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Patrick Stewart Says He Loved J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 19:24, 10 June 2009 / Star Trek: Nemesis

The Yorkshire Post posted a new interview with Star Trek The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart and here are few excerpts of the article.

"Yesterday, I took my grandchildren to see the new Star Trek movie. There were three movie trailers, one for the new Terminator movie, one for the new Harry Potter and one for a Pixar animated movie. All the trailers sounded and looked the same. Full of standardised levels of noise, violence and special effects and I thought, 'My God, nothing would attract me to any of these'.

"I love animated movies and I especially love Pixar but I weary of standardisation. I don't know what's happened... but I better not go on, you never know, they might want to cast me in one of them."

He might want to leave it there, but given he spent seven years playing Captain Picard, what did he think of the 21st-century version of Star Trek?

"I loved it. I absolutely loved it," he proclaims. "It was a very, very odd experience to be in the cinema watching a new Star Trek movie that I wasn't in. Not only that, but with the exception of Leonard Nimoy I didn't know any of the cast... but, it's Star Trek. They've taken some quite innovative decisions but it's absolutely essential, right down the middle Star Trek. I got a great kick out of it."

He also says of Chris Pine, the young actor playing Captain Kirk: "He's brilliant. He is charming, truthful, funny and utterly delightful."

The full article is here.



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By: geepee16 (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:44:15 on Jun 11, 2009

Stewart was not happy about being left out of the Harry Potter series which - on film - is a showcase of British actors.

I don't see how CrapTrek doesn't fit his analysis of some of those other films.


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RE: Stewart/Potter by Terry212 @ 07:28:36 on Jun 12
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RE: Stewart/Potter by prometheus 59650 @ 15:01:42 on Jun 11
RE: Stewart/Potter by Kamen Rider Blade @ 14:04:30 on Jun 11

Wait...what did he say about Pixar?!? | Report this post to moderator
By: AX (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:42:01 on Jun 11, 2009

This is a really awkward interview. I mean, I love Star Trek, but it's FILLED with violence, noise, and special effects.

And from what I've heard about Up it isn't going to be an especially violent or noisy movie. Although I suppose you can't avoid the special effects since it is Pixar (but...but...it's such wonderful animation). And I haven't heard that it's supposed to be 'standardized' either, whatever that's supposed to mean.

And obviously he hasn't read much Harry Potter or he'd realize there's a LOT more to the new movie than any of those things.

Terminator...well, okay...THERE he has a point.

Sorry, I'm glad he liked the movie. I just think that some of the other things he said weren't thought through very well.

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RE: Wait...what did he say about Pixar?!? by cdydatzigs @ 12:39:24 on Jun 11
    RE: Wait...what did he say about Pixar?!? by AX @ 22:50:53 on Jun 11

The REAL no-win scenario. | Report this post to moderator
By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:52:17 on Jun 11, 2009

I love how predicatble so many of you are. If Stewart had said he didn't like the movie you guys would have attacked him for being "bitter", "unappreciative of what the franchise did for his career" and told the guy to "go back to the stage where you belong."

So the guy praises the film genuinely and you retort with "of course he said that, he doesn't want to alienate the fans or the new regime" or "he is just selling out" blah blah.

If nothing an actor says is the right answer in your eyes, then you are either (a) jealous that you are not in their shoes [or could even fit into their costume] or (b) you're just b*tching for the sake of b*tching. There, you've been exposed.

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RE: The REAL no-win scenario. by StillKirok @ 11:51:22 on Jun 11
    RE: The REAL no-win scenario. by prometheus 59650 @ 14:43:37 on Jun 11
       RE: The REAL no-win scenario. by Kamen Rider Blade @ 15:02:39 on Jun 11
    RE: The REAL no-win scenario. by Kamen Rider Blade @ 12:12:04 on Jun 11
For some, it's kinda the opposite by prometheus 59650 @ 09:38:18 on Jun 11
Exactly !!! by GustavoLeao @ 09:17:46 on Jun 11
    RE: Exactly !!! by cdydatzigs @ 10:04:34 on Jun 11
       RE: Exactly !!! by GustavoLeao @ 10:10:39 on Jun 11
          RE: Exactly !!! by prometheus 59650 @ 10:18:10 on Jun 11
             RE: Exactly !!! by GustavoLeao @ 10:24:28 on Jun 11
                Luckbill by geepee16 @ 13:50:22 on Jun 11
                RE: Exactly !!! by Kamen Rider Blade @ 10:27:11 on Jun 11
                   RE: Exactly !!! by prometheus 59650 @ 11:08:39 on Jun 11
                      RE: Exactly !!! by Kamen Rider Blade @ 14:00:06 on Jun 11
                         RE: Exactly !!! by cdydatzigs @ 14:08:45 on Jun 11

Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. | Report this post to moderator
By: prometheus 59650 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 07:29:23 on Jun 11, 2009

Bitterness.

