Comments on: Chris Pine IS Kirk…Deal Signed Today

By: chris pine

chris pine — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:08:19 +0000

Early reports from Kevin Smith say the preview is looking great. Should be able to pull in a new generation of trekkies and also appeal to purists. I sure hope JJ Adams can pull this off.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:07:41 +0000

Ingenious. JJ Abrahams selected Chris Pine because he projects himself with his hands and arms. And when he isn’t using his arms, he is using expressions with his face and head like William Shatner. Watch the first minute or two of “Interview/clips with Pine and Lindsay Lohan for Just My Luck”.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:26:46 +0000

#126 “Makeup can be used to make him [William Shatner] young again for the part”

Jesus, what the hell do you people smoke and, more importantly, where do I get some?

By: Jean Russell

Jean Russell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:07:57 +0000

This is so wrong.He doesnt even come close to looking like James Kirk.You should be using William Shatner in te movie.Makeup ca be used to make him young again for the part.I dout very much that my family will go see this movie and we a big startrek fans.Everyone should demand that William Shatner be in the move and not a poor excuse for a Kirt imposter.You are making a big mistake.

By: Absorka20

Absorka20 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:54:53 +0000

I would rather watch a Star Trek movie based on Counselor Troy’s mother trying to score a date. Do you really think that having Nimoy play an older Spock (which will probably be a 5 minute scene) will entice the die hards to watch this movie. Wrong! The teddy bears in the last true Star Wars film had better appeal. The cartoon version of Lord of the Rings, not Jackson’s, has 4 stars compaired to this idea.
Wow a secret plot, bull s*^t. Will the guy with the silver eyes have a staring role also? Was he not KIrk’s buddy before Spock? Kirks shirt torn, Spock who shouts at his panel and is not 2nd in command, Scotty in a yellow shirt, Dr. McCoy and Chekov not even on the ship. Fighting a giant gord in space piloted by an android midgit who is a giant on his planet. Sorry to ruin the secret plot.
Sorry, Gotta go the DS9 episode with the Feregi bartender and his idiot brother is on.

By: raulpetersen

raulpetersen — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:54:38 +0000

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tng had a habit of killing good characters very poorly!!!

By: raulpetersen

raulpetersen — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:52:26 +0000

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worse than lawrence luckinbill!!!!! i think not dude!!!!

shatner wins AGAIN!!!!

By: Cygnus-X1

Cygnus-X1 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:58:20 +0000

Ironically, Robin Curtis’ performance was unsatisifying because it was too true to the ideal behavior of a Vulcan, in theory — totally devoid of emotion. Aside from, perhaps, some intimations of maternal instinct over the Spock-child, Curtis’ Saavik comes across pretty flat in my recollection.

But, we, the audience, are humans watching a performance. When you take the emotions away from a character, what are you left with? Action and intellect, I guess. But, the Saavik character wasn’t written to give our brains a work-out, nor was she an action hero (nor an antagonist like The Terminator.)

More often than not, Nimoy didn’t actually play Spock devoid of emotion. He usually had a mild to aggravated level of annoyance/frustration/irritation which was often combined with indignance:

“I can’t believe that I have to deal with these illogical, f*cking idiots.”

In any case, I’m not sure that you can pin the disappointment of Curtis’ performance on Nimoy. It might simply have been an experiment, a case of: good in theory, bad in practice.

It would be great to get Mr. Nimoy’s insight on this. Maybe he’ll chime in anonymously and set us all straight….

By: jonboc

jonboc — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:37:18 +0000

The same applies to Quinto and Nimoy. Nimoy directed and “advised” Robin Curtis, who, in turn, gave one of the worst, if not THE worst, Vulcan performances ever put on celuloid.

If Pine or Quinto want to see what makes these guys tick they need to seek the advice of the Trekkies on board the production team. who can steer them to the right TOS episodes to watch. They have enough collective knowledge to know what episodes might feature a similar situation. Armed with that the actors can tune in and perhaps help find what they need to nail the scene.

By: Cygnus-X1

Cygnus-X1 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:23:42 +0000

118. Harry Ballz –

I suppose you have a point, but it is possible that Shatner might still be able to provide some insightful recollections from the good ol’ days.

I would expect a trained actor, like Pine, to be able to cull the good advice from the bad, if any bad advice were to be offered.

Though, I can’t imagine what form such bad advice would take:

“OK, Chris…now, the key to playing Kirk is not to waste your time taking the roll seriously because you’re such an icon that the fans will lap up whatever crap you dish out, anyway.”