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Who saw this in cinemas back in 98/99?

posted 11 years ago by bozo_500
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Who saw this back in the day? What were your memories - the anticipation of seeing it in the weeks/days before, the actually seeing it and how much a big deal was it where you were back then, the crowds, audience etc and after coming out of the cinema what were your thoughts and in the days/weeks that followed..

after FC anticipation way very high (abit like after Trek IV)and as usual there were rumours of what it would be about on the net and in the pages of various SF magazines of the time (Cinescape, SF Universe etc as I still would buy those then) Heart of Darkness etc which sounded great (was big into Apocaylsye Now back then having recently discovered it)

UK didn't get it until January 99 (but I don't recall reading any major spoilers - maybe I avoided reading them) the actual film felt boring from start to finish. they showed the Phantom Menace trailer before and it just looked amazing and totally blew anything that followed in Trek IX away (this was obviously before anyone knew what TPM would turn out like - not much better than Trek IX LOL)

remember just saw it the once (which was a first for me as ever since Trek III id seen each movie more than once at the cinema even Trek V. and itd be the same for Nemesis - just once. I did see ST 2009 twice though)

still bought the stuff for the movie though – magazine, novel, making of book, poster. (no comic this time)

[–] socialspit 11 years ago

I did, saw it twice in a row in fact. The only thing I didn't like was they used some "Sensurround" effect when the E was in battle in the Briar patch.

I didn't like it much back then, but several subsequent viewings of it, changed my mind, it's actually great and it seems like it refers to The battle of Helms Deep in LOTR, Hama says the same thing to the villagers leaving Rohan as the guy on the roof when the bakoo villagers are leaving (He was Axum in Voyager Unimatrix Zero).

[–] XweAponX 11 years ago

Mark Deakins, same guy.

I agree with that Sensurround BS, it was highly distracting in the battle of the E vs the Son'a ship.

[–] HiFiAudioGuy 10 years ago

I saw it opening week. And I knew it wasn't going to make any sort of impact on ST fans, even half way into it.

[–] dawsonbot 10 years ago

I saw this just a couple of days after Christmas Day 1998 to a pretty packed house. I do recall a lot of the humorous parts of the film getting laughs from the audience and people gasping when Riker says "We're through running from these bastards!" I guess they weren't ready for that line. Heh.

[–] AlarmedGibbon 8 years ago

I was born in '82, have seen all the Next-Gen era Star Trek shows, and saw all the Next-Gen movies in the theatre.

Insurrection is my favorite. I love the invisibility scene at the beginning. I love the magic of the planet. And I love me some good righteous indignation, standing up for what's right, damn the consequences..

I'm sure there's plenty to criticize about this film, but I will always look at it fondly.

Where else can you hear Picard and Data duet "A British Tar"? Only in Insurrection. Goofy? Undeniably. But also unforgettable in a loveable way.

[–] ShallowAl69 8 years ago

I saw it in theaters in '99. I went on my 17th birthday. It was the first, and so far last, time that I've ever been to the pictures on my birthday. Those were different times.

I prefer Insurrection to First Contact.

[–] Nexus71 8 years ago

I saw this in the cinema with friends when it was released and what I got from the trailer that it looked like a good Trek movie(had seen Generations and First Contact(IMAX format)in the theatre as well).So I was expecting something along the line of those two .But oh boy was I wrong when that H.M.S. Pinafore singing piece started all hopes that this was going to be a good trek movie disappeared like melting snow.People think that sing-along the campfire of V was cheesy but that at least was some nice intimate moment with "the main three" this was just so bad and it drags on for far too long plus the interior of the shuttles look so much like a stage with cheap sfx.Not to mention putting the crew of a series not know for it's action based premise into an action hero scenario(This is a problem for all the TNG films).And don't get me started about firming up of boobs (meh).

I saw TPM in the cinema as well and remember being so utterly baffled with what I've just seen.I felt like I'd seen two separate movies,a (computer)animated movie and a dreadful movie of a badly written play,trying to have sex on the screen and producing a retarded child.

[–] mtdman-90-390951 8 years ago

After First Contact, there was a lot of expectations and build up to this movie. Frakes directed it. All of the actors were so high on the movie. There was a lot of good press about the movie. All of it added up to a huge buildup and a lot of expectations for the movie, lots of hype.

I saw it the weekend it was released. It was not packed. It was not a good movie, and I came out of it very disappointed and disenchanted. I was more disgusted with all the hype around the movie.

I don't remember the SW trailer before the movie. I remember watching that online and being amazed at the cgi.

[–] truther 8 years ago

I know I saw this in the theaters when it came out. But I'm also watching it on TV right now, and I barely remember any of it. It's like I'm watching this movie for the first time. So that pretty much sums up the movie's lasting impact for me.

Though Bev Crusher, as always, looks phenomenal.

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