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

[starmike]

The E has horrible stress points from the top. You CAN hang it from a ceiling, so long as you avoid the warp engine struts. That leaves the secondary hull and MAYBE the dorsal connecting the two hulls. Obviously, it's been done (Smithsonian), but you can't do it blind.

[MifuneFan]

The novelization of the first movie, written by Gene Roddenberry, is on sale for $1.99 via the Kindle Store, and I'm sure other ebook services

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e-8813dd378ebb

[drb999]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The novelization of the first movie, written by Gene Roddenberry, is on sale for $1.99 via the Kindle Store, and I'm sure other ebook services

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e-8813dd378ebb

I couldn’t resist at that price. Unfortunately I lost my first edition copy in 2008. It will be nice to read it again for the first time in decades.

[RegressiveScan]

Kind of a wild read at times. Roddenberry was apparently a bit of a horndog. (Yes Roddenberry actually wrote the novelization… it was not ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, as rumoured.)

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by drb999

I couldn’t resist at that price. Unfortunately I lost my first edition copy in 2008. It will be nice to read it again for the first time in decades.

I just bought it myself. I've never read it. I notice most of the other novelizations are also reduced to $1.99 (plus some others like Into Darkness), so I might pick up one or more of the others now too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZKYCRF6...6171220&sr=8-7

[Bolty]

The Star Trek V novelization is a huge upgrade and fills in tones of holes from the screenplay.

[starmike]

Originally Posted by Bolty

The Star Trek V novelization is a huge upgrade and fills in tones of holes from the screenplay.

The Star Trek III novelization doesn't get to the movie until chapter 8, I think.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

Well, if you do take the plunge then you have at least one year to put your life affairs in order and can likely be buried in the box, if so required.

Or cremated and interned with ship and its box.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Bolty

The wildest/dumbest thing was his saying that in the future the Mediterranean Sea would be drained by damming the Straight of Gibraltar.
Seriously.....why!!!

Prolly because he wanted to **** it

[suspiciouscoffee]

I finally tried to get the UK version of the complete adventure box recently to have both 4k and standard versions of the SLV, only to recieve the German version. No big deal, I thought, until I found out the German version doesn’t have the SLV at all. Boy I feel illogical now.

[suspiciouscoffee]

Well that’s too bad, but regardless, the German release doesn’t even have the SLV on the 4K disc.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Bolty

Down to $24.49 at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDV2CKJD...hk_typ_imgToDp

It's tempting, but I really wish they included the theatrical version. I still have the ugly four movie set with it as a result along with the regular single release of the DC and haven't parted with it as I didn't want 'the box'.

[Bolty]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

It's tempting, but I really wish they included the theatrical version. I still have the ugly four movie set with it as a result along with the regular single release of the DC and haven't parted with it as I didn't want 'the box'.

I think you mean "included the Longer TV version" -- since this IS the Theatrical version and I wish the same thing.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Bolty

I think you mean "included the Longer TV version" -- since this IS the Theatrical version and I wish the same thing.

It would be great to have all three versions in this steelbook even if it were priced higher. But it does look nice...

[GrouchoFan]

SteelBook ordered.

I have a strong suspicion that the "marketing materials booklet" is just going to be the same images featured in the Big Flimsy Box Complete Sucker's Edition, but at least it should be easier to access from the SteelBook.

Now to spend a month hoping it arrives undamaged...

[david_blu]

still cant see a uk release yet annoyingly.

[Number_6]

Originally Posted by Bolty

I ordered this and 2 other SteelBooks from Target as part of their B2G1 sale and the first two arrived perfect -- hoping for the same for STI.

How does Target ship their steelbooks?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by david_blu

still cant see a uk release yet annoyingly.

I wonder if the STIII steelie didn't sell so well over here

[david_blu]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I wonder if the STIII steelie didn't sell so well over here

Maybe or just Paramount UK won't announce until beginning of November.

It's probably delay in pressing discs or something meaning we won't get it to the new year.

I have pre ordered the US one, its just a gamble getting a steelbook from Amazon US and arriving to the UK in one piece. Oh well we will find out soon enough.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I wonder if the STIII steelie didn't sell so well over here

I wonder if it would have done better with the original or first artwork like it has on the regular release...which I prefer myself.