Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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Buy this or Feel the Wrath of Khan.......2007-08-18

Taken from the back cover:

IT IS THE 23RD CENTURY

The Federation Starship USS Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers, and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career.

But Khan is back.

Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban) - brilliant renegade of 20th Century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk...with the threat of a universal Armageddon!

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A special 2-disc widescreen Director's Edition DVD of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This is a slightly different cut of the film from the theatrical release and the previous DVD release. The run time is slightly longer, due to a few seconds of extra footage inserted, and for some of the scenes, different takes are used. Some of it will be familiar to fans as extra or alternate footage seen on ABC-TV broadcasts of the film; some of it should be new. At least one line of the extra footage ties directly to a famous scene from the later Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, helping to make the continuity between the movies that much more cohesive.

Audio commentary - A newly recorded commentary track with director Nicholas Meyer.
Text commentary - Michael Okuda, co-author of The Star Trek Encyclopedia, reveals Star Trek trivia and production notes specific to the events in the movie as the film plays.
Disc Two
Documentaries
The Captain's Log - New, exclusive cast & crew interviews with Nicholas Meyer, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, and Harve Bennett. They discuss the way in which they originally intended to put the film together, and how they eventually ended up completing that task, amongst other things.
Designing Khan - An analysis of the comparisons between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan. The documentary features interviews with director Nicholas Meyer, the costume designer, and the production designer. They talk about the transitions they made in costume and production design from the first Star Trek movie to its sequel.
The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - A documentary which features interviews with Nicholas Meyer and the visual effects designers who work(ed) for Industrial Light & Magic. The effects crew explain how they executed and completed the special effects shots.
"The Star Trek Universe: A Novel Approach" by authors Julia Ecklar and Greg Cox - Includes interviews with Julia Ecklar, the author of The Kobayashi Maru, and Greg Cox, the writer of The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volumes One and Two" and To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh. The authors discuss how their books help to fill in the gaps between the movies and where their concepts for stories come from.
Original Interviews - Interview material from 1982 featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, and DeForest Kelley.
Other
Theatrical trailer - an advertisement for the film's original release
Storyboard archive - an assortment of early concept sketches. these archives feature 10 original storyboard sequences. 10 original storyboard sequences are presented here. Their titles are listed below.
Main Title Concept
Kobayashi Maru
Ceti Alpha V
Regula I
Chekov and Terrell Find Khan
Admiral's Inspection
Khan's Revenge
Kirk Strikes Back
Finding the Genesis Cave
The Mutara Nebula
Sneak Attack
Genesis
Honoured Dead
Interactive animated menus
a Brilliant film thats been remastered and redone very well a superb effort 5 stars with ease!

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.......2007-07-09

After a sluggish, bloated first "Star Trek" movie, director Meyer steers the franchise back to more familiar and exciting territory with this entry. The gang's all here, and Shatner's particularly good as a more seasoned, philosophical Kirk. Montalban seems to enjoy playing the venomous Khan as much as we do watching him. Hit warp speed, and catch this lively, family-friendly science fiction adventure.

The Best Star Trek movie??.......2007-05-24

After being dissapointed with the first Star Trek motion picture, I was greatly surprised with Star Trek II. The original crew appear to be back in pretty much top form. I felt they were a bit rusty in the first film as far as acting together as a group. There are also some key new characters added that bring a whole lot to the film as well. The overall plot is much better than that of the first film too. It was brilliant to bring back a character from an episode of the orginal series, Khan, and really make it work. If you're just a casual fan of the Star Trek series and haven't watched many of the original episodes, you might want to get your hands on the "Space Seed" episode. You, by no means, NEED to watch this episode before viewing this film to understand it, but it might make you aprreciate it a little more in the long run. But if you're a fan to begin with, its basically like watching one of your favorite Star Trek episodes, except on a greater scale. In my opinion, if you're looking for the definitive Star Trek movie, this is it.

