Final STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Trailer Boldly Goes Somewhere I Refuse to Watch

With all the hype and anticipation for J.J. Abram‘s Star Trek into Darkness, the last thing I want to be caught doing is watching this third (or is it fourth?) and final trailer. These days, things have a way of petering themselves out before they even hit theaters. Overexposure and crucial plot and character details are already revealed before we sit down in our seats. We’re left waiting for one plot point after another seen in the trailer to surface. Even if trailers don’t give away the whole pie, they unveil enough juicy pieces of that pie to make it so when we’re actually in the movie, we vaguely know which way things are going down.

Personally, I’m happy not knowing anything about Benedict Cumberbatch‘s character or exactly what mission the crew of the US Enterprise will be embarking on this time around or what this said “darkness” will entail. Film is all about surprises and, more and more, trailers have become movie summaries- revealing the big set pieces, fleshing out character motives and sometimes even giving away their greatest twists. It’s the throbbing id within us that forces us to watch trailers for quick satisfaction, a force that I often succumb to myself.

Trailers are supposed to get asses in seats and I know I’m going to see this movie no matter what, so why spoil the fun? If you’re able to, try to not watch this. If not, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ec_rPApKCA

Star Trek into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, and Zoe Saldana and is directed by J.J. Abrams with a script from Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof and Roberto Orci. It opens May 17th with select IMAX 3D theaters starting May 15th.