Saw Star Trek last week, which I liked very much.
I'm looking forward to any and all sequels they produce.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:33, archived)

yes,
it is most entertaining, and very well done. Especially in the little details. There's this bit near the end where Kirk is just standing there, and he's got Shatner's posture exactly right. He must have practised it for ages.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:36, archived)

He was excellent at being Kirk.
Zachary Quinto was excellent aswell. And hot.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

Also
Karl Urban was AWESOME as Bones.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:40, archived)

Yes,
as soon as he made his entrance and uttered his first line, it was obvious who he was.
I thought Simon Pegg was the weakest one. His acting was fine, but he just didn't look right. The original Scotty was very masculine looking, whereas Pegg is a weak-chinned nerd boy.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:44, archived)

Good point.
He was a hell of a lot better at the accent than the original one, though.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)

I don't remember the original one clear enough to say,
but he was Canadian. Pegg is very good at accents.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

Yes, he is.
The original was fucking shocking, really bad.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

Oh well,
he'd been mixing with foreigners in Starfleet for a long time by then.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)

It was almost convincing if you'd never heard a real Scottish person,
and didn't notice that the accent jumped at random between Edinburgh, Dublin and North America.

That said, I used to have a teacher whose accent switched between Texan and cockney every few words, so it was not totally implausible.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:56, archived)

I once went to a lecture by a guy from Bradford
who'd been lecturing in the States for most of his professional career. That was kind of weird and confusing.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 21:02, archived)

Oh yes, he really was excellent.
Also, Uhura was HOT. Did her and Spock get it on in the original series? Also, how fucking ancient is Leonard Nimoy, he looks about 100.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

Kirk and Uhura was the first inter-racial kiss on television.
It got complaints.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

I knew they did, but I didn't know she got it on with Spock.
Spock is a lot hotter than Kirk.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)

this film is an alternative timeline to the original series,
so anything could have happened in it, really.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:57, archived)

Oh yeah, duh.

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)

*wikis this*
haha
"At one point during negotiations, the idea was brought up of having Spock kiss Uhura instead, but William Shatner insisted that they stick with the original script"
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:57, archived)

Haha, I bet he did.

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)

The man's a PROFESSIONAL

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 21:00, archived)

He sure is.
An example to all young Hollywood starlets.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 21:02, archived)