The standard by which all other Trek movies must be measured!.......2007-05-19

The Wrath of Kahn is , simply put, a classic. I have watched this movie more than 100 times since it's release in 1982 and it just keeps getting better with time. So many quotable lines for Trek fans too. There is nothing I do not like about this movie. On this special edition you do get a few extra and extended scenes. The die hard purist in me thinks they interfere somewhat with the pacing, but hearing Spock say "Fascinating" (in a comic drone) after Kirk tells him about his son is priceless. The included extras are all very cool. Personally I would have wished for a bit more about the making of the special effects but even THAT part is pretty darn good! Ace direction by Nicholas Meyer, and simply THE BEST score EVER for a Star Trek movie by James Horner help make The Wrath of Kahn the de facto standard for Star Trek movies and one that STILL has not been topped! The price is so low they are giving it away and the dvd transfer is top notch. You can NOT go wrong with this film!

THE BEST STAR TREK EVER.......2007-05-01

This one was the first Star Trek movie that I ever watched in 1986 when I was 7 years old... I REMEBER I LOVED IT, even more than Star Wars, the Enterprise it looks so cool, the uniforms, the story, the action, the special effects, but overall I never forget that I felt that those people are really friends, and I felt so sad when, well u know, after the sacrifice of one of the crew members

In fact, I bought 2 copies of this movie, this one it is my favorite movie ever, and the special edition is plenty of really nice stuff, so, If you want to buy one of the better sci fi movie ever, you MUST BUY this one Star Trek movie, I know you will like it!!!!

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KHAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
Two Warp Factors, At Least, Past The Series
The Return of Khan. The Death of Spock.
The Enterprise Soars High!
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Starring: William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley , James Doohan , and Walter Koenig
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Release Date: 2000-07-11

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Although Star Trek: The Motion Picture had been a box-office hit, it was by no means a unanimous success with Star Trek fans, who responded much more favorably to the "classic Trek" scenario of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Inspired by the "Space Seed" episode of the original TV series, the film reunites newly promoted Admiral Kirk with his nemesis from the earlier episode--the genetically superior Khan (Ricardo Montalban)--who is now seeking revenge upon Kirk for having been imprisoned on a desolated planet. Their battle ensues over control of the Genesis device, a top-secret Starfleet project enabling entire planets to be transformed into life-supporting worlds, pioneered by the mother (Bibi Besch) of Kirk's estranged and now-adult son. While Mr. Spock mentors the young Vulcan Lt. Saavik (then-newcomer Kirstie Alley), Kirk must battle Khan to the bitter end, through a climactic starship chase and an unexpected crisis that will cost the life of Kirk's closest friend. This was the kind of character-based Trek that fans were waiting for, boosted by spectacular special effects, a great villain (thanks to Montalban's splendidly melodramatic performance), and a deft combination of humor, excitement, and wondrous imagination. Director Nicholas Meyer (who would play a substantial role in the success of future Trek features) handles the film as a combination of Moby Dick, Shakespearean tragedy, World War II submarine thriller, and dazzling science fiction, setting the successful tone for the Trek films that followed. --Jeff Shannon

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KHAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-06

Right from a beginning that is as tense and shocking as ever there was in sci fi, to an ending that keeps you guessing while both pleasing and dismaying loyal Star Trek Fans, this movie was and IS an accomplishment to be celebrated.

Star Trek the Motion Picture (movie one) was a less than pleasing transition from the small screen to the big screen. Wrath of Khan is not just a STEP up, it is a LEAP up.... it is LEAPS AND BOUNDS above its predecessor and dare I say the movies that followed.

None of the series of movies had this level of conflict, tension and emotion. None had this amount of action and NONE... NOT ONE of them... had Ricardo Montalban!

Two Warp Factors, At Least, Past The Series.......2007-01-15

I thought "Star Trek: The Movie" was an extra-long, expensive TV episode. "The Wrath of Khan" is actually a movie, starring the Star Trek characters.

Ricardo Montalban was even better here than in the original ST episode "Space Seed" (and he was good in the original). He made an excellent villain here.

A couple of side comments. When Khan was introducing the surviving creature of the planet, his voice made me think of Rourke on Fantasy Island. The other comment is something I'm sure all Trekkies caught when seeing the movie: Khan told Chekov he never forgot a face. Yet Chekov did not show up until the second season, while "Space Seed" was from the first season.

