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Star Trek V The Final Frontier
Movie critic Roger Ebert summed it up very succinctly: “Of all of the Star Trek movies, this is the worst.” Subsequent films in the popular series have done nothing to disprove this opinion; we can be grateful that they’ve all been significantly better since this film was released in 1989. After Leonard Nimoy scored hits with Star Trek III and IV, William Shatner used his contractual clout (and bruised ego) to assume directorial duties on this mission, in which a rebellious Vulcan (Laurence Luckinbill) kidnaps Federation officials in his overzealous quest for the supreme source of creation. That’s right, you heard it correctly: Star Trek V is about a crazy Vulcan’s search for God. By the time Kirk, Spock, and their Federation cohorts are taken to the Great Barrier of the galaxy, this journey to “the final future” has gone from an embarrassing prologue to an absurd conclusion, with a lot of creaky plotting in between. Of course, die-hard Trekkies will still allow this movie into their video collections; but they’ll only watch it when nobody else is looking. After this humbling experience, Shatner wisely relinquished the director’s chair to Star Trek II’s Nicholas Meyer. –Jeff Shannon
2 Stars Heading Off to Eden? Oh Brother!
Shatner co-wrote the story and directed Star Trek V, which changes a lot of what we fans know of Trek and is very derivative of earlier episodes without the humor and grace of what we expect.
As in the Eden episode from the Sixties, an alien takes over the Enterprise and forces the crew to go to a planet that most say contains God. OK, not bad, except the alien is Spock’s brother! Say what? And he laughs out loud and belongs to a faction of Vulcans that have emotion.
After this film, I don’t think any writer has referred to this faction, nor to Spock having a brother, ever again. And with good reason. Just does not play as good Trek.
Yeah, there are some interesting moments like Kirk climbing El Capitan and almost dying in a fall and teaching Spock campfire songs, but the overall film does not have the passion and the grace of the earlier films.
The desert scenes seemed fake and the dancing/prancing Uhura was done over by another actress! Nichelle Nichols is an accomplished singer/dancer, yet this was not to be.
However, decent music by Jerry Goldsmith! The weakest of the Original Trek films.
3 Stars Almost A Really Good Film
I rate this movie 2.5 stars. The first half of this movie is very good. But after the true origin of the Sybok character is revealed, it starts to unravel a little. A couple of annoying science and continuity errors (72 decks or somesuch, 6.7 HOURS to reach the galactic center which is a mega-radioactive region with a mega-black hole?!). Otherwise, the often weak special effects in the second half are the only real letdown. Bill Shatner should be proud of his direction: but a slight script rewrite and higher FX budget would have helped this movie a great deal.
5 Stars You Know, I Don’t See What’s SO Bad…
STAR TREK – THE FINAL FRONTIER is by no means the best STAR TREK movie. It drags on in several places, and the visual effects look like they went through absolutely no post-production. Aside from that, though, there is an engaging story, great acting, and some great moments that make this film memorable.
I enjoy the STAR TREK films just as a casual movie-goer. I’m not a Trekkie in the least, so I have no idea if this film goes against some of their rules. That’s my disclaimer: If you’re a Trekkie, see the film for yourself. However, I read quite a bit about the film before I watched it, and it seemed no one liked it. Even Roger Ebert, whose opinions usually coincide with mine, called it “pretty much a mess”. I could see where fans might not like this one, as it varies from the usual STAR TREK formula, but I enjoyed it.
The plot goes like this: Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are on vacation, but are called back in (with the rest of the crew) when intergalactic consuls are taken hostage in a neutral zone. Sounds okay, right? I kept waiting for something horrible…Back to it. The ENTERPRISE, which is in pieces, flies to the planet, Nimbus 3, to rescue the hostages. While there, however, they are captured by a renegade Vulcan, Sybock, whose quest for the Divine has robbed him of his sanity. He holds the crew as prisoners on their own ship, while piloting it to Sha-Ka-Ree, the fabled Eden of the galaxy, where God is supposedly located. (oh, and there are some angry Klingons in there too, but they’re not important)
Yes, yes, it sounds pretty ridiculous, but not any more than any of the other films (VOYAGE HOME, I’m talking about you). And the crew of the film execute the story pretty well. The acting is great (especially by the two Vulcans, Spock and Sybock), and the script was fine, with some genuinely funny and touching moments. The film picks up speed after the first 15-20 minutes, and it doesn’t slow down all that much. Some of the visuals are awful (take the Klingon ship firing at an old space probe), but they prove not to be a distraction from the film’s real centerpiece, which are the characters. Supporting roles, like Uhura and Scotty, get increased roles in this one.
