![]() ![]() The Enterprise is full of many different sounds that really gives you the feel of being on starship, and V’Ger itself has far more of an auditory presence and feels more menacing and mysterious. I’m going to quote Brian’s review since he described this new mix so deftly earlier this year:Įvery environment is more sonically active. Jerry Goldsmith’s score really makes the film, and it has been lovingly crafted into the brand new Atmos mix by legendary music producer (and Goldsmith collaborator) Bruce Botnik. As mentioned above, this isn’t just a new mix of the existing audio elements, there are a lot of new sounds/dialog thanks to the team finding director Wise’s preferred dialog takes, new background chatter recordings, etc. ![]() Just as impressive as the remastered visuals is the brand new Dolby Atmos audio mix. ![]() I assume the intent was to make everything match the fine grain 65mm visual effects elements that they were able to pull from the archives. A lot of grain reduction was done to the 35mm elements, while not in a way that compromises image quality, it’s just a bit surprising to see very subtle film grain in a movie of the era. If I had to quibble, I would say things look perhaps a bit too clean for a movie from 1979. These high complexity, high brightness scenes are where the streaming version on Paramount+ started to break down (getting blockier), thanks to the high bitrate of being on disc, there aren’t any such issues here. Thanks to HDR that brightness is quite bright, but never overwhelms the details inside the transformation. The film looks noticeably better in the extremes, like the dark blues of the V’Ger interior and the bright explosion as the Enterprise emerges. The movie looks sharp and clean, with a level of detail and color (yes there’s rich saturated colors in the film, despite the ’70s color palette used for the costumes) that’s never been seen before. The new 2022 Director’s Edition is a stunning film, using modern remastering tools, along with the re-composited original elements and new renders of the CGI scenes that were inserted for the DE. The standard retail edition contains two discs: the main film, and a disc of bonus features. Staring at still frames of a motion picture isn’t exactly how a film is intended to be watched, so take these as general demonstration of the changes. NOTE: Most of the screenshots included in this article are from the 1080p trailer video. Spock goes rocketing into the heart of V’Ger There’s much more that could be said of the The Motion Picture and this latest Director’s Edition, if you’re interested to read more I highly recommend reading my colleague Brian’s review when the 2022 DE was released on Paramount+ earlier this year. Yet TMP seems to have undergone a reevaluation in the last 10 years - more people seem to like it, with less complaints about it being the “motionless picture.” Due to the grand scale and scope of Robert Wise’s film, it is also the most fitting to have a near-total rework done to unleash the visual and aural splendor that was hiding underneath the hazy veneer of the rushed post-production. Rushed to theaters in December 1979, the cerebral style and more quiet pacing make it stand apart from the later Trek films. As the name states, this was a film based on Star Trek: The Original Series, released 10 years after the series was canceled, it was an almost unheard idea to not only bring back a canceled TV show but do it on the silver screen. The Motion Pictureīefore there was a movie franchise, there was simply Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A 2-disc Ultra HD Blu-ray set, a 2-disc standard Blu-ray set, and a special limited edition 3-disc Ultra HD Blu-ray set called “The Complete Adventure.” This review will focus on the Ultra HD Blu-ray set and the US version of the limited edition box set. Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition has come home in three editions. ![]()
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