Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Star Trek I, II, III, IV, V, VI + The Captain's Summit Bonus Disc) [Blu-ray]

This is a very nice set for both Star Trek fans and Sci Fi fans alike. It is loaded with lots of epic space battles with excellent villains and nefarious aliens; and the picture and sound quality are excellent. Each disk has a fair amount of extras as well including trailers and commentaries and interviews and deleted scenes. The bonus disk The Captain's Summit interviews with William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Jonathan Frakes and Whoopi Goldberg was very entertaining as well Star Trek: The Motion Picture - A powerful gigantic and unknown destructive force named V'Ger is heading it's way towards the Earth and it is up to Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise crew to try and stop it. Amazing special effects. The return of the original veteran TV series cast reunites together on the big screen. A fabulous Jerry Goldsmith musical score. A 10 out of 10. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan - Ricardo Montalban returns to reprise his role as Khan, a mad genetic super soldier who seeks revenge on Captain Kirk for stranding he and his crew on a desolate planet. An exciting action-packed space adventure with great special effects, and it features one of the most quoted movie lines ever, "KHAN!" A 10 out of 10 rating. Star Trek III: the Search For Spock - Where did Spock go, and who needs to find him, and why? Well, if you haven't seen Star Trek II then I do not want to spoil it for you, but this movie's got space battles with big bad Klingons and more than enough Star Trekking adventure to make for a pretty fun and entertaining threequel. I rate it a solid 9 out of 10. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Honestly, this is not one of my more favorite movies in the series. Kirk and the crew travel back in time to the 1980's in order to save the whales. That's pretty much it. It has some good fish-out-of-water laughs here and there but it needed more space action scenes for my tastes. I've gotta give it credit for trying to do something different though. A 7 out of 10. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - A lot of people seem to not like this entry in the series but I think it's a pretty fun movie and enjoyed it a lot. A Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise to go on a search for the Supreme Being! That's right. Lots of exciting action sequences and pretty nice special effects and great sets make for a good Sci Fi time at the movies. An 8.5 out of 10. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - In a mission to escort a Klingon Chancellor to a Peace Summit meeting between the Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, sabotage and deception are the order of the day as an attempt by nefarious interests to disrupt the historic event goes into action. This was the final film of the series featuring the original cast members and what a way to go. Features an engaging storyline, fantastic special effects, action sequences aplenty, this movie has it all for both Sci Fi and Star Trek fans alike. A 9.5 out of 10 rating. All in all this is a great collection for a great price. Scotty, beam this set up.

Just got started with this set. Decided to start in the middle, and will have to get to all of them soon. I'm perfectly fine with the fact that these are all supposed to be the theatrical versions. I like some of the little changes on the previous home releases of these movies, but it's kind of nice to see them make these available in their "original" form. I'm sure that if they didn't, some would surely complain, and it'd be kind of sad. Think about it - the real original Star Wars movies (4-6) are only available on a badly transferred, letterboxed-inside-4:3-Standard-def-DVD, as a bonus disc, on out of print DVDs (circa 2006, which, I do own). These Star Trek movies are high quality, high definition transfers of 6 classic movies, as they were, "warts and all," and I'm fine with that. Maybe someday, they'll put out a set with "directors cuts" etc, and sure, I do see the point some have made about "why couldn't they have just done seamless branching" - but - this is still really nice to have the best qualtiy copies of these movies, using as much of a disc as they can, even with a few extras on each one. Nice set. Well done. Not overdone. Nice simple menus, though I don't understand the promo for the 11th movie on these in the beginning. It's a box set. If anything, they should've put that on the bonus disc, as a bonus trailer or something. No reason for it to be on the main discs. Kind of cheesy. Kind of lame. It's not like most fans haven't heard of this, or wouldn't go see it. Then again, I suppose it doesn't really hurt anything. I do have an individual blu-ray of IV, so I'll have to see if it's also on that too. At least it's not taking up too much space. Transfer seems nice on III so far. I'm sure the others also look great. Pretty cool to have a good box set of all of these on blu-ray. Checked one extra on III before starting the movie, and it was really cool to see and hear the stories from some of the folks who worked on these movies. Digital effects are neat at times, sure, but these guys really made some great things happen with the tech they had to work with. Real models and effects are still great. No matter how great computer graphics get, and no matter how cool some of it really is, the capture of something really tactile and really reacting is ...well... more real... These folks also have another great point - they had a lot of fun doing a lot of this work, and I can really respect the work they did to bring us their efforts. All in all, this is a good set. If you already have a DVD set, it might not interest you that much. If you don't care about the theatrical versions, it might not matter to you. To me, it just seemed like a fair deal to finally get this collection, and as a long time fan, I am not in the least bit disappointed. I am quite happy to have this set, and to be able to enjoy these classic films once again.