About the big climax of the movie: I can see where it might be a bit disappointing (and a bit reminiscent of WIZARD OF OZ), but for me it was okay. The end of this film, for me, was quite like the end of THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK: The real climax didn’t come at the big showdown at the end. For me, the best part of the ending was after, when Kirk, Spock, and McCoy speak of what they mean to each other. Sounds corny, but really: moments like that are those that make STAR TREK magic. And, even if no one else agrees, I think this film gets that right.
Star Trek Two Disc Digital Copy Edition
J.J. Abrams’ 2009 feature film was billed as “not your father’s Star Trek,” 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, Star Trek introduces us to James T. Kirk (Chris Pine of The Princess Diaries 2), 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 Heroes), but their conflict has to take a back seat when Starfleet, including its new ship, the Enterprise, 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).
The 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 Transformers and with Abrams on Alias and Mission Impossible III), and his producers (fellow Losties Damon Lindeloff and Bryan Burk) can be a bit of a mind-bender (no surprise there for Lost fans). Hardcore fans with a bone to pick may find faults, but resistance is futile when you can watch Kirk take on the Kobayashi Maru 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. –David Horiuchi
5 Stars I’m Not Even a Trekkie
This film was perfection! Well-acted, gripping, and intelligent. The best sci-fi feature in years, and the best ‘re-boot’ period!
5 Stars Best movie I’ve ever seen!
I was floored by how good this movie was. You would think that the plot would be predictable but not even close. Absolutely fantastic:im buying this movie.
Guarantee-this movie will take you way and you’ll forget your troubles for a couple hours. See it.
4 Stars “2-Disc Digital Copy Special Edition”
Ugh. Do they really have to emblazon “Digital Copy” across the cover? How about a nice little outer packaging sticker?
Star Trek The Original Series The Complete Seasons 1 3
The facts have become legend. Star Trek, the NBC series that premiered on September 8, 1966, has become a touchstone of international popular culture. It struggled through three seasons that included cancellation and last-minute revival, and turned its creator, Gene Roddenberry, into the progenitor of an intergalactic phenomenon. Eventually expanding to encompass five separate TV series, an ongoing slate of feature films, and a fan base larger than the population of many third-world countries, the Star Trek universe began not with a Big Bang but with a cautious experiment in network TV programming. Even before its premiere episode (”The Man Trap”) was aired, Star Trek had struggled to attain warp-drive velocity, barely making it into the fall ‘66 NBC lineup.
The series’ original pilot, “The Cage,” featured Jeffrey Hunter as U.S.S. Enterprise captain Christopher Pike–a variation of the role that would eventually catapult William Shatner to TV stardom. Filmed in 1964, the pilot was rejected by NBC the following year, but the network made a rare decision to order a second pilot. “Where No Man Has Gone Before” was filmed in 1965, and only one character from the previous pilot remained–a pointy-eared alien named Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy), whom Roddenberry had retained despite network disapproval. The second pilot was accepted, and production on Star Trek began in earnest with the filming of its first regular episode, “The Corbomite Maneuver.”
Never a ratings success despite a growing population of devoted fans, Star Trek was canceled after its second season, prompting a letter-writing campaign that resulted in the series’ third-season renewal. It was a mixed blessing, since Roddenberry had departed as producer to protest the network’s neglect, and Star Trek’s third season contained most of the series’ weakest episodes. And yet, the show continued to “to explore strange new worlds…to seek out new life and new civilizations…to boldly go where no man [a phrase later amended to "no one"] has gone before.”
