holy bones!

[stormatdusk]

i just had to collect karl-mentions from the reviews from rotten tomatoes tonight.




currently there are 32 reviews and they're ALL fresh: a 100% rating. woooot! exactly one buffoon critic referred to karl's performance (and a few others) as 'disappointing.' all the rest either didn't single him out specifically, or had this to say:


One of the many priceless moments throughout the film includes Kirk’s (Chris Pine) introduction to Dr. Leonard McCoy… that would be ‘Bones’ to you. Karl Urban is fantastic as the put upon doctor who is not a magician, or whatever position he is asked to take on. He plays the character with sincerity and charm, giving an exciting and very funny performance. He did DeForest Kelley proud.
http://joblo.com/review-star-trek


Oh my God, Bones is awesome. Everyone does their characters right and I hate to play favorites, but something about Karl Urban’s “Bones” McCoy is just super gripping. He nails the characteristics and feels like a real person who would be onboard a space ship. Not a monotone “this is the language of future technology” but a real guy who might go, “What the F?”
http://www.canmag.com/nw/13878-star-trek-review


Even though they aren't awarded the meaty material enjoyed by the two stars, the rest of the cast does an equally commendable job finding fresh takes on their characters. Urban and Pegg appear to be engaged in a duel over which of them can steal the most scenes
http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/major-releases/e3i0a002ff178167cdf16b251e21c27ec3a


Karl Urban is spot-on as McCoy (even some of DeForest Kelley's vocal inflections are represented)
http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1617


Of particular note is Karl Urban. About a billion light years from Middle Earth (where he was Eomer), his McCoy is so delicious dead-on, so absolutely channeling the spirit and spunk of DeForest Kelly that he almost steals the film from everyone else.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/92523-new-trek-should-live-long-and-prosper/


With Urban, though, it's basically like someone stuck DeForest Kelley in a time machine and we got the 40 year old version playing scenes opposite this all-new cast. He has obviously modeled his physical and vocal performance on what Kelley did, and in his case, it works. I don't think he had to do it that way, but he makes it seem incredibly appealing.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2009-4-25-the-motion-captured-review-star-trek


Karl Urban positively owns the film as the frazzled Bones, who loathes space travel, yet can't seem to avoid his heroic calling to Starfleet. Urban channels DeForest Kelley in a growling manner ("I'm a doctor, dammit!") I never thought possible before. His moments hoping to talk Kirk down from assured doom are priceless.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37135/star-trek-2009/


Karl Urban makes a deliciously cynical Dr. McCoy.
http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/04/star-trek.php


it is Karl Urban who comes the closest to stepping out on his own, the New Zealand actor gets the character's inherent technophobia, skill, mannerisms and stubbornness just right.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/reviews/911/Star-Trek/


Fans will be delighted with how perfectly Chris Pine captures the essence of a brash, younger, James T. Kirk and with the pitch-perfect performance given by Karl Urban as cranky, complaining, utterly endearing Leonard “Bones” McCoy. They’re toying with icons here and they more than do them justice.
http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Star-Trek-3867.html


Karl Urban’s gruff McCoy and Zachary Quinto’s piercing Spock stand out
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=134061

Comments

[thalassatx.livejournal.com]

Yay!!

[msilverstar]

That is so great! I'm glad he's getting kudos for his acting work, not just his physique.

[feelforfaith.livejournal.com]

Awesomness :D

[hanarobi.livejournal.com]

I'm just squealing with joy here. Good for him!

[lulabel.livejournal.com]

Here's another cute Karl comment (yay, alliterative!) from an LA Times entertainment blog - scroll down to item #2 on the "seven things" list.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/04/seven-things-i-love-about-the-new-star-trek.html

[sarkka2.livejournal.com]

He was really good, only thing that made me cringe my teeth was the god awful hair =D

But his chemistry with Kirk was done really good and he really looks good in red =D

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

Great technique and all credit to him and those who trained him.

[bluedahlia.livejournal.com]

Internally cheering. These are a joy to read. ♥

[inwe-saralonde.livejournal.com]

I'm off to see the film on Saturday - I simply cannot wait! And kudos to Karl - I have seen the small clip where McCoy meets Kirk for the first time; that's enough for me to see what a great job he's done.

[afra_schatz]

Thank you so much for sharing these - am grinning like a happy loon right now :)

[slashfairy.livejournal.com]

<3<3<3 thank you for all this goodness in one place!

[rsharpe.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thanks for posting these. I can't wait!

[moondreamer1.livejournal.com]

Thanks for pulling them all together here.

[riwinu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for gathering them all! <3

I still have to wait some time before I'm going though :(

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

that's great! i more than enjoyed all of this, looking forward to seeing the film and KARL very much, even more now.

[slashfairy.livejournal.com]

yes, all that.

also, i've sent princessofg to you for icons.