For me, it’s about that experience, and that’s what we amplified for this new version. ![]() So, the film was clumsy and didn’t have the pacing down.įor the 2001 version, yes, we filled in the blanks of visual effects that weren’t finished and we made all those edits, so the film had a flow and a narrative that helps carry the audience along. Another example is at the end of the wormhole scene, when Chekov says, “we’re out of it.” Lines like this were just bridging methods that were in the film because they didn’t know which visual effects they were going to have. For example, when V’Ger fires an energy bolt at the Enterprise, and you see it around the ship and it dissipates, Sulu says, “the new screens held.” That’s the obvious statement in case the visual effect wasn’t complete. ![]() Because there were so many elements that were rushed in 1979, so many things were put in in case the visual effects weren’t complete on time. : What are the biggest changes made from the 2001 Director’s Edition to this new release?ĭAVID: The biggest change for this release is the edit. This film has been tested by being in an incomplete format, and in some ways, it hasn’t reached the level of completion until now, even compared to the Director’s Edition. But the film always meant the world to me because it’s the most Star Trek of all the movies. In some ways, the visual effects were just as stunning, but it was an interesting difference in balance between storytelling and visuals. It’s interesting because the story was powerful, but now there were visual effects, too. It’s interesting because when they finally got to the point of The Motion Picture, my childhood mind was blown by seeing the Enterprise on the big screen. But that was great because then there was so much effort to make the story be so powerful. It was years later before I realized it was because they didn’t have money for visual effects. ![]() And I loved how it was always story-driven. every night to watch Star Trek because it was so important to me. : Why does The Motion Picture hold such a special place in your heart?ĭAVID: Well, there are many reasons why the movie holds a special place in my heart. A still from Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition (2022) Starting April 5, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition is now in 4K and HDR, sure, but it also adds new scenes that were not included in the 1979 or 2001 releases, completely redoes various visual effects to add clarity and detail to the movie, and, as David puts it, allows the viewer to become more immersed in the film than ever before.ĭavid sat down with ahead of the film’s streaming release to talk about his experience returning to a movie that he holds such heart for, and why this version of the Director’s Edition is a truly special product. ![]() Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition trimmed countless scenes and added about 100 new visual effects to help bring the movie to life in a way not possible thanks to the rush to complete the film in 1979. Fein, who worked on the 2001 Director’s Editon, and his team of audio/visual wizards have put blood, sweat, and tears into properly restoring, not just remastering, that 21-year-old release. Just in time for Star Trek‘s annual First Contact Day, the Director’s Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is making its way back to screens in a big way. It was a welcome remaster, to be sure, but far short of a proper restoration. Yes, we’ve gotten gorgeous 4K transfers of the first four Star Trek films via last year’s excellent box set, but that release only upped the resolution and added high dynamic range (HDR) support. Not since the remastering of Star Trek: The Next Generation have fans been treated to the modernization of older Star Trek material.
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