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Movies on BluRay: Worth it?

Patrick O'Brien said:
Tribble puncher said:
My only complaint about the BR set is that we get the theatrical version of "the motion picture" not the 2000 "directors edition" which was superior, IMHO
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Good point. Is the directors cut avaliable in Blu-ray by itself?
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I have yet to find it or hear of its release, I have the blueray set, but If I marathon, I skip the blueray motion picture and go for the dvd directors cut. It's silly though, Paramount sunk some money into the new effects and everything, You think it would've made the set....maybe the obligatory release next year for the new trek will remedy it.
 
Tribble puncher said:
Patrick O'Brien said:
Tribble puncher said:
My only complaint about the BR set is that we get the theatrical version of "the motion picture" not the 2000 "directors edition" which was superior, IMHO
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Good point. Is the directors cut avaliable in Blu-ray by itself?
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I have yet to find it or hear of its release, I have the blueray set, but If I marathon, I skip the blueray motion picture and go for the dvd directors cut. It's silly though, Paramount sunk some money into the new effects and everything, You think it would've made the set....maybe the obligatory release next year for the new trek will remedy it.
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It's my understanding that the new effects created for the director's cut DVD were rendered at standard definition, making a blu-ray release impossible without redoing them.
 
How much was added to the TMP directors cut? Is it that much better? I know I like the Lord of the Rings extended verions more. Most times a directors cut is ten times better than the theatrical release.
 
Patrick O'Brien said:
How much was added to the TMP directors cut? Is it that much better? I know I like the Lord of the Rings extended verions more. Most times a directors cut is ten times better than the theatrical release.
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From the Wikipedia article:
Wise, who had considered the theatrical presentation of the film a "rough cut", was given the opportunity to re-edit the film to be more consistent with his original vision. The production team used the original script, surviving sequence storyboards, memos, and the director's recollections. In addition to cuts in some sequences, 90 new and redesigned computer-generated images were created.[165] Care was taken that the effects meshed seamlessly with the old footage.[121] The edition runs 136 minutes, about four minutes longer than the original release.[168] Included among the special features are the deleted scenes which had been part of the television cut.[167]
Aside from the effects, the soundtrack was remixed. Ambient noise such as the buzz of bridge controls were added to enhance certain scenes.[165] Goldsmith had always suspected that some overly long cues could be shortened, so he made the cues repetitive.[169] Although no new scenes were added, the MPAA rated the revised edition "PG" in contrast to the "G" rating of the original release. Fein attributed the rating change to the more "intense" sound mix that made scenes such as the central part of V'Ger "more menacing".
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I just got a BluRay player and am really tempted to re-buy the sets but I just don't know. I don't like the idea of double dipping, and I would love to see the picture quality, but it is over $100 on amazon. And it will finally mean I have all the movies, as the only one I don't have is Nemesis. Still, that whole double dipping thing is causing me concern.
 
Brikar99 said:
From the Wikipedia article:
Wise, who had considered the theatrical presentation of the film a "rough cut", was given the opportunity to re-edit the film to be more consistent with his original vision. The production team used the original script, surviving sequence storyboards, memos, and the director's recollections. In addition to cuts in some sequences, 90 new and redesigned computer-generated images were created.[165] Care was taken that the effects meshed seamlessly with the old footage.[121] The edition runs 136 minutes, about four minutes longer than the original release.[168] Included among the special features are the deleted scenes which had been part of the television cut.[167]
Aside from the effects, the soundtrack was remixed. Ambient noise such as the buzz of bridge controls were added to enhance certain scenes.[165] Goldsmith had always suspected that some overly long cues could be shortened, so he made the cues repetitive.[169] Although no new scenes were added, the MPAA rated the revised edition "PG" in contrast to the "G" rating of the original release. Fein attributed the rating change to the more "intense" sound mix that made scenes such as the central part of V'Ger "more menacing".
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Thanks Brikar:bolian: Col, sounds like they added more ambiance to the film. I am going to try and get the directors cut from Netflix.
 
tomalak301 said:
I just got a BluRay player and am really tempted to re-buy the sets but I just don't know. I don't like the idea of double dipping, and I would love to see the picture quality, but it is over $100 on amazon. And it will finally mean I have all the movies, as the only one I don't have is Nemesis. Still, that whole double dipping thing is causing me concern.
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There are new special features on each disc, if that kind of thing matters to you.
 
It's time to upgrade my Star Trek Movie collection (stupid basement flood ruined a bunch of my freshly packed movies :( ) so I'm going to start getting the blu-rays. My biggest gripe is that TMP DC isn't on blu-ray, only the theatrical. I'm not a double dipper when I can help it, so I guess I have to wait.

I was one of those who poo pooed blu-ray when it first came out, questioning just how much better it could be over dvd... No longer, blu-ray is phenomenal! :D
 
OK, I have a question: Are the Blu-rays noticeably crisper in image resolution than the DVD equivelants of the new sets? Cause I got the I-VI 2009 set as a gift on DVD, but not Blu-ray. I already also own the Region 1 edition of the six films on DVD, too, cause I got to have the Director's Cuts of the first two films and the sixth film.

Am I missing out on the Blu-rays? So far, I've heard that FC and NEM are the best transfers, and I've considered buying those.
 
The Blu-Rays look and sound better than the DVDs - quite a bit so. The argument some of us are making is that they don't look or sound as good as they should compared to other catalog titles. But I reiterate, they really do look much better than the DVDs.
 
Brikar99 said:
The Blu-Rays look and sound better than the DVDs - quite a bit so. The argument some of us are making is that they don't look or sound as good as they should compared to other catalog titles. But I reiterate, they really do look much better than the DVDs.
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Yes, spot on. I've made this point many times, in terms of AV quality they're certainly not on a par with say, Avatar, Trek 2009 or any number of 5 star transfers. But nevertheless - and without doubt - they remain the best home video medium to experience the movies at this time - by a considerable margin.
 
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