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Summary: bored
Review: Anybody who wants to 'dis' either series needs to get a life. Both have major entertaining values and is just a matter of personal opinion. I personally prefer Star Trek because it is more scientifically acurate, however Star Wars is a lot of fun. The point being IT DOESN'T MATTER! But onto the review of this dvd, It is just some schmuck's way of getting a quick buck off of die hard fans of one or the other (just like this latest Jason vs. Freddie Movie). The technical side of this movie is just so bad, that unless your into home movies, I wouldn't have spent a dime on it (and didn't since I returned it and got a refund).
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Summary: Right, I have no idea why there must be a "vs."
Review: Both franchises are very different even though there has been times when both have dabbled in each other's space genre. Star Trek is about human history stemming from Earth. Our Earth. In the year 24whatever. Star Wars is about human's that are not from Earth but inhabit basically a parallel universe to ours where human's apparently never came from Earth (at least I haven't heard any story treatments of Star Wars addressing this). In Star Wars humans are every bit as alien as the weirdest alien George could come up with. In Star Trek humans are discovering their galaxy every year. In Star Wars humans travel throughout their galaxy far, far away in a time long ago. Apparently humans in Star Wars existed long before humans in Star Trek. And maybe someone could possibly come up with a story about how human history in the Star Wars galaxy and human history in the Star Trek galaxy are linked. But then again Star Trek has its own history all the way back to the Big Bang. And (even though I'm not an expert in Star Wars) Star Wars probably has its own too (all the way back to the Big Kablooey, or whatever its called in the Star Wars universe). Not only different galaxies, but different universes. Nay, different realities. So why compare them when they most certainly do not occupy the same space (literally and figuratively)? Yes, compare them to all the space franchises that take from them and existed before them. Compare Star Wars to Starship Troopers. Compare Star Trek to Alien, Aliens, et al. On second thought, compare Star Wars to sci-fi franchises that aren't set in Earth's past, present or future. I'm not sure what that would be though. But I'm sure it would be more of a fantasy type sci-fi franchise than something closer to our own reality.
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Summary: Well
Review: cjr2 is obviously a Star Trek fan, so you can't listen to him. Star Trek is long and boring and is what the nerds at your school watch. I'm not a Star Wars fan either, but I liked the movie. I tried to like Star Trek but can't seem to stay awake during any of the episodes or movies, and I've seen every one. Star Trek will never beat Star Wars. Period!
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Summary: get a life people
Review: come on dont waste your time . being a fan is one thing,but this is too much.
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Summary: if you own this dvd please write a review
Review: Hi, These other guys aren't even talking about the dvd! All they talk about is whether or not there should be a Star Wars vs Star Trek. If you've actually bought this dvd please write a review. If you want to debate on an issue you have then go to a message board or something but don't do it here. This is for people that want to buy the dvd and are looking for another's opinion on the "DVD". Thanks
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Summary: Lucas and Roddenberry never argued over this....
Review: I think a lot of fans should take a cue from what George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry always thought of the other man's film work and of the fictional universes that they had created. They had nothing but a deep respect for the other and always tipped their hats to each other for the respective works that they had created. It is however strange that core fans of Star Wars always seem to make fun of Star Trek, but at the same time, many Star Trek fans have sort of adopted the Star Wars films and compare them very highly to the best of Star Trek also. Maybe that says something.? Anyway May The Force Be With You and Live Long and Prosper.
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Summary: Yawn
Review: If you're a fan of either series, then guess what? You're a geek, just like me. If you're arguing over which is better, however, you are a looser. Big difference.To get into the nuances of either series would take forever, but the concept of compairing these two is silly. First of all, any preferece would be a matter of opinion. If you like big explosions and an almost western style of Good vs. Evil, you would tend toward Star Wars. If you like a more technical delivery of tougher moral choices, Star Trek is your game. Compairing them because they both have "star" in title is ridiculous at best, as they are in very different sub-genres. It would be like "Star Man" vs. "Star Search". Star Wars is a space opera, and is comperable to Dune or Battlestar Galactica, two sources Lucas has admitted to drawing heavily from. Star Trek falls into a military sci-fi, and is best compaired to Babylon 5 or Andromeda. A clear case of apples and oranges, it makes as much sense as compairing "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" with "Moulin Rouge". In short, get a life.
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Summary: What is the point?
Review: No, I have not seen this, nor will I. I am a fan of BOTH and comapring the two is idiotic. Get a life, and don't waste the money on this.
