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This is so wonderful. Number one, it's a way to flaunt Star Trek on one's person like there's no tomorrow. Number two, it holds my lunch. It is very durable.

I was looking for a lunchbox for my daughter that would be metal, bix, and without being to babyish or too idoly (like Hannah Montana). This one was the only solution for my search - Star Trek! Nice box!!!

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I live in South Africa and here we do not get spoiled with live shows so to me the live DVD is just great. I stopped drinking and bought a stereo and boy do I crank up the sound. This DVD is just one of those shows that you are in it from start to finish and boy, just like Rush and Dream Theater they treat you to your monies worth in duration...solid time to enjoy.. The show is tight and musicianship is close bonded despite vocalist changes (Morse out) new guy cool and the audience contact is good. I took this show to a friends house and he too had to get an copy due to him never seeing or hearing of Spock's Beard before, shame!! He was glued to every scene... I loved the drummer going....oh see this for yourself and enjoy this outstanding show, PS if you see Spock we in South Africa welcome visitors...

This was my first dvd of them and I can say that is the best. Even without the mastermind Neal Morse, they make the best album of the Spock's Beard.

I had heard a little of Spock's Beard before and was somewhat lukewarm about them, but after watching this incredible video, I am a hooked for life. Whether listened to in two-channel stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1, the audio production is flawless, and the video direction is tailor-made for an audience who loves to watch great musicians do what they do best. There are no cheesy video effects or jump cuts, just great shots of some great playing.

as a spock's fan for nearly 12 years i'm still amazed how much they get into their music. lots of energy in this show and appeals to fans both pre/post neal departure. will we ever talk about spock's without having to refer to it being pre/post neal ... i hope so. i think they've finally managed to step out of that and into a new era. they've really done well with this dvd. good camera work and huge setlist. cool intro/menus too. looking forward to the next album!

This is the best stuff i have seen with these guys, going through different albums, having great fun on the stage and performing superbly. They picked their best songs for this concert - not that i could do that, i love every single song they made. Anyway it has this feel of a very intimate show with a small crowd of people. They are actually playing with the instruments while performing great music. You will not regret buying it. And SB deserves your buy :)

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Trekkies and Trekkers alike will enjoy this compilation by various Artists on the vast range of "Star Trek" themes and soundtracks without disappointment. Wonderful full fidelic notes bounce, ping and resound from one speaker to another as the images and memories of the various "Star Trek" shows and movies experiences course through one's mind, recalling the thrill and appreciation of "Gene Roddenberry" and his talented team of protege's extremely creative imaginations that launched the SciFi world into a mainstream genre... GBJ

This 2 disc set of Star Trek music is great for any Star Trek fan or even fans of instrumental music.

I have to admit right off the bat that I don't own this album, although I've been trying to scrape up all the original soundtracks for the movies and some of the TV series. But looking through the track listing, it seems muddled with too many sound effects and tracks that could've been replaced with better ones. I wish Paramount and the recording industries would release a 2-CD set of tracks that includes only the main title sequences of each Star Trek TV series and standout tracks from the 10 feature films, since most of these soundtracks have gone out of print and are hard to find. Most of these compilations of different film tracks never include the main title sequences of the films, which are often the standout orchestral tracks of each movie. I hope they release an album like this, filled with only the best Trek music that is hard to find.

Silva Screen Records has made a name for itself releasing reproductions of modern orchestral soundtracks, with most of its products centering around a particular genre or composer. Star Trek has a history of quality music, so its no suprise Silva has taken a crack at music in the final frontier. This is a fine release, with some strong points and some weak ones as well. IN GENERAL: For the purist looking for a "best of" compilation taken from the original soundtracks take note: this isn't that product. Rather, these are reproductions by Nic Raine conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic. That said, this is a quality group, and the general sound is professional and comes off quite well (for the most part..I'll mention a few exceptions). It is superior to the other releases I have heard from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. SELECTION: The biggest advantage here is variety of sources. The Trek feature films are all represented here, as well as the various series (except for the last one, "Enterprise"). The thouroughness seems to match or excel the oher Star Trek Compilation CDs that have been released. There are a few other offbeat additions..notably a four minute suite from the videogame Star Fleet Academy. Personally, I found this bland track to be four minutes of wasted disk space. The original series has many memorable moments (listen to the Amok Time/The Doomsday Machine soundtrack) which would be be more exciting and also a better fit on this album. Jerry Goldsmith's standard Star Trek March is heard far too often on these 2 CDs. The march itself is terrific, but it has been used so much it has become the franchise's major theme and the album's producers rely on it by representing many movies by their "End Titles". Unfortunately, Goldsmith's end titles consistently use a three-section approach: two sections of the "standard" Star Trek March sandwich a middle section of music that is unique for that particular film. This is OK if you are listening to a single movie's soundtrack, but for a compilation album, the fourth or fifth time you hear the march, it is too much. It would have been a better idea to cut a few "End Title" performances in favor of other selections from the films' soundtracks. PERFORMANCE QUALITY: For the most part it is very good and captures the spirit of the original soundtracks. Selections from Horner's scores for the second and third films stand out as particularly well done. The last movie, "Nemesis" also has a terrifically arranged suite, and most of the movie soundtrack reproductions are very good quality. The only exception is from "Klingon Attack" in which the awesome bass of the "blaster-beam" from the original cannot be matched by the comparatively hollow synthesized atempt here. PERSONAL GRIPE: the inclusion of sound effects. Every so often a special effect like "Warp Drive" or "Dogfight in Space" pops up between tracks. This by itself would be extremely cheesy. Add to this that these are not the actual sound effects from the TV shows or movies and the cheesiness levels reach a level I think only a Wisconsin resident could appreciate. Sci Fi music (and Star Trek in particular) seems to inspire some labels to add special effects inclusions like this. Who knows why.

