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Summary: Paramount is a necessary ...
Review: Just when you think Paramount has started to get its act together, we see the continued fleecing of Star Trek fans with regards to the original tv and film series. TNG is released season by season; this at least makes sense. Then Paramount releases director's cuts of the first two films, meaning that the fans who may want the original theatrical relases of the films need to go buy them seperately (these editions, by the way, are bereft of special features, and cost MORE to purchase than the director's cuts). They release the original series on two episodes per disc, as another reviewer commented, a waste of spacing and a fleecing of the fans. I agree.Now to top it off, Paramount releases a NEW box set of the ENTIRE film series each time a new edition of ONE film comes out, playing on the fans' impatience or lack of knowledge of upcoming releases. Paramount knows we'll buy them of course, so they keep doing it. It's so sad that a production company which helped give us such a wonderful series feels it has the right to rip off...so many years. Practice patience fans. Wait for each individual special edition to come out; perhaps from now on the original theater versions will be preserved, or at least included in the director's cuts DVDs (with almost 3 gigabytes of storage per disc, it is by no means beyond the realm of possibility). But stay away from the box sets until Paramount can be trusted to not change them... AGAIN
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Summary: Great Star Trek collection, I am very pleased.
Review: One of the things that made Star Trek; TOS work was the quality of it's writing. Their stories tended to be more complex and certainly more thought-provoking then anything ever seen on science fiction TV before or since. The quality of the writing does appear to have been maintained in the six movies that the original cast of Star Trek made. Now having watched the new edition DVDs of these movies, I feel they did not start production until the story was the best that they could make it as. I think they succeeded, and today the TOS Star Trek shows and movies still work where as their successors seem to have entirely missed the point.
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Summary: They maintained the quality of the writing in the movies
Review: One of the things that made Star Trek; TOS work was the quality of it's writing. Their stories tended to be more complex and certainly more thought-provoking then anything ever seen on science fiction TV before or since. The quality of the writing does appear to have been maintained in the six movies that the original cast of Star Trek made. Now having watched the new edition DVDs of these movies, I feel they did not start production until the story was the best that they could make it as. I think they succeeded, and today the TOS Star Trek shows and movies still work where as their successors seem to have entirely missed the point.
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Summary: A classic theatrical continuation of a classic show.
Review: Star Trek fans, like me, have been around for a very long time indeed, now. (at least as long as the show itself) The Star Trek films, high grade continuations of the original show, are wonderful and dynamic. Each film has a different, yet poignant theme, interesting stories, and, like any good Star Trek film, stuff blows up. Though some of the effects weren't quite up to par, the movies still stand today as an icon to American life and ideals just as they used to. However, the major special effects problems in "The Motion Picture" have finally been rectified, replaced with beautiful cinematics and breathtaking special effects, moving the ENTIRE collection from a 4.5 star set of films to a straight 5. These diverse, humourous, and adventurous films truly go where no one has gone before- into a realistic and (mostly) plausible future without making things in this future TOO boring. True, the DVD's may not have tons of extra's, but I wouldn't hold my breath; there are 6 films to fill in and, in addition, these classic "Star Trek" films don't really need any extra's (I don't know why everyone wants them so badly- what did people do before VHS existed? Read the book while watching the film? I don't know). So, if you're a casual fan, a sci-fi fan, or a die-hard Trekkie, consider picking these up and adding them to you're collection. (Hey, there are at least as many films as there are versions of the fabled starship Enterprise!
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Summary: Get the ones that really count.
Review: The first six Star Trek movies are the ones that really count. They are the ones with the best stories, and the best actors, never mind the Next Generation which was always over-rated to begin with. Get these movies because they are "real Star Trek."
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Summary: The First(and best) Star Trek
Review: The Original Crew Movie Collection is just what the doctor ordered for a dyed in the wool original series fan like myself.