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Summary: A documentary of limited appeal
Review: The merits of a documentary such as this are largely subjective. This DVD has abysmal sound and picture quality and poor source material, is based upon an absurd premise, and lacks even the dedication to topic that has salvaged similar projects. Nevertheless, there is an audience for even this DVD - two in fact. Despite its flaws, this DVD should be in the home library of every hard core Star Trek or Star Wars fan, especially those with a collection compulsion such as myself, and should at least be viewed by those who love such people. This film has little to offer non-maniacal fans though. THE GOOD: This source material for this documentary is culled from numerous rarely seen interviews with the actors, writers and directors of these two monumental sci-fi franchises. The thirty some plus minutes of interviews with the actors is enough to justify the cost to some hardcore fans. Additionally, this documentary capsulates the subject matter well enough to provide a good overview of important events in the development of both franchises. This is the kind of information that a parent or spouse of a hardcore Trek or Wars fan can benefit from, if not to better understand that fan's love for the franchise, to at least to better identify the important players and events. THE BAD: This documentary appears to be one in a series of low-budget documentaries chronicling Hollywood rivalries, real and imagined. The subject matter does not lend itself to good objective documentary production, and is best served by fan-filmmakers. This creators of this documentary lack the love and deep understanding of the subject matter that are apparent in fan-made documentaries such as Starwoids. Additionally, the documentary suffers from an untenable premise. There is no real rivalry here either among the creative talents or among the fans, and what the documentary misses by focusing on this false dichotomy is the real story - the unique visions of Lucas and Roddenberry. THE UGLY: The production quality of this film rivals the worst of public access. This documentary was not approved by LucasFilms, 20th Century Fox, or Paramount, and this lack of endorsement coupled with a thread-bare budget is telling. Most of the source material is culled from the public domain. The scenes from the copyrighted films and television series look almost like they were captured with a video camera of a television or film screen - and in atleast one case this is true. What little original material was gathered is laughably bad - look for the attempted interview of Lucas when he begins to approach the crew for an interview and then realizes that they aren't with a major media organization and then walks away. FINAL ANALYSIS: If you're a hardcore fan, pick this DVD up for the obscure source material and the unintended laughs. If you're the parent or spouse of a hardcore fan and you're looking for a cliff notes to Star Wars or Star Trek, pick this up too. If you fall into neither of these categories, don't waste your money on this.
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Summary: A documentary of limited appeal
Review: The merits of a documentary such as this are largely subjective. This DVD has abysmal sound and picture quality and poor source material, is based upon an absurd premise, and lacks even the dedication to topic that has salvaged similar projects. Nevertheless, there is an audience for even this DVD - two in fact. Despite its flaws, this DVD should be in the home library of every hard core Star Trek or Star Wars fan, especially those with a collection compulsion such as myself, and should at least be viewed by those who love such people. This film has little to offer non-maniacal fans though. THE GOOD: This source material for this documentary is culled from numerous rarely seen interviews with the actors, writers and directors of these two monumental sci-fi franchises. The thirty some plus minutes of interviews with the actors is enough to justify the cost to some hardcore fans. Additionally, this documentary capsulates the subject matter well enough to provide a good overview of important events in the development of both franchises. This is the kind of information that a parent or spouse of a hardcore Trek or Wars fan can benefit from, if not to better understand that fan's love for the franchise, to at least to better identify the important players and events. THE BAD: This documentary appears to be one in a series of low-budget documentaries chronicling Hollywood rivalries, real and imagined. The subject matter does not lend itself to good objective documentary production, and is best served by fan-filmmakers. This creators of this documentary lack the love and deep understanding of the subject matter that are apparent in fan-made documentaries such as Starwoids. Additionally, the documentary suffers from an untenable premise. There is no real rivalry here either among the creative talents or among the fans, and what the documentary misses by focusing on this false dichotomy is the real story - the unique visions of Lucas and Roddenberry. THE UGLY: The production quality of this film rivals the worst of public access. This documentary was not approved by LucasFilms, 20th Century Fox, or Paramount, and this lack of endorsement coupled with a thread-bare budget is telling. Most of the source material is culled from the public domain. The scenes from the copyrighted films and television series look almost like they were captured with a video camera of a television or film screen - and in atleast one case this is true. What little original material was gathered is laughably bad - look for the attempted interview of Lucas when he begins to approach the crew for an interview and then realizes that they aren't with a major media organization and then walks away. FINAL ANALYSIS: If you're a hardcore fan, pick this DVD up for the obscure source material and the unintended laughs. If you're the parent or spouse of a hardcore fan and you're looking for a cliff notes to Star Wars or Star Trek, pick this up too. If you fall into neither of these categories, don't waste your money on this.
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