I bought this soundtrack and I love it.A great edition to the star trek fans.

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If you like progressive rock, you must have this CD. Good band and songs, however one piece of music stands out: The Great Nothing - epic and a masterpiece.

Spock's Beard is hands down the best prog band in the US. The playing is great, the songs are tuneful, the recording spot on. Real players!

This is Spock Beard's masterpiece. Also, one of the best prog rock albums ever. Consider it their "Close to the Edge" if you will. A must in anyone's collection.

Spock's Beard is incredible. Take your favorite progressive rock bands from the 70's and 80's (mine are Moody Blues, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd. . .), roll them into one, and you'll get Spock's Beard. These guys are what progressive rock was meant to be.

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For Star Trek fans, this is the Source. For those not familar with the Legend, buy this. The original cast performing the original stories. Highly recommended.

I bought these for my grandson to see, so that he could appreciate the new star trek movie that is coming out in May. The first one was a little difficult but after that he began to love them.

I have always liked Star Trek, but my wife and #3 son are hardcore! We've had the VHS set of these six movies for years. Now we have these movies on DVD and we have all the other neat stuff included in this special edition.

I purchased this for my parents for Christmas. They had all the movies taped on VHS tapes. We have watched a few of the movies so far, and we were all impressed on how well the quality of the movies were. Definitely a great gift for the Star Trek junkie in your life!

Thanks so much for having this in stock when I needed it. My husband absolutely loved this set! I looked for this set on other websites for twice the price (not sure if it was just because of Christmas or what), but it was definitely a steal ordering from this site. Thanks so much!

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I'm disappointed in not being able to find full screen versions of this without having to buy a set. This DVD being a collector's edition special features type 2-disc set doesn't thrill me. But I do like the movie, and wouldn't grouse like a spoiled little brat so much but I don't buy something like this hoping to turn it back into money later on as if I am investing for resale value. I intend to keep this DVD just like I kept my VHS cassettes until technology obsoleted them. If you're still reading this, if this is the first of the original Star Trek series movies you're going to buy, you might want to shop for the full set of six. Star Trek TOS has each of the following - The Motion Picture; The Wrath of Khan; The Search For Spock; The Voyage Home; The Final Frontier; and, The Undiscovered Country. Those six have the original 1960's cast as the main characters, and I have seen them in a complete set. A full set of all six would be cheaper and you souldn't have to have some of them in wide screen format and others in full screen format. They're being discontinued by the manufacturer so I suppose that means new technology will make me buy them all over again on the new format whatever that is. I just want to watch the movie and enjoy it with my mind having to pay attention without knowing all the special effects tricks and fakery. But yes, I'm happy I bought this DVD.

