It’s so weird that J.J. Abrams’ bombastic “Star Trek” reboot gets announced right as geek nirvana is going down in San Diego… Yes… weird…
Anyway, these discs do look pretty stacked (commentaries, documentaries, etc.), which is good. And we’re sure that the audio/video component will be so astounding that you’ll get angry phone calls from your next-door neighbors to turn that fucking racket down. After the amazing job Paramount did (in conjunction with Criterion) on the stellar ‘Benjamin Button’ DVD/Blu-ray earlier this year, our hopes are very high for this whizbang space opera.
Of particular note are the deleted scenes on the second disc of the two-disc special edition and Blu-ray releases, which seem to illuminate some stuff that was in the trailers/TV spots and not in the movie, as well as some of the asteroid-sized plot holes that still linger (we loved the movie but there was some downright silliness):
# Spock Birth
# Klingons Take Over Narada
# Young Kirk, Johnny and Uncle Frank
# Amanda and Sarek Argue After Spock Fights
# Prison Interrogation and Breakout
# Sarek Gets Amanda
# Dorm Room and Kobayashi Maru (original version)
# Kirk Apologizes to the Green Girl
# Sarek Sees Spock
We’re obviously the most excited about “Kirk Apologizes to the Green Girl.” Uhh…
The Blu-ray looks even cooler, with many branching features that explore the movie as well as more reality-based space travel. This bad boy is coming out (again – on both Blu-ray and DVD) on November 17th, so look for it in your stocking along with a pair of rubbery Spock ears. – Drew Taylor
Also: read our 9 Silly Things About J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ piece that we love, if only, because it seemed to enrage the shit out of Trekkies.
