New York Movie Fans

'STAR TREK' IN BLU-RAY (WITH SPECIAL FEATURES, RAFFLE)

Nov '09 19 Thu 6:00 PM

Location: This location is shown only to members

Estimated attendance: 25 people attended.
4.008 (8 ratings)
Who organized?
Daniel, John, and Tori

Note: The Star Trek and Up DVD sets are loaded with so many special features, deleted scenes, etc. that this event is now for Star Trek only, with Up as our holiday movie event in December! Both events will have raffles - hope you can make one or both events!

STAR TREK (BLU-RAY)

Star Trek reignites a classic franchise with action, humor, a strong story, and brilliant visuals, and will please traditional Trekkies and new fans alike. - 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Party Agenda

6:00 PM: Social, eat and drink
7:15 PM: Star Trek (Blu-Ray), eat and drink
9:45 PM: Raffle, deleted scenes, special features, eat and drink

About the Raffle

The raffle prize (which came with the Star Trek Blu-Ray package) is a Star Trek Digital Copy (plays on your computer).

RSVP & No Show Policy

See the About Page for full details.

A photo is required when you RSVP. The organizer team is instructed to immediately remove any RSVP without a picture so that someone else can attend.

What to Bring

Bring at least $10 in food and/or drink and pay $5 cover, or
Pay $15 at the door (if you are running late)

Funds go toward maid and venue expenses. Rich is the gracious host of the venue.

Food & Beverage Suggestions

Food suggestions:

From local delis (or homemade): sandwiches, shrimp platters, casseroles, cold cuts, etc.
Salads: pasta, mixed greens, macaroni, etc.
Desserts: cakes, pies, pastries, chocolates, cookies, etc.
Cheeses, olives, fruit trays, veggie trays, hummus

Beverage suggestions:

Beer, wine, sangria, liquor, mixers
Soft drinks, water

See the About Page page for directions to the event location and to local grocery and wine stores.

Location

The location is a garden apartment - there is outdoor seating for socializing (if warm enough) and a medium-large room inside where we screen the movies.

The movies are shown indoors on a 58" Panasonic 1080P HDTV accompanied by a 5-speaker Orb Audio sound system. We keep the viewing room dark and the movies loud.

Hope You Can Make It!

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Talk about this Meetup

Posted Dec 6, 2009 2:36 PM

Kim

yes, i'm so glad you put it into writing! :) wasn't there a fiasco with a fire in the oven one time too?
Posted Nov 24, 2009 11:26 AM

Bre

Dear John....YES YES YES!!!!! (re: right-side comments) AWESOMELY PUT! I've been fighting the urge to respond myself but felt it would be out of place. You said everything perfectly. I never knew about the other expenses for damages. (Probably because you're a "Do-er" and not a "sit-back-and-complain-er")! You're awesome!
'STAR TREK' IN BLU-RAY (WITH SPECIAL FEATURES, RAFFLE) happened on November 19, 2009 6:00 PM
Posted Nov 18, 2009 10:43 AM

Bre

That's why I like you, John. You're always the voice of reason.
Posted Nov 18, 2009 10:10 AM

John

Assistant Organizer

@Bre: Unfortunately, probably. Fortunately, there will be alcohol.
Posted Nov 18, 2009 9:52 AM

Bre

I've been looking forward to this for a while but are people going to become super Trekky? Are we going to have to hear about how each scene contradicts episodes 32 and 47 and why this would never have occurred in "reality"? I guess I'll just avoid the clusters of heated debates!
Posted Nov 13, 2009 12:27 AM

Kim

I wanted to see "Up" in 3-D but my three friends did not, so we saw it in Sunnyside. It was great, but looked like it would have been awesome in 3-D. :)
Posted Nov 12, 2009 2:12 AM

John

Assistant Organizer

@meredith: yes, start time is 7:15 or so. Since the location is upper west, we have to be mindful that some people must leave early, so we have to start as early as we can. There should be some good special features to watch after the feature.
Posted Nov 9, 2009 7:22 PM

John

Assistant Organizer

The Coraline DVD is unique - it needs the colored glasses. The really good 3D movies will be released as they are in the theaters, with the polarized glasses. But these require the next-gen HDTVs coming next year. The reviews of UP (all great) are mixed on whether the 3D or regular version is better - the regular version has richer colors, apparently. I saw UP 3 times, each time in IMAX 3D (with 3 diff dates, yeah, yeah), so I can't testify as to which version is better.
Posted Nov 9, 2009 6:53 PM

Kim

I didn't know that you had to have a special TV for 3-D. :C (My friend watched "Coraline" in 3-D at home, and she never seems to have a lot of money to spare, so I made assumptions.
Posted Nov 5, 2009 3:25 PM

Former Member

I have my very own "Doctor" 3-D glasses! Wooo!
Posted Nov 1, 2009 8:04 PM

John

Assistant Organizer

there are new 3-D HDTVs available. bring one, and we'll show UP in 3-D!
Posted Oct 31, 2009 8:36 PM

Kim

So, "Up" is not going to be the 3-D version? :: mock pouts ::
Posted Oct 27, 2009 7:38 AM

Brian J

I'm excited to see "UP" on blu ray. That's gonna be a real experience. :)
Posted Oct 22, 2009 8:44 PM

RedDiva

so excited to watch both films which I missed on their first release!
Posted Oct 22, 2009 7:31 PM

Brian J

Tom, everything that involves "Star Trek" has plot holes. ;)

Who attended?

25 attendees
- Bre
  
  “ I liked this movie even better the second time. Thanks to the great hosts for the usual warm welcome. I liked being able to go outside despite the rain! I hope next time the talkers will quiet down after the first SHHH and not the tenth. ”
- Myles
  
  “ I really enjoyed watching the movie and meeting people but to be brutally honest I think you way over charged for the event. There wasnt much food there, and you bought hardly anything with the money you collected. I dont think you should be doing this to make money, ”
- THE FRANCHISE
  
  “ It was great, I won the raffle and it was a great movie with great company. Couldnt ask for more. Thanks again Rich, John, Daniel and Tori ”
- John (+4 guests)
  
  “ @myles: wow, $5. That has to cover the maid service ($30 each time), party supplies, condiments, etc., with leftover funds going toward extra food over what people bring. Oh, and hosts don't have to pay (a perk - they have to shop before, run the door, and pick up after). So how much does that leave for food? Maybe a couple of bucks per person? How much do you expect to eat for that? It's a *potluck* - if there's not much food, that's because people did not bring much. Lots of people bring wine. Over this year, we have probably lost an average of $20-30 per movie event at least. One movie event had a $220 broken lock bill, another event had $80 ripped off (we know who). Feel free to invite strangers to your own home and then see how quickly expenses add up. We say until we are blue in the face that the organizers do not make money (we are down around $1400 for the year after charity donations). If you don't believe us (since we 'way overcharge'), feel free to find another group. ”
- Claudia
  
  “ Great group! Great hosts! ”
- Brian J
  
  “ I was very disappointed. :( ”
- Kim
  
  “ The aspect ratio seemed "off" (not high enough - the actors' faces seemed "squished"), and it took me a long time to get used to it. The apartment was beautiful and the people were friendly! :) ”
- Ben
- Lisa
- Tori
- Greg Thorson
- Shanthi
- Daniel (+5 guests)
- Joel Rosado
- Tom
- Judy