I did tear up at Kirk's sacrifice, but not anywhere near what I did the first time I saw Wrath of Khan, or even as much as I do any time I watch that movie.
Loved Spock Prime's non-commentary on Khan! I can't describe my reaction when he showed up on screen. Bouncing and squeeing (but trying not to be too loud) - they'd said that Nimoy wasn't going to be in this one, and kept that as a surprise. I was pretty damn sure by the time the movie came out that Cumberbatch was playing Khan, alias not withstanding.
I really hope they do something different with the inevitable next movie, though. No old villains. Or specific old villains. Klingons and/or Romulans would be good. I keep hoping they're going to do something with the Romulans and the few surviving Vulcans. Spock Prime in his original timeline was working towards reunification between the Vulcans and the Romulans. With so few Vulcans left, it would make a lot of sense for them to seek some sort of reconciliation with the Romulans. They are the same species. I don't remember how long it's supposed to be that they split off, but not long enough for them to become that different genetically. I don't know if I've seen a figure for how many Vulcans are left, but if it's a small enough number for them to worry about the gene pool, the Romulans would be the logical source for help with that.
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I did tear up at Kirk's sacrifice, but not anywhere near what I did the first time I saw Wrath of Khan, or even as much as I do any time I watch that movie.
Loved Spock Prime's non-commentary on Khan! I can't describe my reaction when he showed up on screen. Bouncing and squeeing (but trying not to be too loud) - they'd said that Nimoy wasn't going to be in this one, and kept that as a surprise. I was pretty damn sure by the time the movie came out that Cumberbatch was playing Khan, alias not withstanding.
I really hope they do something different with the inevitable next movie, though. No old villains. Or specific old villains. Klingons and/or Romulans would be good. I keep hoping they're going to do something with the Romulans and the few surviving Vulcans. Spock Prime in his original timeline was working towards reunification between the Vulcans and the Romulans. With so few Vulcans left, it would make a lot of sense for them to seek some sort of reconciliation with the Romulans. They are the same species. I don't remember how long it's supposed to be that they split off, but not long enough for them to become that different genetically. I don't know if I've seen a figure for how many Vulcans are left, but if it's a small enough number for them to worry about the gene pool, the Romulans would be the logical source for help with that.