Those who have read my other reviews may be aware of my division between true science fiction, science fantasy, and science horror. The Star Trek franchise has dabbled in all three. This story, though, falls into the true science fiction category. The speculation is on science being able to create life. Yes, this movie is more of an adventure than anything else, but the futuristic side is based on possibilities.
My wife thought it was too violent; this movie may have received a PG-13 rating if that rating existed. But I found this to be an awesome movie.

The Return of Khan. The Death of Spock........2006-08-02

This is the second motion picture with the original STAR TREK cast (1966-69).
Before you see this film, you might want to see STAR TREK, Season one, Episide 22, "Space Seed" (originally broadcast February 16, 1967). It is the first time we see Ricardo Montalban as "Prince Khan Noonian Singh".
When we last saw Khan, he and his crew were exiled to Ceti Alpha 5. This motion picture is a sequel to the tv episode as well as STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979).
Stardate 8130.43: Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is now the Captain of the Enterprise. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) is now Admiral and it is his 51rst birthday. Kirk is beginning to feel his age, but what he really wants to do is helm the Enterprise again.
Having been transported down from the NCC 1804 Reliant, Captain Terrell (Paul Winfield) and Commander Chekov (Walter Koenig) scout around Ceti Alpha 6. They thought they were on Ceti Alpha 6. It is an especially windy barren desert. They find a cargo ship and inspect it inside. Chekov begins to remember a few items when suddenly he recalls Botany Bay. He quickly warns Captain Terrell that they must leave now. They are captured by a crew. The leader unveils his face protection. It is Khan! Khan (Ricardo Montalban) recognizes Chekov and decides to hold both men hostage. Khan explains that their were 70 of his crew on Alpha 5, but when Alpha 6 exploded, it sent Alpha 5 off course. Kirk never bothered to check on Khan's progress. Khan shows the men an overgrown earwig that killed his wife and other crew members. He puts a young earwig into Chekov and Terrell's ear as it wraps around inside to grow causing excruciating pain and madness. Khan demands to know how to find James T. Kirk. Khan wants revenge.
Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) who is creating a new planet surface called genesis, also has another surprise for her former boyfriend of 20 years ago, Kirk's son, David (Merritt Butrick).
All of the original cast members are present including John Winston as "Kyle" who also appeared in the first STAR TREK tv series (1966-69).
We have known Ricardo Montalban from his films and "Fantasy island" tv movies (1977-78) and "Fantasy Island" tv series (1978-84). Montalban is delightfully evil in STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982). he gives a great, memorable performance you can watch again and again.
Additional footage not seen in the movie theatres, was added to the original Network television broadcast.
Also in the cast: Kirstie Alley, Ike Eisenmann, Deney Terrio, Judson Earney Scott, John Vargas.
Followed by: STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984).

