Any smaller lines that gave you goosebumps?

[davejames]

One line that really sticks with me is Spock Prime's "I just watched my planet die. Trust me, I am emotionally compromised."

Knowing the strong connection our Spock has always had to his home planet, and hearing the pain and weariness in his voice... I just find it a really powerful moment.

 

[Jeri]

Oh... is there any way to delete my two posts?... I just recognized that I just mentioned interesting smaller lines from the movie. NOT smaller lines that gave me goosebumps. Drat!

Yeah...no problem; not sure if cadets can delete and edit (?).

Maybe I should mention that the reason I've been kind of trying to keep this thread on track is that if we don't succeed in differentiating the thread somehow, M'Sharak will be on this like white on rice and fold it into one of the many "favorite line" threads.

 

[Alpha_Geek]

"Nurse Chapel!"

 

[trampledamage]

Oh... is there any way to delete my two posts?... I just recognized that I just mentioned interesting smaller lines from the movie. NOT smaller lines that gave me goosebumps. Drat!

Yeah...no problem; not sure if cadets can delete and edit (?).

Maybe I should mention that the reason I've been kind of trying to keep this thread on track is that if we don't succeed in differentiating the thread somehow, M'Sharak will be on this like white on rice and fold it into one of the many "favorite line" threads.

To be fair - this is the only one that's still on page one!

Anyway, KittyDuran, if you want to talk more about general stuff you loved - go here. It's a fun thread to read too!

"Nurse Chapel!"

Oh, I love that bit! completely throwaway but so cool

Since Karl Urban's a Trekkie himself, I wonder if he threw it in or if it was scripted originally.

 

[Jeri]

To be fair - this is the only one that's still on page one!

Yeah, it's a great idea for a thread. Small gems.

 

[Johnnymuffintop]

George Kirk: "Are our shields even UP?" It's in the background, but it scares me. And I pretty much treasure anything George had to say or do.

Couldn't agree more.
I watched it again online, with headphones, during my math class, and still cried in that first scene because of G. Kirk's lines.

 

[davejames]

"Nurse Chapel!"

I've seen the movie a few times, but I still don't remember hearing her name. When does McCoy say it?

 

[Cyke101]

Near the beginning, when Ayel and Robau are going back and forth. Ayel throws a hologram and asks about Ambassador Spock.

Two reasons why I name that line:
1. The way Ayel delivers the line is so full of vendetta and terror that you actually fear for this Starfleet legend's life, that Spock is involved in something greater than he's ever been. After 40 years of televised stories, how many people have gone after Spock with such a vengence but Nero?
2. Ambassador Spock is a TNG term. Woo!

 

[Claudia]

I really liked Spock's conversation with McCoy after he threw Kirk from the ship - he said something like "if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping" (I unfortunately don't know the exact phrasing)... I loved that line and its dry delivery.

 

[Jeri]

Cyke101, you're right. Ayel does set up the terror for Spock with that small, menacing line.

I read Countdown, which had a lot of TNG in it; but that's also correct about it being TNG reference in the actual movie.

There's no way Captain Robau could have known about Ambassador Spock; a lot of information was packed into that little line.

"...if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping"...

This one's goosebumpery factor stems from it being a direct descendant of TOS McCoy-Spock battles. Anyone loving those would get a little chill. But in fact, it's not a small line, IMO; it's a big one.

 

[Claudia]

"...if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping"...

This one's goosebumpery factor stems from it being a direct descendant of TOS McCoy-Spock battles. Anyone loving those would get a little chill. But in fact, it's not a small line, IMO; it's a big one.

*g* I just never saw it pop up in those "favourite lines" threads, neither big nor small.

 

[Jeri]

M'Sharak is always watching. I love that line, too; but I think it was conceived as an homage to TOS, so a big line.

 

[davejames]

I really liked Spock's conversation with McCoy after he threw Kirk from the ship - he said something like "if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping" (I unfortunately don't know the exact phrasing)... I loved that line and its dry delivery.

Actually I'm sure it wasn't intended this way, but... that almost felt to me like a slap at Nimoy's performance in that episode.