There is an unwritten law concerning the Star Trek movies. All the even numbered movies (2, 4, 6...) are good, and all the odd numbered movies (1, 3, 5...) are horrible. I bought into this, to a point. I completely agree with regard to Motion Picture and Final Frontier. However, I think that of the original six TOS movies, this one is exempt from the rule. I don't think it's quite as good as 4 or 6, or anywhere near as good as 2, but I thought it was pretty close. I think this movie is kind of put alongside 1 and 5 without any real thought put into it. It isn't quite as good as the even numbered ones, so it's considered horrible. The third movie in the series starts up a few days, or maybe a week after the events of part 2. Spock is dead, having sacrificed himself to save the ship. At the end of part 2, there was a sense of optimism. Spock is dead, but there is hope that the Genesis planet could possibly heal him. And Kirk has finally come to terms with the fact that he is getting old, and it not longer bothers him. At the start of this film, however, everyone appears to be depressed over Spock's death, while in the previous film they seemed to have come to terms with it. It's like they just decided to overrule what had happened in the previous movie. On that subject, David Marcus, Kirk's son, is staying behind to study the Genesis planet. For some reason, his mother, Carol Marcus, is entirely absent from this movie. I mean, she isn't even talked about. Her name isn't mentioned once. I don't really understand why she wouldn't have wanted to stay behind and study the world she helped create. For some unexplained reason, Saavik also stays behind. Kirstie Alley did not want to reprise her role, so her actress was replaced. I don't remember the new Saavik's name, but I couldn't stand her. She just so wooden and bland, even for a Vulcan. But she doesn't have as much screen time in this film, so it's okay. The Enterprise returns to Earth, where they find out that the Enterprise is no longer going to be used by Starfleet. Starfleet feels that Enterprise is too old and needs to make way for newer ships, like the new Excelsior. Something so one has ever pointed out, to my knowledge, is that this is roughly a week after Wrath of Khan. Why weren't they talking about dismantling the Enterprise in the last film? And why did they send Enterprise on a training cruise if they were planning on dismantling the ship anyway? Maybe they had been thinking about dismantling Enterprise for a while, and in light of the damage inflicted on the ship, they thought it would be too much trouble for them to repair the ship. Okay, fine, but it seems like a plot hole. As Kirk and his crew are mourning the death of Spock, Sarek, Spock's father arrives. He is angry at Kirk. He assumes Spock mind-melded with Kirk just before his death. It turns out that Vulcans can live on even after their body has been destroyed. They just have to transfer their brain to someone else's body. Then they have to have someone transfer their mind back to their own body, on Vulcan. It turns out that instead of Kirk, Spock actually melded with McCoy. So why didn't Spock explain that to Kirk right before he died? And why didn't McCoy start acting like Spock right away? That would have saved everyone a lot of time and energy. On the plus side though, it was pretty entertaining to see McCoy acting and talking like Spock. Kirk realizes he has to go back to Genesis and pick up Spock's body, then bring him back to Vulcan for the ritual. If he doesn't, any chance of saving Spock will be lost and McCoy will go insane. He asks the Starfleet commander for permission to return to Genesis. Starfleet refuses his request, saying that Spock coming back makes no sense, and that Genesis is under quarantine. Kirk disobeys his orders and he and the rest of the crew steal the Enteprise. The scene where they fly the ship out of the Starfleet hangar is probably my favorite scene in all of Star Trek. And the captain of Excelsior, the pursuing ship, is such an arrogant jerk that it makes you want them to escape even more. They leave earth and head for Genesis. They get there, only to find the ship David and Saavik and David were on has been destroyed by the Klingons. A Klingon bird of prey, captained by Doc Brown, wants Genesis. A short fight ensues between the two ships. Enterprise is crippled, and they lose power. Doc Brown has captured David and Saavik, along with a reborn Spock. However, Spock is now a young boy. He was regenerated by the planet, but brought back as a young boy. It also turns out that the planet is dying. David engineered it using proto-matter, an unstable element...or something. Spock is rapidly aging along with the planet. He is in a tremendous amount of pain. As a sign that he is serious, Doc Brown has David killed. Kirk pretends to surrenderr, and then he and his crew beam down to the planet just as most of the Klingon crew is beaming aboard Enterprise. Kirk has set the Enterprise to self-destruct, and in what is a great scene, the bulk of the Klingon crew are killed. Down on the planet, Kirk and crew kill the remaining Klingons and rescue Saavik and Spock. Kirk tricks Doc Brown into beaming down to Genesis. The two argue, Doc Brown demanding that Kirk tell him the secret of Genesis, and Kirk calling him an idiot, pointing out that the Genesis experiment is a failure. All the people who try to explain this to Doc kind of miss the point. Doc isn't interested in creating a planet from lifelessness. He wants Genesis for it's destructive power, like Khan did in the previous film. Having the planet destroy itself after Genesis changes it does not really matter to Doc. He wants Genesis as a weapon, nothing else. And whether Genesis can sustain life is irrelevent, as far as he's concerned. I have to say, Kruge is a pretty scary villian. He would have been better if he had been played by someone else. I'm not saying Christopher Lloys is a bad actor, he just wasn't the right actor to play this role. He's better at playing comical roles than evil villianous roles. So in a throwback to the old TV show, Kirk and Doc have a fight. Doc falls off a cliff to his death. Kirk tricks the remaining Klingon into beaming him up to the Klingon ship. Man, these Klingons are dumb. They leave for Vulcan just as the planet explodes. They perform the ceremony, and Spock and Bones are both saved. It will take some time for Spock to completely heal, but he is at least on the path to recovery. As I said before, I like this movie. I do not by into the odd-numbered Star Trek rule when it comes to this film. I don't think this is as good as most of the even-numbered movies, but I think it's pretty good and under-rated. I think too many people wanted it to be as good as Wrath of Khan, and in just about every way, it is just not as good. But I still like it.

Right away, I will say that out of 5 stars, I expected a 4 star movie, and I got a 4 star movie. Unfortunately, it suffers from being between two epics: An epic of comedy (The Voyage Home) and an epic of tragedy (Wrath of Khan) I pointed out in my (NEW) Wrath of Khan review that Wrath of Khan was about Kirk, and the "maturation" he suffers by Spock's death. Spock's death shows to Kirk for the first time that he is not invincible, and he has cheated death for so long, that the inevitable came, and did what Khan intended to do: hurt him and make him go on hurting: taking his closest friend from him. Unfortunately, you can't really continue the same Star Trek journeys without Spock. A brilliant writer/director likely could, but it would have to be a genuinely BRILLIANT writer/director, and even then some fans would still whine and complain about Spock. So they have to bring him back. To their credit, they did a very good job of bringing Spock back without making it seem like a cheap "I got better" asspull excuse to bring him back to life. The Genesis Planet brings Spock's body back to life, but without his mind, it is a nonsentient animal, confused and in pain, as it rapidly ages with the planet. Teen!Spock has sex with Saavik to sate his Pon Farr, and the Klingons finally return to try to steal the Genesis Project secrets from Kirk. Christopher Lloyd is magnificent as a Klingon. And in terms of effectiveness, I have to say he's in some way better than Khan. While Khan eventually caused Kirk to suffer the death of Spock, it was only after Khan had died, and indirect. Christopher Lloyd's Klingon is cold, calculating, cunning, and brutal. Such things he does and memorable lines include killing his gunner for accidentally destroying a Federation science vessel when he wanted it disabled because he wanted prisoners, or when he has Saavik and David prisoner on the Genesis Planet, he orders one of them killed, and says "I don't care which one". In fact, the Klingon seems to directly affect and hurt Kirk more than Khan did, at least in the short-term. While Khan swerved and screwed Kirk several times, Kirk was always smugly in control of the situation and was a step ahead of Khan. This is the first time in the film that a villain gives pause to Kirk, and seriously hurts him while being alive to do so. First, David is killed while struggling with a Klingon. This news hits Kirk so hard, he falls to the ground in shock and anguish. And then of course, the Klingons' attempts to take the Enterprise force him to have it self-destruct. Another hurt on him. But ultimately, because dollars and status quo and a great character's continuing adventures demand it, Spock must return. Spock's "Remember" mind-meld with McCoy becomes central in this film, as they take Spock's body just as it conveniently ages to Nimoy's current age, and bring it to Vulcan, to "extract" his "Katra" or soul or whatever from McCoy and return it to Spock. The ending is very touchingly heartwarming. But ultimately, because bluh bluh dee bluh mentioned above, Spock must return. And while the movie is decent enough, it loses some points for its severe mood whiplash from the previous film, and the seeming long-term "lesson" and its effects---that being Kirk is not infallible or invincible---being ended, as even though Kirk hurt with the loss of his friend, he got better, and got Spock back eventually anyway.

