Article: Why do fans hate Star Trek Into Darkness so much?

I dont, its the best of the 3.

Is that the one where the Enterprise becomes the Seaview?

Star Trek Into Darkness: The sequel that took the Kelvinverse wildly off course

https://www.space.com/star-trek-into-darkness-the-sequel-where-the-kelvinverse-went-wildly-off-course

Four years later, Star Trek into Darkness arrived on a warp bubble of hype and anticipation, but Wikipedia controversy created by the absent colon in the title was just the tip of the iceberg. Abrams' follow-up undid everything its predecessor got right and sent the Kelvinverse spinning wildly off course.

Into Darkness started off promisingly enough: Spock in danger, the Enterprise hidden underwater, and an audacious mission to save a primitive civilization from a volcanic eruption. This spectacular violation of the Prime Directive prompted a brief demotion for Kirk, until a series of terrorist attacks left his mentor, Christopher Pike, dead, and Starfleet on a defensive footing.

From here, the movie never recovered. Darker sequels have become something of a Hollywood cliché, but this was a particularly unnecessary swerve away from the fun adventure vibe of the first movie. With Kirk and the crew forced into an Apocalypse Now-style manhunt to track down fugitive assassin John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), Into Darkness squandered the easy chemistry the cast had established first time out. Chris Pine's Kirk suffered more than most, as the pressure of command robbed him of the rogue-ish charm that made him the MVP of the first film.

But – with the possible exception of Carol Marcus's gratuitous shuttlecraft striptease – Into Darkness 's biggest crime was its obsession with places Star Trek has boldly gone before. Indeed, after the massive narrative hoops the first film jumped through to make this Kelvin timeline a blank slate, this was something of a wasted opportunity.

Why is Star Trek into Darkness so disliked by Star Trek fans?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/8isbcd/why_is_star_trek_into_darkness_so_disliked_by/

Why don't people like Star Trek Into Darkness?

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/3zq7jm/why_dont_people_like_star_trek_into_darkness/

ELI5: Why do many Star Trek fans hate Star Trek: Into Darkness?

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37zch4/eli5_why_do_many_star_trek_fans_hate_star_trek/

Do more people like "Into Darkness" or dislike it?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/2160px/do_more_people_like_into_darkness_or_dislike_it/

Does anyone actually like Into Darkness?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/dwy99q/does_anyone_actually_like_into_darkness/

Why does Star Trek Into Darkness get a lot of hate?

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/4vydlx/why_does_star_trek_into_darkness_get_a_lot_of_hate/

Why is Into the Darkness considered to be a bad Trek movie?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/2pkqcm/why_is_into_the_darkness_considered_to_be_a_bad/

Seriously. What's your problem with Into Darkness?

https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/1w3ehn/seriously_whats_your_problem_with_into_darkness/

I dislike all these stupid reboot movies. Teenage delinquent rises to Starfleet hero ... a story for gullible simpletons to make them lazier than they already are.

Virtually all the Star Trek movies are horrible.
I was scrolling through my streaming channels a couple days ago and
noticed Star Trek: Search For Spock.
I watched it until I could not take any more.
It just about made me retch.

I think it might have to do with the choice of actor to play Khan, and now bland and uninspiring the reactor room scene was with the roles of Kirk and Spock reversed.

I don't really hate it, but I'm disappointed in their story and casting choices. While Benedict Cumberbatch is good at capturing the essence of Khan's evil; the fact that he's a tall, pasty white, blue-eyed British guy (with no explanation in film whatsoever as to why he looks like that) ruins it for me. They really should have picked another smoking hot Spaniard like Ricardo Montalban, or maybe even a genuine Indian actor this time around; I mean, they're really easy to find these days.