The Enterprise Soars High!.......2005-10-25

The Wrath of Khan is undoubtedly one of the best Star Trek films. It is intriguing and once it grabs you, you can't stop watching. The story is very interesting, and the actors display their usual phenomenality. Like most Star Trek movies, part of the crew is sent down to a planet and lost. In this case, it is Chekov and another man trying out to become captain of the Enterprise. They are beamed down to a deserted planet for all they know. However, they are captured by Khan, and the starship Reliant's crew, who now work for Khan. The rivalry between Khan and Kirk is probably the biggest rivalry you'll ever see. Khan swears he will not give up until he has destroyed Kirk. To accomplish this, he injects tiny bugs into the faces of Chekov and his partner to control their minds. Khan forces Chekov to give an order to a lab in space that will lure Admiral Kirk into a trap. (The people at the lab hav ediscovered something called Genesis, which can bring the living out of the dead.) The leader of the lab (also Kirk's partner, not wife) tries to confirm with Kirk the bizarre order, but all she recieves is static. Then Khan gets aboard the Reliant and signals the Enterprise, saying that their ship is in trouble. When Kirk finally discovers that Khan is in the ship, it is too late. The Realiant launches missils that hit the Enterprise in the wrong spots. Khan orders Kirk to surrender and be killed. However, Kirk disables the Reliant's shields and launches one of his missils into the Reliant, and they are able to get away. Kirk then gets a search party to go to another ship. The party includes Chekov and the man trying to become captain. However, it turns out that Khan is monitoring their every move. When the search party gets to the ship, Chekov and the other man admit they have communication systems hooked on to them, and Khan orders both of them to kill Admiral Kirk. Instead, the man in trainging kills himself, and Chekov passes out. Thankfully, the bug that was injected in him crawls out and is shot by Kirk. They are beamed back aboard the Enterprise, and they plan an escape route through an amoeba. If they can get throught the amoeba before the Reliant, they will be safe forever. Khan is going to give up, but at the last minute he decides to chase the Enterprise. Khan makes it just in time, but when both ships emerge at the other side of the amoeba, the Enterprise is positioned directly behind the reliant, and Kirk fires his missils, disabling the Reliant. Most of the Reliant's crew die, but Khan still remains. Since he knows he has been defeated, he decides to blow up his ship. He believes that if the Reliant explodes soon enough, the explosion will get the Enterprise too. As luck would have it, there is a problem with the Enterprise. Something is not working, and if it cannot be fixed, the Enterprise will not have enough time to get away. To fix it, someone must go into a room full of radiation. Spock takes that responsibility. He is able to fix it just in time, but he cannot get out of the room teeming with radiation. Once the Enterprise makes its escape, Kirk is called down to where Spock is. Kirk is heartbroken when he finds Spock nearly dead. Before he dies however, Spock says some last words to Kirk: "The needs of the many...outweigh the needs of the few". Spock then dies. After the funeral is over, Spock is launched onto the Genesis planet in a safe missil. In the next episode, Kirk and his crew will try to bring Spock back to life. This is a great movie if you love anything to do with outer space. If you think, well, I hate all those weird space special effects, then you still might like this movie. Even though it is a space movie, it does not have endless special effects. It is a very good story, so it will appeal to many different movie tastes. Go buy it!

Kirk's Little Training Cruises Inc........2005-06-25

"The Wrath of Khan" was the second of the Star Trek movies and focuses on the crew of the original television series. Directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also made a significant but uncredited contribution to the screenplay, it hit the movie screens in 1982.

The film opens in 2285 during a 'Kobayashi Maru' simulation at Starfleet Academy - this is a no-win situation, designed to test the character and resolve of Starfleet's prospective command officers. Many, though not all, of the trainees are cadets - for this simulation, for example, a Vulcan Lieutenant called Saavik is in the captain's chair. Several senior officers have roles to play, including Spock, Sulu, Uhura and McCoy. Admiral Kirk, meanwhile, is the assessing officer. The final stage of training is a three-week training mission on a real starship - in this case, the Enterprise. Officially, Captain Spock will be in command, though Kirk will also be onboard to continue assessing the trainees.

Chekov, meanwhile, has been assigned to the USS Reliant as first officer. Commanded by Captain Terrell, it has been ordered to find a lifeless planet in the Mutara Sector for use in the Genesis Project. This top-secret program is led by Dr. Carol Marcus, one of the Federation's leading molecular biologists. Her team has developed the Genesis Device - an item that can reorganise a planet's structure at the subatomic level, changing a dead planet into one capable of supporting life. Carol Marcus' son, David, has also contributed greatly to the project - though, unlike his mother, he doesn't have much time for Starfleet. He particularly doesn't like an officer his mother was once acquainted with : an 'overgrown boy-scout' called James Kirk. Unfortunately, that overgrown boy-scout is his father...and (whoops !) his mother just hasn't got round to telling him yet.

The movie's villain is Khan Noonien Singh, one of a group of genetically engineered humans whose treatment of the 'ordinary' human population led to the Eugenic Wars. A group of roughly eighty subsequently escaped Earth on a 'sleeper' ship, travelling in suspended animation. Kirk, while captain on the Enterprise, discovered their ship and subsequently marooned the on Ceti Alpha V - this encounter was covered in "Space Seed", an episode on the original series. However, when a neighbouring planet exploded a few years later the side effects changed the orbits of Khan's new home and left it a barren wasteland. When Chekov, looking for a lifeless planet, arrives with his new commanding officer he initially doesn't realise where they are due to these changes. Unfortunately, they are captured by Khan - who having spent the years blaming Kirk for his plight, now plans to take control of the Reliant and exact his revenge.

