The saddest part is that, just above the disappointing Trek news, you'll read about Arrow Video's deluxe Blu-Ray package of Bride of Re-Animator. So a small company can give the five-star treatment to a cult film, but a major studio won't do the same for one of their cash cows. (I know it's much...
Stumbled across these on blu-ray.com.
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-Original-Motion-Picture-50th-Anniversary-Collection-Blu-ray/147610/
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation-Motion-Picture-Collection-Blu-ray/145048/
Interesting... points to Paramount...
Hell, I wish MGM owned the Trek films so maybe they'd license them to another company altogether that would treat them right! :) (Paramount only seems to license titles to Criterion but MGM licenses to everyone.)
Sorry, I have nothing to add, except that I started this thread nearly 6 years ago and it's still going! :)
At this point, I'm not holding my breath for anything. And if they never revisit the films and CBS decides it's too much money to remaster DS9 and VGR, I suppose I'll simply be content...
Well... next year IS the 35th anniversary of ST: TMP and the studios love milking anniversaries for all they're worth. One can only hope! :) P.S. I started this thread more than four years ago and it's nice to see it still kickin'!
True. I once said the same thing about the Star Wars films (at least the original versions) and the same thing applies here: there doesn't seem to be a Star Trek "advocate" at the studio. CBS has Robert Meyer Burnett and Co. working on extras, going through boxes, etc. for the TV shows but the...
It's most likely the single discs from the set - originally only II, IV, VI, and FC were released on their own and now it looks like we're getting the rest. I will happily eat my words if I'm wrong! :)
Camper -
Cool idea!!
I'd love to see a replica shipping container (something like this http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/tmp2/tmphd0430.jpg)... but it obviously wouldn't float!
Inside would be the discs, housed in their own cardboard slipcases (with original key art!).
They could also...
I know we haven't really talked about the Trek scores but here's the deal:
Up until a few years ago, Paramount wasn't licensing their scores to any of the specialty labels like Intrada, La-La Land, or Film Score Monthly. That changed in 2009 when Paramount hired a new music executive who was...
Richard Edlund's company did the FX for the first Ghostbusters film. In 1989, ILM was busy working on Ghostbusters II, Indiana Jones, and The Abyss.
I don't know why they ultimately chose Bran Ferren, whose operation was based in Hoboken (or Long Island - I've read both). I know Shatner...
Maybe cringe-worthy is the wrong word but I simply can't get past the plot holes. I realize EVERY film has them (including, and especially, Trek films) but for me, these bother me:
-the whole "Let's go back in time ten minutes before the end of the world!" thing (I know this isn't the only...
I agree that there's no chance Carson comes back to direct a Trek film and, while I don't love Generations (I find some of it quite cringe-worthy today), I do think Carson did the best with what he was given AND I think it's the best looking of all four TNG films. The others might've had bigger...
I've never seen the MTV special but, as some of the posters mentioned above, the 25th anniversary special was hosted by Shatner and Nimoy and aired on TV in late 1991. It was released on LD and VHS and was, for the most part, quite self-congratulatory...
You know what I'd like to see? A kind of Star Trek "catch all" release which could include all the existing documentary material that (so far) hasn't been officially released on DVD or Blu-Ray:
-the missing Starfleet Access interviews for "The Galileo Seven"
-the Easter Egg clips from...
Frankly, I think this film has aged like a fine wine (with the exception of Bones' disco-era civilian outfit). I've even showed it to friends of mine - geeks but not hardcore Trekkies - and they seem to "get it."
I enjoy the Director's Edition (it was the first time I'd ever seen TMP in...
Hmm... I don't think they're the same thing. The credits for the above documentary on IMDb don't list King Media Services as a production company. And not everyone seen in the King Media promo (like James Horner) appears in the above documentary.
The only possible hint of things to come is on the website for King Media Services, Paramount's go-to company for new Trek extras.
On their "In Development" page, there's a listing for something called "Beyond the Final Frontier" along with a link to a promo...
Nothing that I know of (I'm no insider, just a fan!). The only possible hint of things to come is on the website for King Media Services, Paramount's go-to company for new Trek extras. On their "In Development" page, there's a listing for something called "Beyond the Final Frontier" along with a...
Hmm... the source of that information [119] is a dead link, thanks to a typo in the url... but I backtracked to the article on Trek Movie and it says nothing about a transfer being done in 2000. Besides, wasn't a new transfer done in 2004 for the Special Edition DVD? The original bare-bones DVD...
It's the outside of the box, actually. And come to think of it, that's what I said when I exchanged the Superman tin. I said it was a gift because I didn't have the receipt. Thanks for reminding me!
Man, I feel so OCD right now...
I've looked at eBay and Amazon but I'll probably just try to exchange it at Best Buy. I still have the receipt and even though it's way over 30 days, they might let me do it. My Superman tin fell apart after 30 days and I think they let me exchange it WITHOUT a...
This might not be the right forum but...
...is anyone out there interested in parting with their white box that the Original Motion Picture Collection discs came in? I tore a little off the bottom while trying to remove the security sticker and, while this isn't exactly a life or death...
This is from Daren Dochterman's blog. Interesting...
http://blog.darendoc.com/?p=580
The films do look cleaner than they ever have before… (some a little too clean… but I think there is a backlash on normal film grain these days… which I’m sad to say) One point on the commentary of TMP that...
All in all, I'm satisfied. My friend and I did a Trek movie marathon last weekend, watching TMP through TFF on Saturday followed by TUC and the Star Trek Summit on Sunday.
Just some general thoughts...
-I hadn't seen the theatrical version of TMP in almost a decade but I have to say, it...
Hey, has anyone found the DVD easter eggs from Star Treks III and V?
Trek III included an interview with ILM's Ken Ralston talking about Kruge's dog and Trek V included a gag reel.
Thanks!
--UPDATE!--
Nevermind, I found them. On Trek III, go to Extras, highlight Production, and hit the left...
I've got Star Trek III on right now. I have a 42" LCD TV and it looks better than I've ever seen it. After reading about DNR, I can't help shake the feeling that the picture quality could be a tiny bit better but I'm satisfied. Of course, if I hadn't read about the DNR would I notice anything...
I'm buying this in a few hours after work. Can someone confirm the features on Star Trek II? HTF member Paul Warren (who was nice enough to post all those screencaps earlier in the thread) said he couldn't find the Montalban tribute but it was mentioned in DVDBeaver's review of the trilogy set...
I'll be buying the Blu-Ray set tomorrow. I have a 42" LCD TV and I'm going to be selling it later in the year when I move back to LA. Once in LA, I'll have a smaller TV so screen size won't be an issue with regards to the quality of these discs (and they do appear to be better than the current...