Shatner at His Finest!
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Published 2007-11-02
All Comments (21)
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Say what you want about Shatner, but he performed Captain Kirk in a way that is still being talked about over 50 years later.
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there should be a movie starring only william shatner where he just acts in an empty stage for 10 hours.
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Astonishing talent. Credit, of course, to Nimoy for staying in character. Christ, how he stayed an emotionless Vulcan when he must have been absolutely dying to collapse on the floor in a heap, pissing himself laughing, is beyond me.
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I love how all Spock has to say is "Jim" And Kirk's all better. Good going, Spock.
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I'm glad he got back command over his acting. That was a very close call.
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When William Shatner does an imitation of William Shatner.
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If you look deep into Kirk's eyes, you can see the change from panic to strength. Give Shatner credit for following the script given to him.
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I'm just now watching Star Trek for the first time so I'm not seeing the show through a haze of nostalgia and yet I am NEVER bored when Kirk is in a scene. Shatner is one of those scene stealing, narcissistic lunatic actors and I mean that in the best possible way.
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I love how Spock makes Jim to get his shit togheter. Nimoy's underact vs Shatner's fricking awesomeness. They were a good couple.
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these guys were professional. sometimes they had to do some really dumb shit, but they always kept in character and made it as real as possible.
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I'm from the school of thought that prefers to believe that the Shat-Man was some sort of mad genius performance artist that knew EXACTLY what he was doing. Say what you want about the man, but he was fun to watch, and he was never boring...
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There's........someone on the wing. Some.....thing.....
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If you've ever had to deal with a person who is genuinely loosing their mind, that's what it's like. The Shat had managed to capture, perfectly, the essence of mental illness. Albeit entirely by accident--I think.
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Bill Shatner is a genius. No matter how over the top his acting is...he always manners to bring the scene together.
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Shatner was trained as a stage actor. Some of the techniques used are, out of necessity, different from TV or film acting. Everything in the theater needs to be bigger, more exaggerated to be seen. In TV and film, even a tiny facial movement can be seen and convey much meaning; a lesson Nimoy already knew, but Shatner not so much.
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I love it when Spock said "Jim"! to calm him down. XD
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Ok, when Spock says "Jim" at 0:31, I die. Every time. Nimoy has the most wonderful voice. If he said my name in that tone of voice, I would spontaneously combust.
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Got to be the shortest nervous breakdown ever. Oscar for Nemoy for not losing it.
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spock and kirk the masters of under and over acting.
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A powerful alien with the ability to place delusional thoughts into the minds of members of the crew has taken over the ship. This scene shows Kirk's mind being invaded by the alien. Frankly, I don't know how another actor could have portrayed such an occurrence any better.