All the contracts signed at the premiere as a condition of entry were collected. They explicitly stated reviews and revealing details about this film are expressly forbidden, and went on in great length about potential remedies for breaching said contract. Read the half page of legalese on the back of the invite if you don't believe me.
Even if you take the view Paramount won't sue a fan for breach of contract (very brave in light of recent events), you are violating the wishes of Paramount not to have details of their movie discussed online till the 21st. Put yourself in their shoes. What a display of gratitude it is when a company goes out of their way spending huge money to make fans feel like stars for a day, allowing red carpet access, food, drinks, celeb chats, and a free screening, and all they ask in return is attendees keep their mouth shut for two weeks. We can't even manage that.
I wonder if ignoring an embargo will make Paramount more likely to invite fans to something like this in the future? I thought Trek fans were supposed to put the needs of the many ahead of their own. Guess not.
I slept on returning to this thread. But none of these rationalizations about spoiler codes, promises about revealing only "minor" details (who's to say what "minor" is here anyway?), embargoes applying only to media companies, are factually or morally correct.
After the 21st, when the embargo ends, knock yourself out, ruin every minute of the film if that gives you gratification, but till then, this thread is just plain wrong.