I was skeptical at first, reading all of the pre-release "reviews" badmouthing this set, but I am very glad I ordered. The movies look amazing in HD, and it is a real treat to see them in their original theatrical format. I'll write a brief blurb on each below: Star Trek I - After becoming used to the Director's Edition over the past few years, I was sure I'd be disappointed by the theatrical version, but instead I found it a true masterpiece. To me, this film had the clearest picture, at least until I watched Star Trek VI. Hands down, the sound on this film beat all others easily. The soundtrack with the symphony orchestra and James Horner's score sounds beautiful. Visually I did not miss the Director's Edition updated effects shots at all. In fact, given the choice between the two now, I would prefer the original, as the shots in the Director's Edition can look a little bit overdone when considering the context of when the film was made and the overall style. Star Trek II - If I had to choose a disappointment with this set, this would be it. I still give the set 5 stars, but unfortunately Wrath of Khan's picture and sound were underwhelming for a blu-ray release. As some critics have suggested, it probably has to do with the restoration of the film and subsequent remastering. While still superior to the dvd release, the image is not as sharp and sound not as powerful as the other films. It's sad to think that the original source must have been that far gone. Star Trek III - This is probably the least exciting of all the movies, but picture was good and sound just as good as the others, even in the bright, hazy scenes on Vulcan. There was no distortion as there would be on dvd. Star Trek IV - It was a real treat to see this on blu-ray since this was the first of the Trek movies I saw in the theater. Watching Kirk and co. run amuck in S.F. in high-def in the 80s is a real visual time capsule, and very enjoyable to watch. Star Trek V - I've always felt this movie got a bum rap. It is cheesey and hokey, and the "search for god" actually ties back to a theme in the first movie, but the picture quality was excellent, and sound was especially good. Especially during the Sha Ka Ree scenes with the "god"-being. It was fun to see the detail in all the scenes, ESPECIALLY in the opening scenes filmed on location in Yosemite. The film is good for a few chuckles and shakes of the head, why not enjoy them in high def? Star Trek VI - This had the absolute best picture quality. Sound was clear and crisp, though nothing special. This film didn't have the grandeur of some of the earlier ones as far as sound is concerned (Like I, IV or V), so it's not a knock on the quality of the blu-ray, just a fact about the film. I'm guessing this one really shined from a picture perspective owing to its relatively younger age. All in all, I highly recommend this set. If you enjoy HD movies on blu-ray and are even a casual Trek fan, you will enjoy it!

As a fan of the original crew, I'm grateful to have all their movies together in one pack. Not all of them were good, but they were what they were. For those of you who don't know: The Motion Picture- Probably not the best place to start for the uninitiated. The special effects were excellent for 1979, and we got to see the new "refit" of the original Enterprise (which is my favorite version of the ship), but that's about all there is to rave about. It was directed by someone who was not a fan of the original series- he didn't "get" what Star Trek was all about, so he made a special effects movie with a thin story and FAR too little action. Sure, watch it, but watch the good ones first. This one is not really important to the overall story. The Wrath of Khan- often regarded as the best of the bunch- probably should start with this one. This one brings to the table an old enemy of Kirk's from an episode of the original series, an early (although short) example of computer animation, and Kirk's son who nobody knew about (except Kirk and his ex). The showdown between the Enterprise and the Reliant may not be nearly as flashy as, well, pretty much any similar scene made today, but it is very suspenseful and leads to (what was at the time) a shocking and sad ending. The Search for Spock- my personal favorite. Way better than what most people think. It continues the story started in The Wrath of Khan. The Voyage Home- the one with the whales, also a good one. This one has a much more lighthearted and almost comedic feel to it, supposedly to offset the darkness of the two previous films. Spock even learns to cuss in this one, which is hilarious given his deadpan delivery. The Final Frontier- not one of the better ones. This one was done on a smaller budget, and it shows. It doesn't really continue the story arc of the three previous ones. There are a few parts here and there which keep it from being a total loss. The characters on The Big Bang Theory once debated whether this movie or the first Star Trek movie was the one against which all things that suck should be judged, or something like that. The Undiscovered Country- much better than the one before it. This one brings a fitting end to the story of the original Enterprise crew. I remember hearing at the time (1991) that this one would bridge the gap to The Next Generation, but it didn't. Michael Dorn (Worf) played a Klingon lawyer who defended Kirk and McCoy, and it was said that his character was Worf's grandfather, but no reference was made to that in the movie, so nobody who saw the interview in which that was revealed would have known. Anyway, this one had some cool computer effects such as floating zero-gravity Klingon blood as well as morphing- David Bowie's wife Iman plays a shapeshifter- that looked great. Maybe they should have skipped the 5th movie and gone straight to this one. The gap to The Next Generation didn't get filled until the next movie (Generations), which was very boring in my opinion. I'll always love the original Enterprise crew over the ones who came after, or before. If you agree, or if you're new to the whole Star Trek experience, then get these movies! Of course, you should watch all of the original series first...

