Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Okay, Star Trek is a big deal for Paramount.
So much so, that after Star Trek The Original Series was released on Bluray, fan were foaming at the mouth for Star Trek the Next Generation.
And there was an issue. Most of the special effect in the said series was C.G.I. which is not an issue. The issues arised when it was discovered that the effects were originally rendered in 480P, which translate to an ugly bluray release for The Next Generation, unless additional work was done.
Paramount did the math, and went ahead to spend the money to redo ALL the special effects in HD and reintegrating that to the original practical shot, and when the blurays were release, the rabid fanboys were happy and sales of the blurays were good.
So, what the heck am I going on about.
This movie was made with a budget of USD 35,000,000.
It made Paramount, USD 85,000,000 (in box office)...
And the head honchos in Paramount did not think it was worthy a proper HD transfer??
Oh my goodness, one of the worst HD transfer I have experience!!
Dust specks, soft images.... Shame on you, Paramount!!
Story wise, not a Star Trek story per say (the director Robert Wise, did not "get" it)
If feel more like the 2001: Space Odyssey rather than a Star Trek movie.
Worth a watch if you have not watch this.
My Two Sen
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May 2 2016, 10:36 AM
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