We already owned Star Trek II and IV and simply wanted to complete our collection of this particular trilogy by adding Star Trek III. The movie itself wasn't necessarily the wear-with-all but was none-the-less entertaining. The 2-disc DVD set, though purchased used, was in excellent condition and even had all the original print-material/offers, etc., on the inside.

Quickly following the events of "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan," "Star Trek III: The Search For Spock" takes the filmgoer on a highly unusual "rescue" mission. This go-round finds Kirk, McCoy, and the rest of the crew (minus Spock, who sacrificed himself to save the others) returning to the friendly confines of the Federation for rest and, unbeknownst to them, the decommissioning of their beloved Enterprise. Meanwhile, the Federation starship Grissom is studying the newly alive Genesis planet and discovers a lifeform on its surface. Kirk's son, David (Merritt Butrick) and Lt. Saavik (Robin Curtis) journey down to the planet's surface to investigate. What they find is a young Vulcan boy who is rapidly growing. They also find that the Genesis project isn't quite as successful as they believed. The planet is quickly deteriorating and will soon destroy itself. Having acquired information about the Genesis project and planning to use the Genesis device as a powerful weapon, Klingon commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) sets a course for Genesis. Couple this with a visit to Kirk from Spock's father, Sarek (Mark Lenard), who reveals to Kirk that Spock's "katra" was placed inside one of the surviving Enterprise crewmembers and must be retrieved along with Spock's body in order to properly put him to rest back on Vulcan, and you have the stage set for an exciting space opera. In order to make it back to Genesis, Kirk and company steal the Enterprise. It's a bold maneuver that Kirk knows will be costly, but he is determined to help his old friend. When the Enterprise arrives at Genesis, they find the Grissom destroyed and face-off against Kruge, who has Saavik, David, and the Vulcan boy held hostage on the planet's surface. Kirk realizes that the boy is Spock, and now he must try to save his son and his best friend. From this point, the film turns into an especially emotional struggle for Kirk. Kruge gains the upperhand on the Enterprise almost immediately, and uses his hostages as pawns in a game of wits with Kirk. Who survives the outcome? You might be a bit surprised if you haven't yet watched this third installment of the Star Trek film franchise. While Khan was a powerful foe in "Star Trek II" (and quite possibly the greatest villain in all of Trekdom), I have to admit that Christopher Lloyd does an excellent job as Kruge. He forces Kirk's hand in ways that will shock the viewer. While it's quite hard today to see Lloyd as anybody but Doc Brown from "Back to the Future," his portrayal of Kruge is good enough that the "flux capacitor" takes a backseat while the renegade Klingon is on the screen. William Shatner delivers one of his best performances as Admiral Kirk. Kirk goes on an emotional rollercoaster ride in this installment, but manages to keep his composure under immense pressure. Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) is relegated to a small supporting role, but she does have one very hilarious moment that was a highlight of the film. Walter Koenig (Chekov), James Doohan (Scotty) and George Takei (Sulu) have somewhat larger roles, but their characters aren't challenged as much as Kirk or even McCoy. McCoy, by the way, shines each and every time he's on the screen in this film. DeForest Kelley is brilliant this time around, being both humorous and caring at the same time. Robin Curtis does a solid job as Saavik, as does Merritt Butrick as Kirk's son. While it's been stated that the odd numbered Trek films have always been the worst ones, I have to say that "The Search For Spock" stands above the pack for two reasons: 1) It is one of the most emotionally tugging films in the entire series and 2) It manages to be a solid stand alone film despite acting as a bridge to the fourth film, "The Voyage Home." Nimoy does a solid job as a director, holding together a plot that could have easily fallen apart due to its somewhat outlandish setting. The film's score, provided by James Horner, is wonderful. The special effects are sketchy at times, but they get it right at key moments in the film, especially in the space battles. The fight sequences aren't up to par with other hand-to-hand combat scenes in other films from the franchise, but I have to admit that Sulu does have one of the best fight scenes in all of the Trek films in "The Search for Spock." This particualr DVD offers numerous extras. Highlights include commentary from Nimoy and an interesting (if rather dryly delivered) explanation of the development of the Klingon language for the film (and the future of the franchise). Oh, and there's an interesting Easter Egg for those Trekkers willing to hunt for it. With exceptional highs, powerful emotion, and just a few miscues, "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" is a fine addition to the Trek universe. It's a mandatory purchase for Trek fans, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys their space opera with plenty of emotion.

