I can buy tickets for Thursday, but nothing after the midnight showing. I do like like me some Trek, but it's not Batman, so relax, JJ.
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
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§ ita § - May 13, 2013 12:25:15 pm PDT #24347 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Polter-Cow - May 13, 2013 12:45:49 pm PDT #24348 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think I'm going to a Thursday showing in 3D. Don't know if I'll be able to get advance tickets, so I hope it doesn't sell out. I've never seen that theater completely full, though, so I think I'll be okay.
Zenkitty - May 13, 2013 12:58:54 pm PDT #24349 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I just bought advance tickets for a midnight showing of STID on Wednesday. Not 3D.
STID looks like it ought to mean a venereal disease.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 13, 2013 4:16:27 pm PDT #24350 of 30000
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Hey, they've gotta keep some elements of Kirk's characterization from the original series...
I feel like I may have used up my moviegoing luck this spring by having IM3 turn out to be so much better than I expected. Between that and J.J. Abrams, my enthusiasm for Trek is fairly muted.
§ ita § - May 13, 2013 5:54:46 pm PDT #24351 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
May has three opening weekends for me: IM3, ST:2, and F&F6. Look, there's arithmetic!
Zenkitty - May 13, 2013 6:32:26 pm PDT #24352 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hey, they've gotta keep some elements of Kirk's characterization from the original series...
He's brash, reckless, sneaky, ridiculously lucky, a womanizer, a rule-breaker, a fast thinker, kind of a bully but not hateful about it, a lot smarter than he lets on, a lot kinder than he seems at first; he has a good sense of humor even when the joke's on him; he has a sort of optimistic resignation to uncaring fate; he inspires people with loyalty even when they don't really know why; he's got pretty good aim but he's not as good a fighter as he thinks he is, he doesn't always walk away when he ought to, and he gets beat up a lot.
Yeah...that's Kirk.
§ ita § - May 13, 2013 6:58:11 pm PDT #24353 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess the fact that I like nuKirk better than the original version could be a strike against the movie, but I'm not upset about it.
I can see pretty simply that this guy becomes that guy, but as long as we hang for a while in pre-irritating territory, I'm happier.
Polter-Cow - May 13, 2013 7:12:26 pm PDT #24354 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
May has three opening weekends for me: IM3, ST:2, and F&F6. Look, there's arithmetic!
Did you see the Entertainment Weekly article about F&F? It's good stuff. Man, Fast Five was so awesome, I'm not sure they can top it, but I'm looking forward to F&F6.
Jessica - May 14, 2013 5:29:42 am PDT #24355 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw Trek 2 last night, and it's...disappointing. I'm seeing it again tonight (because I don't turn down free movies with pretty boys in them) and I'm mainly curious if the plot makes any sense the second time around. There are a lot of characters in this movie with a lot of very complicated plans, but I'm pretty sure once you untangle them they don't actually work out. (See also, Lost, Alias, and in fact most of the rest of JJA's career. Probably better to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the lens flares.)
There is one major plot point that would have Roddenberry spinning in his grave.
However, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch are still very very attractive, and so I will enjoy watching them be very attractive onscreen again. And the rest of the cast isn't bad looking either.
For people who don't like 3D, definitely see this one flat. I was in an almost perfect seat near the middle of the theater (I saw it in 3D IMAX), and I was still getting motion sick every time the ship turned around. This is an AGGRESSIVELY three-dimensional 3D movie.
Consuela - May 14, 2013 6:24:07 am PDT #24356 of 30000
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See also, Lost, Alias, and in fact most of the rest of JJA's career
Yeah, that's what I'm worried about--not just w/rt Trek, but also Star Wars. I can't believe Disney is handing over SW to Abrams.