Star Trek (2008 movie)

Illinoisguy1 · 09 Apr 09 :: 19:26

Burger King glasses

TheCentralScrutinizer · 09 Apr 09 :: 19:49

I still have a Spock glass from the Taco Bell promotion of ST III: The Search For Spock.

Illinoisguy1 · 10 Apr 09 :: 08:46

Found these via IMDB post.

Illinoisguy1 · 11 Apr 09 :: 23:12

The showed the movie to US service members in Kuwait today.

Link to story and pics of the cast/crew with the service members at link below.

http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/ne … p&id=32280

Illinoisguy1 · 18 Apr 09 :: 10:17

I bought the Playmates Enterprise from the new movie. Paid $30 for it.

It's really cool.
The lights & sound effects are really neat. The sound is a little loud.

The ship itself is smaller than I expected.

Illinoisguy1 · 24 Apr 09 :: 09:50

Illinoisguy1 · 25 Apr 09 :: 20:03

Bought several of the Playmates toys recently.

Communicator

Tricorder

4 action figures.

Kirk

Uhura

Spock

Original Spock

Simon · 26 Apr 09 :: 23:56

Don't know if anyone is interested but here's a youtube link to the end credits music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7XZcn_SoM

Illinoisguy1 · 27 Apr 09 :: 08:00

Wolverine & Star Trek Outselling Iron Man In Ticket Sales

Remember last year when a then relatively unknown Marvel superhero got his big screen debut? He goes by the alias Iron Man and he earned nearly $100 million at the box-office in his opening weekend.
If ticket pre-sales are any indicator, it's possible that Wolverine in his solo spin-off origin film may beat Iron Man's opening weekend. It doesn't seem like that leaked, unfinished version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is hampering pre-sales as MovieTickets.com is reporting that it's currently outselling Iron Man 3-to-1 in ticket sales in the same time frame prior to release.
Surprised? Impressed? Well, that's not all! J.J. Abrams franchise-saving Star Trek is doing even better than that despite the fact it is being released a week later. Below is the report detailing the advanced ticket numbers:
X-MEN OUTSELLING IRON MAN
As of Wednesday, MovieTickets.com is reporting that "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is currently outpacing ticket sales for "Iron Man" 3-to-1 at the same point in the sales cycle (nine days prior to the film's release).
Both films boast release dates during the first weekend in May during the last two years. "X-Men" releases Friday, May 1, 2009. "Iron Man" released in 2008 on Friday, May 2."
STAR TREK OUTSELLING X-MEN
Despite releasing a week later than "X-Men," "Star Trek" has already sold 25% more advance tickets at MovieTickets.com than "X-Men."
It seems that the economy sure isn't affecting the movie business negatively this summer, and that's a good thing considering the plethora of major summer tent-pole films we'll be seeing this year.
What do you think of the pre-ticket sales numbers? Do you think they're a strong indicator of what we'll see opening weekend in terms of box-office sales? And, more importantly, will you be seeing these two movies? I know I will.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens next Friday, May 1 2009. Star Trek hits theaters the following weekend on May 8th with 7:00pm screenings on May 7th

http://screenrant.com/wolverine-outsell … -rob-6939/

Illinoisguy1 · 28 Apr 09 :: 01:42

TheCentralScrutinizer · 28 Apr 09 :: 03:01

Original Spock looks like somebody drank his milkshake.

Illinoisguy1 · 28 Apr 09 :: 21:04

Here is a list of the Playmates toys that I now own.

3.75 inch figures
Uhura
Spock
Original Spock
Cadet McCoy
Scotty
Pike
Cadet Chekov
Kirk

Role Playing
Communicator
Tricorder

Ships
Enterprise

All I need to complete the 3.75 inch figures are:
Sulu
Nero

Illinoisguy1 · 29 Apr 09 :: 20:38

Completed my 3.75 " figures today.

Bought Nero & Sulu.

I've already spent over $120 on toys and that doesn't include all of the Kellogg's cereals and products to get the badges and plates(that I still need to send off for).

The 6 inch figures will cost about $90 plus about $55 for the Bridge & Transporter sets.

Then beginning next week I'll be going to Burger King to get the glasses & toys too.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 30 Apr 09 :: 16:24

The movie's gonna be showing in IMAX. I might actually be convinced to drive 65 miles each way to the nearest IMAX theater to see it. Hmmm....

Illinoisguy1 · 30 Apr 09 :: 18:09

I DVD Recorded the JJ Abrams interview on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

They showed a clip I haven't seen before.

They showed the shuttle leaving the Enterprise (which is a cool shot) and aboard are They are going to sky jump in an attempt to destroy the planet destroying weapon below. In case you're wondering why they don't beam down there is a bit of dialogue saying that they won't be able to beam them back unless they stop the weapon.

I'm guessing too much interference or something like that prevents proper operation of the transporter.

I'm recording as many tv spots, interviews and reviews I come across.

