Star Trek - The Original Crew Movie Collection (Special Edition)
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Features
• Box set
• Closed-captioned
• Collector's Edition
• Color
• Director's Cut
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 07 December, 1979
DVD Release : 27 January, 2004 |
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This version has the first 3 movies as either Director's Cuts or Special Collector's Editions but the remaining 3 are just the normal ones. This is because Paramount has been "updating" this box set as and when the enhanced editions become available. As I wasn't aware of this at the time, I ended up buying this instead of waiting for the complete set of enhanced editions to be completed. Now that I'm aware of such under-handed tactics that Paramount are capable of, I've decided to wait until the entire series becomes available in Blu-ray which is inevitable. In the meantime, for those of you who still want to get this version of the box set, you have been advised.
The first movie has been given the director's cut treatment which has greatly improved the movie from the original. The sound quality is improved with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound although I would have preferred a DTS version as well, the video quality has been cleaned up well too and the extra disc has good documentaries, deleted scenes and trailers. Overall, though the movie is still too long and drags along at a slow pace and is still not among the best of the 6 movies here and in my opinion is tied for last place with the 5th movie. Remarkable given the director is Robert Wise who is one of the best ever directors who did classics like "The Sound of Music". I guess even a great director can't do much with a sorry script.
The second movie is tied for first with the 6th movie and is also a director's cut version. Just like the first movie, the visuals and the audio has been vastly improved although a DTS option would have been nice. The special features are even better than the first one making great use of the 2nd disc. Ricardo Montalban as Khan really makes this movie great as his acting is superb and believable making him by far the best villain among all the movies here.
The third movie is still very good and is the third best among the 6. Also coming in a special collector's edition with the extra disc, the visuals and sound quality have improved over the original release and the special features with excellent documentaries make the second disc a real treat. Again, no DTS but Christopher Lloyd's performance as the villain comes in second best only to the great Ricardo Montalban's portrayal of Khan.
The fourth movie here is not the collector's edition and it happens to be a favourite among many fans. For me, I didn't enjoy it as much as the other movies but I have to admit that it is the most humourous of all the movies and so much so that it almost becomes a comedy for me. Still, it is not the worst movie and I would say it is the fourth best among the six. The special features has a nice documentary about Leonard Nimoy's directing skills but little else of note. For more, you'll have to get the collector's edition with the 2nd disc.
The fifth movie is also the original version with no special features of note worth mentioning. Just like in the fourth movie you get the Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround option which helps with the sound quality but that's all you get from an otherwise average movie that is only better than the first movie of the six here. Still, all is not lost as I really enjoyed the first and last campfire scenes which were very touching. Perhaps if this movie were longer and I find it ironic that the movie that should have been shorter i.e. the first one isn't and the one that should have been longer i.e. this one isn't either.
The sixth movie is my favourite and is the best; the plot is great the action moves along at a good pace and best represents the best of Trek in my opinion. No special features worth noting here but this is the one movie that I will get the director's/collector's edition in Blu-ray when it comes out or HD-DVD assuming I can find a player that will play both formats as well as my existing DVDs. Not only is this the best Trek movie ever it is also one of the best Sci-Fi movies ever made. Hopefully the Blu-ray version will have DTS or better sound quality as well. Unlike the pissed poor way they ended the ST:TNG movies with "Nemesis", "The Undiscovered Country" was a very fitting way to end the Classic Trek portion of the movies.
Overall, this box set of half collector's/director's editions and half not may well be obsolete right now and if you have the patience, perhaps you'd like to wait for the HD versions to come out and then get the whole set. As I've already got this version, I just wait to pick up the Blu-ray versions of the sixth movie and perhaps the second and third as well.
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