Star Trek Preview Screening

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nataliebooo<3

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Just been alerted by the SeeFilmFirst website that they'll be holding a preview screening of Star Trek at the Empire Leicester Square tonight at 6.30!

My ticket's already printed. Can't wait!
 
I got an alert via text message yesterday morning, went straight to the SeeFilmFirst website, and had printed off my ticket within 3 minutes!
It was a great atmosphere inside the cinema - such a change to sit in a good old-fashioned circle/stalls setup instead of my local multiplex. The audience laughed and clapped in all the right places and there was a rousing round of applause at the end. Judging by their reaction, and the reviews I've read (4 & 5 stars) it'll be a success and there'll undoubtedly be a sequel.
Overall, the film is much more action-packed and frenetic than the Trek we're used to (I've taken to calling this rebooted version "Trek 2.0"). It's the perfect film for someone who's maybe put off by the 40-odd years of backstory and wants to get in on the start of a sci-fi action franchise. At the same time, there are lots of noRAB to Trek continuity that the fans will get and appreciate.
 
if the screening was at 6.30pm how did you manage to post your review at 7.26pm mr OP? did you borrow mr spock's vulcan timeship?

to prove you saw it - why did dr mccoy get the name bones?
 
The "Bones" origin was from a remark McCoy made to Kirk (I think on the shuttle going up to the Enterprise), rather than the old "sawbones" nickname for a surgeon that the original Trek used. Can't remember exactly what it was though.
Have to say, I thought Karl Urban's was one of the best performances, in terms of capturing McCoy. The first time he said "I'm a doctor, not a..." got applause from the audience.
 
Thanks. Not sure if "enjoyed" is quite the right word, though. Whilst I appreciate that it is a good film, I didn't get the same pleasure from it that I would if it had been a "conventional" Trek film (if you know what I mean).
It's not that the characters are played by different actors - I'm used to that from watching the "Phase II" episodes - it's just that there's a (for want of a better phrase) "21st Century sensibility" about the film, by which I mean, as I mentioned above, there's a far more frenetic, action-oriented approach rather than the more slower-paced films that have gone before. Star Trek for the MTV generation, if you will.
Having said that, I look forward to the (hopefully) inevitable sequel, by which time I suspect multiple viewings on DVD will have gotten me more accustomed to things.
Just as long as they don't stray too far from the Trek I've known and loved for the last 40 years.
 
It is, no doubt about it. As I said, I've watched the "Phase II" stuff that James Cawley and co. have done, and I think they're great. But that's a continuation of Trek, and made by fans for fans.
This film has not only to appeal to the fans but also to a wider audience, if it is to succeed in re-energising the franchise (which I think it will). It's also a reboot, rather than a continuation, and the differences with the way the characters are portrayed here - younger, more brash, with different interpersonal relationships than we're used to in some cases - does take the edge off the enjoyment, for me at least.
That's not to detract from the actors in any way, as the performances were uniformly good. It's just that, for example, I couldn't really relate Chris Pine's portrayal to the James T. Kirk I know until the point where he took command of the Enterprise (his path to command rank is the single most implausible thing in the entire film, by the way). THEN I started to see the old Kirk.
 
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