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Are any of you folks getting together to see it?

I was going to try to make it over there to meet some of you but it turns out my girls are wanting to see it too (surprised me since they are more into anime lately, didn't think they'd want to go). I'm going Saturday afternoon because my youngest is too tired to go after school Friday (middle school is rough over here).

I'm driving to the IMAX in Grand Rapids. Bought my tickets ahead of time - cost a lot more than to see it here, but I think it'll be really worth it to see this in IMAX.

I'm really really tempted to sneak off before then and see it in town alone before Saturday though, heh.

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Ugh. I just found out its being shown at the Detroit Science Center's IMAX Dome theater (first feature length film ever to be shown there.) And I already bought the damn tickets for the IMAX at Henry Ford (with my nonexistent money). The IMAX[R] dome theater is really neat. Rather than the traditional big screen of the regular IMAX, it is a skyline of sorts that covers almost your entire vision. The films are in a "hemisphere" shape. The number of seats per showing is pretty small as the seating is "up in" the dome (sort of a higher-tech planetarium.) Its a much more personal in-your-face type thing. You sit in a sort of reclined fashion looking up at the screen. I'm not sure how ST will work there as the movies that are usually shown there need very special cameras (not "regular" IMAX cameras).

Would make a good package as they also have a Star Trek exhibit at the science center. Wonder if I can get a refund on net tickets without a big hassle. *ponders*

http://www.detroitsciencecenter.org/

And no, typically I don't really care about "when" I see a movie, although this has probably developed due to economic factors. 99.99999% of my movie watching is on DVD, with horrible video and sound pirated off the net.

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Fishnet tights... Check

Knee Boots... Check

False Eyelashes ... Check

Red TOS Female Uniform.. Check

Phaser set to stun... CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am SO READY!!!

It's definitely a good birthday!!!!

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Fishnet tights... Check

Knee Boots... Check

False Eyelashes ... Check

Red TOS Female Uniform.. Check

Knee Boots... Check..

Phaser set to stun... CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am SO READY!!!

It's definitely a good birthday!!!!

yay! How fun! Have someone take a piccy - I wanna see :)

My kids and I dressed up as pirates when we went to the final Pirates of the Caribbean movie and folks there were taking our photo and posing with us, thought we had been hired by the theater, heh.

I'm going tomorrow! whoohoo! Can not wait.

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Hell yeah, I am the first to report on it bitches! haha

I thought it was a helluva movie. No dull spots in the movie; it was either action or humor. Cast looked almost exactly like the original as young lads. Quite amazingly actually. I can't wait to own it on BluRay and see and hear it on my HDTV.

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OK, just got back in from the movie. Now, I am a die-hard, hairbreaths shy of a monster maroon (the uniforms from Star Trek II to Generations,) Trekkie (as in old school.) Hell, I have the pattern, but I need someone to generate it for me. I could probably tell you about friends meeting some from the original series who have passed away. I am one of the thousands of doctors inspired to go into the field partially because of DeForest Kelly's portrayal of McCoy. I could tell you where every other movie or show from the original series had minor flaws that were attention to detail errors. I was a member of Starfleet for much of my pre-military adult life.

I say the above to qualify what I think of the new movie. And as an old fan of the original series:

OMFG, I think I had multiple orgasms while watching it.

I know there are some old fans that will be miffed at continuity. However, I believe that Abrams reboot brings what I remember Star Trek to be.

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I saw it last night in IMAX. All I can say is wow.. It was an excellent movie. My wife doesn't even like Star Trek and she liked it. I think the cast had their personas down perfectly. Excellent story, great acting, and overall I give it 5 stars. I'm going to see it again before they take it off the IMAX screen.

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Just got home, saw it in IMAX in Grand Rapids. Theater was completely packed and there was a huge line for the next showing as I left.

It was everything I had hoped for and more.

I loved the IMAX quality but it was actually so overwhelming I was a bit distracted by it. I think I'm actually going to see it again tomorrow at the little theater here in town so I can pay more attention to the story line than the hugely overwhelming visuals. Took both my kids (who loved it too) and blew my budget for the month but was welllll worth it.

and I agree Meg!

Spock ---- mmmmm.

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Saw it at IMAX. Was good, really enjoyed it. When I left the house the internet said there was 50 some tickets left, when we got there it said sold out. As observed above the place was packed out when we were leaving. This aspect of it is usually meaningless to me but its "fun" for a few of the more nerd-centric films.

IMAX really is the way to see effects / scenery heavy movies. The large size and wrap-around "arc" of the screen really add a lot to the experience. (Similar to the oldschool Cinemascope film tech) Almost like a 3D effect without the glasses. Some might say better than 3D effect as it gives a "in the movie" feel. Don't sit in the back, get there early and sit somewhere in the center/front. The effect is lost quite a bit (maybe even totally) if you sit on the sides or in the back. I'm still trying to figure a way to get some money I don't have (one of the two key reasons I didn't go to Oblivion this weekend), to go see how they work this at the IMAX Dome at the DSC. (I currently wouldn't suggest going there as I'm skeptical of how a traditionally filmed IMAX movie is going to work on an IMAX[R] screen. Seems like it would look pretty odd. IMAX[R] is probably the ultimate way to see a movie currently, but feature films are not filmed for this format, only special documentaries and such get the proper treatment as far as I'm aware.

They did an interesting thing to escape the wrath of us ST lovers with the time travel aspect of it. J. J. Abrams has long stated that he wasn't a star trek fan to begin with, and thus the ST faithful were skeptical of this interloper for a long time. The folk that look down their noses at us ST enthusiasts won't care either way, but too bad, deal. Regardless, he delivered the goods. The "current" time of the star trek series will have to be set as this movie. With huge changes to the star trek story, two of them being the lack of the planets Vulcan and Romulus(home of the Vulcans and Romulans, bizzare how that works huh?) Which are major staples of the Star Trek storyline and have been for 40 years. Now in the new time line they both are destroyed, with both vulcans and romulans being endangered species. Won't have to worry too much about them evil romulans anymore I wouldn't think. No appearance from either of the two most liked "bad" races (Klingons and Borg) was interesting.

This alternate timeline allows a loophole for a few of the major changes to the backstory they threw in in the movie to slide by as they can be considered part of the oft-mentioned (but never explained) "Temporal Distortion", in this case a huge one. Ok /geekmode off.

Easy to watch for most everyone as noted by the reviews. Its in line with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ("The one with the Whales") in that aspect. Both pretty much universally liked.

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I hate time travel movies where everything works out...I don't think you can be in two places at once and not have things just go haywire....

other than that it was good

well the treckies I went with had an hour long discussion of what was wrong with the story line after...THAT was annoying.

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And 9 looks awesome too!!!!

Yes ... spock... :drool .... JFC, he was so hot.. excuse me.. I mean HE IS SO FUCKING HOT.... :drool

I take it you never followed the Heroes seasons where Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar also plays Spock in Star Trek? You should get some of the seasons of Heroes. He is a wicked psychopath with awesome powers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20749718/

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I take it you never followed the Heroes seasons where Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar also plays Spock in Star Trek? You should get some of the seasons of Heroes. He is a wicked psychopath with awesome powers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20749718/

Oh no, the opposite really. I love heros. However, I was all for the stoic Spock over the emotional driven Gabriel. Give me that aemotional shit and Ill fall for it evertime ... good... he is so sexy. :drool

Edited to say: YES I AM A FRACKEN UBER DORK. For fucks sake, I have a BSG tattoo... I'm beyond dork. =P

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