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Ramsey makes top knotch electronics. Knowledge of electronics ia a great help with this KIT. Recommend

As advertised it does what it says it can do it is a trifield meter which is a good thing for ghost hunters they can shift to the magnetic settings which eliminates a lot of extra emfs like from electrical wires cell phones etc..but it is only good if you are a bit tight on cash and you cant afford a digital or natural trifield meter which will actually give you readings...the kit is not for beginners to build it will require a lot of soldering and stuff... nothing more to say this is a good ghost hunting product ...it can be used as a secondary meter with a normal emf meter with which you can have some readings side by side with fancy lightings..

This is a fun kit to build. Like all Ramsey kits, it has a complete instruction manual that gives you step by step build instructions, as well as some introduction to the electronic theory that went in to the design. You can expect to spend two to three hours working on the kit. I built this kit over the holidays with my 12 year old nephew. It was a lot of fun and he and the other kids had a great time locating magnetic and electric fields through out the house. We didn't find any ghosts. There is a lot of soldering involved in building this kit, so if you don't have a fume extractor it would probably be worthwhile getting one before building this kit.

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Was nicer than I thought it might be. Looks great on my Star Trek Christmas-themed tree. The perfect touch.

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I may only be 19, but I've loved Star Trek ever since I was a little kid watching it with my father, and believe me its truly great being able to see these 6 great movies on blu ray, they look great, the only thing I wish was different is, they dont have the added scenes that the previous dvd release had, but other than that they are great

I already have all of these on DVD. But, for myself, I was really looking forward to seeing Star Trek-The Motion Picture: The Director's Cut (STTMP-DC) in Blu-Ray. So, the set, from that standpoint, is a serious disappointment. Although, there are a few scenes that in Blu-Ray appear clearer and cleaner than I remember in the theater, this version compared to the STTMP-DC version still disappoints. Frankly, if I had known at the time that all of these were the theatrical versions, I probably would not have bought the set; regardless the price. Yes, the picture quality is better overall. But, frankly, my DVDs looked pretty great on my TV anyway. When the original STTMP was released in the theaters, I was 22 and must have seen it more than 20 times; even when it was re-released in a double bill with Close Encounters...(those were the days). I've seen it so many times, I feel I should own stock in it. The purist are always going to prefer the theatrical version; even though the trip through V'ger's energy field did slow things down quite a bit. But, that's OK. Apparently though, I am not a purist. I find the additional material inserted into this, and the other movies, were virtual revelations and only added to my understanding, enjoyment, and ultimately made the stories more coherent. In this set, all of that is gone. The STTMP-DC is suppose to restore Robert Wise's (director of Sound of Music, Andromeda Strain, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc. ) true original vision; no longer being hampered by budgetary demands. While there are some scenes I believe should have been preserved, it is still an infinitely superior version; far better pacing and additional effects that allows us to take in what previously could only be hinted at. Some have attacked STTMP and stated that this is the lesser of the six movies (did anybody see #5?). Less or not, this is as close as one get's to Roddenberry's true vision. I've actually heard the man in person at those speech/lectures that he would sometimes give around the country. Star Trek may have started out as "Gunsmoke" among the stars, but it apparently became much more for him later on. For him, Star Trek was about the "human adventure"; man's exploration of himself and the universe around him. The other 5 movies were much more "studio" formula projects. Good stories, but I imagine if Roddenberry was calling all of the shots (ie George Lucas), we would have never seen Star Treks #3 and #5. Think about it, part of the human condition is death, so Spock would have never been resurrected in #3 and according to Star Trek's "bible", Spock was an only child, so there goes the story-line for #5. Like it or not, if people want to know what Star Trek is suppose to be (being true to Roddenberry's vision), STTMP is it; not the other nine movies or the wreck that Abrams created (actually, I have been thinking of a storyline that would restore the original Star Trek's timeline and...bring back peace to our galaxy ;-) ). If you have to have Blu-ray, go ahead. My suggestion, if you already have them, particularly in their Director's Cuts, don't waste your money. For those of you wanting the set for the "round table" disc, wait. Netflix will eventually have it so you can rent, or, maybe Amazon will have it in their "streaming" catalog.

The Item was exactly what I wanted and came in a quick manor. I hope I might buy more stuff from the seller.

I have been wanting the complete star trek collection for a long time but the price was quit high in stores but this was good price and the same quality the store has. just what i was looking for now im happy!

My Daughter bought these for me for Christmas.I love them.I would recommend them to anyone who likes Star Trek.

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This is a great box set because the first film takes itself a little too seriously and almost everything after the fourth movie isn't all that good. Not great for the completest collector but if you are then you probably already bought these along the way!!

