Slashdot Mirror
Star Trek: The Motion Picture DVD In Nov
CliffSpradlin writes "The Motion Picture will be released as a two-DVD set. More info can be found here on TrekToday about what is on the DVDs. At the bottom of the page, there is a form to ask the developers of the DVDs questions about the release. This rerelease is totally revamped, with a new sound mix, better effects, and a better feeling of continuity. For more info what has been changed technically, go here for information from the official website, StarTrek.com"
Even though the first movie sucked (IMHO, the first good one was ST:TUC - don't believe me? Rent 'em and groan!).
At least the re-edit will make for some good Trekker/ie alternative view.
Yeah, right.
Of course, they should've had those "revamped" features when they released the movie in the first place. This is probably a marketing scam so all the trekkies can fall into the companies trap.
Will the remastering remove the warp rainbows?
A winner is you!
When Enterprise was annouced, trektoday/trekbbs was slashdotted all day. Same again this time? Use a fscking cache, /please/
did they "re-master" the part where spock is out, flying around in a spacesuit?
... but that scene still gives me chills.
the first film really did set a tone for the rest of the series (saving the planet, one episode at a time)
_f
Is it just me, or does the newly rendered Planet Vulcan look like something out of a level from Quake?
Yes, how very interesting . Is slashdot turning into an advertising engine?
Specifically, it didn't appeal to the shot'em up types, and the "gimmick" used for the plot was a little too pat for my taste.
So in some ways, it was typical Star Trek. I wonder how much the new graphics, and special effect enhancements can make up for the weakness of the original story.
To tell the truth, it would have been better to have a revisit from Harry Mudd, or something.
The common consensus was that the movie with Kahn was a much better story all around.
Still, should be interesting
- - -
Radio Free Nation
is a general news site based on Slash Code
"If You have a Story, We have a Soap Box"
- - -
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
When will the box set of 1-6 (DVD) come out? Anyone know? Anyone have any information about it?
Do you changes clothes while making the "chee-chee-cha-cha-choh" transformation sound?
Hurrah, now I can watch the best bits without wearing out my tape. Specifically, the first two minutes: that spine shivering D7 battlecruiser flyby intro, and the sterling example of a thorough Klingon scientific investigation: "Visual! Tactical! Stand by torpedoes! Fire! [pause, oops] Evasive!"
After that though, the boring old Federation Dudley Dorights take over, and it all kind of goes downhill from there. ;)
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
Aren't we supposed to be boycotting anything that has to do with DVD? Ohhh, I forgot. That doesn't apply to Anime and geek movies. Silly me.
"People should be allowed to keep midgets as pets."
- Gov. Jesse Ventura
I suppose it takes up two DVDs because the thing is so long, drawn out and boring.
This is not a good sign...
Slashdot is slowly turning into a warez trader's discussion forum.
I wonder what taco would prefer, warez traders or crapflooders? I for one could use some free movies. ;)
"People should be allowed to keep midgets as pets."
- Gov. Jesse Ventura
It just isn't a good Star Trek movie. Try to watch it without preconceived notions of what Star Trek is and just watch it as a really good sci-fi movie. This movie probably would have become as big a hit as Blade Runner had it used a completely different setting and characters and not been called Star Trek
This should have been called "Star Trek : The Slow Motion Picture". Terrible.
Why do they always do 2 single-sided dvds where one double-sided dvd would suffice? (Gladiator for example) Wouldn't that make it less expensive?
(no, i haven't seen the actual star trek dvd set so it could concievibly be a 2 double-sided dvd set but i doubt it)
Features digitally enhanced Shatner hair-piece!
"However.... bad.. acting.. cannot.. be.. edited..."
Or, do you really want to support one of the seven major members of the MPAA?
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
what exactly are these advantages to using linux?!?
You should be using uwm. wm2's frames waste too much precious desktop space. uwm has no such problems.
What I really want to know is why you're using bloatware such as X, though... DO you really need a GUI to do your work?
Glückwünsche, haben Sie Slashdot ermordet, indem Sie zum korporativen Druck beugten und Subskriptionen einlei
The guys I miss are the Iotians. The closing line from that episode begs for a sequel. Alas, the official party line is that Sigma Iotia II is under permanent quarantine. Mustn't give the Federation any real competition.
I read about this new release a couple weeks ago and cried with disbelief when I read they are replacing the ship shots with computer rendered ones. One of the things that always made star trek, star wars etc look so great was the fantastic battleship looking models they all used on classic blue screen setups, not this cheap garbage like in Bablyon five. I've seen examples from the dvd of the ship and sure enough it looks computer generated, plus in the pictures I saw they didn't even bother to render in the random hull plating look that the models have, which make them truly look like a battle ship.
I want to know what the Deltans do that make the entire male crew spoog themselves. A few Decker flashbacks to his time on Delta would certainly have helped this movie.
-- Analog man in a digital world
-- Analog man in a digital world
you're probably right. if they didn't waste about two hours oohing and aahing over the enterprise in "dry-dock" and hired some actors it probably wouldn't have been so horribly nauseating.
is why are they all wearing their pajamas in STTMP?
Little models are better than rendering because computer programmers still don't know shit about texture and (un)rigidity and natural motion.
A two-foot piece of plastic with funky lighting looks a hell of a lot more real than a wire-frame sprite with a shaded skin.