A great deal of credit for "The Wrath of Khan" must go to Nicholas Meyer - he directed the film and was an uncredited contributor to the screenplay. (He was also involved with the funniest Trek movie, "The Voyage Home", and my own favorite, "The Undiscovered Country"). Meyer, who'd never previously watched the show, was delighted when he was shown the "Space Seed" episode and immediately identified Khan as his vengeful villain - a role that Ricardo Montalban returns to. Kirstie Alley, taking a break from serving beer to Norm Petersen, makes her debut as Saavik - a role she was to reprise in the next two films. As for David Marcus - with a libido like Kirk's, it was only a matter of time before he bumped into his offspring. Merritt Butrick also reprised this role in the following movie, and later appeared in a TNG episode called "Symbiosis". For many, "The Wrath of Khan" is the best of the Star Trek movies - there's plenty of action, it has a huge climax and is definitely recommended.

Star Trek - The Original Crew Movie Collection

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Release Date: 2002-10-22

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Devoted Star Trek fans will surely cite the "even number" rule in evaluating the Original Crew Movie Collection, but all six of these films qualify as rousing entertainment. Undeniably, the even-numbered films in Paramount's lucrative Trek franchise tended to be the best, as demonstrated by the superiority of The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, and The Undiscovered Country. And yet each film has something to offer die-hard Trekkers, beginning with the epic-scale wonders of the first Motion Picture (presented here as a two-disc special edition). Evolving from Gene Roddenberry's aborted attempt at a second Star Trek TV series, the effects-laden Motion Picture divided fans while proving that Star Trek had a promising big-screen future. Nicholas Meyer's The Wrath of Khan made good on that promise, reviving the Star Trek spirit and proving, in the case of Mr. Spock, that beloved characters "never really die." It's widely regarded as the best of these half-dozen features.

With its deadly Klingon confrontation, the Leonard Nimoy-directed Search for Spock was a thrilling (albeit contrived) excuse for Spock's inevitable resurrection, and its somber tone was readily countered by the Earth-based humor of Nimoy's The Voyage Home, combining a planetary crisis with a lively--and phenomenally popular--time-travel plot line. Unfortunately, William Shatner then lobbied for the director's chair, and The Final Frontier--an uneasy mixture of cheesy humor and grandiose themes--was the regrettable outcome. Paramount rallied by inviting Nicholas Meyer to repeat his Khan success, and Meyer rose to the occasion with the sharply scripted thrills of The Undiscovered Country. By ending the film with an official signature send-off from the "classic Trek" cast, the original crew brought their big-screen legacy to a graceful and upbeat conclusion, setting the stage for a transitional adventure in Star Trek: Generations. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

star trek.......2007-08-27

DVD format and restoration make these movies fresh as new ones. They are classic stories with the original cast but formatted in the latest technology and surround sound. Good investment and value.

Nothing compares to the original.......2007-08-21

If you are or are not a Trekkie but just enjoy a classic, adventure box set, this is the ideal box set for you. In my opinion, the original Star Trek cast was by far the best ever created. With William Shatner playing the role of Captain of the USS Enterprise and Leonard Nimoy as his commander, no other Star Trek cast could ever compare. With the exceptional supporting cast of DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nichols, The Original Star Trek Movie Collection, stands on it's own two feet. All movies are unique, with a flair for adventure, a touch of humor, and a deep human touch. If you are not a Star Trek fan, I would greatly suggest you rent or borrow the Fourth Movie first "The Voyage Home" and then decide whether or not to continue with the set. I promise you, you won't be dissapointed. And the others are equally as good.

