Trekkies

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Summary: For anyone who's watched Star Trek
Review: This is a wonderful movie for anyone who has watched any season of Star Trek and loved it! You will see all the extremes and may even see some of yourself in there.

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Summary: Hilarious and horrifying simultaneously
Review: This is far and away the most jaw-dropping documentary I've ever seen. As a portrait of obsession, it leaves even "Burden of Dreams" in the dust. You don't have to know anything about "Star Trek" to be moved and appalled by this human freak show. (There is no condescension in that statement. We are all freaks in one way or another, as Diane Arbus illustrated. These people simply wear their alienation on the outside, sometimes as actual Starfleet uniforms, where it can be filmed by a camera. One could argue, as some of them do, that this is a more honest and courageous way to live.)

My only reservation about this film (which doesn't detract from its "entertainment" value - although there is much more than entertainment to gleaned from it) is the unsettling feeling - also found in the Maylses Brother's controversial "Grey Gardens" - that the documentarian is exploiting the naivete of his subject. (This happens all the time in print journalism, of course - as Janet Malcolm pointed out in her book "The Journalist and The Murderer" - but it's more disturbing in film for some reason, perhaps because the victim is right there in front of you.) The "trekkers" pour out their peculiar little hearts to Denise Crosby - a flesh-and-blood emissary from their dream universe! - as they would to no one else, apparently having no idea that she regards them with, at best, bemused tolerance and, at worst, anxious repugnance.

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Summary: Honest look at the phenomenon
Review: A straight forward no, nonsense peek into the phenomenon of Star Trek fanaticism. Denise Crosby, presents a fairly unbiased look at the world of the Star Trek fan. Viewers can make up his or her own mind as to whether it's all in good fun, or that some of these people aren't "working with all thrusters".
Essentially it is a collection interviews with fans at conventions as well as interviews with all the major cast members.

As a documentary it is somewhat loosely put together. Let's just say it won't win any academy awards for best documentary.

This DVD--licensed by Paramount-- and therefore, as usual overpriced is a low budget documentary which the studio clearly aimed at the die-hard fan willing to pay anything.

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Summary: It will change the way you look at Star Trek
Review: It's like entering a new culture, or learning a new language. If your not familiar with the word of "trekkies", which I'm not, this movie is an eye opener. Truley worth seeing.

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Summary: stranger then fiction
Review: Trekkies is one of the funniest films I have seen in a long time. The film is a documentery focusing on Star Trek conventions and the people who attend them. The filmmakers make a wise decision by not mocking their subjects. Instead they tackle the subject with openmindedness and the results are hilariously real. The charecters you meet during the film may seem too strange to belive to some, whiles others will recognize at least parts of themselves. You don't need to like star trek to love Trekkies

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Summary: A fun movie that is worthy of a Saturday Afternoon
Review: The only fault I find with this film is that it tends to be a little cerebral. Many of the participants seem just a little out of touch with the world around them. I felt a little uncomfortable with the way these people would just "Commision" themselves into service. I know the movie is light hearted and tries to show these individuals in a good light, but I felt the content could be better. I believe the movie would have touched a chord more if it also focused on the less fanatical fans of Star Trek and more on the stories others on the shows can tell. I think it would do better to focus on the cast stories and interviews and less on the lifestyles of the Trekkies.

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Summary: LONG LIVE PRICELINE.COM!
Review: William Shatner is the best singer in the entire world

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Summary: bizzare is an understatement
Review: I am NOT a Star Trek fan. In fact, half the reason I watched this documentary was to poke fun at the more eccentric fans. While that happened, I also fostered some appreciation for what is probably the biggest cult following of all time.

The movie follows the fans and actors in all their glory. You should watch this movie to see how deep Star Trek really extends into our society. Fans ranged from the mostly benign (dressing dogs and cats in official uniforms), the truly eccentric (the Whitewater juror who went to court every day in her uniform and wore a phaser to work), the truly bizzare (a guy who wrote Star Trek every day telling them what he ate for lunch and sending his old travel and Victoria's Secret catalogs ... he did this every day for about 10 years) and the unexplainable (Spok and Kirk sex stories on the Internet).

The actors have been able to keep in touch with reality, it seems, and they seem pretty warm-hearted. LeVar Burton's character is actually named in memory of a fan who died several years ago. And the guy who played Scotty was literally in tears talking about how a woman thanked him for inspiring her to go back to college and get a Master's degree in science.

The movie wanders back and forth between different people's stories. At times it stumbles, but never is it mean-spirited toward these people. In fact, it gets downright hokey at times (like the guy who suggests that the show be a "blueprint" for behavior in the 21st century). I can't vouch for Star Trek fans, but as for someone who doesn't watch any of those shows, I can tell you that being a Trekkie should not be a prerequisite for watching "Trekkies." You will find it worth your time and money to see it if you are not a fan.

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Summary: TREKKIES ARE THE BEST!!!
Review: I LOVE TREKKIES! It has got to be the funniest movie in the worls and it's real too! Gabriel Koerner is the best character and I am going to learn to speak cling on. It is the best!

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Summary: great documentary
Review: This film covers the "dark" side, so to speak, of Star Trek fans. Or so I thought until I saw it a second time. The weird, obsessive, and utterly bizarre are on display in this movie. But through it all this is a big thank you to Trekkies. It talks about the path of how the convention phenomena started. It goes over what Star Trek means to people. But it also revels in the truly bizarre. You have normal fans on display. But obsessive fans just make better entertainment. In my opinion, the documentary does not denigrate these fans. A lot of these people are just comfortable being themselves and like being Trekkies. More power to them.

I have to say the sections regarding Star Trek porn, etc. serve two purposes. They titilate. They make an interesting film. If the film had normal people in it, it would not be that special. Secondly, if you have to cover the range of fans you have to cover the normal to the bizarre. To the film's credit it did not totally dwell on the bizarre.

The film is wonderfully crafted. It is generally upbeat, but it changes tones on occasion. I highly recommend it for any Star Trek fan, sociology classes, or anyone interested in a good film. One of the better documentaries I have ever seen.