- Format: NTSC
- Studio: Star Trek
- Release Date: Jan 27 2004
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (121 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000089QC9
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#23,087 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #14 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Series & Sequels > Star Trek
- #14 in DVD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Star Trek > Feature Films
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Jumping on to the end-of-the-century bandwagon a little early, Paramount Pictures released 10 of their top films in one 10-pack, the Millennium Collection, in 1998. All the films are presented in their widescreen editions; one, Breakfast at Tiffany's, is offered in this format for the first time. The set includes 5 Best Picture Oscar winners and films that took home an additional 33 Academy Awards. All the tapes are available to buy individually. The pack, with a handsome mosaic of faces from the movies, also features collector gift cards (a movie version of baseball cards) and a commemorative booklet detailing the productions of all 10 films. The collection is oddly weighted toward the last 25 years, offering only one film from the 1950s and one from the 1960s. Your taste in current cinema will define the value of the set. Besides Tiffany's, one of Audrey Hepburn's finest films, the collection contains: The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston, Grease with John Travolta, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and The Godfather, the funny, whale-saving Star Trek IV--The Voyage Home, Tom Cruise's hit Top Gun, the smash hit Ghost with Demi Moore, Mel Gibson's Celt fest Braveheart, and Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks. --Doug Thomas
Additional Features
The Star Trek Special Editions produce a solid amount of fresh material, and this chapter, produced 16 years after the film, is no exception. Through optional subtitles, the authors of The Star Trek Encyclopedia give us blow-by-blow facts of behind-the-scenes action, reveal flubs, and balance the series lore with pithy injections of humor. Anyone who considers Leonard Nimoy/Spock and William Shatner/Kirk "friends" will certainly enjoy their casual commentary track. The second disc has a new 30-minute look at the making of the film but is better when it ruminates on the scientific ideas presented in the story, as told by a variety of experts. The segment with sound designer Michael J. Benavente is a must-see for anyone who wonders how all those sounds are created. --Doug Thomas
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1.0 out of 5 stars
definitely the dumbest of the entire series,
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This review is from: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (VHS Tape)
This is the kitchiest piece of junk in the entire series. Not only is the plot ridiculously unbelievable - they have to go back in time to get whales because of some strange ship they can't stop from destroying the Earth while searching for its extinct "cousins" - but it is almost completely lacking in any of the ST spirit. Though I am a big star trek fan, this is both silly and stupid, just a formula piece where Kirk yet again sets the Federation (well, at least not the entire universe) right with his well-placed and fails yet again at romance. But then, I love hard sci fi and deplore this totally predictable, feel-good pap. Not recommended.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Attack of the Whales?!! You're kidding me!!,
By Mynameisthis (Main Street, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition) (DVD)
This Trek film could have been titled, "Star Trek IV: Attack of the Alien Whales".Why are there so many films and episodes where an unstoppable force heads right for Earth and nothing seems to be able to stop it? Why? Because the writers have so very little creativity left in them after writing so many stories over the years. This film was written specifically to bring the plight of the whales to mainstream audiences through a light-hearted Star Trek film. Yes, there are a few laughs, but this is just a sign that Star Trek has become nothing more than a joke. This concept may appeal to Trekkies (which is why ST: 5 was only appealing to Trekkies and universally hated by any other human trapped inside the theater) but it serves to damage the franchise further. The end result was that the last ST film basically bombed at the theater. So, yes, you can trace the loss of Star Trek's appeal to films like this one. As for the special effects, there are very few at all. There was one weird sequence when the crew was traveling back in time, which had to be the dumbest segment in sci-fi history. If you really feel you need to see this film, watch it for the laughs, not for the sci-fi value, because there is little to none of that.
2.0 out of 5 stars
For Trekkies Only,
By "quasar_909" (Cosmos) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (VHS Tape)
I'll admit I'm not a Star Trek fan so I don't share the same level of enthusiasm for "Star Trek IV--The Voyage Home" as do some of the other people who've seen this film. "The Voyage Home" has been hyped as a funny film but after watching it, I'm still not sure what makes this film so funny. OK, there are some amusing moments like when Spock tries to use late 20th century slang in his conversations or when Kirk and Spock sit next to a punk rocker with a loud boom box on the city bus. Other than that, there's really not much to laugh about in this film. Still, from an objective critical point of view, this film does have its merits. "The Voyage Home" does have a half-way decent plot and there's also an element of drama when Chekov gets knocked out of action. Moreover, Scotty, Bones and the rest of the crew have more depth and dimension than they did in the original TV series--which makes for a more interesting film. While "The Voyage Home" is basically an OK movie, it still doesn't rise to its full potential. Still, if you're a Star Trek fan, you'll probably enjoy it and will want to add it to your video collection.
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