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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"
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)
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Is it just me, or does the newly rendered Planet Vulcan look like something out of a level from Quake?
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. ;)
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This is not a good sign...
This should have been called "Star Trek : The Slow Motion Picture". Terrible.
Features digitally enhanced Shatner hair-piece!
"However.... bad.. acting.. cannot.. be.. edited..."
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.
Harry Mudd was supposed to make an appearence on TNG, way back in the day. The idea was that the Enterprise D would come across this guy who was sitting in hypersleep (or whatever they'd call it on Trek) and when they woke him up, the scene would go something like this:
Cool idea, right? It never got made, because the actor who played Mudd died. So we got the *ahem* "Outrageous Okona" instead.
Just your daily dose of useless Star Trek trivia. (I hear that there's a market for that stuff)
According to the rec.video.dvd FAQ, it is in fact a technical limitation. You're looking at four layers in one disc. Combine that with changers built to play only single sided DVD's, and you won't see many DVD-18's around.
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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
Really, it's far, far more than that. The official line is that the DVD is finishing the film. They're doing post on some footage that never got used, re-editing, and overall trying to do the film the way it was meant, rather than under the Christmas deadline. All-in-all, it should be a better, not just prettier, flick.
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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.
The official line is that the DVD is finishing the film.
Oh, I hope so. Specifically, I hope the "Doug Trumbull" ending gets put on!
I read in some SF fan magazine that they had an ending planned where, at the very end when V'Ger makes a bright flash of light and disappears, V'Ger first spit out all the stuff it ate, including a Federation space station and a few Klingon battlecruisers. The Klingons, noticing that they are now right next to Earth and all Earth defenses are at the moment shut down, start attacking things, and a pitched battle (Enterprise vs. 3 Klingon cruisers) ensues. Enterprise wins, but damage is heavy and they have to eject the saucer!
I doubt they can finish it that far because I don't think any of the scenes involving actors were ever filmed. And the whole thing could have just been a rumor. But it would have been cool...
steveha
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