There were milestones along the way. The first interracial kiss on network primetime TV (between Shatner and series co-star Nichelle Nichols) furthered a richly positive and expansive view of a better, nobler future for humankind. The series offered a timelessly appealing balance of humor, imagination, and character depth. And at least one episode (Harlan Ellison’s “The City on the Edge of Forever”) ranks among the finest science fiction stories in any popular medium. Beloved by long-time fans in spite of its cheesy sets and costumes, and the now-dated trappings of late-1960s American culture, “classic Trek” has aged remarkably well, and its sense of adventure and idealism continues to live long and prosper. –Jeff Shannon
The three 2004 DVD sets collect all 79 episodes of the show, including “The Cage” in both a restored color version and the original, never-aired version that alternates between color and black and white. Each set is supplemented by over an hour of featurettes incorporating new and old interviews with Shatner, Nimoy, other cast members, and producers, and there’s also some vintage footage of Gene Roddenberry. Accompanying the 20-minute seasonal recaps (”To Boldly Go…”) are a number of interesting featurettes: “The Birth of a Timeless Legacy” examines the two pilot episodes and the development of the crew; “Sci-Fi Visionaries” discusses the series’ great science fiction writers; Nimoy debunks various rumors in “Reflections of Spock”; “Kirk, Spock & Bones: The Great Trio” focuses on the interplay among Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley); and, in what is probably his last Star Trek appearance, James Doohan (Scotty), slowed by Alzheimer’s but still with a twinkle in his eye, recalls his voiceover roles and his favorite episodes. As they’ve done for many of the feature-film special editions, Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda provide a pop-up text commentary on four of the episodes filled with history, trivia, and dry wit. It’s the first commentary of any kind for a Star Trek TV show, but an audio commentary is still overdue. The technical specs are mostly the same as other Trek TV series–Dolby 5.1, English subtitles–but with the welcome addition of the episode trailers. The plastic cases are an attempt to replicate some of the fun packaging of the series’ European DVD releases, but it’s a bit clunky, and the paper sleeve around the disc case seems awkward and crude. Still, the sets are a vast improvement both in terms of shelf space and bonus features compared to the old two-episode discs, which were released before full-season boxed sets became the model for television DVDs. –David Horiuchi
5 Stars Star Trek: TOS Seasons 1-3
I believe this product to be one of my best investments. I only recently became a Star Trek fan after seeing Star Trek XI and at the request of a friend, I rented Seasons 2 and 3. I instantly loved it. I bought all three seasons and haven’t regretted it. All three seasons still have the grainy imaging, which I think makes it authentic. Plus, you can’t beat the acting. 
I recommend this product to anyone looking for any kind of entertainment. Even though it is a science-fiction show, it still has humor, love, etc.
5 Stars star trek
i have been a trekkie since the begining. now if we can get star wars to make a complete set like this. thank you gene rodenbury.
5 Stars STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL SERIES-THE COMPLETE SEASONS 1-3
TO BAD THERE WERENT MORE SEASONS
YOU GET STARTED WATCHING AND YOU WANT MORE.CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT TO START.
KIRK ,SPOCK,MCOY,AND ALTHE REST WAS VERY GOOD CARETURSES.
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home Two Disc Special Collectors Edition
Widely considered the best movie in the “classic Trek” series of feature films, Star Trek IV returns to one of the favorite themes of the original TV series–time travel–to bring Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov from the 23rd century to present-day San Francisco. In their own time, the Starfleet heroes encounter an alien probe emitting a mysterious message–a message delivered in the song of the now-extinct Earth species of humpback whales. Failure to respond to the probe will result in Earth’s destruction, so Kirk and company time-travel to 20th-century Earth–in their captured Klingon starship–to transport a humpback whale to the future in an effort to peacefully communicate with the alien probe. The plot sounds somewhat absurd in description, but as executed by returning director Leonard Nimoy, this turned out to be a crowd-pleasing adventure, filled with humor and lively interaction among the favorite Star Trek characters. Catherine Hicks (from TV’s 7th Heaven) plays the 20th-century whale expert who is finally convinced of Kirk’s and Spock’s benevolent intentions. With ample comedy taken from the clash of future heroes with 20th-century urban realities, Star Trek IV was a box-office smash, satisfying mainstream audiences and hardcore Trek fans alike. –Jeff Shannon
5 Stars Star Trek
Not as good as Star Trek 2 (but then nothing is), this one has a scene with beer, a hot marine biologist and a grumpy McCoy growling about the primitive state of “modern” medicine. I really liked it.
4 Stars A Trek classic
Of all the Star Trek movies, this is probably one of the best and one of the few to make an impact with a wide audience (only Star Trek – First Contact compares). The plotline is funny, uplifting, and memorable. Having seen Humpback Whales in the wild, I also appreciate the movie’s message – that in harming our environment, we are harming ourselves.
With that said, Star Trek IV is tough to follow if you aren’t at least somewhat familiar with the Trek universe. This movie especially picks up near the end of a story arc, so it doesn’t take time at the beginning to introduce the characters or Trek universe.