Paramount Films releases all six "Star Trek" films with the original cast (spanning the years 1979-1991) on Blu-ray, six discs in all, looking their best in HD after having been released before on VHS and DVD. Containing audio commentaries and numerous extras for all films, they are: Star Trek: The Motion Picture - First film is a bit long and derivative ('The Changeling' episode comes to mind) but makes a welcome return of the beloved characters, and still holds up. Staar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Excellent film is a sequel to the episode 'Space Seed', also starring Ricardo Montalban, and is immensely moving an exciting, though not the end for Spock... Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Leonard Nimoy took a turn directing here, and results are most satisfying, though melancholy considering the fate of the soon to be decommissioned Enterprise... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Leonard Nimoy returns as director in my favorite film of the bunch, a wonderful, moving, perfectly realized story about saving humpback whales to save the Earth, using time travel to make that possible. Makes the best use of the recurring cast, all of whom shine. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - William Shatner directs here with disappointing results, the least of the bunch, though not terrible like some claim. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Last film in the series is a return to form, a satisfying sendoff for the original crew, though still sad considering that this didn't have to be the end... even though it was.

Star Trek is one of those film series that simply must be seen on a format like Blu-ray. I hesitated on this set, however, after reading all the harsh comments about the picture quality. I finally purchased it, and I can definitely say that all that criticism was very unwarranted. These films - all of them - look absolutely outstanding. Yes, I am aware that all the films except The Wrath of Khan were merely remastered in 1080p and not restored from the original print. However, that doesn't stop you from being able to see minute details on everything from uniforms and skin tone. Compared to the DVD set (which itself was pretty impressive), the Blu-rays look significantly better. The Wrath of Khan, being the only one that was completely restored in 1080p, looks phenomenal. Another added bonus and improvement over the DVD's is that ALL of the films are now presented in their original 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The DVD's were shown in 2.35:1 except for Star Trek IV and Star Trek VI, which were cropped to 2:1. Seeing Star Trek VI in its full widescreen glory was simply incredible, as Paramount has released horrible cropped widescreen versions of this particular film in the past (remember the original widescreen VHS and DVD where the image was shown in the top of the screen so they could fit the subtitles on the bottom?). As far as the sound is concerned, we get pristine audio as expected. Extras are decent, with each film getting several hours of exclusive and previously released content. A bonus seventh disc, "The Captain's Summit" is an interesting 70-minute chat between William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Steward, Jonathan Frakes and Whoopi Goldberg. I found it to be a pretty welcome addition. The only negative of this collection is the omission of Director's Cuts on Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country. As I'm sure most videophiles know, the superb Director's Cut for The Motion Picture couldn't be done without completely re-doing the new special effects, so while it's a bummer that couldn't be done in time for this release, it's somewhat understandable. However, why they didn't include the longer versions of the other two films is rather puzzling. In the end, however, this is a set well-worth your time. Seeing these films in such detail was a joy, and it's pretty great how well the films hold up. 4 Stars.

If you are a Trekkie you will love these DVD’s. I bought a Blue-Ray and play my DVD’s on it and they look awesome! They are awesome on it! The DVD’s were perfect!

