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Star Trek (Three-Disc +Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] | ![Star Trek (Three-Disc +Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RfGsmoLVL._SL500_.jpg) | Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Sales Rank: 1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: PARBR071824
UPC: 097360718249
EAN: 0097360718249
ASIN: B001AVCFK6
Theatrical Release Date: May 9, 2009
Release Date: November 17, 2009 (New: This Week)
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/17/2009
Amazon.com
J.J. Abrams' 2009 feature film was billed as "not your father's emStar Trek/em," but your father will probably love it anyway. And what's not to love? It has enough action, emotional impact, humor, and sheer fun for any moviegoer, and Trekkers will enjoy plenty of insider references and a cast that seems ideally suited to portray the characters we know they'll become later. Both a prequel and a reboot, emStar Trek/em introduces us to James T. Kirk (Chris Pine of emThe Princess Diaries 2/em), a sharp but aimless young man who's prodded by a Starfleet captain, Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood), to enlist and make a difference. At the Academy, Kirk runs afoul of a Vulcan commander named Spock (Zachary Quinto of emHeroes/em), but their conflict has to take a back seat when Starfleet, including its new ship, the emEnterprise/em, has to answer an emergency call from Vulcan. What follows is a stirring tale of genocide and revenge launched by a Romulan (Eric Bana) with a particular interest in Spock, and we get to see the familiar crew come together, including McCoy (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho), Chekhov (Anton Yelchin), and Scottie (Simon Pegg).pThe action and visuals make for a spectacular Big-Screen Movie, though the plot by Abrams and his writers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (who worked together on emTransformers/em and with Abrams on emAlias/em and emMission Impossible III/em), and his producers (fellow emLost/emies Damon Lindeloff and Bryan Burk) can be a bit of a mind-bender (no surprise there for emLost/em fans). Hardcore fans with a bone to pick may find faults, but resistance is futile when you can watch Kirk take on the emKobayashi Maru/em scenario or hear McCoy bark, "Damnit, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!" An appearance by Leonard Nimoy and hearing the late Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the voice of the computer simply sweeten the pot. Now comes the hard part: waiting for some sequels to this terrific prequel. em--David Horiuchi/em/p br /br / span class="h1"strongStills from emStar Trek /em(Click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="100%" p/p p/p tbody tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_1S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" / br //td p/p tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_2S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" / br //td tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_3S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" / br //td p/p /tr tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_4S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" /br //td p/p tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_5S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" /br //td tdimg align="left" border="0" height="125" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/paramount/startrek/ST_6S.jpg" style="float: left; border: 0;" width="300" /br //td br / p/p /tr tr align="center" valign="top" tdbr //td p/p tdbr //td tdbr //td /tr /tbody /table p/p
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 Great November 21, 2009
Konrad Kern (OFallon, MO United States)
Just a quick comment. Whether you're a Trekkie or not--I'm not--your going to love this one.
br /Along with all the extras you actually get a well made special effects flick with quality actors, witty dialogue,
br /and a well rounded and fully satisfying storyline. It all comes together for the trekkie.
Good adventure November 21, 2009
Sammy
Simply put this is a retelling of a great story, with Nimoy thrown in to provide a tidbit of continuity for the Trekkies (which worked well IMHO). Not too much techie sci-fi with alot of nonsensical technobabble. Just enough to add a reasonable level of future technologies without getting into the details. When the transporter saves our heroes one minute but cannot do the same exact thing the next time its not important to know why. Not in the context of a 2 hour movie. This approach greatly helps. Good action... as all adventures should have. Good characters, albeit without alot of time for development because things have to move fast. Natural for a first movie. Perfect interplay between Kirk, Spock and McCoy. All the technical aspects of the bluray edition are first rate. I just wish I had a bigger TV for it.
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br /I guarantee that many of those who do not like the movie would instead think it was great if all the characters were different, not a prequel, but still the same exact story minus the time travel aspects. Also, like all prequels when it goes against what people have built up over the years what they think the various events should have been, or how they occurred, some take issue.
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br /But thats ok. So why say that? Because when all is said and done this is a good Star Trek adventure and a worthy addition to a collection... unlike any of the other summer blockbusters that came out in 2009. Just dont expect the sci-fi equivalent of Shakespeare.
 I really miss Gene Roddenberry. November 21, 2009
David Witsil (Middletown, PA USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are quite young and experiencing Star Trek for the first time, you will probably enjoy this movie. But you are not experiencing the real Star Trek in any way.
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br /I am 55 years old, and have been a big fan of the Star Trek franchise since Capt. Kirk and crew first debuted on the small screen on NBC in the late 1960's. I have thrilled at all of the TV spin-offs of Star Trek. I was whisked away with glorious adventure with all of the Star Trek movies. Gene Roddenberry was and still is a hero to us true Trekkie's. But I am certain that our old long passed friend, Gene, is turning in his grave at this latest installment of the Star Trek franchise. I know that Gene would not approve of what they have done to his dream. If he were alive today, this movie would have never been made.
