MrKaos writes "Proving that science fiction can still be great entertainment, J.J. Abrams appears to have impressed Star Trek fans at the test world first exploit of Star Trek, who gave the film a five-minute continuation school ovation at the Sydney Opera House in Australia today. Meanwhile, mere hours beforehand, flummoxed fans at the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Austin, TX, deceived into being how cap they were seeing a special, broad version of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, were pleasantly bewildered when a disguised Leonard Nimoy greeted them and announced they would be seeing the new film in its entirety. ILM's prevail upon on the film is reported as visually stunning, and lucky Australian fans are assigned to see the movie first, as it opens a day before the stars and bars release."

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