[fandom] Star Trek
May. 8th, 2009 09:10 pmI went to see the new Star Trek last night with ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
raz0rgirl. Our showing wasn't sold out, which I enjoy because I dislike being shoved into a theater full of other people, but it was strangely not very fannish either. I missed getting to share geek joy with a theater full of other geeks. Apparently the show an hour or so before ours was full, according to the woman at the concession stand where I bought my soda and nachos.
I wasn't really looking forward to the Star Trek movie. For one thing, while I grew up with Star Trek, I am definitely a TNG woman. Picard's my favorite captain; Worf is my favorite character. I love TNG, and though I'd watch the original, I always felt a little disconnected from it. I loved it because it led to TNG, mostly, because it was history. Plus I'm not a big fan of movies which go back to the beginning - Star Wars epically failed, but Wolverine wasn't so hot either. (I have less fear for The Hobbit, probably because the book was my favorite growing up.)
So I expected to go in and watch Star Trek and have a fun time, but I expected it to mostly be fun because of my love for Star Trek in general and maybe the so-cheesy-and-stupid-it's-fun factor (I watch a lot of movies for this reason - Doomsday, Babylon A.D., Chronicles of Riddick, I'm looking at you).
I didn't expect it to be absolutely awesome in its own right. I didn't expect to love it.
And then there's the stuff I hate.
It's very much a love-hate thing for me, and I really, really didn't expect that. Like and hate, maybe.
I want to see it again.
( Spoilers )
I think I'm going to have to get dinner soon. I had a delicious big salad for lunch, but I'm hungry again. I don't know what I want. A cake, maybe. (I'm watching Ace of Cakes.)
raz0rgirl. Our showing wasn't sold out, which I enjoy because I dislike being shoved into a theater full of other people, but it was strangely not very fannish either. I missed getting to share geek joy with a theater full of other geeks. Apparently the show an hour or so before ours was full, according to the woman at the concession stand where I bought my soda and nachos.I wasn't really looking forward to the Star Trek movie. For one thing, while I grew up with Star Trek, I am definitely a TNG woman. Picard's my favorite captain; Worf is my favorite character. I love TNG, and though I'd watch the original, I always felt a little disconnected from it. I loved it because it led to TNG, mostly, because it was history. Plus I'm not a big fan of movies which go back to the beginning - Star Wars epically failed, but Wolverine wasn't so hot either. (I have less fear for The Hobbit, probably because the book was my favorite growing up.)
So I expected to go in and watch Star Trek and have a fun time, but I expected it to mostly be fun because of my love for Star Trek in general and maybe the so-cheesy-and-stupid-it's-fun factor (I watch a lot of movies for this reason - Doomsday, Babylon A.D., Chronicles of Riddick, I'm looking at you).
I didn't expect it to be absolutely awesome in its own right. I didn't expect to love it.
And then there's the stuff I hate.
It's very much a love-hate thing for me, and I really, really didn't expect that. Like and hate, maybe.
I want to see it again.
( Spoilers )
I think I'm going to have to get dinner soon. I had a delicious big salad for lunch, but I'm hungry again. I don't know what I want. A cake, maybe. (I'm watching Ace of Cakes.)