Another problem – special effects really are dated. The Klingon Bird of Prey on Vulcan is obviously a painting – a good painting, but a painting nonetheless. While I’m not crazy about the idea of going back and adding computer generated special effects a la the Star Wars Special Editions, Star Trek IV could have used touchups and better-looking ships in a few places. Fortunately, this movie (unlike some of the later Treks) was not about special effects, but rather a heartwarming story.
Humpback Whale populations are on the upswing now. I think in some small way, Star Trek IV helped international efforts toward protecting whales.
5 Stars A favorite movie upgraded from VHS to DVD with bonus features
This is one of my favorite movies because of the humor, whales and, of course, the original Star Trek crew. DVD commentaries and interviews are enjoyable upgrades from the VHS.
Widely considered the best movie in the “classic Trek” series of feature films, Star Trek IV returns to one of the favorite themes of the original TV series–time travel–to bring Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov from the 23rd century to present-day San Francisco. In their own time, the Starfleet heroes encounter an alien probe emitting a mysterious message–a message delivered in the song of the now-extinct Earth species of humpback whales. Failure to respond to the probe will result in Earth’s destruction, so Kirk and company time-travel to 20th-century Earth–in their captured Klingon starship–to transport a humpback whale to the future in an effort to peacefully communicate with the alien probe. The plot sounds somewhat absurd in description, but as executed by returning director Leonard Nimoy, this turned out to be a crowd-pleasing adventure, filled with humor and lively interaction among the favorite Star Trek characters. Catherine Hicks (from TV’s 7th Heaven) plays the 20th-century whale expert who is finally convinced of Kirk’s and Spock’s benevolent intentions. With ample comedy taken from the clash of future heroes with 20th-century urban realities, Star Trek IV was a box-office smash, satisfying mainstream audiences and hardcore Trek fans alike. –Jeff Shannon
4 Stars A Trek classic
Of all the Star Trek movies, this is probably one of the best and one of the few to make an impact with a wide audience (only Star Trek – First Contact compares). The plotline is funny, uplifting, and memorable. Having seen Humpback Whales in the wild, I also appreciate the movie’s message – that in harming our environment, we are harming ourselves.
With that said, Star Trek IV is tough to follow if you aren’t at least somewhat familiar with the Trek universe. This movie especially picks up near the end of a story arc, so it doesn’t take time at the beginning to introduce the characters or Trek universe.
Another problem – special effects really are dated. The Klingon Bird of Prey on Vulcan is obviously a painting – a good painting, but a painting nonetheless. While I’m not crazy about the idea of going back and adding computer generated special effects a la the Star Wars Special Editions, Star Trek IV could have used touchups and better-looking ships in a few places. Fortunately, this movie (unlike some of the later Treks) was not about special effects, but rather a heartwarming story.
Humpback Whale populations are on the upswing now. I think in some small way, Star Trek IV helped international efforts toward protecting whales.
5 Stars There Be Whales Here!
Star Trek IV takes a bit of the last film and a bit from the first one. We have alien invasion, an environmental message about the destruction of whales as a species and Man as well. We learn a lot more about Spock (as he becomes re-educated after his ordeal on the Genesis planet, last film) and time travel!
Lots of fun lines in this one. Only whales can communicate with a probe that sucks energy from anything in its vicinity and proceeds to evaporate the Earth’s oceans. The problem is that there are no more whales. The Enterprise zips into the past (in a dubious fling around the sun — as an aside, whenever some sci-fi films deal with time travel, they will go into the past by going the opposite direction of a rotating star or planet, ala Superman, but I digress), in an attempt to get whales from the past and bring them into their present.
Trouble is, the Enterprise crew is on the lam, having stolen a Klingon ship (from an earlier film). What to do?
So they sail into 1986 San Francisco where the area is as alien as any galactic planet they’ve ever been to. We hear Kirk with his double-damn on you in crossing a street, Spock giving a nerve pinch to a boom box Goth kid (the theater audience I watched the film with cheered at that) and trying to figure out what exact change means.
San Francisco treats like landing in Golden Gate Park (”don’t forget where we parked”), the fictional whale institute in Sausalito (and our enjoyable one and only visit with the biological scientist Catherine Hicks) and Chekov’s discovery of the “nuclear wessels.”
Directed by Leonard Nimoy, and story by Nimoy and Bennett.
Has the charm and humor of the old TV series. Highly recommended.
