- There was a 20 minute interview with William Shatner before the movie started
- As the opening credits rolled, I was taken aback at the number of actors from this movie who have passed away, and not just the regulars from Star Trek: Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Ricardo Montalban
- Real theatre sound will always trump even the best home theatre systems
- Explosions were much brighter than I remember
- Transporters are LOUD
- Signage was clear and readable
- Some scenes actually looked blurry, I wonder if these were the Director’s Cut clips that were added, but don’t look that bad at home on blu-ray
- Spock’s death scene seemed quieter in the theatre, as if everyone was holding their breath
- Glenn: “We’re older than Kirk was in this movie.”