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guess what i went and saw?



Well i managed to find someone to go with. Man, what a film!
you know the story this is prequel to how Jame T Kirk rises thru the ranks of Starfleet and how the crew of the Enterprise became to be.

The film is great, a strong story backbone. Eric Bana play a Romulan on a quest for revenge against Spock across time and space. dont wanna give too much away but Leonard Nimoy plays than just a Cameo role, and Sylar plays an awesome "early Spock"
All of the films budget is up on the screen as it is visually spectacular. There are plenty of homages to the old Star Trek that that will keep the old skool happy (I am not a big trekkie fan, but i was picking them up thick and fast). You can really see how the actors have threaded themselves into the charaters, the guy that played Bones was just brillant, Simon Pegg did a great Scotty (would have been nice to get him into the film sooner, but it was justified when and where they intoduced him).

The film fleshed out Kirks backstory, including the famous question of how he beat the "unwinnable" Kobayashi Maru training program. See below for some history (its not from the film so there is no spoiler and will add a layer to the film)

loved the film, wouldnt mind seeing it again. definate Bluray purchase

9.5 Skintoxications out of 10

Kobayashi Maru training program

[Kralon]

I think they are starting up a whole new line of Star Trek films right from the beginning. As now we are in an "alternate reality" they can rewrite/rerun all new scenarios (I can only hope). As I am a die hard Star Trek fan, (I remember waiting anxiously for the running of Star Trek every Saturday night on the telly when I was a kid!). The movie paid homage to the old as well as paving a new path to more new movies and concepts . The only thing that I didn't really care for was that the cinematography left a lot to be desired. While the action scenes were riveting, they were very blurry and I see no reason to buy this movie in High Def when it comes out on DVD. I will definitely be buying it though!

[Metallicorphan is an Ass]

definetly want to see it,but i still have Star Trek 7,8,9 and 10 to watch,i finally got round to watching number 6 last week

and with T4(whatever) out,that gets priority

i already know how he beat that Kobayashi Maru programme...as it tells you in that Star Trek film

ST2Click for read!

 he cheated didnt he?.....i will have to stick it on again and watch that part because it doesnt actually show you the part where they say it in the youtube vid

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[wnchstr96]

I thought it was excellent. Probally the best Star Trek yet. Yes better than Kahn. A must see for sure.

[Warlord Poon]

as much as i hated the earlier movies and series, i loved this film.

[Nubs McCracken]

I too saw this film as well as Angels and Demons last week. Okay I loved the film one thing I found annoying though was the director's constant use of lens flares. You know what I'm talking about all that bright light in parts where it wasn't even warranted. Even the director agreed that was a silly decision on his part

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Nubs McCracken, on May 21 2009, 02:58 AM, said:

Okay I loved the film one thing I found annoying though was the director's constant use of lens flares. You know what I'm talking about all that bright light in parts where it wasn't even warranted. Even the director agreed that was a silly decision on his part

Yeah i noticed the "artificial light flare" a few times, one or twice I did wonder if the screen was playing up (and it was a piss poor cinema i went to), i think i happened a few times when they panned across the bridge.

in Khan, it never showed how he beat the program, but there was a bit where he expalained that he basically cheated (he was eating an apple, which Chris Penn does in the new film while defeats the program)

[Metallicorphan is an Ass]

Chris Penn is in the film?...i thought he died?

wasnt aware that it was Karl Urban who played Bones in the new film,he seems to be taking off after being in LOTR being in Riddick and Bourne as well(and doom)

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Metallicorphan is an Ass, on May 21 2009, 09:32 AM, said:

Chris Penn is in the film?...i thought he died?

Sorry, my bad, the guys' name is Chris Pine