5 Stars A favorite movie upgraded from VHS to DVD with bonus features
This is one of my favorite movies because of the humor, whales and, of course, the original Star Trek crew. DVD commentaries and interviews are enjoyable upgrades from the VHS.
Star Trek V The Final Frontier Two Disc Special Collectors Edition
Movie critic Roger Ebert summed it up very succinctly: “Of all of the Star Trek movies, this is the worst.” Subsequent films in the popular series have done nothing to disprove this opinion; we can be grateful that they’ve all been significantly better since this film was released in 1989. After Leonard Nimoy scored hits with Star Trek III and IV, William Shatner used his contractual clout (and bruised ego) to assume directorial duties on this mission, in which a rebellious Vulcan (Laurence Luckinbill) kidnaps Federation officials in his overzealous quest for the supreme source of creation. That’s right, you heard it correctly: Star Trek V is about a crazy Vulcan’s search for God. By the time Kirk, Spock, and their Federation cohorts are taken to the Great Barrier of the galaxy, this journey to “the final future” has gone from an embarrassing prologue to an absurd conclusion, with a lot of creaky plotting in between. Of course, die-hard Trekkies will still allow this movie into their video collections; but they’ll only watch it when nobody else is looking. After this humbling experience, Shatner wisely relinquished the director’s chair to Star Trek II’s Nicholas Meyer. –Jeff Shannon
5 Stars You Know, I Don’t See What’s SO Bad…
STAR TREK – THE FINAL FRONTIER is by no means the best STAR TREK movie. It drags on in several places, and the visual effects look like they went through absolutely no post-production. Aside from that, though, there is an engaging story, great acting, and some great moments that make this film memorable.
I enjoy the STAR TREK films just as a casual movie-goer. I’m not a Trekkie in the least, so I have no idea if this film goes against some of their rules. That’s my disclaimer: If you’re a Trekkie, see the film for yourself. However, I read quite a bit about the film before I watched it, and it seemed no one liked it. Even Roger Ebert, whose opinions usually coincide with mine, called it “pretty much a mess”. I could see where fans might not like this one, as it varies from the usual STAR TREK formula, but I enjoyed it.
The plot goes like this: Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are on vacation, but are called back in (with the rest of the crew) when intergalactic consuls are taken hostage in a neutral zone. Sounds okay, right? I kept waiting for something horrible…Back to it. The ENTERPRISE, which is in pieces, flies to the planet, Nimbus 3, to rescue the hostages. While there, however, they are captured by a renegade Vulcan, Sybock, whose quest for the Divine has robbed him of his sanity. He holds the crew as prisoners on their own ship, while piloting it to Sha-Ka-Ree, the fabled Eden of the galaxy, where God is supposedly located. (oh, and there are some angry Klingons in there too, but they’re not important)
Yes, yes, it sounds pretty ridiculous, but not any more than any of the other films (VOYAGE HOME, I’m talking about you). And the crew of the film execute the story pretty well. The acting is great (especially by the two Vulcans, Spock and Sybock), and the script was fine, with some genuinely funny and touching moments. The film picks up speed after the first 15-20 minutes, and it doesn’t slow down all that much. Some of the visuals are awful (take the Klingon ship firing at an old space probe), but they prove not to be a distraction from the film’s real centerpiece, which are the characters. Supporting roles, like Uhura and Scotty, get increased roles in this one.
About the big climax of the movie: I can see where it might be a bit disappointing (and a bit reminiscent of WIZARD OF OZ), but for me it was okay. The end of this film, for me, was quite like the end of THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK: The real climax didn’t come at the big showdown at the end. For me, the best part of the ending was after, when Kirk, Spock, and McCoy speak of what they mean to each other. Sounds corny, but really: moments like that are those that make STAR TREK magic. And, even if no one else agrees, I think this film gets that right.
3 Stars The Final Frontier is Like Pizza…
…it’s good even when it’s bad. As a result, I believe The Final Frontier is severely underrated. There are many flaws with this movie. First, Klingon Commander Klaa is an extremely weak nemesis with equally weak motives. Most of the time, he just comes off as cheesy. Also, the ending is a major let down. But one must remember that Shatner didn’t have the budget to have rock-like creatures attack him.
Even though the special effects are awful, TFF more than makes up for it by having great character interaction. TFF gives ample screen time to Scotty, Sulu, Chekov, and Uhura (even though some of it was cheesy). But most importantly, the movie focused on the Kirk-Spock-McCoy triad. This movie shows the best Kirk-Spock-McCoy interaction of any Star Trek movie. The 2009 Star Trek movie clearly lacked this essential element.