REGION FREE Disc 1: Star Trek The Motion Picture (Theatrical Edition) 1979, 132 min. Video: 1080p High Definition 16:9 Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman, Library Computer, The Longest Trek: Writing The Motion Picture (11 min. HD), Special Star Trek Reunion (10 min. HD), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 001: Mystery Behind V'Ger (4 min.)(HD), Deleted scenes (8 min.), Storyboards, Trailers & TV spots, BD-Live Disc 2: Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan (Theatrical Edition) 1982, 113 min. Video: 1080p High Definition 16:9 Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer, Audio Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer & Producer Manny Coto Library Computer, Captain's Log (27 min.), Designing Khan (24 min.), Original Interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalban (11 min.), "Where No Man Has Gone Before" The Visual Effects of Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (18 min.), James Horner: Composing Genesis (10 min. HD), Collecting Star Trek's Movie Relics (11 min. HD), A Novel Approach (29 min.), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (3 min. HD), Storyboards, Farewell: A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban (5 min. HD), Theatrical Trailer, BD-Live Disc 3: Star Trek III The Search For Spock (Theatrical Edition) 1984, 105 min. Video: 1080p High Definition 16:9 Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by Director Leonard Nimoy, Writer/Producer Harve Bennett, Director of Photography Charles Correll, and Actress Robin Curtis Audio Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor, Library Computer, Captain's Log (26 min.), Terraforming the Prime Directive (26 min.), Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of 'Star Trek' (14 min. HD), Spock: The Early Years (6 min. HD), Space Docks and Birds of Prey (28 min.), Speaking Klingon (21 min.), Klingon & Vulcan Costumes (12 min.), Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (17 min. HD), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer (3 min. HD),Photo Gallery, Storyboards, Theatrical Trailer, BD-Live Disc 4: Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (Theatrical Edition) 1986, 119 min. Video: 1080p High Definition 16:9 Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy, Audio Commentary by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, Library Computer interface, Future's Past: A Look Back (28 min.), On Location (7 min.), Dailies Deconstruction (4 min.), Below-the-Line: Sound Design (12 min.), Pavel Chekov's Screen Moments (6 min. HD), Time Travel: The Art of the Impossible (11 min.), The Language of Whales (6 min.), A Vulcan Primer (8 min.), Kirk's Women (8 min.), Star Trek: Three Picture Saga (10 min. HD), Star Trek For a Cause (6 min. HD), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 004: The Whale Probe (4 min. HD), From Outer Space to the Ocean (15 min.), The Bird of Prey (3 min.), Original Interviews: William Shatner (15 min), Leonard Nimoy (16 min.) & DeForest Kelley (13 min.), Roddenbery Scrapbook (8 min.), Featured Artist: Mark Leonard (13 min.), Production Gallery (4 min.), Storyboards galleries, Theatrical trailer, BD-Live Disc 5: Star Trek V The Final Frontier (Theatrical Edition) 1989, 107 min. Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by William Shatner & Liz Shatner, Audio Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Garfield & Judy Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman, Library Computer, Harve Bennett's Pitch to Sales Team (2 min.), The Journey: A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary (29 min.), Make-up Tests (10 min.), Pre-Visualization Models (2 min.), Rockman in the Raw (6 min.), Star Trek V Press Conference (14 min.), Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute (19 min.) Original Interview: William Shatner (15 min.), Cosmic Thoughts (13 min.), That Klingon Couple (13 min.), A Green Future? (9 min.), Star Trek Honors NASA (10 min. HD), Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (3 min. HD), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 005: Nimbus III (3 min. HD), Deleted scenes (4 min.), Production Gallery (4 min.), Storyboards, Theatrical trailers & TV spots, BD-Live Disc 6: Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (Theatrical Edition) 1991, 110 min. Audio: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish Mono Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese Extras: Audio Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer & Screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn, Audio Commentary by Larry Nemecek & Ira Steven Behr, Library Computer, The Perils of Peacemaking (27 min.), It Started With a Story (10 min.), Prejudice (5 min.), Director Nicholas Meyer (6 min.), Shakespeare and General Chang (6 min.), Bring it to Life (23 min), Farewell & Goodbye (7 min.), Conversations With Nicholas Meyer (10 min.), Klingons: Conjuring the Legend (21 min.), Federation Operatives (5 min.), Penny's Toy Box (6 min.), Together Again (5 min.), Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (5 min. HD), To Be or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (23 min. HD), Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 006: Praxis (3 min. HD), DeForest Kelley: A Tribute (13 min.), Original Interviews: William Shatner (5 min), Leonard Nimoy (6 min), DeForest Kelley (5 min.), James Doohan (6 min.), Nichelle Nichols (6 min), George Takei (5 min), Walter Koenig (6 min) & Iman (5 min), Production Gallery (3 min), Storyboards, Trailers, 1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer (5 min.), BD-Live Disc 7: Star Trek The Captain's Summit 2009, 71 min. Audio: English 2.0 Dolby Digital Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Quel plaisir d'avoir pu redécouvrir les 6 long-métrages avec Shatner et Nimoy ! Le français est bien inclus parmi les mangues disponibles. (Français et même "français bénélux"... faudra que j'aille écouter la différence)

Received in a timely manner; good condition and just what I was looking for. Thanks

Excelente qualidade de som e vídeo. Melhor do que quando os vi no cinema

How can this not be a 5? It's Star Trek!

Cofanetto arrivato in perfette condizioni e con l'audio italiano su tutti i dischi. Qualità audio/video eccellente. Consigliato.