If you are a Star Trek fan, this trilogy is a must. My children (new generation of Trekkers)wanted Star Trek 2,3,&4. I was thrilled to find that all three are in a set together. After all, they are continuous. Star Trek 2 is perhaps the very best Star Trek movie made. It is based off one of the original series episodes. Captain Kirk has to make a lot of decisions. This movies shows the long term consequence of a particular decision. Star Trek 3, The Search for Spock is the weakest of the trilogy, but since it is the middle act, it needs to be watched. After all you can't leave Spock dead. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home is the movie that appeals the most to non Star Trek fans. If you are just getting into Star Trek I would highly recommend you start with this trilogy (Star Trek I can be a bit much for anyone who is not a die hard fan.)

Ahhh, a true science fiction tale told through a fantastic film. Again, I had to convince myself it was 1979, and ignore the special effects that have been achieved since then. But I really don't need to ignore those cgi advancements to enjoy a film such as this one. It was told during what I like to consider the golden age of sci fi. Where thanks to 'star wars' stories/scripts once deemed unfilmable were now possible. You don't see today's sci fi films having such a fascinating story like this. Foster and Livingston did a fine job. It was great to see the original cast together again. By 79's standards this film is top notch, and still should be considered in that way today. I'd like to also add that I thought Persis Khambatta was amazing in her role. It's too bad I didn't see her in anything else too relevant. And I was sorry to hear about her passing in the late nineties. Oh and the blu ray edition of this film is fantastic!! The picture/audio quality were so superb that I could not believe my eyes and ears. If you're a fan of the 2009's 'Star Trek' prequel/reboot/remake(?) I think you should definitely check out where it all began.

Star Treks 2,3 & 4 all together in one fantastic boxset, with absolutely astounding picture quality on Blu-ray and superb sound. This set is great value for money if you only want the Spock Dies/Comes Back storyline not every film, as with the six movie boxset. Buy it now - you won't be sorry! Live long ad prosper!

When "The Wrath of Khan" first appeared in theaters, someone said to me, "This is Trek as it should have been done on TV, but with enough money to do it right." The same could be said of all three of the movies in this set, which indeed form an "epic 3-part adventure," as the sleeve copy has it. "Wrath" is probably my second-favorite sf movie of all time (the first, by a mile, being Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)). We find Jim Kirk, owing to the nature of military promotion schedules, grounded on Earth, having been kicked upstairs to an admiralty, while his officers--Spock (now captain of the aging Enterprise), Scotty, Dr. McCoy, Sulu, Uhura, Chekhov--have all risen along with him and moved on to other assignments. McCoy, who knows his old friend well, advises him to "get back your command," but it isn't till he goes out on a training flight with a crew of about-to-graduate cadet trainees that Kirk has a chance to do so. Chekhov, aboard the small starship Reliant, has inadvertantly rediscovered Khan Noonian Singh (Ricardo Montalban) and the survivors of his "genetically engineered" followers on Ceti Alpha V, and Khan has taken over the Reliant to have his revenge on Kirk, whom he blames for the deaths of most of his group, killed by the sudden environmental changes brought about by a shift in the planet's orbit. When Khan finds out about the existence of the Genesis Project, helmed by Kirk's old lover Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) and their son David (Merritt Butrick), he determines to possess it--and to use it as bait to lure Kirk within reach. The duel that follows is classic action sf, with beautiful effects (3-D starfields, Station Regula I backlit by the glow of a nebula, a wonderful matte of the Genesis Cave, the Mutara Nebula glowing multi-colored with auroras and thunderstorms, gas and dust, all the space-battle scenes, and the crippled Reliant being among the best) and a splendidly thunderous James Horner music 'track (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). See if, like me, you find new things to notice on each viewing (it took me several of the dozen times I saw it in the theater to pick up on the ruby stud in Saavik's (Kirstie Alley before her weight woes) left ear). It's also worth noting that you sometimes forget Shatner trained in Shakespearean theater--until you see him, as he does here, registering rage, grief, despair, indeed almost the entire range of human emotion. Of course, it's clear that this is all happening in another version of human reality, since we know that no "eugenics wars" or "genetic engineering" took place in *our* "late 20th century," but its vision, as in the original TV show, is both inspiring and thrilling. (For more details about the characters, especially Saavik and the young cadet Peter Preston (Ike Eisenmann of Escape to Witch Mountain Special Edition and Return from Witch Mountain Special Edition), read the excellently done paperback tie-in, Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.) "The Search for Spock" takes up immediately following the previous film, as Kirk & Co. return to Earth with plans to go back to the Genesis Planet as soon as possible. David and Saavik (now played by Robin Curtis, of whose career this seems to be the high point) are there ahead of them, and find evidence that Spock, dead of radiation poisoning after saving Enterprise and her crew and buried on the newborn world, may have been "regenerated" by the Genesis Wave. Meanwhile Kirk learns that Enterprise is about to be decommissioned and that the planet is off limits to everyone but the scientists. Then he receives a visit from Spock's father, Ambassador Sarek (Mark Lenard), who reveals that McCoy--the last person to physically interact with Spock--may well be bearing his "katra" ("all that he was, all that he knew"), and suffering personality changes because of it. This changes many things, and Kirk and his friends hijack the Enterprise out of spacedock and head for Genesis. Unfortunately, the Klingons--or at least one of them, Capt. Kruge (Christopher Lloyd splendidly villainous, and coughing and barking away in Klingonese as if he'd done it all his life)--know about Genesis too, and are likewise en route. And the planet is aging "in surges" owing to the inclusion of unstable "protomatter" in the Genesis Matrix. Now it's a race against time to get Saavik, David, and the resurrected Spock off the planet before it blows up--and prevent the Klingons from getting any more information about Genesis. Here again we find a thrilling storyline, lots of gorgeous special effects (contributed, as in STII, by George Lucas's world-famous ILM), and another pulse-hammering score, plus a fine portrayal of the relationships between a group of veteran spacers who've been to the edge of death and back together more times than they can accurately count. (And rather more humor than in the earlier movie, too, as in Kirk's observation regarding McCoy's reaction to the katra's presence ("I hear he's fruity as a nutcake") and Scotty's wry explanation of how he was able to prevent pursuit by the transwarp-equipped Excelsior ("The more they fancy up the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain").) Other high points include Sarek and the exotic resurrection ritual at Mount Seleyah on Vulcan (featuring Dame Judith Anderson as a Vulcan high priestess). For this installment, too, Vonda McIntyre supplied a masterful paperback adaptation (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). The trilogy concludes with "The Voyage Home," in which, after three months' exile on Vulcan, Kirk & Co. resolve to return to Earth and face the charges filed against them by Starfleet. With Enterprise destroyed (spectacularly) in the previous film, they're reduced to using the Klingon bird-of-prey patrol scout they captured over Genesis--but its cloaking device proves to be a great advantage. They arrive in Earth's system just in time to find it under attack by a mysterious probe, which, Spock suggests, is attempting to contact not humanity but another intelligent race--humpback whales, extinct since the early 21st Century. To save their world, Kirk's party must travel back in time to the 1980's ("an extremely primitive and paranoid culture," observes Kirk), find a whale or two, and bring the creature/s forward to "talk" to the probe and call off its attack. Their attempts to blend in are of course delightful, but the underlying tension never lets up, and there are a couple of near escapes as Chekhov is severely injured trying to harvest protons to regenerate the bird-of-prey's dilithium crystals and the whales they've found conveniently in captivity at the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito are released to the wild and spotted by a whaling ship. Leonard Rosenman's score isn't as good as Horner's work, but the effects are ILM at its best. Watch for the grandson of a famous Hollywood director listed in the credits, and read Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (McIntyre up to her previous standard) and Probe (Star Trek) (in which Margaret Bonanno explores the genesis of the probe). If you're an old Trekker--or even a new one--these three movies are required viewing, and this combined package will allow you to acquire them at a lower price than you'd pay singly. Highly recommended.

