Star Trek: The Motion Picture 40th Anniversary

[Grant]

Actually no. She was following up McCoy's line that he was happy to see Spock
She was saying it's how the whole crew felt about seeing him again.

In other words --
" I'm happy to see you Spock!"
Spock doesn't react
" That's how we ALL feel mr. Spock."
She means they are all glad about seeing Spock. She's not commenting on how humans feel things.



151 ANGLE TO INCLUDE ELEVATOR DOORS 151

as they SNAP open -- McCoy and Chapel appear. Chapel
sees Spock at the science console -- she moves in
quickly, overjoyed. Even McCoy seems pleased.

CHAPEL
Mr. Spock...!!!

McCOY
So help me, I'm actually
pleased to see you.

But as Chapel crosses to Spock, her pleased smile
brightening her whole face, Spock turns, dismisses her
presence with a cold disinterested glance -- Chapel
stops, stands dumbfounded. Spock gives McCoy a similar
glance - turns back to his console readings as:

UHURA
That's how we all feel, Mister...

The same cold glance causes Uhura to stop in mid-
sentence. Several grins directed toward Spock are now
fading from bridge crew faces. Spock has turned back
again for a last quick reading at the console and now
stands -- totally ignoring everyone else as he speaks
coolly, unemotionally to Kirk:

 

[DonIago]

I believe that's a matter of how you're choosing to interpret it.

 

[Grant]

So the screenwriter in 1979 was not trying to have Uhura emphasize the feelings of the crew (and by extension the Star Trek fans) that they were happy to see mr. Spock but instead was pointing out that humans feel things.
" Hey Spock you know we humans feel things about other people but you don't because you've been trying to purge your emotions" LOL
That would makes way more sense than it was just a poor line reading among many many others from that movie.
In fact I think that was the exact problem. Instead of Nichols just reading it as simply we all feel that way about you mr. Spock -- she read it as if she commenting on something esoteric and enlightened about humans and their feelings. Because I assumed she forgot that mr. Spock was aware that humans have feelings.

 

[Maurice]

Nichols' line reading there is fine. Seriously, you guys would dismantle an "um".

 

[Grant]

Actually her best line readings are when she pronounces the word "again."

Instead of pronouncing it "uh-gen" - like common folk, she pronounces it --
"a-gain" -- which is so classy and sophisticated.

 

[Tallguy]

For some reason one of Nichelle's readings really landed for me watching it in the theater. When Decker tells her to delay launch of the logs while they're still in the tractor beam. She is just dumbfounded at how much trouble they're in and replies with a very subdued "Aye."

Yes, there are definitely dubbing problems with pretty much everybody. Some of that is just "the way movies sounded that year".

 

[drt]

Y'know, I like both movies equally but this was a far more satisfying cinema experience than when I saw Wrath of Khan. Weird.

TWOK works very well as a TV movie. It’s not epic in scope or vision. It’s a very straightforward adventure with smaller and more personal stakes.

TMP is a theatrical motion picture. It’s a spectacle. It’s meant for the large screen. It works better there.

That’s how I see it.

Agree, with your thoughts on TMP vs. WOK. Yes, it is true that some movies, such as TMP, best serve the audience on the big theater screen because they are epic in visual scope.

I totally agree.

Back in the day I never noticed how painfully low budget ST2+ appeared in theaters, however, it just occurred to me that I saw TMP in an old school, bigass fancy theater with a huge screen (and a balcony!), while the rest of the 80s ST films I saw in crappy multiplexes featuring narrow auditoriums and tiny screens. I think a lot of 80s movies got away with less "theatrical" efforts and we never really noticed because those multiplexes had rapidly replaced the good theaters.

 

[Vger23]

I've always thought the Star Trek TOS films looked pretty good.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Nichols' line reading there is fine. Seriously, you guys would dismantle an "um".

Not to mention that the director would be suggesting to her how to read the line, and perhaps try several takes.

 

[Grant]

yeah the motion picture had some great line readings and some great acting from the supporting characters. Especially Takei & Nichols they were outstanding in that movie.
There wouldn't have been allowed to be any bad acting in that movie

 

[Grant]

You know who else got great help from the director with her line readings and through the use of more than one take -- Persis Khambatta. Robert Wise got a really good performance out of her.

 

[Tallguy]

Um... Sarcasm?

 

[Grant]

Why? She was better in TMP than the other couple of things I saw her in. I assume Wise was the reason. Did he only have time for multiple takes for the regulars?