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Post by Area51Escapee » Sun May 24, 2009 12:12 am

I'm not much of a trekkie but I am a big fan of J.J. Abrams and wanted to see this movie. I saw it a week or two ago and thought it was great! Everyone I know loves it both trekkies and non-trekkies alike. Therefore, I think it's worth seeing no matter what your mood is. A good start to a rather flimsy looking summer lineup of movies.

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Post by succotash_54 » Mon May 25, 2009 3:31 am

Saw it yesterday afternoon (this afternoon depending on your perspective. Really enjoyed it. Not as good TVH or FC, but pretty good. Aside from Pine as Kirk, I think the casting was really great. Pine didn't quite catch all of Kirk's mannerisms, facial expressions, or way of talking, but for the most part, he got the job done.

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Post by NWOWWE » Mon May 25, 2009 8:10 am

To be fair, I think Pine was going out of his way to not be a Shatner clone.
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by succotash_54 » Tue May 26, 2009 7:27 pm

Fair enough, but when your character doesn't have half the personality traits of the established Jim Kirk, well, what would call that?

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Post by Area51Escapee » Wed May 27, 2009 2:44 am

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>Quote:</dt><dd>&nbsp;</dd></dl><div>Fair enough, but when your character doesn't have half the personality traits of the established Jim Kirk, well, what would call that? [/quote]

Good acting?

Maybe I'll edit that answer to "A different take on the role" to keep myself alive by the end of ARCCon.

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Post by panicattacky2k » Wed May 27, 2009 8:15 am

To be keep myself alive? You have bigger worries than Philip killing you. Such as forgetting proper grammar.

Sorry, I just find engrish amusing. Carry on, gentlemen.

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Post by succotash_54 » Fri May 29, 2009 6:22 pm

<blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>Area51Escapee</dt><dd>May 27 2009&#44; 02:44 AM</dd></dl><div> <blockquote class='quote_blockquote'><dl><dt>Quote:</dt><dd>&nbsp;</dd></dl><div>Fair enough, but when your character doesn't have half the personality traits of the established Jim Kirk, well, what would call that? [/quote]

Good acting?

Maybe I'll edit that answer to "A different take on the role" to keep myself alive by the end of ARCCon. [/quote]
lol There's a difference between bad acting and just not doing the character justice.

I could go for the different take on the role bit if the Kirk that was on TOS was tempered by his experiences and wisdom gained from them.

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Post by NWOWWE » Sun May 31, 2009 10:30 am

Right, but just for a moment, let's step outside of the mindset of insane Trekies. If Pine had been stinking up the film with Shatner-esqe acting, it probably would have turned a lot of people off.
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by succotash_54 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:05 pm

There's more to Kirk's character than Shatner-esque acting, in TOS. If you see the episode "Turnabout Intruder"... the last episode of Season 3, you see a woman whose body has Kirk's personality inside. You see how well that actress picks up on Kirk's character and mannerisms. There's more to. Jim Kirk. Than pausing. At awkward moments. Of the line.

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Post by succotash_54 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:37 pm

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Post by NWOWWE » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:45 pm

You could have gotten that for ANY of the post-Kirk movies. :P

And there's not more to Kirk than the pauses... there's less.
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by succotash_54 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:53 pm

Nemesis wasn't that great, actually.

And funny your remark may or may not be, I'll ignore it.

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Post by NWOWWE » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:03 pm

Well ignorance is bliss.
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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Post by succotash_54 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:04 pm

Spoken (written) like living proof.

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Post by NWOWWE » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:05 pm

How else would I recognize it?
Area51Escapee,Jan 30 2011 wrote:
Spatula,Jan 29 2011 wrote: I should go 3-1 this week but it'll probably be something like 0-4 or 0-5.
It sucks going 0-5. You lose all 4 of your bot fights for the week and you also lose at life.

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