Reviews

This is a great box set because the first film takes itself a little too seriously and almost everything after the fourth movie isn't all that good. Not great for the completest collector but if you are then you probably already bought these along the way!!

If you are a Star Trek fan, this trilogy is a must. My children (new generation of Trekkers)wanted Star Trek 2,3,&4. I was thrilled to find that all three are in a set together. After all, they are continuous. Star Trek 2 is perhaps the very best Star Trek movie made. It is based off one of the original series episodes. Captain Kirk has to make a lot of decisions. This movies shows the long term consequence of a particular decision. Star Trek 3, The Search for Spock is the weakest of the trilogy, but since it is the middle act, it needs to be watched. After all you can't leave Spock dead. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home is the movie that appeals the most to non Star Trek fans. If you are just getting into Star Trek I would highly recommend you start with this trilogy (Star Trek I can be a bit much for anyone who is not a die hard fan.)

Ahhh, a true science fiction tale told through a fantastic film. Again, I had to convince myself it was 1979, and ignore the special effects that have been achieved since then. But I really don't need to ignore those cgi advancements to enjoy a film such as this one. It was told during what I like to consider the golden age of sci fi. Where thanks to 'star wars' stories/scripts once deemed unfilmable were now possible. You don't see today's sci fi films having such a fascinating story like this. Foster and Livingston did a fine job. It was great to see the original cast together again. By 79's standards this film is top notch, and still should be considered in that way today. I'd like to also add that I thought Persis Khambatta was amazing in her role. It's too bad I didn't see her in anything else too relevant. And I was sorry to hear about her passing in the late nineties. Oh and the blu ray edition of this film is fantastic!! The picture/audio quality were so superb that I could not believe my eyes and ears. If you're a fan of the 2009's 'Star Trek' prequel/reboot/remake(?) I think you should definitely check out where it all began.

Star Treks 2,3 & 4 all together in one fantastic boxset, with absolutely astounding picture quality on Blu-ray and superb sound. This set is great value for money if you only want the Spock Dies/Comes Back storyline not every film, as with the six movie boxset. Buy it now - you won't be sorry! Live long ad prosper!

