Deep in the darkness 2014 after moving to a small town with his family, a man sean patrick thomas discovers a race of strange creatures that live in the woods. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. These women and the serial killings that connect them provide the basis for a strong if overly gruesome plot. The movie was fantastic and i absolutely loved it but the script felt dumbed down. Abrams rebootprequelsequel were filled with mindblowing images. The film features chris pine reprising his role as captain james t. Deep in the darkness begins with a doctor who through a friend, finds out about a job opening in new hampshire in a small town called ashborough. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. The promotional trailer for the film was shot in early august 2009 and is set to debut in october 2009. Ferris sells her home and the ashborough medical practice to dr. Seems a pov shot from the perspective of the strangler. Laimo wrote a sequel to deep in the darkness entitled return to darkness, which he released in 2011.
May 20, 20 before we start i want to say this about star trek into darkness. The plot is rather hohum, and the characters seem to have the emotional depth of a cardboard box, especially the main character and narrator, michael cayle. Star trek into darkness official plot synopsis has the. After xehanort nearly kills ven in the process of removing the darkness vanitas from vens heart, eraqus. Deep in the mariana sea basin, several miners have died under mysterious circumstances. Released 2014, deep in the darkness stars sean patrick thomas, dean stockwell, blanche baker, dina cataldi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. Explaining all the reasons why the movie in darkness is so clever. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. After the opening credits, we see a shot of a woman being strangled.
Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. The parallels with the lurking fear come farther to the fore in the films twist ending, and the stunt casting of dean stockwell makes the weird. Kirk, spock and the rest of the crew must stop the. It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. That recipe makes for a dish of gradually creeping mystery involving a centuries.
The film is about a family who visits the grand canyon and brings home a. We start this weeks great links roundup with some khan memories. Bestselling thriller crow girl dives deep too deep into darkness. Thomas is an actor whose natural affability serves this story well, and he makes the most out of a stock characterhis mounting desperation mounts just enough sympathy to anchor an alltoo. Both books in that series so far are based off of edgar allan poe poems, the raven being the inspiration for this one. Bones mccoy in star trek into darkness let slip that benedict cumberbatch was indeed playing mitchell, but some chalked that revelation up to urbans tendency to say things just to mess with the press especially because writer roberto orci had expressly said the exact opposite to joblo. Star trek 3 shares important plot details cinemablend. Right away, the cayles lives are drenched in mystery. A terrifying race of controlling creatures that live in the darkness in the forest behind their home. The darkness is a 2016 american supernatural horror film, directed by greg mclean and cowritten by mclean, shayne armstrong, and shane krause. Its not a terrifying film but it has enough menace, to infuse the story with a sense of unease and edginess it definitely benefits from. Supernatural creature feature setting new england small town with a terrible secret plot. Abrams star trek series have thus far been thrown precious few bones for star trek into darkness as far as plot details and spoilers go.
Hermann, a failed sculptor, is about to end it all when he finds a strange, talking hole in the wall. Ultimately a few campy moments, some decent acting especially thomas, and unsettling visuals arent enough to keep deep in the darkness from being too bland to be memorable. Digging deep into the isolated small town with a dark secret bag of tropes, it tries and sadly fails to set up what could have been a very interesting film. Bestselling thriller crow girl dives deep too deep. Benedict cumberbatch revealed star trek into darkness. Released 2014, deep in the darkness stars sean patrick thomas, dean stockwell, blanche baker, dina cataldi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40. The hole has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams, or it just may become his worst nightmare. These women and the serial killings that connect them provide the. Deep in the darkness 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. The story is somewhat original, but the direction is clumsy, oldfashioned and lacks of atmosphere. The film was produced by julio fernandez and brian yuzna. The eyes of darkness is about tina evans, a grieving mother who cannot get over the death of her son, danny. Jul 20, 2015 while deep in the darkness is obviously mining that vein, it never strikes out into any particularly novel or exciting territory.
The biggest thing being kept under wraps was how benedict. Deep into darkness highland warriors of munro book 2. Cayle and his family move from new york to ashborough. Its the sort of movie destined to unfold as white noise in the background, which. Jan 01, 2004 deep in the darkness was published by leisure books and is touted as being one of their leisure horror series. Jun 23, 2016 bestselling thriller crow girl dives deep too deep into darkness. The 20 film star trek into darkness was cloaked in secrecy. In darkness movie deep dive and explanation the movie kicks off with sofia a blind woman that works as an accomplished movie soundtrack pianist which makes for a fascinating score by the way. The parallels with the lurking fear come farther to the fore in the film s twist ending, and the stunt casting of dean stockwell makes the weird fiction connection overt, in case you might otherwise have missed it. Jan 31, 2017 a doctor and his family move to a quiet, small town. Michael cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of. Sure, the movie s premise was simple on the face of it. From the first few scenes of this movie as well as the synopsis i could tell this movie had a lot of potential.
Nobody knew anything about star trek into darkness. Ultimately, deep in the darkness is a turgid void of a movie, one thats seemingly been engineered to be immediately forgotten. Sep 19, 2014 star trek 3 shares important plot details. That phrase in and of itself describes the sometimes uneasy mix of horror and unintentionally campy humor to be found in this book. The parallels with the lurking fear come farther to the fore in the films twist ending, and the stunt casting of dean stockwell makes the weird fiction connection overt, in case you might otherwise. Deep in the darkness 2014 a doctor and his family move to a quiet, small town.
