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  1. tinman

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    http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/04/star-treks-snea.html?cnn=yes

    'Star Trek': What people are saying after the surprise screening

    Apr 7, 2009, 03:57 PM | by Chris Nashawaty

    Categories: Star Trek

    Fullcastincharacter_l Last night, some very lucky Star Trek fans who believed they were walking into a screening of 1982's Wrath of Khan instead got a surprise sneak peek at J.J. Abrams' new enterprise. While Abrams' reboot/prequel, Star Trek, isn't scheduled to officially hit theaters until May 8, those fortunate enough to be on hand at the Alamo Draft House in Austin, Tex., were the giddy victims of a blockbuster bait and switch. And nudging the event into total nerdvana territory, the hotly anticipated summer tentpole was reportedly introduced by the film's writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, its producer Damon Lindelhof (Lost), and (get this) Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy.

    Needless to say, those in attendance -- no doubt very familiar with making their sci-fi opinions known in cyberspace -- immediately posted early reviews of the film on the Internet. And so far, the reactions range from wildly ecstatic to only barely less ecstatic. On his AICN site, Austin's blogging poobah Harry Knowles dedicated about 40,000 words to the screening, reporting that it concluded with a standing ovation that lasted five to six minutes. "After the film, the audience was a collective smile, some crying they were so happy," Knowles wrote.

    Meanwhile, in another huge, scrawling review, a writer at filmschoolrejects.com summed up the pic by saying, "This version is new and fresh, but it doesn’t forget its roots -- and I think fans will appreciate that." Cinema Blend was similarly positive: "The new Star Trek movie is amazing -- easily the best Trek movie since The Wrath of Khan, and a veritable feast of sight and sound."

    Elsewhere online, OMG twitter posts were blasted from inside the darkened theater before the end credits even rolled. Here' a sampling from slashfilm.com:

    -"I just got back from Star Trek and it was AMAZING. The best Star Trek movie ever. Yes, it even best Wrath of Khan. Believe me."

    -"ZOMG!! Just saw the new Star Trek movie and it melted my pants!!!!!"

    -"My mind = blown Star Trek was AWESOME!"

    -"Yes, I'm the guy who's never seen an episode of ST and got to see Star Trek tonight. As a total ST virgin, the movie is incredible."

    One blogger on Knowles' site who was at the Alamo added: "You don't replace Wrath of Khan. You just don't. Not unless the movie you're replacing it with is pretty godd---- strong. And guess what? It is. Holy Christ Crispies in a bucket of milk, was this movie f---ing awesome."

    If you were lucky enough to be at the Alamo last night, let us know what you thought.
     
    #1 tinman, Apr 8, 2009
  2. GRENDEL

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    Heard about that screening but I know better than trust those early review, eps. considering most were die hard fans. I think it'll be good but just not as good as this intital reaction.
     
    #2 GRENDEL, Apr 8, 2009
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    they interviewed the filmschoolrejects guy on AOTS yesterday. he basically gushed, but it sounded like it was for good reason. i'm looking forward to it.
     
    #3 Tb-Cain, Apr 8, 2009
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    if it's 70% as good as Wrath, it'll be awesome.
     
    #4 Kyakko, Apr 8, 2009
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    #5 Tb-Cain, Apr 8, 2009
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    That's a cool surprise to spring on fans.

    I'm looking forward to this.
     
    #6 professorjay, Apr 8, 2009
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    been meaning to ask this and this is a perfect place to do so. if you know nada about the original series (other than some character names), will you be able to follow this?
     
    #7 Rocketman95, Apr 8, 2009
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    awesome to hear i am looking forward to watching this movie...man summer movie madness is only a few weeks away!


    i still have 2.5 weeks to try to do my star trek movie thing (watch the 9 movies before the new one comes out) i am done with 3 of them so far
     
    #8 The_Yoyo, Apr 8, 2009
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    Have to agree with you on that.
     
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    I did that a long time ago, I'm a huge Trek fan but The Final Frontier is just painful to sit through
     
    #10 GRENDEL, Apr 8, 2009
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    Yes, you should have no problem following it because it's a reboot of the original series and movies. But it's not just a reboot in the sense of it's a movie that takes these characters and re imagines them, it's a reboot that actually happens in the universe that Star Trek inhabits.
     
    #11 Oski2005, Apr 8, 2009
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    ouch thats one of the ones i have never seen before


    i found a torrent that had them all in HD, like 40gigs worth it took me a while to download like a month but finally got them all...
     
    #12 The_Yoyo, Apr 8, 2009
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    that's what i thought. the previews for this are unreal...really looking forward to it.
     
    #13 Rocketman95, Apr 8, 2009
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    They actually pulled that stunt in several other cities however Austin was the only viewing where people actually showed up to watch Wrath of Khan.
     
    #14 Ziggy, Apr 8, 2009
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    Wrath of Kahn sucked.
     
    #15 Fatty FatBastard, Apr 8, 2009
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    People are strange, Wrath of Khan is awesome...
     
    #16 Tom Bombadillo, Apr 8, 2009
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    Yeah its pretty painful, The Voyage Home is full of 80's goofyness but still watchable.
     
    #17 GRENDEL, Apr 8, 2009
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    Good marketing ploy.

    I don't know. Die-hards might be unduly critical if they perceived it to be unfaithful to the original vision. On the flip-side, if it is faithful but has different faults, those might be ignored. Trekkies have already demonstrated a tolerance for bad acting, bad costuming, and tired plot devices.
     
    #18 JuanValdez, Apr 8, 2009
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    I want to see this movie, and I'm not a Star Trek fan at all.

    Also this thread gives me a great excuse to post the following:

    Rocket
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    Announcer: "Astronaut Jones", written by Tracy Morgan. Directed by Tracy Morgan. Hair and Make-up by Tracy Morgan. Produced by Tracy Morgan and Melvin Goldfarb. This has been a Morgan/Goldfarb Production.

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    #19 MadMax, Apr 8, 2009
  20. Rocketman95

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    awesome.
     
    #20 Rocketman95, Apr 8, 2009
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