When "The Wrath of Khan" first appeared in theaters, someone said to me, "This is Trek as it should have been done on TV, but with enough money to do it right." The same could be said of all three of the movies in this set, which indeed form an "epic 3-part adventure," as the sleeve copy has it. "Wrath" is probably my second-favorite sf movie of all time (the first, by a mile, being Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)). We find Jim Kirk, owing to the nature of military promotion schedules, grounded on Earth, having been kicked upstairs to an admiralty, while his officers--Spock (now captain of the aging Enterprise), Scotty, Dr. McCoy, Sulu, Uhura, Chekhov--have all risen along with him and moved on to other assignments. McCoy, who knows his old friend well, advises him to "get back your command," but it isn't till he goes out on a training flight with a crew of about-to-graduate cadet trainees that Kirk has a chance to do so. Chekhov, aboard the small starship Reliant, has inadvertantly rediscovered Khan Noonian Singh (Ricardo Montalban) and the survivors of his "genetically engineered" followers on Ceti Alpha V, and Khan has taken over the Reliant to have his revenge on Kirk, whom he blames for the deaths of most of his group, killed by the sudden environmental changes brought about by a shift in the planet's orbit. When Khan finds out about the existence of the Genesis Project, helmed by Kirk's old lover Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) and their son David (Merritt Butrick), he determines to possess it--and to use it as bait to lure Kirk within reach. The duel that follows is classic action sf, with beautiful effects (3-D starfields, Station Regula I backlit by the glow of a nebula, a wonderful matte of the Genesis Cave, the Mutara Nebula glowing multi-colored with auroras and thunderstorms, gas and dust, all the space-battle scenes, and the crippled Reliant being among the best) and a splendidly thunderous James Horner music 'track (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). See if, like me, you find new things to notice on each viewing (it took me several of the dozen times I saw it in the theater to pick up on the ruby stud in Saavik's (Kirstie Alley before her weight woes) left ear). It's also worth noting that you sometimes forget Shatner trained in Shakespearean theater--until you see him, as he does here, registering rage, grief, despair, indeed almost the entire range of human emotion. Of course, it's clear that this is all happening in another version of human reality, since we know that no "eugenics wars" or "genetic engineering" took place in *our* "late 20th century," but its vision, as in the original TV show, is both inspiring and thrilling. (For more details about the characters, especially Saavik and the young cadet Peter Preston (Ike Eisenmann of Escape to Witch Mountain Special Edition and Return from Witch Mountain Special Edition), read the excellently done paperback tie-in, Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.) "The Search for Spock" takes up immediately following the previous film, as Kirk & Co. return to Earth with plans to go back to the Genesis Planet as soon as possible. David and Saavik (now played by Robin Curtis, of whose career this seems to be the high point) are there ahead of them, and find evidence that Spock, dead of radiation poisoning after saving Enterprise and her crew and buried on the newborn world, may have been "regenerated" by the Genesis Wave. Meanwhile Kirk learns that Enterprise is about to be decommissioned and that the planet is off limits to everyone but the scientists. Then he receives a visit from Spock's father, Ambassador Sarek (Mark Lenard), who reveals that McCoy--the last person to physically interact with Spock--may well be bearing his "katra" ("all that he was, all that he knew"), and suffering personality changes because of it. This changes many things, and Kirk and his friends hijack the Enterprise out of spacedock and head for Genesis. Unfortunately, the Klingons--or at least one of them, Capt. Kruge (Christopher Lloyd splendidly villainous, and coughing and barking away in Klingonese as if he'd done it all his life)--know about Genesis too, and are likewise en route. And the planet is aging "in surges" owing to the inclusion of unstable "protomatter" in the Genesis Matrix. Now it's a race against time to get Saavik, David, and the resurrected Spock off the planet before it blows up--and prevent the Klingons from getting any more information about Genesis. Here again we find a thrilling storyline, lots of gorgeous special effects (contributed, as in STII, by George Lucas's world-famous ILM), and another pulse-hammering score, plus a fine portrayal of the relationships between a group of veteran spacers who've been to the edge of death and back together more times than they can accurately count. (And rather more humor than in the earlier movie, too, as in Kirk's observation regarding McCoy's reaction to the katra's presence ("I hear he's fruity as a nutcake") and Scotty's wry explanation of how he was able to prevent pursuit by the transwarp-equipped Excelsior ("The more they fancy up the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain").) Other high points include Sarek and the exotic resurrection ritual at Mount Seleyah on Vulcan (featuring Dame Judith Anderson as a Vulcan high priestess). For this installment, too, Vonda McIntyre supplied a masterful paperback adaptation (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). The trilogy concludes with "The Voyage Home," in which, after three months' exile on Vulcan, Kirk & Co. resolve to return to Earth and face the charges filed against them by Starfleet. With Enterprise destroyed (spectacularly) in the previous film, they're reduced to using the Klingon bird-of-prey patrol scout they captured over Genesis--but its cloaking device proves to be a great advantage. They arrive in Earth's system just in time to find it under attack by a mysterious probe, which, Spock suggests, is attempting to contact not humanity but another intelligent race--humpback whales, extinct since the early 21st Century. To save their world, Kirk's party must travel back in time to the 1980's ("an extremely primitive and paranoid culture," observes Kirk), find a whale or two, and bring the creature/s forward to "talk" to the probe and call off its attack. Their attempts to blend in are of course delightful, but the underlying tension never lets up, and there are a couple of near escapes as Chekhov is severely injured trying to harvest protons to regenerate the bird-of-prey's dilithium crystals and the whales they've found conveniently in captivity at the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito are released to the wild and spotted by a whaling ship. Leonard Rosenman's score isn't as good as Horner's work, but the effects are ILM at its best. Watch for the grandson of a famous Hollywood director listed in the credits, and read Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (McIntyre up to her previous standard) and Probe (Star Trek) (in which Margaret Bonanno explores the genesis of the probe). If you're an old Trekker--or even a new one--these three movies are required viewing, and this combined package will allow you to acquire them at a lower price than you'd pay singly. Highly recommended.