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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?
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.
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.
I don't recall, but does the Directors Cut use the alternate Kirk/Saavik in the turbolift scene early in the movie, or not?
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'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.
And here's the TV version of that scene.It's the same as in the theatrical. The ABC version was the only one that used the alternate version with more close-ups.
It's the same as in the theatrical. The ABC version was the only one that used the alternate version with more close-ups.