4 Stars Pretty cool in some ways
While this film is nothing like the others, I find it refreshing in that regard. We need a film in the collection where McCoy, Spock, Kirk are sitting around a campfire. After all, Spock pretty much just died, and is trying to get back to his usual self. But beyond that I thought the plot was indeed sketchy to say the least, but still kind of interesting because it was so different. The conversations between the three main guys, are just priceless though.
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine The Complete Fifth Season
Deep Space Nine’s fifth season was a turning point from which there was no going back. Character and information overload took over, and the complicated twists and turns in the build up to war either hooked viewers securely, or sent them away with a headache. The Klingon faction instigated by Worf’s arrival was occasionally played for laughs, but mostly their hardheaded personalities made all efforts at diplomacy moot. In the opening episode a chilling possibility is proposed as to what might be: have the Changelings infiltrated already and replaced key personnel? Some fans saw this as a flawed X-Files-style development. Nevertheless it sowed a seed of insidious suspicion, affecting all the principal casts’ relationships with one another, even allowing Odo and Quark an opportunity to confess a degree of friendship. Expanding on the new theme of duplication, the crew also made numerous trips to their mirror-universe counterparts.
As well as new uniforms and the milestone 100th episode, Nana Visitor and Alexander Siddig got to comically disguise the arrival of their child during filming. More laughs came from the fan favorite “Trials and Tribble-ations,” with CG allowing Sisko and crew to interact with Kirk and a cameo from Leonard Nimoy. Avery Brooks began taking a backseat, partly a result of the now-overcrowded cast. Although Sisko’s destiny would be foreshadowed by his first vision and the introduction of the Pah-wraiths, the Captain was in an increasingly sulky mood. Brooks only directed one episode, allowing room for regulars LeVar Burton and Rene Auberjonois to do more behind the camera. Joining them were Alexander Siddig, Michael Dorn and even Andrew Robinson. Available space started to seem hardly deep enough. –Paul Tonks
5 Stars One Of The Few Seasons I Truly Liked
I’ve just finished my collection of the Deep Space Nine seasons sets about five months ago and I personally feel this is one of the best seasons of the show. This season big opener of course was when Odo lost his shape-shifting abilities and became a solid and for a few episodes you saw how he had to try and adjust to this new way of living. Of course you still had the war between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire for half the season before the Dominion signs a pact with the Cardassians which in turn forces the Klingons to retreat from Dominion/Cardassian Space. Babylon 5 will still be my favorite of the two but this season was for the most part pretty good. The video format is fullscreen but very clear much better than any Vhs tape the sound is also very clear hearinf much more detail than when I first saw it on t.v. So seeing as the price of these season sets has dropped more I say try some of these out and see if you like getting the rest of the season sets.
5 Stars DS9 – Season Five
I’ve been enjoying DS9 from when it was aired on television and again on DVD beginning with “The Emissary”. Each season has gotten progressively better and Season Five is one of the most FUN! Currently, I am re-watching the episode: “Looking for Par’Mach in All The Wrong Places”, and enjoying it again! I can’t wait to see the remainder of the episodes in this season!
5 Stars Awesome viewing!!
Star Trek Deep Space Nine is always awesome viewing! A must have in your Star Trek fans viewing collection.
Star Trek The Original Crew Movie Collection Special Edition
Devoted Star Trek fans will surely cite the “even number” rule in evaluating the Original Crew Movie Collection, but all six of these films qualify as rousing entertainment. Undeniably, the even-numbered films in Paramount’s lucrative Trek franchise tended to be the best, as demonstrated by the superiority of The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, and The Undiscovered Country. And yet each film has something to offer die-hard Trekkers, beginning with the epic-scale wonders of the first Motion Picture (presented here as a two-disc special edition). Evolving from Gene Roddenberry’s aborted attempt at a second Star Trek TV series, the effects-laden Motion Picture divided fans while proving that Star Trek had a promising big-screen future. Nicholas Meyer’s The Wrath of Khan made good on that promise, reviving the Star Trek spirit and proving, in the case of Mr. Spock, that beloved characters “never really die.” It’s widely regarded as the best of these half-dozen features.
