’s for that reason I gave ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ which opens in theatres, Thursday May 16, 2013 three bagels out of five.

Check out our video to see John’s bagel score and of course for more of our witty banter.

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Joan and John Schwartz

Joan and John Schwartz are ex New Yorkers, living in Los Angeles. They are married and see a lot of films. They usually disagree but always tell it like it is. John is most famous for creating the cult classic films Faces of Death. He has also written for various prime time series and has written movies for both Showtime and HBO. In the world of reality television John has produced, written and directed over 450 segments for various magazine shows He has also written and Executive Produced several Prime-Time Specials. Joan has appeared on the New York Stage on and off Broadway…and has been in several Los Angeles theater productions as well.. Joan has been in several low budget films and at present she is busy writing screenplays with her husband, John.

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