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I went in with confidence all along with Mr. Abrams Star Trek film, yet I still came out of the theater with an experience that exceeded my own expectations.
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How was it for you?
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 09:28 PM
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 09:55 PM
Why so many phloxing polls?
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 10:24 PM
Heh. This is something I probably should have included in the "Rate it!" poll. 
But on the subject of the poll - Exceeded my expectations. Far exceeded.
But on the subject of the poll - Exceeded my expectations. Far exceeded.
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 10:30 PM
Exceeded. I went in expecting nothing, came out grinning.
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 11:03 AM
It was on par with my expectations, but I expected to be disappointed, so maybe I should have voted for that.
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 11:43 AM
Exceeded my expectations.
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Posted 25 May 2009 - 03:50 PM
On par. I still like some of the other Trek movies more. And after watching the last season of Enterprise (which I did right before I watched this movie), it kind of seemed like a step down (although maybe not in the FX department). I just really wish they just continued Enterprise instead. But I guess I'm just stuck with this.
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Posted 25 May 2009 - 07:16 PM
Exceeded my expectations.
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Posted 25 May 2009 - 07:56 PM
How was it for you?
This question I would expect from "one night stand" that has an IQ well under 70. That, or I'm seriusly in a trubble according to legal age...
Movie was fine, dandy, best I've seen in years... It was years after all, since I've watched new Star Wars movie. And a good Trek it was indeed. Loved to see Spock getting it much sooner than every 7 years, now I understand why he kept his "Polka hair" for all those 40 years. Do you think he floss also?
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This question I would expect from "one night stand" that has an IQ well under 70. That, or I'm seriusly in a trubble according to legal age...
Movie was fine, dandy, best I've seen in years... It was years after all, since I've watched new Star Wars movie. And a good Trek it was indeed. Loved to see Spock getting it much sooner than every 7 years, now I understand why he kept his "Polka hair" for all those 40 years. Do you think he floss also?
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Posted 25 May 2009 - 08:07 PM
It was on par for what I expected. I had high expectations from an action / effects perspective and it delivered. I expected it to be completely different than the Star Trek I'm used to and it delivered. I expected it to be almost completely mainstream focused with small tidbits for fans and it delivered. I expected that it would initially leave a very small bad taste in my mouth as a Star Trek fan and that it would grow on me as a general movie goer through subsequent viewings and it delivered.
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Posted 25 May 2009 - 08:38 PM
On Par...I thought it'd be awesome (unlike some of those basement dwellers who bashed the movie constantly before it came out) and to me it was awesome, so really my expectations were fulfilled.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 12:09 PM
Coug....you see? The term "basement dwellers" is a personal attack. Please refrain.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 02:24 PM
Puzzled here... Do you live in a basement? I'm quite sure that the term wasn't meant for you.
If i'd select a basement room i'd do it for the pure logic of stable lower temperature in the summer.
If i'd select a basement room i'd do it for the pure logic of stable lower temperature in the summer.
This post has been edited by Legolas: 26 May 2009 - 02:25 PM
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Olórin (Gandalf): Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!
Legolas:"Boe a hyn... Neled herein - dan caer menig."
Aragorn:"Si, beriathar hyn ammaeg na ned Edoras."
Legolas:"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen-ú-erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer."
Aragorn:"Then i shall die as one of them!"
Lle quena i'lambe tel' Eldalie? (Do you speak Elvish?)
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 05:11 PM
Terilynn, on May 26 2009, 01:09 PM, said:
Coug....you see? The term "basement dwellers" is a personal attack. Please refrain.
I thought about saying something as I didn't like the negative connotation, but saw it was from a Save Enterprise veteran with lots of posts. Dunno...
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 05:37 PM
Squidman458, on May 27 2009, 12:11 AM, said:
I thought about saying something as I didn't like the negative connotation, but saw it was from a Save Enterprise veteran with lots of posts. Dunno...
You're free to speak your mind. Just don't make the same mistakes i made...
I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, han mathon ne chae a han noston ned 'wilith...
Olórin (Gandalf): Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!
Legolas:"Boe a hyn... Neled herein - dan caer menig."
Aragorn:"Si, beriathar hyn ammaeg na ned Edoras."
Legolas:"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen-ú-erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer."
Aragorn:"Then i shall die as one of them!"
Lle quena i'lambe tel' Eldalie? (Do you speak Elvish?)
Olórin (Gandalf): Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!
Legolas:"Boe a hyn... Neled herein - dan caer menig."
Aragorn:"Si, beriathar hyn ammaeg na ned Edoras."
Legolas:"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen-ú-erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer."
Aragorn:"Then i shall die as one of them!"
Lle quena i'lambe tel' Eldalie? (Do you speak Elvish?)
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 05:53 PM
It was none of these, and all of them at once. Some bits were good, some were bad, and some were on par. I came expecting average, and I got the whole spectrum.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 08:11 PM
Legolas, on May 26 2009, 01:24 PM, said:
Puzzled here... Do you live in a basement? I'm quite sure that the term wasn't meant for you.
If i'd select a basement room i'd do it for the pure logic of stable lower temperature in the summer.
If i'd select a basement room i'd do it for the pure logic of stable lower temperature in the summer.
Hi Legolas...I took it as one who had spoken negatively about certain scenes I knew were being placed in the film. Seeing as though I has spoken out negatively about the film beforehand, I took Cougar's insult to heart and I merely asked him to keep from personal insults.
We're adults (or should at least be acting like them) here and just because we disagree about certain things in the movie doesn't give him (or anyone else) the right to make a personal slam on anyone else. I don't call the people who adore the film names - no one should be calling those of us who find fault with the film names either.
That's what I meant by my comment.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 09:15 PM
Terilynn, on May 26 2009, 01:09 PM, said:
Coug....you see? The term "basement dwellers" is a personal attack. Please refrain.
It's only a personal attack if you consider yourself a basement dweller lol.
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 09:28 PM
Cougar, on May 26 2009, 10:15 PM, said:
It's only a personal attack if you consider yourself a basement dweller lol.
I know better that that's not what you're saying, but it's best to avoid insults period (as in insulting specific people or groups is against the rules here) for the good of all.