With its deadly Klingon confrontation, the Leonard Nimoy-directed Search for Spock was a thrilling (albeit contrived) excuse for Spock’s inevitable resurrection, and its somber tone was readily countered by the Earth-based humor of Nimoy’s The Voyage Home, combining a planetary crisis with a lively–and phenomenally popular–time-travel plot line. Unfortunately, William Shatner then lobbied for the director’s chair, and The Final Frontier–an uneasy mixture of cheesy humor and grandiose themes–was the regrettable outcome. Paramount rallied by inviting Nicholas Meyer to repeat his Khan success, and Meyer rose to the occasion with the sharply scripted thrills of The Undiscovered Country. By ending the film with an official signature send-off from the “classic Trek” cast, the original crew brought their big-screen legacy to a graceful and upbeat conclusion, setting the stage for a transitional adventure in Star Trek: Generations. –Jeff Shannon
5 Stars A Great Set Of Movies for Star Trek Fans
I have always liked Star Trek, but my wife and #3 son are hardcore! We’ve had the VHS set of these six movies for years. Now we have these movies on DVD and we have all the other neat stuff included in this special edition.
5 Stars Star Trek movies
I bought these for my grandson to see, so that he could appreciate the new star trek movie that is coming out in May. The first one was a little difficult but after that he began to love them.
5 Stars Great quality
I purchased this for my parents for Christmas. They had all the movies taped on VHS tapes. We have watched a few of the movies so far, and we were all impressed on how well the quality of the movies were.
Definitely a great gift for the Star Trek junkie in your life!
Spanning two decades and countless light years of interstellar adventure, Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection is a testament to the enduring goodwill of Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic sci-fi concept. Long before Star Wars sparked an explosion of big-screen science fiction, Roddenberry had planned a second Star Trek TV series; the project fizzled, but its pilot script evolved into the first film in Paramount’s most lucrative movie franchise. Despite its sluggish pace and bland “pajama” costuming, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) offered a welcomed reunion of the “Classic Trek” cast, packed with Douglas Trumbull’s still-dazzling special effects. Trekkers were even more ecstatic when The Wrath of Khan (1982) revived the spirit of the original series, even though director Nicholas Meyer was a Trek neophyte. With Leonard Nimoy directing, The Search for Spock (1984) began where Khan left off, with a thrilling (albeit contrived) obligation to resurrect the formerly ill-fated Mr. Spock.
A box-office smash, Nimoy’s The Voyage Home (1986) is the franchise’s most accessible adventure–a high point offset by William Shatner’s comparatively dreadful Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). Meyer (and his penchant for quoting Shakespeare) returned for The Undiscovered Country (1991), a conspiracy thriller that put the series back on track, inspiring fans to invoke the “even number” rule in rating their franchise favorites. Generations (1994) gracefully passed the torch to TV’s The Next Generation, bidding farewell to Captain Kirk with honor and integrity intact. Highlighted by the evolving humanity of Brent Spiner’s android Lt. Cmdr. Data, First Contact (1996) explored Star Trek history with a logical (hint) surprise encounter, and Insurrection (1998) provided an adequate expansion of the successful NextGen series. Taken as a whole, these ten films demonstrate the consistent vitality of Roddenberry’s original vision, stoking any Trekker’s appetite for “ongoing missions” in Nemesis and beyond. –Jeff Shannon Most of the feature films were released early in the DVD era, but are represented here in their vastly improved two-disc special editions, which boast widescreen anamorphic pictures, director’s cuts of the first two films, numerous commentary tracks by cast and crew, humorous and informative trivia subtitle tracks by Michael and Denise Okuda, and a wide variety of new and vintage documentaries and galleries.
5 Stars Great Star Trek DVDs
Amazon has given me a way to get movies, audio books, books and CDs
fast and in good condition. Many times cheaper than going to a
store and trying to get them. My Star Trek movies are great and all
6 of the Dune series audio books are easier to listen to than
try to read,I have 2 of the books.
You can also get operas and music CDs.
AMAZON IS GREAT
5 Stars Star Trek
The Star Trek series came to my house very fast and in the condition they said. I really appreciated that. The price was really cheap, so I found a bargain.
5 Stars $250?
Wow! Not sure what happened but I’m glad I bought this set when I did. I bought mine for $72 directly from Amazon.com. Now it appears that people are selling it here for $250.
It’s an excellent set for even non-trekkie’s like myself. I grew up with these movies and with reruns of the TV show. Captain Kirk and James Bond (Roger Moore) were two of my earliest hero’s in my pre-teen years.