Early Review Of JJ Abrams' Star Trek!
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Star Trek Sneak Explodes In Giant Trekgasm [Star Trek]
Paramount surprised Austin, Texas fans last night: Instead of showing 10 minutes of the highly anticipated Star Trek, they screened the entire film. Critics are already congratulating Abrams on a dazzling display of logic.With the aid of a Vulcan delivery guy, Original Spock Leonard Nimoy, the lucky members at Ain't It Cool News' Fantastic Fest viewed JJ Abrams' Star Trek film in its entirety. The reviews are pouring in with praise for Abrams, but also a few mentions of some rough parts, Bana's...
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Early 'Star Trek' Reviews Seem Very Positive
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Star Trek Sneak Preview Reactions
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'Star Trek XI' Has World Premiere in Sydney, Australia
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New Star Trek Is Great, Say People Who Would’ve Been Just As Happy Watching Wrath of Kahn
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Early Buzz: The First Reviews of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek
With the super surprise premiere screening in Austin Texas and the actual gala premiere screening in Sydney Australia, the first reviews of JJ Abrams ‘ Star Trek have begun to appear online. So what are the critics saying? Lets take a look. Note: I’ve tried not to include any spoilers. Check out the early buzz bits after the jump.
Early Twitter Buzz: Star Trek Has Secret Premiere in Austin
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Three new Star Trek images appear on Facebook
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Surprise screening of Star Trek in Austin on Monday
Ain't It Cool News reports that Leonard Nimoy snuck into Austin, Texas, on Monday night to screen J.J. Abrams' Star Trek to a stunned crowd that expected to see only about 10 minutes of footage along with a screening of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.
Nimoy was joined by Trek writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and producer Damon Lindelof to pull off the surprise.
AlphaBits: 'Star Trek XI' To Twitter Premiere
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Let's Not Go TOO Crazy over These Early 'Star Trek' Reviews
The Internets are abuzz today with talk of the super-secret-surprise Star Trek screening that took place last night in Austin. As demonstrated in the roundup we provided earlier, the response has been overwhelmingly positive -- ecstatic, even.
And why shouldn't it be?
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ArtsBeat: Geeks Gone Wild: Spock's Surprise Appearance at 'Star Trek' Screening
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A bunch of Star Trek fans who showed up for a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Two New Star Trek Clips
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Star Trek Clips
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‘Star Trek’ Film Clip
I captured Yahoo! Movies ‘ Star Trek film clip, “Disease and Danger.” I love it. Karl Urban nailed McCoy, what a pleasure to watch.
EXCLUSIVE: New ‘Star Trek’ Clip Reveals Tougher, Hornier Captain Kirk
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Star Trek premieres in Australia!
I would pay good money to be at this red carpet event with this group of hotties! The boys stepped out at the at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia to premiere the much hyped, Star Trek movie today. This will be the 11th feature film stemming from Gene Roddenberry’s fictional universe.
In attendance [...]
Images from the red carpet of Star Trek in Sydney
Star Trek held its world premiere in Sydney on Tuesday night, and we've got a few images from the movie's red carpet in front of that city's famed Opera House.
Star Trek trailers and video clips on Yahoo! Movies
Specific Movie: Watch Star Trek trailers and video clips, see photos, find showtimes and much more on Yahoo! Movies
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto Star In Star Trek
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto get the red carpet treatment at the World Premiere of JJ Abram ’s Star Trek: XI at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday (April 7) in Sydney, Australia.
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