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Who saw this in cinemas back in 86/87?

posted 10 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.

I remember in the build up there was an interview with Leonard Nimoy in the Radio Times and there was what mustve been recent photo of him without make up but his eyebrows were part shaved and remember thinking 'ooh hes getting ready for another movie!' and sure enough in the interview he said he was doing Trek IV.
Seeing it, I remember my bro had somehow got free tickets for a special screening (in UK which didn't get TVH until April 87! just as well there was no internet back then otherwise everyone would've already known the plot inside out! very easy to avoid spoilers back then lol guess that's why films often get the same release date the world over now). it was jam packed. was such a feel good '80s' movie and was a great timetravel movie (remember it was only the year after BTTF so timetravel was very cool as was the fis out of water element that had been so big with Crocodile Dundee which had coem out way eariiler than Trek IV in uk). i thought it was the best out of the 4 at the time (had seen TMP on tv and later as part of a I-IV marathon at the cinema in late summer 87 - what an awesome day that was)
I remember buying a few things after the movie – the starlog poster magazine, DC comic, novel and Enterprise model kit (that really started my collecting trek stuff – which I would then do for each movie and the previous ones)

[–] bjlevine 10 years ago

Coming on the heels of TSFS, which was rather dark and in a couple ways disappointing, TVH was a very welcome change for me. I've always enjoyed the funny episodes of the series, and the timing was right for it. I loved the movie.

Unfortunately, studio execs became convinced that Trek movies needed lots of humor after that, and so we get quite a bit of either inappropriate or just poor attempts at humor in the next two films.

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[–] Ashaod43 9 years ago

I had seen it twice i think. It was cool but me and a friend were at a sci fi convention and got the script before the film came out. I remember reading only parts of the script and really wanting to see it. I think it came out like a week later. We actually ran into Sulu at a holiday inn having breakfast that day before the convention started. He was very nice and stopped by our table as I was eating and said hello. So for me it was a good memory and obviously it was a great film to see.

[–] velvetjoneslives 9 years ago

I saw it the weekend it opened. I loved it then, and still loved it to this day. Number III was as disappointment, but this one redeemed the series, at least for this time. Yes, it is not the finest film ever made, but it is pure Star Trek and a fun ride.

[–] grendelkhan 9 years ago

Saw it with a group of friends, while in college at an old theater with a traditional screen and roomy seating. That is the way to see an epic film. The entire audience clapped in appreciation for the tribute to the Challenger astronauts. It was great time and a great movie, with plenty of thrills, humor, dramatic moments and some nice character pieces. It was like the best of the tv series.

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[–] ryan-anderson 9 years ago

The main thing I remember (as far as the experience of actually seeing it) was all the applause/cheering at the end when the new Enterprise was shown.

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[–] bozo_500 9 years ago

I also saw it again in cinemas in 1987 as part of a I-IV marathon at a local cinema (I remember seeing the ad for it in a comic store and was like I gotta go to that!) It was great as back then buying films (on vhs) wasn't the norm (too expensive) so really you just had to wait for them to come on tv (and tape them off there if you had a home video recorder - which I didn't). TMP id never even seen on the big screen just once on tv (and tvs wernt that great back then were they) so that was an event in itself. II had seen once in 82 but was way too young to appreciate it, and once or twice on tv a few years later. id seen III twice in 84 and had forgotten most of it so this was almost like seeing it for the first time again. and IV had seen a couple of times that year already but that was ok as I couldn't get enough of it

[–] SpaceMountainMike 9 years ago

I saw it with a date. It was 6 months after I was liberated ("graduated") from high school, and I went with a girl a was crazy about but the whole school year I never asked her out. I must have subconsciously waited until after being paroled before asking so if she made fun of me to her girlfriends, at least I wouldn't have to endure it every day at school. But, I was pleasantly surprised that she went with me....only to marry someone else soon after 😞

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[–] bjlevine 9 years ago

Should'a taken her to see Top Gun.

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[–] Lokisgodhi 9 years ago

Saw it when I was in school in Odgen Utah with the guys from my dorm.

After the 'back in the sixties he was part of the free speech movement at Berkley. I think he did a little too much LDS' half of the audience laughed it's ãss off for five minutes. The other half walked out.

[–] bozo_500 8 years ago

shame these reminiscing seeing in cinema threads will soon be no more 😖

[–] TandyMan (11119) 7 years ago

This was the first live action movie I ever got my parents to take me to as a kid. I'll never forget it. Usually it was something the whole family wanted to see, like Ghostbusters and the like. But this movie I was straight up, "I'm seeing this!" And I got my way. Big day.

[–] Quint (957) 7 years ago

It was one of the best Star Trek movies. After the depressing Star Trek III (still dont forgive ILM that they destroyed the Enterprise. At one interview one idiot at ILM even stated "We were happy when we destroyed that thing!") it was awesome to see such a lighthearted and funny Star Trek movie with such a interesting background (the major point of that movie was the then recent environment movement).