--Blair
It pleases me that Trekkie will once again get a boner. Perhaps they will propagate.
These lines were spoken in Klingonese, of course.
Best line heard in a movie theatre when ST:TMP premiered came at that point:
The other thing I love about that scene is the music. Awesome music. In fact, the soundtrack, which I have on CD, has been a modest favorite of mine for years, once I got "past" the romantic "excesses" on it.
Oh, and here's what the /. "quote of the moment" happens to be as I preview this comment:
WRONG AGAIN! Stupid computer...!
Practice random senselessness and act kind of beautiful.
This is great, and I will of course purchase it, but what I'm really waiting for is the long-promised DVD of the adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th dimension.
--- There's no place like 127.0.0.1
next time, could u find something a bit less exciting? on second thought, i doubt u can.
Slashdot user #1: The actions of the MPAA in trying to restrict free speech and stifle scientific research are unconscionable. Let's hit them where it hurts - in the wallet - and refuse to buy their products until they respect their consumers!
Slashdot user #2: ooh look, a new Star Trek DVD!!
10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
To Go Where Nomad Has Goen Before.
What a waste of plastic.
Blade Runner (new special edition due on DVD later this year, BTW) tanked at the box office originally - it found its legs on TV and video. Scrapping the voice-over and sappy ending in the Director's Cut didn't hurt either.
---
Book(n): Utensil used to pass time while waiting for the TV repairman
http://saveie6.com/
To tell the truth, it would have been better to have a revisit from Harry Mudd, or something.
Somehow, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Mudd just doesn't seem right.
Unless it was a reference to Harry's wife...
When I said "hit" I meant overall, not just its for 3 months of life. Now, there's a massive cult following to Blade Runner only rivaled by Star Trek overall and Star Wars.
Vger, yeah good SF my ass.
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a million times better.
The moderator must be a fascist MPAA supporter.
You're the fucking Richard Simmons of the troll army, dumbass!
While being able to get ST:TMP on DVD was something I looked forward to, I can't help but be greatly disturbed by a certain trend.
For twenty years I've greatly enjoyed ST:TMP. Now I find the only version I can see coming in the DVD format is.. the Directors Edition.
What if I don't want a directors revised version? Where do I get ST:TMP it its pure unaltered version on DVD?
Now I'm all for a film being enhanced or added to.. but NOT at the cost of its original vision, flawed or not.
I'm similary going to be force fed a bastardised version of Star Wars when George Lucas feels worthy to put them on the DVD format, most likely only in his 'special' editions.
I personally feel an altered movie should not be allowed unless its true original version is also made available.
test
...put out on CD. Oh wait, no I don't.
Have they 'remastered' transporter effects and that sort of thing too? Gaach.
Can someone find a link to some market research into 'remastered' movies? Do any exist? Do 'remastered' versions sell better? In all holiness, what gives? One would have thought that Lara Croft and the other CGI babes would have given those bored animators more than enough to occupy their time without wasting millions on useless editing...
Security through promiscuity is no better than security through obscurity.
(clapclapclapclap...)
Truly a masterful troll. I mean simply outstanding. Sir, I salute you. And I normally really hate trolls because they're unimaginative and just plain dumb. But this... this... wow. The link at the end was a masterstroke, by the way.
I agree that the original show was really kinda crappy compared to the new shows, beleivability and special effects wise...
But I still think the original characters were a lot better and worked better together. TNG staff have been getting better as the movies progress, but I still the TOS charactters have something over them.
Expecially Kirk Vs. Picard. Kirk's gung ho. Picard is diplomatic. I'd take a gung-ho captain over a diplomatic one anytime. But at least Picard is clever and intelligent, so it's not a total loss.
And Scotty (his older, overweight version) is much more appealing than Geordi. Geordi always seemed cold and distant. And he was just never that funny. Scotty's like your favorite grandfather. Geordi's seems like he's gotten a little better as a character now that you can see his eyes, but I don't really like the fact that he's got bright blue eyes now. I think Geordi's a good character... he's just no Scotty.
And if I had to choose between Spock and Data, it would be Spock. Course, I'd choose Data over Tuvok any day.
I especially love the Libertarian ending, even though they (probably) didn't intend that.
"We have an organization for the mutual protection of all planets and for the complete elimination of aggression. The test of any such higher authority is of course, the police force that supports it. For our policemen we created a race of robots. Their function is to patrol the planets in spaceships like this one and preserve the peace. In matters of aggression we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be revoked. At the first sign of violence they act automatically against the aggressor. The penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk. The result is, we live in peace. Without arms or armies. Secure in the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue more profitable enterprises."
I am for the complete Trantorization of Earth.
of a room your poor white trash parents supply for you. Just pull your pants up, you will have to stop masterbating for a while Egg, but you can do it. The go outside and see what a woman looks like. I realize they will run and scream from you, but at least you will see one. Keep that up and one might even spit on you someday. If you are really dedicated you might find a blind woman with no sense of smell who could be payed large sums of money to associate with you. You might even enjoy talking to someone that isn't your cousin/sister/mother figure.
redeeming factors ? beyond the fact that you can type with your head up your A$$ ?
Utterly useless movie, a total waste of huge amounts of money, and it created a precendent for the resulting chain of awful movies and serial spinoffs we endure to this day (Wrath of Khan excepted) James Kirk and his geriatric crew never looked worse.
--
Shut up! Kikes rule, fukcer!