Why I saw Star Trek five times

[Rob Grant]

I'm amazed it took you 3 or 4 viewings to notice the changing phaser colour, the women on the Kelvin is blown out into space, that the Kelvin only has one nacelle, that Kirk plays with a model ship in the bar, that Nero gets the red matter from Spock's ship etc...

Does it take you 5 viewings to understand basic plot premises in other films as well?

In know.. this is stupid.. i noticed all of that first time.. it isnt hard

how old are you OP?
is english your first language?
do you have any learning disabilities?

Oh, come on. There's a lot going on in the movie and different things will stand out at different times for different people. Someone who analyzes movies often may have worked out a more systematic approach, but the OP says, right up front:

I made a list of a a couple of the new things I noticed each time. What each person notices anew is different for each person of course, but everyone will notice some things.

That says all that needs to be said about the method used. It was just an exercise; no two people are ever going to pick up on exactly the same details in the same order without having been trained to do so.

The questions about the OP's age and primary language aren't really called for, and asking about learning difficulties is going a bit far, don't you think?

Hi.. i (and others in the thread) have not been 'trained' to notice things in movies..

its just really obvious.. all those things were easy to take in..

and NO.. the questions about age/language/learning diffuculties are fine..

if they are very young (or old), dotn speak english (or whatever the film was shown in) and/or have learning difficulties.. then they would be okay..

otherwise they are just stupid..

 

[M'Sharak]

In know.. this is stupid.. i noticed all of that first time.. it isnt hard

how old are you OP?
is english your first language?
do you have any learning disabilities?

Oh, come on. There's a lot going on in the movie and different things will stand out at different times for different people. Someone who analyzes movies often may have worked out a more systematic approach, but the OP says, right up front:

I made a list of a a couple of the new things I noticed each time. What each person notices anew is different for each person of course, but everyone will notice some things.

That says all that needs to be said about the method used. It was just an exercise; no two people are ever going to pick up on exactly the same details in the same order without having been trained to do so.

The questions about the OP's age and primary language aren't really called for, and asking about learning difficulties is going a bit far, don't you think?

Hi.. i (and others in the thread) have not been 'trained' to notice things in movies..

its just really obvious.. all those things were easy to take in..

All things are not equally obvious to all people. What you notice immediately upon viewing for the first time, someone else may not notice until the second or third viewing. Or never. It does not make them stupid -- only different from you. Different people are simply primed to notice different things in different order; that's perfectly normal and to be expected.

and NO.. the questions about age/language/learning diffuculties are fine..

if they are very young (or old), dotn speak english (or whatever the film was shown in) and/or have learning difficulties.. then they would be okay..

otherwise they are just stupid..

The questions are not fine. They border on insulting. It's quite possible to address the content of the post without making insinuating or condescending remarks about the poster.

 

[Cakes488]

Why anyone would see a movie more then once or twice is beyond me, actually. That's probably why foreign numbers are so low; people don't go to the same movie week after week.

Yeah I don't get it either. I know it's Trek and everything...but I've given Paramount enough money over the years...

Hey, if you like the film enough and have the time and money for it, it sounds good for me. I'm one of those folks who enjoy seeing a good movie more than once. The first time has me following the plot along, but on the second viewing I start catching little touches and less obvious items.

With that said, the one movie I've seen the most times (13) in a theater is The Wrath of Khan, which was my all-time favorite and a local movie theater had Dollar Tuesdays). As for the current film, I've seen it three times, and will definitely go for a fourth viewing.

Yeah I enjoy seeing a good movie too more than once...I am a TOS lover after all and we all know how many times we've watched that shit......however, I don't see said movie/shows multiple times...all in a row. Personally I like a little space in between. To catch the touches and less obvious things...well that's what I think the DVD is for so pause/rewind is always at your command. But hey to each his own.

 

[teya]

Yeah I don't get it either. I know it's Trek and everything...but I've given Paramount enough money over the years...

Because people enjoyed the film, and want to relive it and enjoy it lots of times?

Do you only do things you like once and that's it?

I'm not saying that anything is wrong with it....but I just don't get why you'd want to spend buck after buck seeing it. Personally I'd rather just wait for the DVD and really get my money's worht.
I mean it's like me watching for example...Naked Time and Space Seed every week...nah couldn't do it...need to change it up...variety is the spice of life.

I saw it 6 times and haven't spent a dime.

I've still got enough AMC passes to see it another 6 times if I want.

The benefits of being a pheresis donor.

A date paid for IMAX.

 

[Doggeh]

Theres nothing wrong with seeing a movie more than once. I'm getting ready to leave for my 7th viewing of Trek.

It does help that I work at an AMC, so its free anyway. I probably wouldn't have seen it more than twice if I didn't get it for free.

I hardly ever absorb every last detail of a movie in one sitting. I think I've taken it all in by now, but its just a fun movie to watch!

 

[Jimilu]

I have seen it 2 times, the first one, in English, without subtitles, English isn't my native tongue, and i missed some words, and phrases. Before i saw it with subtitles, i read the book, and the movie was much better. Although they made some minor changes it is basically the same.