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#1178933 - 05/08/09 01:41 PM
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JJ Abrams has resurrected Trek!
I saw it last night, and I was impressed with the new vision of Star Trek. It was sleeker, sexier, and much more action packed than Trek has been in a long time.
Casting was fantastic. Karl Urban IS McCoy! I wasn't sure how Chris Pine was going to pull off Kirk, but he did.
This Trek really does change the entire mythos or "canon" from all previous incarnations, and it does so in a pretty intense fashion. I left the theater wanting to see more in this Trek universe. I can see why hardcore Trekkers would be up in arms over the changes to all they know and hold dear, but if you're new to Trek, or a longtime fan with an open mind, you're going to enjoy this movie!
I'm not going to give any spoilers away, but the summer blockbusters are off and running!
P.S. Megan Fox looked amazing in the Transformers trailer. I'd go see it for her alone!
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#1178937 - 05/08/09 01:43 PM
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P.S. Megan Fox looked amazing in the Transformers trailer. I'd go see it for her alone! I would sit through a Nic Cage quadruple feature if I knew she was in the movies.
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#1178942 - 05/08/09 01:45 PM
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I'll be seeing it this weekend! Can hardly wait. I thought "sylar" was the perfect person to play the young Spock. With the hair and the ears - he does resemble him. I missed out on Wolverine last weekend - too busy draining the pool and scrubbing it out and putting together a gazebo for the patio. I may try to catch up on both this weekend!
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#1178956 - 05/08/09 01:53 PM
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The casting is excellent. So much so, I wished they had focused more on the character development - but I'll let it slide. It starts fast and ends big. The first movie in a long time that I may want to go see in the theater again.
I was talking to a friend about it last night too and he said something funny: he thought the Enterprise looked too much like the Galaxy Quest ship on the inside. There may be some truth to that...But you know what? I don't care. Good flick!
P.S. again - About Megan Fox. She could put out a movie of her painting a fence for two hours and I'd pay to see it!
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#1178968 - 05/08/09 01:57 PM
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Lucky you BF - the last movie I saw as Monsters vs Aliens! It will be good to see something with real people and some action!
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#1178982 - 05/08/09 02:01 PM
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<<<<<<----- still waiting for Madagascar III
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#1179035 - 05/08/09 02:28 PM
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<<<<<<----- still waiting for Madagascar III Not the next in the Ice Age series?
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#1179036 - 05/08/09 02:29 PM
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Lucky you BF - the last movie I saw as Monsters vs Aliens! It will be good to see something with real people and some action! Actually, it wasn't bad. It's kind of a romantic comedy/teen age angst/little girls drooling over Zac Effron movie.
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#1179125 - 05/08/09 03:11 PM
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P.S. again - About Megan Fox. She could put out a movie of her painting a fence for two hours and I'd pay to see it! you speak the truth
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#1179248 - 05/08/09 04:11 PM
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I bet the sales of Esquire go up this month....
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#1179250 - 05/08/09 04:11 PM
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I'll be seeing it this weekend! Can hardly wait. I thought "sylar" was the perfect person to play the young Spock. With the hair and the ears - he does resemble him. I missed out on Wolverine last weekend - too busy draining the pool and scrubbing it out and putting together a gazebo for the patio. I may try to catch up on both this weekend! Saw it las Friday night and I loved it...
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#1179916 - 05/08/09 10:11 PM
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Going to see Star Trek in IMAX tonight. I already bought tix online. I was amazed at how many of the shows were already sold out. All I need now is some popcorn and I'll be good to go!
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#1179952 - 05/09/09 02:59 AM
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i can't wait to see this movie!
i'm gonna see it at the IMAX I'm going to see it in IMAX down where space travel really happens! NASA
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#1179983 - 05/09/09 08:04 PM
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I haven't seen it but I heard folks talking about it on the radio. They said it was a great film, but that hardcore trekkies wouldn't like it because it was too good. That and the fact that they used subtitles when they spoke Klingon. P.S. Are Klingons actually in the film? I thought Captain Kirk "discovered" them during the TV series and doesn't this film take place before the TV series events?
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#1180043 - 05/11/09 12:09 PM
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I've enjoyed the original Star Trek most of my life - even going to the 30th anniversay convention at the Space center in Huntsville. I also thoroughly enjoyed this one. Actually, kid wonder turned to me and said "can we watch it again?" immediately afterwards! It was good - casting was excellent and the characters were well developed. William Shatner watched is and thought it was good per news reports.
No it wasn't the low budget groundbreaking show the original was, but it did a good job of setting the stage for a new series that doesn't rely on the original cast who are aging and dying off.
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#1180045 - 05/11/09 12:15 PM
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Haven't checked the ratings so would you suggest this for an 8 year old and a four year old who love movies?
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#1180046 - 05/11/09 12:19 PM
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I would - I don't remember any heavy cursing or gruesome deaths. There's certainly violence, and ships exploding, and such...Maybe I would be a bad parenting example though...
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#1180055 - 05/11/09 12:35 PM
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I don't recall seeing Klingons in the film.
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#1180058 - 05/11/09 12:48 PM
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WayFM radio rated it a strong 3 for family friendliness. so rated because of the few cuss words and the violence. I really wouldn't recommend it for the 4 year old. It is PG-13.
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