tranemonk Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Go See it!!!! It was fabulous!!!!! I went to the 11am matinee which was half full and everyone was clapping at the end! It was great! :excited: :excited: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 My wife bought a movie gift card for Christmas which we've yet to use (there are few movies I want to see and the ones she wants to see definitely don't interest me). So it turns out that with new management at this theater, we have to use the card by the end of the month. I mentioned Star Trek and she countered with the new Terminator film. Then I told her the review I saw in the Times which was very good and now she's more open to it. So we'll see ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Go See it!!!! It was fabulous!!!!! I went to the 11am matinee which was half full and everyone was clapping at the end! It was great! :excited: :excited: i saw the 3:30 show, it was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 INCREDIBLE! The Cast, the pacing of the story lines, the effects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Yeah, my sister went last night and loved it. My girlfriend and I will try to go once it stops selling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 the clips on Apple Previews were more than encouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Does the soundtrack suck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Does the soundtrack suck? Suck what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Does the soundtrack suck? Suck what? Sorry Chuck, I forgot you were from the midwest. "Does it suck" roughly means "Is it bad." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Does the soundtrack suck? Suck what? Sorry Chuck, I forgot you were from the midwest. "Does it suck" roughly means "Is it bad." Knew that. Thought it might suck pond scum. OTOH, out here in the midwest we have females willing to .... Blow, is just a figure of speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 My older son saw an advance screening last night. He said that it was surprisingly entertaining while running, but after the movie was over he kept thinking of inconsistancies, annoyances, and stupid points. (Which reminds me of my reaction to Independence Day all those years ago.) He told me to for godsakes not see it. "You would freak out," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 The new Uhura looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 My wife and daughter picked up tickets this evening for the 3pm show on the IMAX screen tomorrow. Can't wait! Anybody read "Countdown," the four issue comic book prequel to the movie? I've only been able to find issues two and three, but it looks cool! The idea is that it explains Eric Bana's character and his motivation. So yes, non-comic book readers. You can't just see the movie. You have to read the comic book to know what's REALLY going on. Data works well as Captain of the Enterprise, I thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 that's an understatement... She's hot!!! The new Uhura looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 The movie was GREAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I haven't seen it yet, but I'll admit I'm surprised that it might be decent. That already puts it above most other films in the series... Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I thought First Contact (#8 in the series) was pretty decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I thought First Contact (#8 in the series) was pretty decent. The problem I had with First Contact was that it broke with the established continuity of the show. The Borg had been profoundly changed during the last few seasons. They had been infected with the individuality of one Borg who had been captured by the crew of the Enterprise. The next time we saw them, they all had names and individual personalities. Moreover, their ship design had changed (no longer big cubes). In the film, no mention of this. Everything was suddenly back the way it was before: Cube ships, hive mind. The new film also breaks with continuity, but it has a reason (this is a whole new universe). I saw the new film yesterday, btw. BEST...STAR TREK...EVER!!! George Lucas, you've just been OWNED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I thought First Contact (#8 in the series) was pretty decent. The problem I had with First Contact was that it broke with the established continuity of the show. The Borg had been profoundly changed during the last few seasons. They had been infected with the individuality of one Borg who had been captured by the crew of the Enterprise. The next time we saw them, they all had names and individual personalities. Moreover, their ship design had changed (no longer big cubes). In the film, no mention of this. Everything was suddenly back the way it was before: Cube ships, hive mind. The new film also breaks with continuity, but it has a reason (this is a whole new universe). Not only that, but Zefram Cochrane looked far older (and taller) than he should have. But I still think it was a good Trek movie, far better than most of the others in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I haven't seen many of the other movies . . . not that much of a Star Trek fan I confess. Drove up to Waco today because the weather was good and saw this movie there. (Drove to San Antonio yesterday and saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past which I enjoyed.) I'm down with J. J. and I think he did a good job. I'm glad to see it all reinvented. SPOILER: I hate that they brought in one of the original characters and hate the whole method they used to "make this all new again." Trite, silly, dumb. I wish they'd just introduced the new staff as they did and gone on with it. That's a big beef I have with this one. But I DID like the backstories of the characters, I did like the environment. I hope they take it somewhere new. (Enough of Klingons and Romulans etc. They can always get to those later.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I was so proud of my 8-year old daughter who turned to me and said - SPOLIER WARNING - that the guy in the red spacesuit was going to die. Yep, that's my girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) I was so proud of my 8-year old daughter who turned to me and said - SPOLIER WARNING - that the guy in the red spacesuit was going to die. Yep, that's my girl! SPOILER WARNING - I LOVED the way the film included lots and lots of references to the show. The Red Shirt dying, "Dammit man, I'm a doctor not a physicist!", "I'm givin' 'er all I got!", "Fascinating!", Kirk making out with a green chick, Pine's little Shatner impression on the word "Bones" at the end of the film... It was a Trekker's dream come true! And speaking of daughters... My nine year old recognized Karl Urban, the actor who played McCoy, from his role as Eomer in the Lord of the Rings films! I didn't even recognize him! Edited May 11, 2009 by Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh, and who else LOVED the fact that young Kirk was rocking out to the Beastie Boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Oh, and who else LOVED the fact that young Kirk was rocking out to the Beastie Boys? Futurama got to them first. And got them to rap over the Theme Song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I was really skeptical about this project when I first heard of it, but everybody's glowing notices have gotten me intrigued--will probably go see it this weekend. On another note, is anybody aware of any recordings that Nichelle Nichols (original Uhura) might have made w/Ellington during her time with him in the 1950s? I don't think there are any studio sides, but a programmer friend of mine was looking for something...I figure his best chance is to find an airshot somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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