Simon · 01 May 09 :: 00:49

Here's someones youtube page i found where he has compiled together many of the Star Trek videos released on the net including trailers, clips and interviews.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SalvorHardin00

Illinoisguy1 · 01 May 09 :: 13:55

My thoughts on the Star Trek film since I first heard about it.

First I didn't like the idea at all.
Then when I started to see whom they cast, I started to like it even less.
And then when they debuted the revised Enterprise I had very mixed feelings.

But when I started to see stills my thoughts started to sway the other way.
And then when I started to see the Trailers/TV Spots I really started to like what I was seeing.

Now about 20 years ago if they would have done this I would have been 100% against it, but now I am more accepting.

More accepting because they didn't do what ruined the Lost in Space movie.
In that their costumes was completely different, whereas in Star Trek they kept the basic style the same.
In LOS they just completely redesigned the Jupiter II into something that didn't even look like the original, whereas in Star Trek the basic form is there. It doesn't look like a Star Destroyer or from Star Trek - the Voyager.
The Enterprise bridge keeps the basic layout of the original Enterprise bridge, but just lights it up quite a bit.
And in LOS they just got rid of the classic robot design into something that looked rather stupid.

About the only thing that the LOS movie got right is the robot voice, but other than that it's LOS in name only.

As far as I can tell the new Star Trek film is Star Trek.

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Illinoisguy1 · 04 May 09 :: 14:58

Since the summer movie season has begun, I thought we might discuss thoughts on box office potential.

Wolverine opened up to 87 million, despite the workprint leak and fairly bad reviews.

I would expect that WOM won't be to kind to the film and will likely have at least a 56% drop next week. Perhaps even larger than that.

Whereas Star Trek is getting rave reviews so far. But it's opening at around 500 locations less than Wolverine did.
So I expect a lower opening box office than Wolverine had.
I think around 80 million or so.

I'm not hearing much buzz about Angels & Demons, so I think that will open rather poorly. Perhaps in the 35 million range.

Treks real competition will be Terminator Salvation, of course a sci-fi film.
That should open higher than Wolverine did.

With the poor reviews & bad worm of mouth on Wolverine and no real competition for two weeks Trek could remain #1 for two weeks straight.

I think Trek will have legs and in the long run make more than Wolverine will.

I don't really see any must see films for most of the month of June, so any of the May films that have legs will continue to rank in the money. Well until Transformers 2 opens, which I think will be the largest opening take of the summer and very likely will be the number one film of the summer.

Illinoisguy1 · 04 May 09 :: 20:03

Went on a little Star Trek shopping spree today.

1st stopped at Burger King and got an entire set of the glasses.
Also got 4 toys. Kirk, Scotty, Tricorder & Shuttle.

$12 for BK stuff.

Then Toys R Us for the following.
Transporter Playset
6" Uhura to start the 6" line.

$34 at TRU.

Target:
Enterprise D from Hot Wheels
USS Reliant from Hot Wheels
$26 Target

TeeJay · 05 May 09 :: 00:23

I just reserved a ticket for Star Trek on Thursday evening at 8:30. It's playing at my favorite theater. Yay! :dancing: Can't wait! Wish they'd done a Wednesday preview, but I'll settle for a regular Thursday showing too. Do I dare assume that I'm gonna be the first one of us here on the MB seeing it?

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 05 May 09 :: 00:40

Sure looks like it. I'll probably go on Saturday.

Simon · 05 May 09 :: 00:53

For someone who never used to be a fan of Star Trek, i'm so hyped right now it's unbeliavable. I just want to see it now.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 05 May 09 :: 02:07

The good news is that you're evidently hyped up over something that's actually really great. According to AICN, the reviews that are coming in from all over are uniformly raves. You just never hear that, especially for a geek movie because there's always someone out there who's disappointed in one thing or another.

Illinoisguy1 · 07 May 09 :: 08:17

As of right now it has a 95% rating on Rottentomatoes.com. 70 positive reviews out of 74. 4 negative.

One of the negatives came from Ebert.
But he hasn't liked the majority of them anyways, only giving positives to II, IV and First Contact.

Perhaps it's just me, but his nitpicking of the "science" aspects makes little sense to me.

ok, can't copy & paste off his site.

But he mentions that time travel is impossible.
However he liked the two previous movies that involved time travel, IV and First Contact.

Then he rags on warp speed and saying that it's just a convenience for the screenwriters so that they can "push a button and zap to the next scene". And that it "prevents any sense of wonder at the immensity of space".

Where in the world has he been for the past 40 plus years. Warp speed has been a staple of Trek from the very first episode. Plus it's also used in the Star Wars films too. And I'm sure many other science fiction films.

Does he really think that either every thing should only happen within the orbit of Earth or that viewers which to sit through a long and boring stretch of film watching them travel through space to another planet? Just so that he can watch a film that shows the wonder and immensity of space, viewers would be bored out of their minds.

He's in the minority on this one.

Simon · 07 May 09 :: 08:47

I hate critics like that. I always see his name pop up with popular films.

Anyone going to see this within the first week?

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