Comments on: Chris Pine Is Captain James Tiberius Kirk

By: Ransom

Ransom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:24:10 +0000

“when I PAY YOU to get into the movies, there is an implied contract that you give me what I paid for… a movie at 7pm”

What a load of crap! Everyone and their mothers know that there have always been some type of adverts before a movie. Hello?? Anybody home? Think, McFly, Think!

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:45:39 +0000

John said:

“when I PAY YOU to get into the movies, there is an implied contract that you give me what I paid for… a movie at 7pm”

About as accurate as it gets. Great post with great points. Here’s hoping change results.

By: Serena

Serena — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:28:35 +0000

I liked this actor a lot in last year’s “smoking aces” He’s probably one of the only good things I remember about it…:P I think it’s a good idea to go for a lesser known actor..I always thought this actor was Canadian…he lived in Thunder Bay,Ontario for a while…

By: FilmNerdJamie

FilmNerdJamie — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:51:28 +0000

My feeling about Pine is the same as when Brandon Routh was cast as Superman back in October 2004. I’ve never heard of the guy before, and that’s the right way to go. We don’t need any pre-conceived notions about this actor because the character itself is so iconic.

Pine’s fine in my book.

By: tc

tc — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:01:12 +0000

Too bad his name isn’t Christopher Pike. Anyone, anyone? I am such a Star Trek nerd that this was the very first thing that I though of.

By: alfie

alfie — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:27:11 +0000

oh by the way the new click on your name to edit your post thingy?

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you won…

the new site rules.

By: alfie

alfie — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:25:29 +0000

They have already burdened themselves with comparisons to the original characters by keeping the same names essentially making this a remake….

forget all this reboot crap they keep talking about……

if it is a reboot and this guy is going to make it his own why not call him something else? make a completely new character?

so they can have a trailer that says “spock” “kirk” “mccoy”

and cash in on peoples nostalgia and the general goodwill the classic trek brings on with people.

I think they are burdening themselves into a tough corner of comparison going this way.

I am going to give them a chance but it just all sounds same old same old to me…..

By: <P class=ajax-edit id=ajax-edit100736>You may click on your name and/or comment to edit.<SPAN class=ajax-timer id=timeajax-edit100736> ( 8 minutes and 30 seconds)</SPAN></P>RonSalon

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:15:23 +0000

Being a huge Trek fan, (I got my first Enterprise ship in 1979 with sound effects and all…) I am pleasantly happy with the choices J.J. Abrams and Co. made with the cast. Trek needed younger actors to bring in younger fans or, of course, it would die.

Chris Pine was relatively good in “The Princess Diaries 2”. That being said, everyone can stop laughing. I like Anne Hathaway. As you may have guessed — I’m a gay man and think Captain Kirk a hot pretty boy. After all, aren’t most male protagonists cute? Do you think he knew it? Of course.

Mr. Pine is as well, and I believe he can encapsulate the viral, often womanizing charm of our captain. I loved William Shatner as James T. Kirk, just like I loved Christopher Reeve as Superman. I also loved Brandon Routh as Superman. Chris Pine as Kirk — why not?

I can’t wait for the movie or The Menagerie on November 13th at the theatre in HD. Oh, and by the way, I like the new site. Keep it up.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:38:42 +0000

Oh yeah, they’re trying to get some females to come to this movie, clearly. He’s not hard to look at:)

By: AjaxLou

AjaxLou — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:56:56 +0000

I agree casting an unknown here is the best route. Good Luck Chris!

Can you imagine the guy’s mindspace right now? “I’m playing frakking James T. Kirk!”

Trek XI co-writer Orci over at TrekMovie has stated that recapturing the triumvarate relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy is vital to the movie. Sure hope that original chemistry can be recreated.