What was your first experience with a movie?
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I see no problem with that. I've seen movies multiple times in theatres, with the intention of later purchasing it on VHS/DVD/Bluray.
It's disappointing really that my first cinema Trek was Insurrection. I had gotten into Trek majorly in 1996 after being a casual TOS fan before, but missed First Contact, which would have been brilliant to watch when I was 12. But I was 15 instead watching INS with my friend, and I thought it was alright at the time. Plenty of laughs in the audience, and the screen was full capacity! It hasn't held up well though, but I remember the time fondly.
I went to Nemesis in 2002 by myself. I saw that one twice!
I enjoyed it the first time, but I put that down to being alone away from home at the time. Second time round with more objective glasses on, there were a lot of wtf moments. There was hardly anyone in the screens both these times, which was a weird feeling, though since then I was in a film with just one other person.
Best experience by far was seeing the new Star Trek though. A massive queue for tickets led to a great atmosphere in the screen. And that was an amazing film so much more worth my time. I went with the friend that saw INS with me and we agreed it was a good one, the film we'd been waiting to see for 10 years!
I do consider Trek 09 a 'proper' Trek film, but it's just a shame that I never got to see the old crew on the big screen. Would have loved TMP, TWOK and TUC especially.
I went to Nemesis in 2002 by myself. I saw that one twice!
I enjoyed it the first time, but I put that down to being alone away from home at the time. Second time round with more objective glasses on, there were a lot of wtf moments. There was hardly anyone in the screens both these times, which was a weird feeling, though since then I was in a film with just one other person.Best experience by far was seeing the new Star Trek though. A massive queue for tickets led to a great atmosphere in the screen. And that was an amazing film so much more worth my time. I went with the friend that saw INS with me and we agreed it was a good one, the film we'd been waiting to see for 10 years!
I do consider Trek 09 a 'proper' Trek film, but it's just a shame that I never got to see the old crew on the big screen. Would have loved TMP, TWOK and TUC especially.
The Motion Picture when I was 8. Went with my mom - who's a huge fan of the original series - and my two younger sisters (6 & 4). Apparently, all three of us fell asleep. My mom said she had such a peaceful time, she didn't want to wake us up after the credits finished.
Generations for me. I was 14.
generations, age 6 with my aunt so despite the haters i have a special place in my heart for star trek vii
lol you would choose that over seeing TUC- that is the final original series adventure - in theaters?You turned down Bingo?!
On TV/Video: First Contact. I can also recall catching Insurrection and The Undiscovered Country on TV back in the day. Never saw the rest till I got all (then 10) of them on DVD several years ago.
On the big screen: Trek XI. It was enjoyable in a superficial kind of way.
On the big screen: Trek XI. It was enjoyable in a superficial kind of way.
The first Trek movie I saw was Star Trek III. I rented it and Star Trek II from the videostore, and shortly after that, I saw my first Star Trek episode on TV, "The Galileo Seven"... so I saw the movies before I ever saw the TV series, so always kind of looked at the 60s series as a prequel to my movies, rather than the movies being sequels to the series! ;-)
I went with my parents and siblings to see GEN when I was 13. Absolutely epic! Kirk meets Picard, Kirk dies, the D crashes, Data gets emotions, etc. I freaking LOVED it.
Plus, they were having projection problems at the start of the film and people started shouting things like, "I canna do it, Captain!" and "Dammit, I'm a doctor not a projectionist!"
Good times. I still like that film a lot more than I should as a result.
Plus, they were having projection problems at the start of the film and people started shouting things like, "I canna do it, Captain!" and "Dammit, I'm a doctor not a projectionist!"
Good times. I still like that film a lot more than I should as a result.
First that I saw in theaters was ST: Insurrection, then Nemesis and 2009.
Generations when i was 7 years old. I dressed up in a yellow starfleet uniform and got laughed at by some guys in their 20s at the concession stand. at the time i cried and probaby was somewhat emotionally scarred. When I think about it these days, I think "what kind of losers make fun of a 7 year old for dressing up?" 
I remember my first time very fondly (ha).
I was about 6 or 7 and I was already waaaay into everything Star Trek and this advert comes on TV; it's the trailer for Star Trek First Contact and I'm blown away. My parents seeing this, decide to take me to see it, my Mum had to stay behind and look after my little brother as he was too young to see it, would be been way too scary for him. I remember my Dad saying to him that we were just 'going to do a message'. I was going to see Star Trek!
I have strange disjointed memories of the experience, I remember the people who were sitting behind me, the fright I got when that 'thing' came out of Picards face, and the beautiful new Enterprise as it flew through the nebula at the start. I loved it. I can't remember if I saw it twice, maybe I should ask my parents...
A few years later, I remember going in to see The Phantom Menace and wishing I could see Insurrection instead as the poster was displayed in the theatre (it had not yet come out) I actually remember renting this movie a lot when it was a new release and watching it with my brother, clearer than seeing it at the movies..
When Nemesis came around, I saw it about 3 times and remember enjoying it.
But nothing amounts to that first Trek movie experience!
I was about 6 or 7 and I was already waaaay into everything Star Trek and this advert comes on TV; it's the trailer for Star Trek First Contact and I'm blown away. My parents seeing this, decide to take me to see it, my Mum had to stay behind and look after my little brother as he was too young to see it, would be been way too scary for him. I remember my Dad saying to him that we were just 'going to do a message'. I was going to see Star Trek!
