Two Star Trek Movie Collections Coming to Blu-ray
By Rachel Cericola
The latest
Star Trek hits big screens on May 8. Instead of standing in line, you can camp out on your couch with a marathon of sci-fi favorites. Paramount just announced that they will release a
Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection and
Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu-ray on May 12.
The
Collection will include the first six
Star Trek flicks, which have all been digitally remastered in high-def.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan has also been fully restored. The set features 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD audio, 14 hours of extras and 2.5 hours of material that has never been released.
Where to Buy:
Here are the details for each disc:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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New Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
- The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD)
- Special Star Trek Reunion (HD)
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind V'ger (HD)
- Deleted Scenes
- Storyboards
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
-
Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer
- New Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto
- James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD)
- A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban (HD)
- Collecting Star Trek's Movie Relics (HD)
- Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD)
- Captain's Log
- Designing Khan
- Original interviews with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban
- Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- The Star Trek Universe: A Novel Approach
- Storyboards
- Theatrical trailer
- Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis
- Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
- Library Computer
- Captain's Log
- Terraforming and the Prime Directive
- Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek (HD)
- Spock: The Early Years (HD)
- Space Docks and Birds of Prey
- Speaking Klingon
- Klingon and Vulcan Costumes
- Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame (HD)
- Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
- Photo Galleries
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer (HD)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
- New Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
- Pavel Chekov's Screen Moments (HD)
- The Three-Picture Saga (HD)
- Star Trek for a Cause (HD)
- Starfleet Academy: The Whale Probe (HD)
- Future's Past: A Look Back
- On Location
- Dailies Deconstruction
- Below-the-Line: Sound Design
- Time Travel: The Art of the Possible
- The Language of Whales
- A Vulcan Primer
- Kirk's Women
- From Outer Space to the Ocean
- The Bird of Prey
- Original interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and DeForest Kelley
- Roddenberry Scrapbook
- Featured Artist: Mark Lenard
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailer (HD)
- Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
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Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
- New Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
- Star Trek Honors NASA (HD)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (HD)
- Starfleet Academy: Nimbus III (HD)
- Harve Bennett's Pitch to the Sales Team
- The Journey: A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
- Makeup Tests
- Pre-Visualization Models
- Rockman in the Raw
- Star Trek V press conference
- Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute
- Original Interview: William Shatner
- Cosmic Thoughts
- That Klingon Couple
- A Green Future?
- Deleted Scenes
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- Theatrical Trailers (HD)
- TV Spots
- Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn
- New Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
- Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD)
- To Be Or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD)
- Starfleet Academy: Praxis (HD)
- The Perils of Peacemaking
- Stories from Star Trek VI:
- It Started with a Story
- Prejudice
- Director Nicholas Meyer
- Shakespeare & General Chang
- Bring it to Life
- Farewell & Goodbye
- Conversations with Nicholas Meyer
- Klingons: Conjuring the Legend
- Federation Operatives
- Penny's Toy Box
- Together Again
- DeForest Kelley: A Tribute
- Original cast interviews
- Production Gallery
- Storyboards
- 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer
- Trailers
- Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
- BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.
Bonus Disc:
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Star Trek: The Captains' Summit (HD)
That bonus disc is a 70-minute round table with Whoopi Goldberg (she hosts), William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. The 7-disc set will retail for $104.99.
If you don't have that much free time or cash, there will also be a
Trilogy package for $48.99. This will include the remastered versions of
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (which has been restored),
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and
Star Trek: IV The Voyage Home in one set. Each will feature 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio, as well as special features and BD-Live content.
Amazon currently has both sets for pre-order, with the
Collection priced at $93.99 and the
Trilogy going for $42.99. Both sets will also be available on standard-def DVD, as well as two other new collections on DVD only,
The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series and
The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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