The Captains (2011)

I love this movie so much

Thanks for the memories!

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The title of this movie is a complete misnomer. Basically it's bits and pieces of interview's from all the captain's surrounded by nauseating scenes of Shatner pontificating about himself. For those of us familiar with William Shatner and his reputation this is no surprise. Probably the worst part was the misogynistic argumentative tone Shatner took with Kate Mulgrew when discussing how working on star trek impacted their families in a negative way. Run in the other direction.

Worth seeing because of Shatners bizarre "interview" with Avery Brooks. This surpasses most of what I have seen with regard to absurdities. First Shatner and Brooks engages in some sort of word-game or word-duel where they "challenge" each other. Then Brooks sets himself at the piano and with a "mad" facial expression, he comes up with a melody to which both Brooks and Shatner try to "improvise" lyrics. Both at the same time. Truly strange. About the same caliber as Shatner's version of "rocket man".

What a great movie. Shatner does a great job of finding out who these actors are and what impact it had on their lives. He gets to the heart of what it means to be an actor and also what it means to be a part of Star Trek. I really enjoyed hearing from the Actors (Brooks, Mulgrew, Stewart, Bakula, Pine and Shatner) about their experience as actors and as Captains on Star Trek. We really see what love these actors had for the show and how it effected them.The movie was shot and edited wonderfully. Great production quality. I was really pleasantly surprised. I wish there were extended interviews on the DVD since I wanted to see even more. It was a really interesting and fun movie and I really enjoyed it!

I've never got Star Wars.I just cant see what all the fuss is about with those films. Star Trek , on the other hand , is my cup of tea. I'm not a Trekkie , i don't go to conventions , i don't dress up as a Klingon but have seen nearly every episode of all the franchises.This is a delightful documentary , written and directed by the original captain himself , William Shatner , where he interviews all the captains that have featured in the TV shows and the latest film.It goes into how these shows ate into all their personal lives ( nearly all got divorces) and what it meant to them to be a captain of a Star Trek vessel.Patrick Steward is exactly how you would expect him to be as is Scott Bakula. Chris Pine is an intelligent young man , Kate Mulgrew hasn't aged too well and seems to resent what Star Trek did to her personal life and Avery Brooks is just plain bonkers!That just leaves Shatner himself. He is old now and he discuses his mortality with a lot of feeling and you cant help but really like the man.The Captains is not a film for non Star Trek fans. You have to like the franchise to like this film and i liked it a lot.