Star Trek. Now many people I’ve talked to are like “What! Star Trek, I dunno…”, but let me present another angle. JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot Production company. Abrams is one of my favourite storytellers and he has been given the reins to regenerate the Star Trek franchise. His skill lies in the ability to draw the viewer into an outlandish reality and make it seem believable as he unravels the intricacies and mystery of the story (think LOST and Cloverfield). Wired magazine have a great interview with Abrams here.
For me Star Trek is one of the more exciting film projects this year. I believe it will be one of the most buzz-worthy movie watching experiences of the 2009 blockbuster fair (Terminator Salvation being another), and I hope it creates a new appreciation of Si-Fi amongst the general movie-goer (as I hope Moon will do as well as Avatar).
Our next TNP event will be attending a screening of Star Trek on Tuesday 12th of May at the Embassy Theater. Tickets $10 each.
UPDATE: The Embassy is screening Star Trek for one week only – don’t miss out, come with us!
If you want to come, let us know by Thursday 7th of May. The short turn-round period is due to my expectation that Star Trek will have considerable interest and we will need to get in early if we take a big group. (FYI we have 15 17 peeps rearing to go for Wolverine on the 5/5. Should be a fun popcorn-filled evening).
Title: Star Trek (2009)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast:Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy,Eric Bana,Karl Urban,Simon Pegg,Winona Ryder,
Bruce Greenwood
Genre: Action/ Si-Fi
1 Sentence Synopsis: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members..
Run Time: 126mins
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