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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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RE: Wait...what did he say about Pixar?!? | Report this post to moderator
By: AX (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:50:53 on Jun 11, 2009

No offense taken. However, I'm not sure how you can define for me what awkward is...it felt awkward to me. If it felt 'candid' to you, that's cool, but it hardly changes the way I felt while I read it. I will also say that you probably shouldn't tell me what I'm used to. I've read plenty of candid interviews in the past, and found many of them to be quite enjoyable.

Next I think YOU need to reread it (I did on your request), because his wording clearly states that he found ALL of the trailers to be the same.

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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'.

In other words he IS including the Pixar trailer there, at least according to the sentence that he said. Now it may be that I'm missing context or that it's just an honest wording mistake on his part. I accept that possibility.

Also, in regards to Up and how it is standardized. Fine. I'll accept that's what he meant. I still think it's silly.

FINALLY I never said he said that he read the book. I just thought it was strange to accuse Harry Potter about appearing to be about violence, special effects, OR noise. Maybe my understanding of the books colored my viewing of the trailer.

Okay, now that I'm done defending my individual statements let me better explain my central point (which I notice you didn't argue). What I found awkward about the interview is the fact that he is complaining about violent, loud, special effects laden movies while at the same time praising Star Trek, which is itself violent, loud, and special effect laden.

I also found the wording to be confusing.

Look, I'm not attacking Patrick Stewart. I like Patrick Stewart. Hell, I love Patrick Stewart (don't judge me world!) The man is awesome, has a great voice, and is a fantastic actor.

But come on, surely in a comment thread under an interview I should be allowed to voice my thoughts on said interview. Isn't that the point? I'm not calling for his head. I'm not angry he liked Star Trek. I just thought he was a little confusing this time.

And that's as far as I meant it to go. If I misworded my response to sound too harsh...well, I'm sorry. I don't honestly care too much, which makes it funny to consider that I've had to go to such lengths to explain myself.

Heh. Such is the internet. Anyway. Time for me to try and go get a life (or failing that, watch some Star Trek...)

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"Time is a face on the water."

-Stephen King, The Dark Tower Series-

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