Nimoy comments on Karl Urban as McCoy

[megojim]

my son and I finally got the chance to see the movie last night. I was particularly impressed with his performance. He nailed the character. They all did well. What a great rebirth for this franchise!
-jim

[darklord1967]

This would never happen in a cinema in the UK. If someone started cheering and clapping everyone would think they had gone nuts and they would be thrown out of the cinema.

Yes that IS a shame. It must make for some pretty dull movie-going experiences there in the UK.

I could NOT imagine seeing some of the cinema's greatest moments in history without audience reaction / participation...

The "chest burster" scene from ALIEN, or the crucifix masturbation sequence from THE EXCORCIST without the horrified gasps and screams of an audience?
Harrison Ford's casual shooting of the Cairo Swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK without the audience's gales of laughter?
The Death Star's destruction at the end of STAR WARS without a cheering and applauding audience?

It's just not right.


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[YANOULI]

My Trek audience did the same thing when Bones appeared, and when every other cool old Trek reference was made.

Chris

That would spoil it for me.

I don't pay good money to go and watch a film at the cinema only to listen to people making a row.

[YANOULI]

The things you listed there are understandable reactions to events on screen, but just to clap, cheer and shout at the smallest thing like someone saying my name is Leonard McCoy, is just stupid and annoying.

It's the reason i'd rather wait and see the films on dvd.

Yes that IS a shame. It must make for some pretty dull movie-going experiences there in the UK.

I could NOT imagine seeing some of the cinema's greatest moments in history without audience reaction / participation...

The "chest burster" scene from ALIEN, or the crucifix masturbation sequence from THE EXCORCIST without the horrified gasps and screams of an audience?
Harrison Ford's casual shooting of the Cairo Swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK without the audience's gales of laughter?
The Death Star's destruction at the end of STAR WARS without a cheering and applauding audience?

It's just not right.
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[The Bat]

Ya know it's funny...I went to Medieval Times(great FUN, Sword fighting, jousting, etc...), and they told us to Cheer for the Knight in our section...and the loudest Guy there was a Brit. When our Knight appeared to be losing, I heard him yell..."you'd better shape up you BASTID"!!

[The Bat]

Back on topic...more from Nimoy:

Leonard Nimoy :

"Zachary Quinto's [who plays the young Spock] choices in his performance often surprised me, in a very positive way. I often thought, ‘I would never have thought to do that, and I think that's a wonderful idea.' Everyone in the cast is very talented, they found their own way to bring that talent and intelligence to this movie and I think it shows".

[trekman101]

Leonard Nimoy is treks bigest fan and critic.It took him years to get comfortable with his feelings for Spock and trek.His comments speak volumes about trek's future as a worth while endevor

[YANOULI]

That is totally different, it is meant to be audience participation ( btw, i went to one of these on holiday in spain a few years ago and it was superb ).

Ya know it's funny...I went to Medieval Times(great FUN, Sword fighting, jousting, etc...), and they told us to Cheer for the Knight in our section...and the loudest Guy there was a Brit. When our Knight appeared to be losing, I heard him yell..."you'd better shape up you BASTID"!!

Getting back to the topic at hand, i think it is very moving that he got a bit misty eyed. It shows a genuine affection for someone he had a close working relationship with. McCoy was my favourite.

[shyndman]

Personally, I found that the audience reactions to McCoy and other things in the Star Trek movie were terrific! Watching a film at home, regardless of the size of your HD set and the wattage of our home theater sound system, is a different experience. You are in a small room with (perhaps) a few other people. You have the pause button - phones ringing - the dog needing to go out. Watching a movie in a theater with a crowd of people adds an entirely different dimension to watching a film. Cheering, laughing, gasping - all of these can be part of a "shared" experience and, at least to me, improves the movie viewing. Of course, there can be negatives like people talking loudly, or kicking the back of your chair, or whatever.

All in all, seeing a movie in a theater makes it an event that you share with others. I watch most movies at home because its so much cheaper, but the films I'm really excited about - I grab the wife and go to the movies. Overpriced popcorn and endless movie trailers be damned. I love it!

[jasonmego1277]

Nimoy just seems like a really great guy, and of all those still acting the most grounded. That's what it's all about in life making friends and remembering them.

[The Bat]

Nimoy just seems like a really great guy, and of all those still acting the most grounded. That's what it's all about in life making friends and remembering them.

Well said!

[cdhall]

That is totally different, it is meant to be audience participation.

In the interest of splitting hairs with you...


My degree is in Radio-TV-Film but I'm not sure this was ever expressed in my education... but in the US, as expressed by darklord1967 for example, the mere act of going to sit down with about 200 complete strangers to watch something together is a form of "audience participation."

Now that I think of it, I know we have probably all heard or read about how a film "tested." Studios play films to see the audience reactions. They want cheers and gasps and so forth.

But by the same token they ONLY want reactions to the movie. Most movies I've been to lately have notices about turning off your cell phone, no loud talking and take crying babies to the lobby.

My wife always tells me to shut up when I burst into hysterical laughter in a movie. It irritates me to no end. We don't go see many movies together for this reason.

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She didn't go see Star Trek with us, but she might later, but I know there was at least one funny scene in that movie. I think when Spock said "Out of the Chair" I just lost it. That may not have been it, but I coudn't see for part of the movie, it was so funny. Spock had Great lines. Everyone did a fine job.

But back to audience participation... I've always sort of paid attention to when the audience cheers and so on, well before I decided to try to do this for a living, so I've always considered it a sort of mutual participation thing.

It may be a US thing.

Now, dressing as a character in the Rocky Horror Picture Show and performing in the aisle or under the screen is going too far, but this is an extreme example.

When I go see a movie now, I expect to more or less be in sync with the audience on OOOHHs, AAAHHs and GASPs. Clapping and Cheering. It is part of the deal.

In light of your post, I will have to think maybe it is a US thing though. I will have to be sure to go see a "blockbuster" if I ever get to the UK. I would like to see how that works. It would be odd for me I'm sure.

Thanks for pointing that out.

And thanks for the thread, Bat. Can you provide a link to the Interviews you are quoting from?

[The Bat]

And thanks for the thread, Bat. Can you provide a link to the Interviews you are quoting from?

Sure Can!

TrekWeb.com - J.J. Abrams, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy Talk New Movie

[cdhall]

Thank you

Sure Can!

TrekWeb.com - J.J. Abrams, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy Talk New Movie

Thanks Bats.

[MegoMonk]

I thought Urban was very good, but a big key in the future movies will be the chemistry between McCoy and Spock, which was one of the best things about the original series.