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   "Daniel47@teranews.com"  wrote in   
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   > Cross-posted to several Star Trek newsgroups   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   It references Leonard Nimoy?   
      
   > 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!   
      
   Proof-read, please.   
      
   A real Star Trek fan should know how to spell Spock and tribbles.   
      
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