


The new 2022 Director’s Edition is a stunning film, using modern remastering tools, along with the re-composited original elements and new renders of the CGI scenes that were inserted for the DE. The standard retail edition contains two discs: the main film, and a disc of bonus features. Staring at still frames of a motion picture isn’t exactly how a film is intended to be watched, so take these as general demonstration of the changes. NOTE: Most of the screenshots included in this article are from the 1080p trailer video. Spock goes rocketing into the heart of V’Ger There’s much more that could be said of the The Motion Picture and this latest Director’s Edition, if you’re interested to read more I highly recommend reading my colleague Brian’s review when the 2022 DE was released on Paramount+ earlier this year. Yet TMP seems to have undergone a reevaluation in the last 10 years - more people seem to like it, with less complaints about it being the “motionless picture.” Due to the grand scale and scope of Robert Wise’s film, it is also the most fitting to have a near-total rework done to unleash the visual and aural splendor that was hiding underneath the hazy veneer of the rushed post-production. Rushed to theaters in December 1979, the cerebral style and more quiet pacing make it stand apart from the later Trek films. As the name states, this was a film based on Star Trek: The Original Series, released 10 years after the series was canceled, it was an almost unheard idea to not only bring back a canceled TV show but do it on the silver screen. The Motion Pictureīefore there was a movie franchise, there was simply Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

A 2-disc Ultra HD Blu-ray set, a 2-disc standard Blu-ray set, and a special limited edition 3-disc Ultra HD Blu-ray set called “The Complete Adventure.” This review will focus on the Ultra HD Blu-ray set and the US version of the limited edition box set.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition has come home in three editions.
