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Maybe, but in the case of Khan, the 4K of the extended cut is ready to go and much easier to branch with the theatrical cut (and has already been released that way on standard Blu).

Nothing is confirmed, of course, but there is some speculation that the rest of the films might be divided up into threes (V-VII and XII-X). A little odd, but since Generations does include some members of the original cast, maybe Paramount thought this was a way of spreading it out and creating...

There's been some speculation that there might be a V-VII set and then VIII-X. Still a little weird, but since Generations included some of the original cast, it may be an excuse to divide them up into 4, 3, & 3.

Paramount seems to be inconsistent with that, though they tend to lean more toward not. I'd like to think that because the existing Trek BDs (besides #2) are from such ancient HD masters, they'd go ahead and update, but who knows?

True, but it sounds like it was based on the theatrical audio, rather than the director's cut. I believe the sound effects are all the original ones. I think I saw that "hybrid" print that others have mentioned a number of years ago. A theater in West L.A. did a series of midnight screenings of...

Maybe if the Viacom/CBS re-merger happens, they'll tie it in to all the new All-Access series that are supposedly coming over the next couple of years. Also, when Paramount does do 4K catalog releases, they tend to be pretty good, so I guess we'll see.

And it's even more disappointing that, aside from Wrath of Khan, it's still the best-looking of the original crew's HD transfers currently available. And I dunno; by 2000, it was kind of shortsighted to finish the Director's Edition in standard def only. They could have at least sprung for 720p...

Maybe, but all the characters are identified by name earlier in the film. But then again, even at 13 when I first saw it, I went into it knowing what a Romulan amabassador was. :)

Picture-wise, it's exactly the same as the '03 DVD: color, ratio, revised scenes. That's why I think the missing "bongs" must have been an accident. Maybe it was an isolated overlay originally, and it somehow got missed when the files were prepared for digital distribution? I always thought the...

I have all the classic Trek films on iTunes (they have good bundle sales periodically). The director's cut of VI is HD, but it looks like it may be from the same master that was used for the 2003 DVD (at least picture-wise; for some reason, it's missing those added "bongs" during Spock's...

Fair enough. I didn't mean it was the best edit possible; just the best one that's been released. :) Something else that's kind of interesting is that the version of TMP currently streaming on Hulu looks like it's from the same base master as the Blu-ray, except that it retains the original...

I actually started trying to assemble the SLV from the DE DVD materials once but gave up. I was actually going to try using the 2009 DVD release of the theatrical as a base, but that would require a bit of color correction to get it to all look right. But I think the SLV footage is all there...

For anyone in the Los Angeles area, the Egyptian is showing Star Treks I-IV and VI this week. All but II are on film, and IV and VI are in 70mm! There's also a screening of For the Love of Spock on Saturday, with Adam Nimoy in attendance...

Rented the VUDU version of the VI DC, and I am 90% it is from the exact same source as the 2003 DVD, picture-wise. Color is about the same, and it even has the same minor effects error in the last shot of the Enterprise flying away from camera. As far as the missing "bongs," it's very possible...

The 2.35:1 version is very clearly cropped compared to the 2:1 version. But, like most films shot in Super 35, the filmmakers knew full well that the film would be shown at 2.35:1 in most theaters (or 2.20:1 in the relatively few theaters still showing 70mm in 1991). I greatly prefer the 2.35:1...

I saw a 70mm print of VI a few years ago, and although I didn't have a ruler out, I could tell it was most definitely not 2:1. Interesting that this is just now showing up on VUDU. The DC of VI has been available in HD on Amazon for a while now.

Here's the EW Insurrection review/analysis: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/24/star-trek-insurrection-age-hollywood With all this talk about hoping Shatner would get a chance to do a director's cut of Final Frontier, the one I'd actually most like to see get a DC is Insurrection, if for no...

If anyone's interested in obtaining a corrected Wrath of Khan disc, Paramount has set up the replacement program: http://trekcore.com/blog/2016/06/paramount-announces-star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-directors-cut-blu-ray-replacement-program/

Actually, the line was "What does God need with a starship?" and it was said to "God," not Sybok :D

Somewhat tangentially related to Star Trek, but I thought everyone might enjoy this...

I've always kind of felt that way about V, too. There is an honest Star Trek movie in there somewhere, but it's hampered by some wonky plot mechanics, misguided humor, and the lack of a real ending. The humor in IV grew out of the characters being themselves in an unfamiliar situation, but in...

Indeed; I worked on a TV series he was involved with (though not directly with him), and I've met him once or twice. He is an incredibly friendly and pleasant person. I've read about that. I only meant to point out that he does know what he's doing in the cutting room, just not really in the...

The closest the movie gets to mentioning Lore is Geordi's line, "How many of you did Dr. Soong create?" I think there was a more direct reference in the script, though. To me, Nemesis is a classic case of everyone not making the same movie. For all the script's flaws, John Logan was a...

Terrible news. Such a talented and promising actor.

Sure; that scene should be the same in both cuts, so there'd be no branching here. I guess it's similar to the repeated shot on The Blues Brothers or the swapped shots on The Little Mermaid; probably just accidentally jumbled in the timeline. Well, I think it is a cell phone camera.

According to some posters on another forum; the new Blu-ray has a slight editing mistake during the opening sequence (both cuts): https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXcVV2QvsR/ Small thing, but how did that happen?

Bill Hunt's review of the new STII is up: http://thedigitalbits.com/item/star-trek-2-directors-cut-bd He says it looks great, and that there's been a small dialogue change to the Director's Cut. Kind of a weird one.

Also, most of the classic Trek movies have been off and on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu recently. I'm sure there's data somewhere about how often they're streamed by users.

I've been thinking for a while that since Bad Robot spearheaded this 4K restoration of the original Phantasm, maybe they could do that for a franchise they're actually associated with. But Josh is probably right; the will has to be there at Paramount, and it doesn't seem to be.

And how much do you want to bet Wrath of Khan will be the old disc, not the new one? I think that image of Kirk and Spock over the Golden Gate Bridge was one of the original posters. At any rate, it could be worse... :)