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Dave · 27th September 2001, 06:00 AM

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Highlander II · 27th September 2001, 12:56 PM

okay - just watched this one too (still under the weather - i skipped 2 days of work, so i watched ST movies)

This is the best of the 'odd' numbered ST films -- (ya'll know the whole thing about the even numbered ones being good and the odd numbered ones being crap, right?)

Robin Curtis takes over from Kirstie Alley as Saavik (sp?) (btw - trivia -- Robin Curtis was a photojournalist on a first season ep of MacGyver) -- and does fairly well -- (she had her eyebrows pointed!)

oh - and Christopher Lloyd makes one hell of a Klingon!!

and i kind of liked the storyline about Spock 'regenerating' - and going through all the Vulcan 'childhood' and 'puberty' things - gives some insight into the Vulcan race (i like backstory!)

didn't really catch anything in the way of plotholes (under an OTC drug-induced haze it's hard to catch those things) but i'll watch more closely the next time i sit down to veiw ST:III

Dave · 27th September 2001, 10:17 PM

You didn't find it convenient that Spock stops regenerating at an age exactly the same as when he died.

Highlander II · 28th September 2001, 10:57 AM

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You didn't find it convenient that Spock stops regenerating at an age exactly the same as when he died.

that is rather convenient -- however, like i said - i was under the groggy influence of my cold medication, so i missed a lot that wasn't straight plot stuff ---

that is kinda weird tho ---- like the planet KNEW how old he was?

how long do Vulcans generally live, anyway? Average life span?

Dave · 28th September 2001, 09:54 PM

I don't know the average age, but Sarek was 203 when he died in "Unification, part I".

Highlander II · 1st October 2001, 05:47 PM

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I don't know the average age, but Sarek was 203 when he died in "Unification, part I".

that's quite a long time ----

how old is Spock supposed to be at the end of ST:II??

Dave · 1st October 2001, 08:46 PM

About 55? I think.

Lonewolf89 · 10th February 2002, 03:05 AM

Spock's young!!

Dave · 10th February 2002, 11:38 AM

Yes, and the point is that by ST:X, that would make him only about 150. Some people have suggested he should appear since it involves Romulus, but Leonard Nimoy would look much too old to play a 150 year old Vulcan.

Lonewolf89 · 25th February 2002, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
Yes, and the point is that by ST:X, that would make him only about 150. Some people have suggested he should appear since it involves Romulus, but Leonard Nimoy would look much too old to play a 150 year old Vulcan.

Too bad, I would love to see him in one more movie.

Neo · 2nd March 2002, 12:30 PM

it would be nice to see him but very un likely....

Lonewolf89 · 21st March 2002, 03:06 PM

Who knows, he is half human.

Dave · 21st March 2002, 10:35 PM

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Who knows, he is half human.

I NEVER considered that, I don't know why, but it is the perfect excuse for his early aging.

(Neo is referring to real life reasons though, and he's probably correct.)

Lonewolf89 · 22nd March 2002, 12:16 AM

Yeah, besides, he has been doing this for a while now.

Dave · 16th April 2002, 03:55 PM

So much for Vulcan logic.

At the end of the movie, Sarek waxes lyrically about the great cost that was incurred bringing Spock home to Vulcan. He specifically mentions the death of Kirk's son, David Marcus, as one of these costs.

David didn't die because Kirk wanted to bring Spock back to Vulcan. The Klingons wanted the Genesis device so badly, that he probably would have died at their hands whether the Enterprise had gone to the Genesis planet or not.

27th September 2001, 06:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
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27th September 2001, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,499	okay - just watched this one too (still under the weather - i skipped 2 days of work, so i watched ST movies) This is the best of the 'odd' numbered ST films -- (ya'll know the whole thing about the even numbered ones being good and the odd numbered ones being crap, right?) Robin Curtis takes over from Kirstie Alley as Saavik (sp?) (btw - trivia -- Robin Curtis was a photojournalist on a first season ep of MacGyver) -- and does fairly well -- (she had her eyebrows pointed!) oh - and Christopher Lloyd makes one hell of a Klingon!! and i kind of liked the storyline about Spock 'regenerating' - and going through all the Vulcan 'childhood' and 'puberty' things - gives some insight into the Vulcan race (i like backstory!) didn't really catch anything in the way of plotholes (under an OTC drug-induced haze it's hard to catch those things) but i'll watch more closely the next time i sit down to veiw ST:III

27th September 2001, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,602	You didn't find it convenient that Spock stops regenerating at an age exactly the same as when he died.

28th September 2001, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,602	I don't know the average age, but Sarek was 203 when he died in "Unification, part I".

1st October 2001, 08:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,602	About 55? I think.

10th February 2002, 03:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lonewolf89 Fear is the mind killer. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Flatplanet Cafe Posts: 1,609	Spock's young!!

10th February 2002, 11:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,602	Yes, and the point is that by ST:X, that would make him only about 150. Some people have suggested he should appear since it involves Romulus, but Leonard Nimoy would look much too old to play a 150 year old Vulcan.

2nd March 2002, 12:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	it would be nice to see him but very un likely....

21st March 2002, 03:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lonewolf89 Fear is the mind killer. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Flatplanet Cafe Posts: 1,609	Who knows, he is half human.

22nd March 2002, 12:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
Lonewolf89 Fear is the mind killer. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Flatplanet Cafe Posts: 1,609	Yeah, besides, he has been doing this for a while now.

16th April 2002, 03:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,602	So much for Vulcan logic. At the end of the movie, Sarek waxes lyrically about the great cost that was incurred bringing Spock home to Vulcan. He specifically mentions the death of Kirk's son, David Marcus, as one of these costs. David didn't die because Kirk wanted to bring Spock back to Vulcan. The Klingons wanted the Genesis device so badly, that he probably would have died at their hands whether the Enterprise had gone to the Genesis planet or not.