The Captains takes the audience on a voyage of discovery as pop culture phenom William Shatner interviews Sir Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation), Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager), Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer, Star Trek: Enterprise), and Chris Pine (Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek 2009). With each of these celebrated actors Shatner explor... (Full plot summary below)
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The Captains takes the audience on a voyage of discovery as pop culture phenom William Shatner interviews Sir Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation), Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager), Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer, Star Trek: Enterprise), and Chris Pine (Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek 2009). With each of these celebrated actors Shatner explores the pressures and pitfalls that came along with donning the Starfleet uniform and reveals for the first time his own embarrassment over the role which made him a household name. With the help of his fellow captains Shatner learns to respect his work on the original Star Trek and finishes the film with a new perspective on life, death, and the legacy he will leave behind. The Captains also delves into each of the actors' lives and careers leading up to their landmark television performances. The film pays special attention to Shatner's own acting roots, tracking his journey from humble beginnings at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and CBC Radio, to headlining Broadway shows, and eventually getting his big break in Hollywood at the helm of Gene Roddenberry's ambitious brainchild. As an extra treat, whilst in Stratford, Ontario, Shatner sits down with his dear friend Christopher Plummer. The Canadian legend of the stage and screen was instrumental in Shatner's young career and was rewarded by the original captain years later with the role of bloodthirsty Klingon General Chang in Star Trek VI. The Captains is a unique documentary which examines much more than mere acting and the shows these people worked on. The film tells deep emotional tales of human beings struggling to do what they love most and perform to a high enough standard as to make all their sacrifices worth while. The Captains is also boundless fun as personified by its gregarious, charming, and surprisingly soulful host.
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| User ReviewAndrew KEven for the viewer without much exposure or connection to the world of Star Trek, like myself, this film is a treasured way to spend an hour and a half. What a wonderfully beautiful look at the phenomenon of a franchise and the energy that made it possible, from the perspectives of these leaders of the casts of each of it's incarnations. This film was an unexpected pleasure and should be required viewing for anyone interested in understanding these series and films. I can not think of a better way to begin my planned journey through these series for the first time. |
| User ReviewJohn YA really amazing documentary about all the actors who played captains in "Star Trek" and what they brought from and to their roles. |
| User Reviewmike hfinally i have been waiting for this movie my whole life, and star trek changed my life, ha got you, i wrote that for william shatner, in case he ver reads this, i love star trek, all the tv shows, the movies, who doesn't and i am not even a hardcore trekie, you got love bill, hes great, he is the cheesiest actor on the planet and no one can ham it up anything like him, he set the standard and is the standard, if you love star trek or just like a doc on it and the captains you will probably like this a lot. maybe one day i will go to a convention until then, i have all these movies, and series to watch, which is awesome. |
| User ReviewDave HWe are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to see all the living actors that played the lead roles in one of the greatest science fiction series ever made. It was so uniquely filmed, so well done, that it cannot deserve anything but five stars. Shatner explores the phenomenon of the "Star Trek Captain" in his own singular style and we are in turn walking with him, side by side, as he interviews his fellow captains, who share with us their most intimate motivations, source of inspirations, joys and pain, all of this while we see Shatner trying to probe into his own inner depths. He profoundly reaches out to his fellow actors and makes palpable the connection that is bridged from these interviews, between interviewer and interviewee. I became drawn in as an invisible observer in a house in the country, the inside of a New York theatre, as well as the outside of the Paramount lot. I was taken to where no man has gone before, the inside of the minds of Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula and Chris Pine. I applaud William Shatner for this work, and believe it to be a monumental achievement of narrative, especially when this film is taken in its proper context. |
| User ReviewShawn DThis is pretty clever. Bill Shatner is a funny guy & I have enjoyed the franchise. |
| User ReviewBen YHoly shit I had no idea Avery Brooks was insane. |
| User ReviewKevin CVery interesting in depth look at the actors behind the captains. There are a lot of interesting perspectives and philosophizing. I really found it interesting how similar all of their backgrounds are, and their shared experience despite being involved in their respective shows in different eras. |
| User ReviewAndrew MShatner's interview style is probing and provocative - occasionally in a good way, but not always. He frequently interrupts his discussion partners, tries unsuccessfully to put words in their mouths, and shows surprising disrespect toward two of them. Somehow, he also gets to the core of what made these actors perfect for their roles, and bonds with them over the harsh realities of the job. Problems aside, The Captains is thought-provoking and emotional in the many moments it gets right. |
| User ReviewChristopher BGood concept. Each of the captains only gets about 20 minutes - an hour each should have been minimal. They talk about first public performances and the personal toll being a series lead takes. |
| User ReviewRich SThis is a great documentary. But, boy, is Avery Brooks a weird cat. |