Turn Off Your Mind, Relax...And Go Where No Man, etc........2007-06-16

This was an inpulse purchase. Short version of a long story, while wiki-ing the night away, one link led to another which led to Ebert's review of "The Voyage Home" (you know, the one with the whales). He liked it. Since it was 3:00 AM, logic was not a factor so I found this box-set on Amazon, and one-click later...

I have to say that although I was never much of a Star Trek fan, I ended up watching all 3 of the "arc" movies: Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and Free Willy, I mean, Voyage Home. I enjoyed them all. They had the same old corny, humanistic, vaguely-mystical, always-swashbuckling appeal that made the original "Star Trek" series pleasant, albeit mindless, TV-viewing. And it is fun to see Montalban's plastic pecs (I don't buy his coy demurral that "everyone was in great shape".)

Unlike other space movies, like Stars Wars, let's say, these movies do not take themselves at all seriously, and therein lies their charm.

Caveat emptor: If you have seen these movies before, they do NOT improve with age. They are timeless...sort of like memories of childhood. The science is questionable...like "slinging" around the Sun to time-travel. Just don't think about it.

Even numbered Star Trek movies don't suck.......2007-05-20

A lot of Star Trek was about dealing with Aliens;
communicating with people who are different in fundamental ways.
Today we get the feeling that the human race can't even communicate
with itself when it comes to science.
Science has clearly warned about extreme climate change
dangers ( very like those of the genesis planet in StartTrek III),
yet politicians,leaders of industry and those who are generally
getting rich from the rape of the planet Earth refuse
to substantially change their damaging behavior.
We keep contributing to the future's "plastic Layer"!
I think in Star Trek II with the genetically engineered
ego maniac shows us that humanity has a lot to learn
about itself!Star Trek IV is one of my all time favorites.

Star Trek.......2007-02-02

The Star Trek movies are really great movies. I am very glad that I bought them.

Star Trek - The Motion Pictures Collection

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Star Trek - Nemesis (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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Release Date: 2002-10-22

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Spanning two decades and countless light years of interstellar adventure, Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection is a testament to the enduring goodwill of Gene Roddenberry's optimistic sci-fi concept. Long before Star Wars sparked an explosion of big-screen science fiction, Roddenberry had planned a second Star Trek TV series; the project fizzled, but its pilot script evolved into the first film in Paramount's most lucrative movie franchise. Despite its sluggish pace and bland "pajama" costuming, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) offered a welcomed reunion of the "classic Trek" cast, packed with Douglas Trumbull's still-dazzling special effects. Trekkers were even more ecstatic when The Wrath of Khan (1982) revived the spirit of the original series, even though director Nicholas Meyer was a Trek neophyte. With Leonard Nimoy directing, The Search for Spock (1984) began where Khan left off, with a thrilling (albeit contrived) obligation to resurrect the formerly ill-fated Mr. Spock.

A box-office smash, Nimoy's The Voyage Home (1986) is the franchise's most accessible adventure--a high point offset by William Shatner's comparatively dreadful Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). Meyer (and his penchant for quoting Shakespeare) returned for The Undiscovered Country (1991), a conspiracy thriller that put the series back on track, inspiring fans to invoke the "even number" rule in rating their franchise favorites. Generations (1994) gracefully passed the torch to TV's The Next Generation, bidding farewell to Captain Kirk with honor and integrity intact. Highlighted by the evolving humanity of Brent Spiner's android Lt. Comdr. Data, First Contact (1996) explored Star Trek history with a logical (hint) surprise encounter, and Insurrection (1998) provided an adequate expansion of the successful TNG series. Taken as a whole, these nine films demonstrate the consistent vitality of Roddenberry's original vision, stoking any Trekker's appetite for "ongoing missions" in Nemesis and beyond. --Jeff Shannon

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Do Not Buy This -- Be Patient!.......2004-12-26

There is no point in purchasing this set when it only includes a few of the special edition DVDs. Despite the attractiveness of the box itself, it is best to wait until all of special/director's edition movies come out.

Hold out.......2004-02-25

The special editions are coming! They're done with the first six already, making this collection out of date. Another blow to the set is Nemesis' DVD release. The two together tell me about how old this set is.

