Star Trek The Motion Picture Director's Edition 4K UHD/DLX (1979)

[Jeyl]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Anyway, it's a trick they've used since forever I guess.

I prefer clever tricks to cheap ones.

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Of COURSH I'd still rather have it than not at all, let's not bring any more straw men into this, I just thought it would have been more polished.

There's that, and also strange, almost arbitrary alterations -- the added or diminished sound effects, some weird adjustments to the score in a couple of places -- that come off as completely needless.

[Vixen of the Night]

btw, I posted my re-cut of the V'ger sequence on Youtube. Check it out if you're curious how it turned out.

[rubystone356]

as some fans know that star trek the motion picture directors edition is coming to theatres: May 22,23, and 25.. 3 and 7pm on Sunday.. Monday and Wednesday 7pm only.

the cinema west in California will be playing the film in laser projection and Dolby Atmos.

https://www.fandango.com/palladio-16...ate=2022-05-22

check local listings.

enjoy.
Jacob

[Jeyl]

Originally Posted by Vixen of the Night

btw, I posted my re-cut of the V'ger sequence on Youtube. Check it out if you're curious how it turned out.

Could you please post a link to the video and/or your youtube profile? I don't know who you are on youtube so I don't know if the video I find is you or not.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Jeyl

Could you please post a link to the video and/or your youtube profile? I don't know who you are on youtube so I don't know if the video I find is you or not.

Probably best they don't, as self promotion is a forum no-no, but if they PM someone who frequents the thread they can post the video. I think that's okay.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by rubystone356

as some fans know that star trek the motion picture directors edition is coming to theatres: May 22,23, and 25.. 3 and 7pm on Sunday.. Monday and Wednesday 7pm only.

the cinema west in California will be playing the film in laser projection and Dolby Atmos.

https://www.fandango.com/palladio-16...ate=2022-05-22

check local listings.

enjoy.
Jacob

Is there a way to see how the screening will be presented aside from contacting the theater? Theater employees are dumb as rocks.

[rubystone356]

Originally Posted by JohnCarpenterLives

Is there a way to see how the screening will be presented aside from contacting the theater? Theater employees are dumb as rocks.

aspect ratio?

the theatre has gone back to the old widescreen being bigger then 1.85 unlike the tv sets.

Jacob

[Vixen of the Night]

Originally Posted by chip75

Probably best they don't, as self promotion is a forum no-no, but if they PM someone who frequents the thread they can post the video. I think that's okay.

Exactly! I posted it late last night and it was deleted. Hence saying to just search on Youtube. It's not hard to find.

V'ger Sequence Re-cut is in the title.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by rubystone356

aspect ratio?

the theatre has gone back to the old widescreen being bigger then 1.85 unlike the tv sets.

Jacob

No, as in how it will be projected. Most Fathom events are streamed and look very bad. SOMETIMES they actually do a DCP.

[rubystone356]

It will be DCP.

Jacob

[KC-Technerd]

Originally Posted by JohnCarpenterLives

No, as in how it will be projected. Most Fathom events are streamed and look very bad. SOMETIMES they actually do a DCP.

I too saw something indicating that it will be distributed by DCP, but I don't remember where that was now. I wish theaters were clearer about their sound formats. One of the local theaters for STTMP is supposed to have a THX auditorium, but which auditorium(s) that is and what movies are playing in any given auditorium is pretty much a mystery without actually going to the theater and investigating for myself. As you said the theater employees rarely have any clue. Back in the 1980/90s theaters were relatively clear about this kind of info.

[BNex99]

Originally Posted by KC-Technerd

I too saw something indicating that it will be distributed by DCP, but I don't remember where that was now. I wish theaters were clearer about their sound formats. One of the local theaters for STTMP is supposed to have a THX auditorium, but which auditorium(s) that is and what movies are playing in any given auditorium is pretty much a mystery without actually going to the theater and investigating for myself. As you said the theater employees rarely have any clue. Back in the 1980/90s theaters were relatively clear about this kind of info.

One trick I use is to look on Fandango and click a showtime. There are a couple of steps you have to go through before buying the ticket, but on the first one, you should see the auditorium number. If you know the theater, that can give you a clue about the presentation.

I agree it's weird that theaters have gotten so cagey about advertising their sound formats. Even Dolby's own website has removed the "Find a Dolby theater" function that showed you which places had Atmos or 7.1, etc. And Auro-3D is even harder to track down. You'd think promoting that might attract more moviegoers.

There is an AMC theater in my area that was renovated several years back, with Atmos systems installed in all the auditoriums, aside from the IMAX. Then a few years later, they just stopped advertising Atmos for some reason. I reached out to AMC's customer service to ask what the reason was, and they responded that the theater wasn't Atmos-equipped. I wrote back saying that it used to be. They wrote back again saying that I was right after all, and that all the auditoriums besides the IMAX had Atmos.

I guess everything is so automated now that even the people whose job it is to know these things don't. Incidentally, that theater also recently stopped using its screen masking.

[rubystone356]

Originally Posted by Bolty

I can't find a good screening in south Florida with Atmos or laser but I will just go to the Monday show to see it on the big screen one last time.

I saw it in theater 7 times in 1979-80.
What can I say I thought it was the last new Trek I would ever see again. (I may have slightly miscalculated on that account.)

Try amc.. they have dolby cinema.

Jacob

[Takeshi666]

Imagine if this movie had a Sensurround mix!

[Jeyl]

So a few days ago on the Star Trek Appreciation Group facebook page, I brought up the subject of the Marching Ants on the shuttlecraft image. Many of the group's members, including some professional individuals who have worked on Star Trek in an official capacity, were not to keen on my thoughts on the subject. I have since been banned from the group.

But since this is NOT an 'appreciation group' for the film, I decided to instead make a video detailing these instances and decided to post it here. I love the film, I support the film and will continue to support this film for the rest of my life... But dag nammit I'm going to nitpick the heck out of it!

Star Trek Curie - YouTube

[User897]

**Hangar.

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Originally Posted by Jeyl

So a few days ago on the Star Trek Appreciation Group facebook page, I brought up the subject of the Marching Ants on the shuttlecraft image. Many of the group's members, including some professional individuals who have worked on Star Trek in an official capacity, were not to keen on my thoughts on the subject. I have since been banned from the group.

But since this is NOT an 'appreciation group' for the film, I decided to instead make a video detailing these instances and decided to post it here. I love the film, I support the film and will continue to support this film for the rest of my life... But dag nammit I'm going to nitpick the heck out of it!

Star Trek Curie - YouTube

Great video.
I noticed some of those differences but was not quite sure what would explain them. The Klingon digital breakup one I found to be an odd choice and the 2001 version makes more sense if making it similar to the Epsilon 9 viewer screen signal.

That shuttle just stopping is clearly an oversight and sure seems as though some corners were cut or rushed. Who knows.

Perhaps the team will take note of your observations and if possible may go back and fix some of those things.

[PeterTHX]

The credits thing is a nothingburger since they're clearly trying to do a transporter effect on them - so they're not "solid" as if mid-transport.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Takeshi666

Imagine if this movie had a Sensurround mix!

Mono with overcooked bass?