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br /The original TV shows and movies were a bright and wonderful adventure. They gave us a positive glimpse into the future, even if it was just fantasy. The shows had great special effects, but they weren't the whole show. They had real story lines to follow. It was an escape into a better time. The cast members from ST:TOS through ST: Enterprise, became our hero's. We knew personal details about each character like they were old friends. We got to be involved with their personal lives and careers. They were real human beings that acted their roles well. Even though the look and technology in the shows advanced with time, the original formula that was a Gene Roddenberry signature was always easily recognized, and truly appreciated. When Gene passed away, Rick Berman and his crew followed very closely to Gene's formula, and kept the feel of Star Trek alive and well. If this is what you are expecting with this new Star Trek movie, you will be greatly disappointed.
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br /Remember the last Ford Thunderbird that was made? It really wasn't a Thunderbird. It was a completely different car with the name "Thunderbird" put on it to attract buyers. This new Star Trek movie is not really a Star Trek Movie. They just kept the original crew names and the Star Trek label to attract older Trekkie's.
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br /This latest Star Trek movie is very different in every way. I can only think that the writers and producers did this to attract a whole new younger, texting, video game playing generation. JJ Abrams has turned Star Trek into a dark version of itself. It looks fake like a video game turned into a movie. The old Roddenberry formula has been thrown out the window, and replaced with a dark "What if" version. In other words, what if Star Trek had not began and played out the way it was originally written and portrayed over the last 45 years? Kirk, McCoy, Chekov, Sulu, Scottie, and Uhura were never on the Enterprise under Capt. Pike. But they are in this movie. The entire design and layout of the Enterprise from bow to stern is completely changed. The bridge has technology that resembles the 24th century episodes, except the main viewer is now a glass window instead of the original electronic screen. Engineering looks like an old factory with water pipes running everywhere. Even the transporter beam now looks like cutesy swirling sparkling stars, instead of the original color beams that faded the person away. In this version, it seems that Uhura and Spock have the hots for each other. What's up with that? And Vulcan has been destroyed. This movie depended completely on CGI special effects and very little story line for the characters. For all of us true Star Trek fans, Star Trek ended with the movie "Nemesis", and the TV series, "Enterprise".
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br /On the technical side, the BluRay version is no better than the standard DVD. Many scenes are in a haze, some look grainy like an old movie. I have standard DVDs that look better. Also, way too much editing. Scenes are constantly changing, making it hard to follow the actors and action.
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br /The Amazon.com details for the BluRay DVD claim it is in Dolby Digital 5.1 Extended surround. But it is actually in True HD surround. This means if your audio system is like most systems, you will not hear it in Dolby Digital 5.1. Instead you will hear it in Dolby Pro-Logic only. The real joke is, you can switch to the French or Spanish audio tracks and hear the audio in full Dolby Digital 5.1. But the English track is in Pro-Logic for most people. I have a full digital 7.1 surround system, but I had to hear it in Pro-Logic. I was very disappointed in this. I am going to return the BluRay version and get the standard DVD instead. It is the only way I will get to hear the audio in Dolby Digital 5.1, and I know the picture quality will be as good. Standard DVDs do not carry True HD audio, so it will be in Dolby Digital 5.1 EX or DTS-ES6.1, or both.
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br /Overall, the movie was filled with excitement, had a few good moments, and it was nice to see the older Mr. Spock from the future. He was the only sign that reminded me I was actually watching a Star Trek movie. Just don't waste your money on the BluRay version. Only buy the Standard DVD. If future Star Trek movies look anything like this one, I probably will just wait for it to get on HBO to check it out.
New life for a great legacy November 21, 2009
J. McJedi (MPLS, MN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll keep it short because a lot of other people have already worded reviews much better than mine. I loved this movie. (How's that for short?)
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br /I've been a Trek fan for almost all of my 29 years, starting when I was a little kid watching TOS in syndication and every other series as they came out on TV over the years. I own all of the original series episodes, all 10 previous movies (DVD and Blu-Ray) and love watching them regularly (and will continue to enjoy them even if that timeline is a divergence!). I love that there will be new adventures with all of my favorite characters in the years to come, and hopefully a new horde of fans who will discover TOS/TNG/DS9/Voy/Ent through JJ Abrams efforts. I also love that this film respects and allows the other films and series to continue to exist for the continuity nerds out there to argue about for decades to come.
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br /To the people taking issue with someone messing around with the timeline...relax. Trek has always been loosey goosey with the timeline/continuity when the needs of the many outweighed the needs of the few (ahem). You can still enjoy the previously released Star Trek continuity...and if you really want to, you can hate and ignore any new material coming from JJ and company. I'm going to look forward to new adventures, hopefully for years to come. Gene Roddenberry himself hoped that someday someone would take his stories and do them one better...and I think this film has done it in spades.
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