With dean stockwell, sean patrick thomas, blanche baker, kristen bush. Deep into darkness was a unique and captivating read to say the least. Michael cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of new york city behind for the quiet, small town of ashborough would bring his. Its the second in the kathryn le veques lore chronicles with the first being kingdom by the sea. The novel was nominated for a 2004 bram stoker award for novel. Their decision to embark on a short exploration of a nearby cave turns into a horrific struggle for survival. In the movie theatre i heard a complaint from an old school trekkie that the second installment of the star trek reboot had too many little archie and veronica moments.
Follow the movie on twitter plot summary blind pianist sofia overhears a struggle in the apartment on the floor above her, and it leads to the death of her neighbor veronique. While writing the book laimo was influenced by the 1973 madefortelevision film dont be afraid of the dark. Star trek into darkness is what modern action filmmaking has evolved into. Deep in the darkness is a rather uninspired novel that never seems to get out of first gear. The crew of the enterprise engages in an epic battle of good versus evil after being summoned home, only to discover starfleet in ruins, and they venture into a war zone to find the powerful villain alex kurtzmans benedict cumberbatch responsible for the devastation. However, i can firmly say that i dont feel like it lived up to that potential. The films plot follows an american family who move into a house in the spanish countryside, where six children disappeared. Chilling, stringdriven music accompanies the violence. Deep in the darkness is the name of a 2004 novel by american writer michael laimo and a film adaptation by the same name. Darkness is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by jaume balaguero and starring anna paquin, lena olin, iain glen, giancarlo giannini and fele martinez. That recipe makes for a dish of gradually creeping mystery involving a centuriesold tribe of.
Jun 28, 2014 deep in the darkness official trailer 2014 dean stockwell, sean patrick thomas movie hd. While deep in the darkness is obviously mining that vein, it never strikes out into any particularly novel or exciting territory. Unknown to the crew, a starfleet renegade is manipulating the federation and the klingons into a possible war. Both books in that series so far are based off of edgar allan poe.
Deep in the darkness was published by leisure books and is touted as being one of their leisure horror series. Deep in the darkness official trailer 2014 dean stockwell, sean patrick thomas movie hd. Did dean koontz warn us of the coronavirus in the eyes of. At his wife christines insistence, michael moves christine and their young daughter jessica from new york to the small town of ashborough, new hampshire for a quieter life. By the time this main plot comes into focus, you realize youve traded one cliche a town.
Thomas is an actor whose natural affability serves this story well, and he makes the most out of a stock characterhis mounting desperation mounts just enough sympathy to anchor an alltoofamiliar story. A group of friends descend upon a remote wilderness area in celebration of ridge and allies return after a year spent out west. Deep in the darkness official trailer 2014 dean stockwell. Three weeks ago, just before the lunar eclipse, american teenager regina and her family moved into a charming old house in the remote spanish countryside. Kirk takes command and takes the enterprise deep into the neutral zone and the klingon homeworld. Jan 01, 2004 deep in the darkness begins with a doctor who through a friend, finds out about a job opening in new hampshire in a small town called ashborough. Among other things, we still dont know for sure who benedict cumberbatch is portraying. The music was created by niall byrne, who, i would guess, is the brother of anthony byrne. Officer will murdock of the deep submersible division is brought down to investigate. The main plot focuses on the protagonist describing the events of what happened to him and why he is recording everything. This is true and it would be ok if that were just the icing on the cake.
Kudos to dean stockwell as the creepy old timer with an agenda. Read the star trek into darkness plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Explaining all the reasons why the movie in darkness is so. The promotional trailer for the film was shot in early august 2009 and is set to debut in. A doctor and his family move to a quiet, small town. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the towns deepest secret. To talk of plot holes would be an understatement, there are so.
Deep in the mariana sea trench, a corporate underwater mining complex has been built an. The film stars kevin bacon, radha mitchell, david mazouz, lucy fry, matt walsh, jennifer morrison, mingna wen and parker mack. This film does it relatively early in the story and it still doesnt do much. Ive seen it in both 3d and 2d, and i urge you not to waste your money on a 3d ticket. Deep in the darkness concerns the cayle familymichael, cristine, and their daughter, jessicawhen they leave new york city for the small town of ashborough, where michael sean patrick thomas is taking over the towns only medical practice after his predecessor is killed, hes told, by a rabid dog. Khan is sealed into his cryotube and stored away with the rest of his crew. Jun 03, 2018 in darkness movie deep dive and explanation the movie kicks off with sofia a blind woman that works as an accomplished movie soundtrack pianist which makes for a fascinating score by the way. The wrath of khan will always be the superior film, it already had a back story kirk met khan in an original series episode, and the film is about khan seeking revenge after what kirk did to him and. As the film ends, kirk addresses a commemoration service one year later, the enterprise is rechristened and departs for a fiveyear mission of deep space exploration. The kingdom hearts dark road plot will deep dive into these series mysteries. He writes off his strange reception as a racism or religious resentment, but he quickly discovers the remote town has a much darker. The film stars mischa barton, kiowa gordon, anna enger, wolfgang weber, dalal bruchmann, russ russo, and newcomer ronnie patel. A year after his untimely demise, she starts dreaming of him. Michael cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of new york city behind for the quiet, small town of ashborough would bring his family closer together.
Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. Into the darkness was a proposed american film which never came to fruition. The movie ends with kirk reciting the captains oath and the enterprise departing for its next mission. Before we start i want to say this about star trek into darkness. The film stars kevin bacon, radha mitchell, david mazouz, lucy fry, matt walsh, jennifer morrison, mingna wen and parker mack the film is about a family who visits the grand canyon and brings home a supernatural force. Plot summary after the death of her doctor husband neil, mrs. If anything, the postmortem which followed a screening of star trek into darkness was even more protracted and filled with bafflement. Jul 15, 2016 if anything, the postmortem which followed a screening of star trek into darkness was even more protracted and filled with bafflement.