Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (DVD)

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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 01-12-2003, 10:55 AM:

Collector's Edition DVD, 2 discs. The feature is on a dual-layer disc, includes commentary by Leonard Nimoy, Robin Curtis, and others. Enhanced Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, sound is very good. Picture quality is mostly very good too.

This is one of my guilty pleasures. [Wink]

I first saw it on its opening night, in 70mm 6-track Dolby, with a group of fellow Star Trek fans from where I worked at the time. I love this film, almost as much as Khan. It successfully deals with themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and "insubordination in the name of a just cause", while keeping a sense of humor and wonder. Takes itself seriously, yet it's interjected with bits of Star Trek humor and not afraid to have a little fun. Explores Vulcan mysticism and hocus-pocus. All the main characters get at least one great moment on screen. Christopher Lloyd is excellent as Klingon Commander Kruge. The special effects by ILM are mostly good, occasionally very good. All this in a nice tight 1:45 running time. [Smile]

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 03-24-2003, 09:28 AM:

I wonder if this DVD is just all the stuff they had on the Special laserdisc or if they added anything new to it.

Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-24-2003, 12:36 PM:

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I wonder if this DVD is just all the stuff they had on the Special laserdisc or if they added anything new to it.

What special laserdisc???

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 03-24-2003, 06:13 PM:

there was a Directors cut laser disc for Star Trek 3 but I am not sure what all was on it other than A directors comentary.

EDIT:

OOOOPS what am I thinking it was Star Trek 4 that had the directors cut.

Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-24-2003, 08:49 PM:

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there was a Directors cut laser disc for Star Trek 3 but I am not sure what all was on it other than A directors comentary.
EDIT:
OOOOPS what am I thinking it was Star Trek 4 that had the directors cut.

If I remember correctly, the only "original crew" movies that had longer cuts available on laser were Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek VI. None had any audio commentary. I don't remember anything special on that Trek IV laserdisc you're thinking of other than a director-hosted introduction/featurette. It was part of a so-called Paramount Director's Series that pretty much never went anywhere. Fatal Attraction is the only other title I can recall being released with that treatment.

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 03-24-2003, 10:30 PM:

Maybe that's what I was thinking just a director introduction not an actual comentary through the film. I do know that Forest Gump had a spedial edition disc with extra features. A friend loned that one to me and then I got it on DVD when it became availabe.

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 07-15-2005, 04:54 PM:

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