Holy Geekgasm! A heaping pile of Star Trek fans were offered a special screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the promise of a special sneak peek at J.J. Abrams new Star Trek film.
But they got a little more than they were expecting. They got to see the New Star Trek film instead. ALL OF IT.
People were expecting a special screening of Wrath of Khan, with an additional 10 minutes of footage from the new film. There was an introduction by writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, along with producer Damon Lindelof and then the second Star Trek film in the series began. However a few minutes in, something apparently went wrong, the film broke and melted and the audience was left sitting there.
Within moments someone came out in a trenchcoat and a hat – the hat was removed and who should it be but Leonard Nimoy! He was greeted with a standing ovation, and it only became crazier when he announced the audience would be watching the new film in its entirety.
Now I am not a Trekkie, but I am a big enough fan that I would be cheering like a crazed manatee if I was there.
For a Star Trek devotee this would be like getting a lapdance by Tricia Helfer, only to have it interupted to inform you that something BETTER was coming.
Still a massive thrill for the fans eager to make their minds up. The buzz is positive, however some sites are discrediting these early reviews since it is coming from those most devoted to the franchise to begin with. After all, they were lured to this viewing of the chapter of the original series (arguably the best of the feature films) with the promise of a sneak peek. Of course their reviews would be glorious.
But I disagree. This is likely the most CRITICAL of viewers to expose the film to. I am certain that there is going to be a sect of Trek fans that will see this out of curiosity who were already against this reboot/sequel idea. The other portion is likely to be anticipating the glorious return of the series they refuse to admit has died (but quietly know its been sleeping for years) and may be over zealous in their hopes. Like waiting for Chirst to return only to find out the Mormons were right.
Of course we have to consider this positive reaction to the film with a grain of salt, but it doesn’t mean they are wrong either.
I have had high hopes for this film, and this news doesn’t dampen that one bit. My only regret is that I wasn’t randomly visiting the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Austin, Texas tonight.
