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   From: cigarmanwine@gmail.com   
      
   On May 9, 3:56 pm, "Danie...@teranews.com"    
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   > Cross-posted to several Star Trek newsgroups   
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   > I know it's not what some might call "real" Trek, but anyway .....   
   >   
   > I was one of the three people who went to the first session (10:30a.m.   
   > 3D) this morning at the local multiples, with no real expectations, but   
   > was pleasantly surprised!!   
   >   
   > Several references to the original Trek (Leonard Nimoy as Original   
   > Spock, Khan and his band of supercharged Humans from 300 years ago, Dr   
   > Carol Marcus, Tribbels, one of the leads dying in the Enterprise's   
   > reactor room) but the storyline is, sort of, not dependant on any of   
   > these, just they all help.   
   >   
   > A couple of problems I noticed (I think) were:-   
   >   
   > a.      At one stage the Enterprise is loaded with 36 Photon Torps but when   
   > the (semi-)bad guy asks Kirk how many photon Torps were loaded, Kirk   
   > looks at Spook who answers 72, with a bit of a grin his face which, to   
   > me, indicated he knew he was giving incorrect information. Although 72   
   > is used in the rest of the film.   
   >   
   > b.      At one time, Kirk asks Scotty (who had resigned from Star Fleet   
   > during this film) to check out what is located at location nn.nn.43.nn   
   > but then actually checks location nn.nn.46.nn (I forget the actual   
   > location but remember the third couplets are different).   
   >   
   > A bit of unbelievability(1) in the film is that whilst Scotty is   
   > checking out this location in a runabout, a fleet of runabouts shows up   
   > to enter the base located there, so Scotty just flies his eunabout into   
   > the fleet and enters the base!! How blind are these enemy pilots??   
   >   
   > All-in-all, I enjoyed the film a great deal. Maybe the lack of anything   
   > good, SF-wise, at the moment has made me more willing to accept lesser   
   > quality, but I don't think so.   
   >   
   > Go and see it for yourself, or wait for is to be on T.V. (or from   
   > download) and make up your own mind.   
   >   
   > Live long and prosper!!   
   >   
   > Daniel   
   >   
   > (1) O.K., I know using the term "unbelievability" when dealing with Trek   
   > is unnecessary, but, you know what I mean, I'm sure!   
      
   Thank you. Live long and prosper!   
      
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