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Old 10-13-2010, 07:46 PM   #21
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the original Kirk was also a good 10 years older than Pine's and had been captain for years, not to mention that he had a completely different backstory with his father not dying before he was born. i think Pine did a pretty good job with it, there were enough things he did that made me think of Kirk, but with a more raw and aggressive approach (that someone younger without experience would do). it'll be interesting to see how he can mature the character a bit in the next movie
I had a problem with Kirk at first, but then I read 'Best Destiny' by Diane Carey while on vacation. And this was Prime Timeline stuff well before Star Trek XI and it had a teenage Kirk.
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