It reminds me firstly how it all started.From seeing the original series,see it go off the air ,see its' resurrection and renewed interest in the early 70s then hear the rumours fly about a possible movie release with the crew and the rumours turn to reality with the release of "ST:The Motion Picture".I recall vivdly how long I waited in the long lines to see it and how the audience reacted during key moments in the film and how at the end we all applauded.
Then the wait and anticipation for the next film and the next,and the next.
Then there was the big letter writing campaign when rumours flew about the impending death of Spock.No one wanted Spock out of the series and our chrouses of letters kept Leonard Nimoy and character firmly ensconced on the Enterprise until Star Trek 6(at least I'd like to THINK it was our efforts that saved the day!).
Thing was we never knew for SURE from one movie to the next whether there would be another.The only thing to do was just to be there and support Paramounts' newest Trek release and hope the number crunchers would decide in our favour and release another one.
That's all history now and the movies WERE made and as I watch them again(and again)I realize just how GOOD they all were.The movies varied in their plots from picture to picture and they didn't always hit a bulls-eye consistently(I don't any franchises that have) but it was the original crew ,their characters were totally consistent with the original TV show(and from picture to picture) and the acting was always no less than top notch.
I won't rate my favourite motion pictture as they're all pretty close but I will just say for the record that many fans and critics alike have dumped on Star Trek 5 as pretty much the worst of the bunch citing everything from plot to William Shatners' directing skills.I for one disagree with this assessment.
While the plot may not be as "snappy" as some of the others I found Mr.Shatners' directing as good as any of the movies others and I think it stands up well with repeated viewings.
In conclusion this set of the original crew is a delight to own and a special delight to watch.
And I must add that this set is the BEST way to see these movies.Each are two-disc sets loaded with all the extras one could ever wish for,remastered and presented in beautiful widescreen presentations.
A must have for all original series fans and/or for any Star Trek fan.
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Summary: When the Movie Studios actually made their own movies....
Review: The Star Trek movies have been a lot based on the way the movie studios used to make movies. In a very hands on way. With the studio (Paramount) doing the actual production. They cast, film, and edit the movies without much help from outside the studio itself. They would pay the production costs themselves. And the only outside partner involved with the movies would the visual effects company itself (Useually ILM).
So there are no rock bands putting music on the soundtrack, just the traditional orchestra. And you never see the characters using products from companies that paid money to have the products featured in the movies themselves. These were all made by Paramount Pictures themselves, and nothing else. This was the way that studios once made their movies. But we see so little of that now. In many ways, it was similar to the hands on approach that George Lucas did the Star Wars movies. It was only him and the dedicated film crew and cast that made it work. So in terms of production, yes, Star Trek and Star Wars are much alike.
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Summary: When the Movie Studios actually made their own movies....
Review: The Star Trek movies have been a lot based on the way the movie studios used to make movies. In a very hands on way. With the studio (Paramount) doing the actual production. They cast, film, and edit the movies without much help from outside the studio itself. They would pay the production costs themselves. And the only outside partner involved with the movies would the visual effects company itself (Useually ILM).
So there are no rock bands putting music on the soundtrack, just the traditional orchestra. And you never see the characters using products from companies that paid money to have the products featured in the movies themselves. These were all made by Paramount Pictures themselves, and nothing else. This was the way that studios once made their movies. But we see so little of that now. In many ways, it was similar to the hands on approach that George Lucas did the Star Wars movies. It was only him and the dedicated film crew and cast that made it work. So in terms of production, yes, Star Trek and Star Wars are much alike.
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Summary: Perfect Set
Review: There is some confusion on the movies contained in this set due to the lack of a picture. They are all 2 disc sets, 12 in all. The first 2 movies are the director's cuts, and the remaining 4 are the special collectors editions. I checked on another website in which this was offered, it had the same release date and price.
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Summary: Perfect Set
Review: There is some confusion on the movies contained in this set due to the lack of a picture. They are all 2 disc sets, 12 in all. The first 2 movies are the director's cuts, and the remaining 4 are the special collectors editions. I checked on another website in which this was offered, it had the same release date and price.
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