Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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[Ronald Epstein]

My Star Trek on video history is a little fuzzy.

Has there ever been an extended cut of this film released before?

Anyone know how much extra footage there is and what the scenes are of?

 

[Dave Moritz]

At least for the first two movies on DVD they had directors cuts so unless they are adding more footage it is just a better transfer. I could have sworn that I heard something about Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan coming out on 4K UHD blu-ray this year.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I have been reading that a 4k is probably due.

It's so odd. I always read that "Wrath of Khan" was the best transfer of the TOM Blu-ray releases. It's funny to hear that the transfer on this upcoming one is even better.

I had the SE of Star Trek. Might still have it. Just forgot what extra scenes were added to it.

 

[Joseph Bolus]

The extra scenes comprise a total of three-and-a-half minutes and mostly involve the relationship between Scotty and Midshipman Preston. (Preston is revealed to be his nephew.).

The last DVD release was comprised of the Director's Cut.

It's widely acknowledged that the initial theatrical release of WoK in the first Blu-ray box set was the only movie which had been fully remastered for that release. But there's always room for improvement. For example, some review sites stated that the color timing was off compared to the theatrical exhibition.

 

[Konstantinos]

My Star Trek on video history is a little fuzzy.

Has there ever been an extended cut of this film released before?

Anyone know how much extra footage there is and what the scenes are of?

This is a good site to read in detail about differences between different cuts of various films:
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=828

 

[Sam Favate]

I'm happy to support this release, in the hope that Paramount will remaster the remaining films (including the director's cut of The Motion Picture) and put those out on blu-ray.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I'm happy to support this release, in the hope that Paramount will remaster the remaining films (including the director's cut of The Motion Picture) and put those out on blu-ray.

I will absolutely support it as well. Preordered!

 

[Camper]

The added footage is comprised of 9 parts in 8 scenes. Without spoiling the content for those haven't seen them...

an extended Kirk-McCoy bit
a bit with Kirk-Preston-Scott (longest)
a Carol & staff-Chekov bit
a Carol & her staff bit
a McCoy-Spock-Kirk bit
a Kirk-Scott bit
a Kirk-McCoy bit (2nd longest)
a Kirk-Spock bit
a Saavik-Spock-Kirk bit

It comes to exactly 3 min 30 seconds and it's always nice to see more of the regulars and Saavik whose screen time dwindled in act III.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

None of those trims add to the movie's length in any meaningful way, and they pretty much all enhance the film, whether it's clarifying a plot point or giving more emotional weight to what's happening onscreen. I wonder what the motivation was for cutting them in the first place.

 

[Joel Fontenot]

I don't recall, but does the Directors Cut use the alternate Kirk/Saavik in the turbolift scene early in the movie, or not?

 

[Bryan Tuck]

None of those trims add to the movie's length in any meaningful way, and they pretty much all enhance the film, whether it's clarifying a plot point or giving more emotional weight to what's happening onscreen. I wonder what the motivation was for cutting them in the first place.

For me, it all kind of cancels itself out. I don't mind the extra footage, but I don't need it, either. Actually, for the three Trek films with alternate cuts, I have three different opinions:

TMP: I like the Director's Edition best.

TWOK: I think the theatrical is paced slightly better, but the extra footage is kind of interesting, so it's a toss-up.

TUC: I prefer the theatrical version, as the Starfleet Marines bit seems like half of a subplot, and the torpedo bay scene just feels awkward and redundant.

I don't recall, but does the Directors Cut use the alternate Kirk/Saavik in the turbolift scene early in the movie, or not?

It's the same as in the theatrical. The ABC version was the only one that used the alternate version with more close-ups.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

For me, it all kind of cancels itself out. I don't mind the extra footage, but I don't need it, either. Actually, for the three Trek films with alternate cuts, I have three different opinions:

TMP: I like the Director's Edition best.

TWOK: I think the theatrical is paced slightly better, but the extra footage is kind of interesting, so it's a toss-up.

TUC: I prefer the theatrical version, as the Starfleet Marines bit seems like half of a subplot, and the torpedo bay scene just feels awkward and redundant.

If nothing else, it really helps to have met Scotty's nephew earlier in the film - otherwise it seems kinda random that the chief engineer would just show up on the bridge holding the body of one of his co-workers. When you know it's someone he's got a bond with, and that Kirk is aware of that bond, the whole thing makes so much more sense.

For TUC, which torpedo bay scene? It's been a while since I've seen either version. I think my favorite version was the "Special Home Video Version" which had the extra footage but not the ridiculous white flashes during the mind meld scene.

 

[John Sparks]

Odd cover, reminds one of the Beatles "Revolver" album cover.

 

[Osato]

I'm happy to support this release, in the hope that Paramount will remaster the remaining films (including the director's cut of The Motion Picture) and put those out on blu-ray.

Agreed!

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

It's the same as in the theatrical. The ABC version was the only one that used the alternate version with more close-ups.

And here's the TV version of that scene.



Neil

 

[Bryan^H]

Thanks Neil. I think the ABC network version of that scene is so much better than the theatrical, or director's cut. Too bad they didn't include that version on disc just for a fun bonus.

 

[Dave Moritz]

Can not wait to own the 4K UHD / Blu-ray combo this year.

 

[Camper]

I get where Paramount didn't want to hunt for the film of the deleted scenes, but I agree that they should have included the 3 scenes readily available online--- the one above, the scene where it is mentioned that Saavik is part Romulan and the scene at the end where Kirk formally introduces Saavik to David. That would have taken no work at all and would have been handy to have on the disc rather than having to find them on Youtube

 

[Joel Fontenot]

It's the same as in the theatrical. The ABC version was the only one that used the alternate version with more close-ups.

I wasn't sure. I have both the original DVD and the DE DVD, but I haven't watched either in years now. And, I wasn't at home when I asked this question. I've seen the alternate turbolift scene before on Youtube, but I couldn't recall if it was in the DE, or at least provided as an extra - but I'm guessing it's nowhere but on Youtube, and in the hands of those who VCR'd it off the ABC airing years ago and still have that copy on tape.