DVD Review: Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy [Blu-ray]: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Phil Morris, Scott McGinnis, Robin Curtis, Robert Hooks, Nicholas Meyer, Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett, Jack B. Sowards, Peter Krikes: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy [Blu-ray]: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Phil Morris, Scott McGinnis, Robin Curtis, Robert Hooks, Nicholas Meyer, Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett, Jack B. Sowards, Peter Krikes: Movies & TV

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Product Description
STAR TREK MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY BD

Prepare to embark on an epic three-part adventure starring the legendary crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as they sacrifice their lives, ship and freedom to save the universe from imminent destruction. Spanning across three motion pictures, the Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy is the ultimate story of heroism, duty and friendship that will thrill old and new fans alike. The films have been digitally remastered and The Wrath of Khan has been fully restored in high definition with brilliant picture quality and 7.1 Dolby TrueHD.

INCLUDES:
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME

OVER 90 MINUTES OF ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES PLUS OVER 6 HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED CONTENT

PLUS INTERACTIVE CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAY
LIBRARY COMPUTER: Interactive playback mode displays information on the character, ships and planets that appear on-screen.
STAR TREK I.Q. (BD-LIVE): Test your Star Trek I.Q. with custom trivia games.

4 1/2 Stars: A respectable blu-ray set,

By ImNotaCylon -

Theres a lot of hating going on in this customer review section and I totally understand. Yes, this set is a blatant cash-in from Paramount, and yes they only ‘fully restored’ one of the films in the set. I read these same reviews and was a little leary of getting this set, but at $40, i figured thats not too bad for three great Trek films, one of which was guaranteed to look good.

So I took a risk and bought the set after reading elsewhere that the other transfers were actually pretty decent. So after watching all three films I can say that it was a pretty good purchase considering all thats included in the set.

As far as PQ is concerned, Wrath of Kahn is definitely the best. Great colors, great depth and great detail. Nothing like The Dark Night, but very respectable for a film of its age. I would give it a 9/10.

PQ on The Search For Spock fairs a little worse, but not by much, colors and detail are right up there with Kahn, though not quite reaching its quality. Its not OBVIOUS that II was restored and III was merely remastered, they are very close with the only real knock against III being its depth. The image is just slightly flatter than II, but again, not by much. 8.5/10

The only downside for me was The Voyage Home, which while decent on its own, is noticably lacking when compared to the first two. The colors are often muted and a bit hazy, and the depth is just not there. However some space shots look great, so its not terrible. 7/10

I watched this set on a 50″ 1080p plasma and really only noticed the DNR when I got right up to the screen otherwise it rarely bothered me.

So there you have it. Yes I would have liked Paramount to go all out on restoring these movies and Im sure they will someday, but IMO unless youre a videophile you’ll probably only notice it on STIV because III looks about as good as II. So if youre like me and are on the fence about whether or not to buy this set now or wait for Paramount to give a proper release a few years from now, I would say that while you might not be blown away by these transfers, theyre definitely respectable and far from as bad as the other reviews would have you believe. Plus, at $40 its a pretty good deal for what you get. Highly Recommended.

STAR TREK TRILOGY BLU IS FOR YOU,

By OILMAN “OWEN” (bayside, new york United States) -

Well i just finished looking at the star trek blu ray
trilogy DVD’s…………the picture and sound are excellent………..lots of nice extras………its great to see the original cast in hi definition…….and 7.1 surround sound………this is a keeper

Crisp, Sharp and very deserving of purchase,

By Adron Gardner (USA) -

I don’t know where all these whiners came from, but the transfers on this set are ALL exceptionally crisp. These are not cheated upscales or rehashes. All three movies on this set are native 1080p HD transfers. PERIOD. The quality of Wrath of Khan is of particular interest simply because of the film’s age, and the fact that most previous Star Trek 2 issues have been on the weak side.

However, Search for Spock and Voyage Home are also very very clean and sharp. They are quite vibrant to the point where I couldn’t see a reason for “restoring” them when they look fine as is. They are completly faithful to the source, and better than ever. I have no real complaints viewing all three films on my Panasonic plasma via my Playstation 3 over HDMI.

Don’t buy the complainers, this set is pure gold. Worth every penny. And you don’t have to put up with Star Trek TMP and part 5. I plan on buying The Undiscovered Country one way or another soon to complete my set.

BUY IT!
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