I have strange disjointed memories of the experience, I remember the people who were sitting behind me, the fright I got when that 'thing' came out of Picards face, and the beautiful new Enterprise as it flew through the nebula at the start. I loved it. I can't remember if I saw it twice, maybe I should ask my parents...
A few years later, I remember going in to see The Phantom Menace and wishing I could see Insurrection instead as the poster was displayed in the theatre (it had not yet come out) I actually remember renting this movie a lot when it was a new release and watching it with my brother, clearer than seeing it at the movies..
When Nemesis came around, I saw it about 3 times and remember enjoying it.
But nothing amounts to that first Trek movie experience!
Probably my first experience with Star Trek would be 7 years old, back in the days when videos were new and hugely expensive. My Dad ran a video shop, so got money back renting out. CIC put out a couple of Original Series episodes - Space Seed & The Changeling on tape, to promote Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Which I also saw. Minus the shots where the Ceti eels go in and out. Those cut for the British 'A' certificate and went unrestored on video until the early 90's. Pathetic what we had to put up with isn't it?
On the big screen, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country when I was 13 with all my school mates - who thought it was awesome. I'd been going to the cinema for at least a couple years and although I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman and Ghostbusters 2, I missed out on Star Trek V somehow. 1991/2 was different. I was deeply into the show by then. Watching The Next Generation every Wednesday night on BBC2. Collecting TOS & TNG tapes now widely available on the High Street, each with a pair of episodes on them. The first five movies in letterbox came with a special 25th Anniversary tape introduced by Shatner & Nimoy. I was hyped up to see what may be their last adventure! To this day, the sixth film remains my favourite and the most I've ever enjoyed any of them. First Contact coming a close second. I liked seeing a few of the dots being joined to the TNG era. Worf's grand-father? Possible peace with the Klingons. Khitomer was a name I'd hear mentioned on TV. This was probably the place I really started in get into the whole universe surrounding Star Trek and the different references you could spot, if you looked for them.
On the big screen, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country when I was 13 with all my school mates - who thought it was awesome. I'd been going to the cinema for at least a couple years and although I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman and Ghostbusters 2, I missed out on Star Trek V somehow. 1991/2 was different. I was deeply into the show by then. Watching The Next Generation every Wednesday night on BBC2. Collecting TOS & TNG tapes now widely available on the High Street, each with a pair of episodes on them. The first five movies in letterbox came with a special 25th Anniversary tape introduced by Shatner & Nimoy. I was hyped up to see what may be their last adventure! To this day, the sixth film remains my favourite and the most I've ever enjoyed any of them. First Contact coming a close second. I liked seeing a few of the dots being joined to the TNG era. Worf's grand-father? Possible peace with the Klingons. Khitomer was a name I'd hear mentioned on TV. This was probably the place I really started in get into the whole universe surrounding Star Trek and the different references you could spot, if you looked for them.
STIV had the reaction in two of the audiences I saw it with...that movie had the greatest audience participation I've seen.
When I saw ST09 for the first time, there was stunned silence...I think it took people aback with the changes and sheer scale...it was like holding your breath on a roller coaster...afterwards there was immediately a huge buzz including from the two non-Trekker friends I saw it with who loved the movie. People stayed for the whole ending credits. The other few times I saw it there was more cheering, like people had heard from word of mouth about it and they could react to it. It was a great time.
The first movie i saw in the theater (though I did see both STTMP and STII projected onto screens) was STIII, and the reactions were from where you'd expect...the countdown and destruction of the Enterprise and so on, but it was quiet compared to STIV.
TMP when I was 9. I remember loving it and liking it better then Star Wars. TMP was also my first real experience with Star Trek. I didn't see it again and it sat in the back of my memory and I still loved Star Wars but always thought back to the other space movie that I liked better.
For me it was generations,i seen the original series movies on tv or videos(before dvds),so iwas looking forwards to seeing my first trek movie on the big screen.
When I saw ST09 I too was stunned...with complete disgust.
Film can have a powerful effect upon you. It can move you in unexpected ways. Usually films that can't hold me leave me feeling bored. Or I might shake me head in varying degrees of disappointment. The flip side is when a film can make me feel exhilarated, happy, enriched. ST09 made me feel something rare in regard to a film: disgust.
Part of me would like to have liked it. I could even understand being disappointed. On some level I was surprised that I could experience such strong dislike and disapproval as the film unfolded with each successive scene.
As such ST09 is one of few films that I thoroughly despise.
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I know my first Trek movie I watched was The Voyage Home, but I was too young to really comprehend it.
The first Trek movie I watched though was TFF. I had rented a handful of Star Trek episodes on VHS along with TFF.
Not knowing it's reputation among fan circles, I was captivated by the film and laughed at all the humor, even pausing the movie to rush upstairs and re-enact Scotty bumping his head.
The first Trek movie I watched though was TFF. I had rented a handful of Star Trek episodes on VHS along with TFF.
Not knowing it's reputation among fan circles, I was captivated by the film and laughed at all the humor, even pausing the movie to rush upstairs and re-enact Scotty bumping his head.
