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Aug 30, 2014 - 4:29 PM
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Jeyl
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- But then, of course, it was only meant for release on DvD.
Which is why we don't have it on BluRay. Dig this though. All of the digital files that were made to create the Director's Edition were saved. Even the digital model of the Enterprise has been receiving updates by Daren Dochterman to the point where, and I'm quoting him here,
"She’s been totally rebuilt and now there are no bits left from the Director’s Edition model except for the interior of the Arboretum!" - http://blog.darendoc.com/?author=1#sthash.IbJSyVW7.dpuf
And to be quite honest, the film would have to go through another HD transfer for the Director's Edition to look good on BluRay. While the Director's Edition was alright, it had a lot of uneven instances where some scenes would look crisp while other scenes had so much dirt and scratches on the print that it ruined the scene. I think one reason why this happened was the re-subtitling of Spock's kolinahr ceremony. They probably went to the untouched and uncleaned negative in order to place the new subtitles but didn't have the time or money to clean the scene up.
Plus the BluRay that is out right now had it's own unique share of problems. The image has been DNR'd within an inch of it's life, with the Enterprise looking extremely soft and not very detailed.
There is still hope however. Paramount seems to have gotten a new team in line to work on the home video market and one of the first things they've done is release a complete version of "Star Trek Into Darkness" with an Imax version of the film and all the bonus material that was cut and spread across all the retailers as exclusives. And if you bought any of those version or just the Trek09 movie, you can get $5 back. Nothing too serious, but it's a step.
...and even though it rings of Lucas, I'd still like to see this.
http://blog.darendoc.com/?p=1060
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Releasing STID properly is one thing, it's both a money-making blockbuster and obviously didn't need any restoration work to get it looking great for Blu-Ray.
But I have no faith in Paramount to treat the classic Trek films properly on Blu-Ray. The constant re-packaging of the first 10 movies into various collections, all using the same bonus features and sub-par transfers is enough of an indication of how they currently view the films. I wish it were possible to yoink 1-10 out of Paramount's hands and give them to CBS, who seem to have put a lot more care into their Blu-Ray releases of the Star Trek television properties. What I wouldn't give to see fully restored versions of the classic films, looking better than they ever have. CBS Digital did wonders with the model shots from TNG; I can only imagine what the 1701 refit (arguably the most beautiful Enterprise design to date) would look like if those shots were all recomposited, giving us a look at never-before-seen details of the model. And unlike what was done to Star Wars with the special editions, CBS Digital remains very faithful in their recreation of effects shots.
I don't even own any of the Star Trek films on Blu-Ray, with the exception of Trek '09 (which I found a fun ride, if not nearly as good as the Prime Universe). Yet I own the entirety of The Original Series and Enterprise, as well as all the currently-available seasons of TNG on Blu, and look forward to purchasing DS9 whenever it starts becoming available. I won't be purchasing any of the films until they receive the treatment they deserve, however, which may mean I have to stick with my 2-disc DVD editions for quite some time.
At least FSM, LLL, Intrada and Varese have allowed me to enjoy the wonderful scores from all those films, though, even if I currently can't own them in HD.
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