This film iz teh suck. Everyone here is either just "starved" for Trek or a paid plant. You just wait until the new film comes out. Nobody's gonna like this....crap.

Well, they hate it to the tune of $336,524,279.

Oops.

Well, no one associated with Trek is gonna like it. THEY know what trek is.

Except Nimoy liked the script enough to come out of retirement. I mean, sell out.

Stewart likes it so of course he's just covering his ass because, in order to ever work for a film company you have to publically love EVERY film that's ever been released under their banner.

What amuses me most is how they've remained conspicuously silent on the endorsement of the film by Herb Solow, I think literally the last of TOS' creators left alive and as close as you'll ever come to Roddenberry. Liked it enough to endorse it and want to see these stories with these people continue

The louder and more absurd their wailing becomes? It's just music to the ears. Proof that JJ kicked the right (and most insane) segment of fandom to the curb.

Every rant is like a victory theme...the more absurd the rant the greater the crescendo,so enjoy it.

I know I will. :)

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"If this is your God, he's not very impressive. He has so many psychological problems; he's so insecure. He demands worship every seven days. He goes out and creates faulty Humans and then blames them for his own mistakes. He's a pretty poor excuse for a Supreme Being." ---Gene Roddenberry


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RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by StillKirok @ 11:56:43 on Jun 11
    RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by sb2004 @ 18:55:05 on Jun 11
RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by Kamen Rider Blade @ 08:56:19 on Jun 11
    RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by prometheus 59650 @ 10:15:37 on Jun 11
RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by cdydatzigs @ 08:46:29 on Jun 11
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             RE: Kamen, just take their statements for what they are. by Kamen Rider Blade @ 10:28:33 on Jun 11

Hoorah for Stewart! | Report this post to moderator
By: The Magrathean (Odo's file, contact) @ 00:19:50 on Jun 11, 2009

Good of him to go and see the movie. Moreover, he liked it!

Now Shatner needs to go see this film. C'mon Shatner - your fans are saying Stewart's only kissing up to Abrams in the hopes of a role in the next one. Well, no harm in you kissing the ring at this point in time either, then! ;-)


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By: geepee16 (Odo's file, contact) @ 23:03:13 on Jun 10, 2009

This wouldn't surprise me if true:

So, what did you really think of the new movie, Mr. Stewart?

"...Full of standardised levels of noise, violence and special effects and I thought, 'My God, nothing would attract me to this.

"I love animated movies and I especially love Pixar but I weary of standardisation. I don't know what's happened... but I better not go on, you never know, they might want to cast me in Star Trek XII."



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RE: The full article? by Kamen Rider Blade @ 23:18:40 on Jun 10

and? | Report this post to moderator
By: geepee16 (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:56:53 on Jun 10, 2009

Of course Stewart will say he liked it. He has nothing to lose and perhaps something to gain by saying so. I doubt any Trek actor would risk a possible future role in the new Crap-Trek. JJ might not want actors from other Trek franchises anyway but he would certainly not bring them in unless they had endorsed the little Trek partition he squeezed out.

I doubt that Stewart has any real desire to do Trek again but it doesn't hurt him in the least to grease the pimp's hand with a disposable dollar.


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RE: and? by StillKirok @ 04:50:50 on Jun 11
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RE: and? by Kamen Rider Blade @ 23:18:03 on Jun 10

Well, obviously... | Report this post to moderator
By: SuperDave (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:24:37 on Jun 10, 2009

Patrick Stewart is a paid plant of JJ Abrams! RRRRRGGHHH!


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See, people... | Report this post to moderator
By: Kamen Rider Blade (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:39:44 on Jun 10, 2009

Even Picard himself liked it. ;-)

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