I've brought this up before (a couple of times), but Pine's performance as a prince in The Princess Diaries 2 (2004) had moments in it when he seemed like a young Kirk. There's a scene where he's trying to teach the princess archery, and it's just the kind of subtle seduction Kirk would've used in that situation.
That was a great scene! It was oozing sexiness, imo. (I have no problem admitting I've seen these movies, btw.) I'm not sure I would say that I saw Kirk in that scene, as I see Kirk being more arrogant or sure of himself around women. In that scene from PD, he was more sweet and confident. Just an opinion, of course.
As far as the comments upthread on McCoy go, Urban took a chance playing McCoy as he did, and I think he did well. McCoy is the only real over-the-top character in TOS. Make McCoy subtle, and you lose a lot of who he is, in my opinion.
I should clarify my earlier statement by adding that I loved Urban in Star Trek. I just didn't think his performance was as superb as everyone was stating. That doesn't mean that the guy can't act because he can. I just felt he got a lot of credit for imitating the character rather than creating a different aspect of McCoy. That being said, the writing didn't allow him to create anything different. Regardless, Urban was fantastic in his scenes with Pine. Their chemistry was off the charts.
Frankly, I also don't think someone is necessarily supposed to like McCoy at first. He's the kind of person you'd have to be around for a while to know how much of his bluster is sincere and how much is truly just bluster. You'd also have to know him a while to understand that he is really a thoughtful person and not totally ruled by his passions. I hope we have a chance to see the southern gentleman in him in the next movie.
I always loved the character of McCoy. He was the most loveable in TOS, in my opinion, because he always wore his heart on his sleeve. His banter with Spock was always amusing because deep down you knew these two men cared and respected each other and would have died for each other. He was also the person to whom Kirk would confide in, especially about his feelings or his fears. It will be interesting to see how they incorporate the relationship between the three in the next Star Trek movie.
in Smokin' Aces, plus his Princess Diaries' character. I've seen a clip of a movie where he plays a blind person. It seems like he's made an effort to stretch his gigs into different directions, and he creates interesting characters. I'm looking forward to seeing what he's able to do after this.