(Eric, Montalban's chest is real. Meyer says so on one of the featurettes. It's his trainer's fault if it looks cheesy.)

The First 9 -- some extras, but not a lot........2004-01-03

This Box set was one of the first DVD sets I got, almost a year ago. It includes all of the Star Trek movies up to and including Insurrection. This set does not have Nemesis.

A NEW BOX SET with that 10th Movie is out now.

Heads Up -- this 9 movie set (which I own and watched) and the other 10 movie collection do not include all of the Special Editions. So you get a little less bonus material, and it is pricey. But hey, it is Star Trek.

The First 3 films in this set have two discs with lots of extras, interviews, trekkie stuff. The other six are single discs only, and honestly they are pretty light on anything "bonus". Like nil.

The Films are old, and it shows. Just look at the trailers on STTMP, and you'll know what I mean. The effects really do look corny by today's standards, but the stories are solid and the acting is decent -- more or less throughout the whole series.

I will skip the review of each film, and sum it up -- this is a solid buy for the first 9 movies, but additional special edition discs will be coming out soon. You might be better off picking and choosing. But I got this and started my DVD collection with a decent beginning.

Captains Log 6/11/03 Star Trek just got better.......2003-06-11

This is the date i wrote my review and got this box set. It is so kool + 9 awesome flicks. I have watched 1,2,3,& 4 so far and let me tell you they are nothing like i imagined. I thought they would be like the star trek TV show. But there not they have the same characters and all but so much more. I would really buy this before it goes out of stock again.

Sci-fi adventure, with mixed results........2003-01-29

(Opinions of The Motion Picture and The Undiscovered Country are based on years old memory)
The original Star Trek crew worked solely on the basis of its lead trio. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley made for arguably the most charismatic and enjoyable trio to watch in cinematic history. As for the rest of the crew, I didn't much care for anyone else, though George Takei probably came across the best as Sulu, mostly because he never succumbs to the silliness that pervades the other three (Scotty's prat falls, Chekov's accents and mispronunciations, and Uhura's horrific dance number in Star Trek V).

It's been years since I've seen The Motion Picture, and memory serves that it was an engrossing adventure that was so far off from the camp I'd been used to while watching the original TV series. Basically, I liked it, and this is without having seen the director's cut, which I hope to catch some day. The Motion Picture is decidedly an attempt at the kind of cerebral science fiction that 2001 attempted, and while I'm quite certain it's not in the same league as that film, it holds its own.

Ooh, boy, it's with The Wrath of Khan that I'm sure people will shouting blasphemy when I state that I actually didn't much enjoy the film. Sure, the effects were good and the trio was as entertaining to watch as usual, but Nicholas Meyers' direction is stale, Ricardo Montalban is a cheesy-looking villain (that fake chest can't help, either) who talks tough without actually proving his dangerousness, and the space battles prove to be little different than two submarines stalking each other. The idea of two starships battling each other has never appealed to me, and the case is no different here. I will admit, however, that Spock's death scene is poignant.

Star Trek III is even worse than II. Cheap-looking sets, meaningless blather, and the overall snail pace make this easily the most boring film of the entire franchise. The only highlight is Christopher Lloyd as a Klingon commander.

Star Trek IV is a marked improvement, an enjoyable and funny fish-out-of-water tale. There's little else going on here than seeing our beloved crew interact in the 20th century, but that alone is enough to inspire a barrage of belly laughs, particularly Spock's use of colorful metaphors. Catherine Hicks' rather neurotic performance as a whale specialist is pretty annoying, and a downspot in an otherwise entertaining outing.

Star Trek V is easily the silliest of the lot, but it's also kind of fun and the premise is the most ambitious of them all: it's an all-out quest for God, who is believed to live in the center of the galaxy. The trio is given more screentime together here than in any other film, Jerry Goldsmith's score is marvelous (the best of the series), and there's actually a genuine sense of awe when they reach their destination. Oh, this isn't a good movie, but it's an undeniable watchable and often entertaining one, and I personally liked it more than Star Trek III.

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Starring: William Shatner , Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley , James Doohan , and Walter Koenig
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