I know it's certainly something he's always been proud of, so I'm kinda surprised the writers left that in there. Especially with him being in the movie and all.

 

[Rackon]

I really liked Spock's conversation with McCoy after he threw Kirk from the ship - he said something like "if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping" (I unfortunately don't know the exact phrasing)... I loved that line and its dry delivery.

Actually I'm sure it wasn't intended this way, but... that almost felt to me like a slap at Nimoy's performance in that episode.

I know it's certainly something he's always been proud of, so I'm kinda surprised the writers left that in there. Especially with him being in the movie and all.

I'm really not following you here...how is this a slap at Nimoy as Spock in what epidosde?????

 

[davejames]

I really liked Spock's conversation with McCoy after he threw Kirk from the ship - he said something like "if the crew morale is better served by my roaming the halls weeping" (I unfortunately don't know the exact phrasing)... I loved that line and its dry delivery.

Actually I'm sure it wasn't intended this way, but... that almost felt to me like a slap at Nimoy's performance in that episode.

I know it's certainly something he's always been proud of, so I'm kinda surprised the writers left that in there. Especially with him being in the movie and all.

I'm really not following you here...how is this a slap at Nimoy as Spock in what epidosde?????

The Naked Time, when he loses control and is, well, roaming the halls weeping (ok most of the weeping was in the conference room, but still).

It's possible it was just the dismissive tone Quinto used when delivering it, but it still sounded a a tiny bit harsh, and like the writers were making fun of that scene.

 

[Jeri]

Oh, geeze, I didn't think about that at all. I think Quinto Spock was sneering at Bones, not Nimoy.

 

[davejames]

Oh, geeze, I didn't think about that at all. I think Quinto Spock was sneering at Bones, not Nimoy.

Yeah I'm sure that was the intent, I just read it in a different way for some reason.

 

[M'Sharak]

Actually I'm sure it wasn't intended this way, but... that almost felt to me like a slap at Nimoy's performance in that episode.

I know it's certainly something he's always been proud of, so I'm kinda surprised the writers left that in there. Especially with him being in the movie and all.

I'm really not following you here...how is this a slap at Nimoy as Spock in what epidosde?????

The Naked Time, when he loses control and is, well, roaming the halls weeping (ok most of the weeping was in the conference room, but still).

It's possible it was just the dismissive tone Quinto used when delivering it, but it still sounded a a tiny bit harsh, and like the writers were making fun of that scene.

I didn't get that impression at all, neither that it was a slap at Nimoy's Spock nor that it was in reference to that scene in "The Naked Time". Rather, I thought it very much in line with a number of sardonic digs throughout the original series and TOS movies by Nimoy's Spock at McCoy for his emotionalism. McCoy's muttered "Green-blooded hobgoblin..." as Spock walks away shows that Spock had his number and McCoy knew it.

Edit:

For myself, the viewscreen exchange between Robau and Ayel was fairly calm and matter-of-fact, but Ayel's parting "Your refusal would be... unwise" took it right into goosebump territory.

 

[Jeri]

Ooh, yeah!! That is a good one! I just love these.

davejames, Spock in this movie behaved a bit more emotional, and his sarcasm packed a little more acid than TOS Spock, IMO. There was nobody drier than TOS Spock. I remember Robin Curtis (STIII: Lt. Saavik) said in an interview that the director was constantly telling her, "Dry, dry, drier!" Nimoy set the standard on that.

 

[davejames]

Ooh, yeah!! That is a good one! I just love these.

davejames, Spock in this movie behaved a bit more emotional, and his sarcasm packed a little more acid than TOS Spock, IMO. There was nobody drier than TOS Spock. I remember Robin Curtis (STIII: Lt. Saavik) said in an interview that the director was constantly telling her, "Dry, dry, drier!" Nimoy set the standard on that.

Yeah Spock definitely had a bit of an attitude in this movie I think. Which for the most part I really enjoyed.

And yeah Nimoy's inflection was always dry as can be, but there was still always a hint of emotion on his face in the series (whether it was bemusement or frustration or whatever), and I was glad to see Quinto bring that back. I didn't care for the blank, stonefaced expression Nimoy used throughout the TOS movies.