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I really hope that is not the final artwork. It's really horrible. It was fine for the poster art, but this is just bad.

How is artwork fine for a poster advertising the movie in theatres, but then it becomes horrible when it's later used as a DVD cover? Sure, there's the argument of "they're being lazy, give us something new!" but really, if it was considered good enough to be used to hook people to see the movie in theatres...surely it could do the same on home video?

(Of course, I don't care either way, I'd still get the movie if it were packaged in a paper bag with the name scrawled on in crayon)

albert

It's actually the font of the packaging that turned me off.

BBFC is beginning to clear some things:

Category
STAR TREK XI - VAM - DISC 1
Video Feature
Classified 04 August, 2009 .
Run Time 24m 45s

00:18:41:00 A NEW VISION
00:06:04:00 STAR TREK - THEGAG REEL

albert

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STAR TREK XI - DISC 2
Video Feature
Classified 10 August, 2009 .
Run Time 91m 45s

00:13:38:07 (DELETED SCENES - COMMENTARY BY JJ. ABRAMS
BRYAN BURK
ALEX KURTZMAN & DAMON LINDELOF)
00:01:46:01 (DELETED SCENES - SPOCK BIRTH)
00:00:42:12 (DELETED SCENES - KLINGONS TAKE OVER NARADA)
00:01:30:05 (DELETED SCENES - YOUNG KIRK
JOHNNY AND UNCLE FRANK)
00:00:34:19 (DELETED SCENES - AMANDA AND SAREK ARGUE AFTER SPOCK FIGHTS)
00:02:59:10 (DELETED SCENES - PRISON INTERROGATION AND BREAKOUT)
00:00:19:13 (DELETED SCENES - SAREK GETS AMANDA)
00:03:47:24 (DELETED SCENES - DORM ROOM AND KOBAYASHI MARU (ORIGINAL VERSION)
00:00:49:04 (DELETED SCENES - KIRK APOLOGIZES TO THE GREEN GIRL)
00:00:10:22 (DELETED SCENES - SAREK SEES SPOCK)
00:15:55:14 TO BOLDLY GO (FEATURETTE)
00:27:38:04 (FEATURETTES - CASTING)
00:15:45:04 ALIENS (FEATURETTE)
00:06:07:15 SCORE (FEATURETTE)

albert

STAR TREK XI - SPECIAL FEATURES - DISC 2 - FOR BLU-RAY
Video Feature
Classified 11 August, 2009 .
Run Time 78m 16s

00:01:50:06 (TO BOLDY GO - THE SHATNER CONUNDRUM) (BRANCHING POD)
00:00:38:15 (TO BOLDY GO - RED SHIRT GUY) (BRANCHING POD)
00:03:13:14 (TO BOLDY GO - THE GREEN GIRL) (BRANCHING POD)
00:02:13:00 (TO BOLDY GO - TREKKER ALERT!) (BRANCHING POD)
00:02:57:15 (A NEW VISION: - SAVAGE PRESSURE) (BRANCHING POD)
00:23:32:20 STARSHIPS (FEATURETTE)
00:01:17:05 (STARSHIPS: - WARP EXPLAINED) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:08:02 (STARSHIPS: - PAINT JOB) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:13:06 (STARSHIPS: - BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ACCELERATED) (BRANCHING POD)
00:00:39:19 (STARSHIPS: - THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:36:07 (STARSHIPS: - BUTTON ACTING 101) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:39:05 (STARSHIPS: - SHUTTLE SHUFFLE) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:15:11 (STARSHIPS: - NARADA CONSTRUCTION ACCELERATED) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:33:10 (ALIENS: - THE ALIEN PARADOX) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:18:09 (ALIENS: - BIG-EYED GIRL) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:19:17 (ALIENS: - BIG BRO QUINTO) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:48:22 (ALIENS: - KLINGONS) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:28:04 (ALIENS: - DRAKOULIS ANATOMY 101) (BRANCHING POD)
00:15:27:24 PLANETS (FEATURETTE)
00:02:20:00 (PLANETS: - EXTRA BUSINESS) (BRANCHING POD)
00:02:35:14 (PLANETS: - CONFIDENTIALITY) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:02:21 (PROPS AND COSTUMES: KLINGONS WARDROBE) (BRANCHING POD)
00:01:10:23 UNDER CONSTRUCTION - SUMMER 2009 (STAR TREK TEASER TRAILER)
00:02:00:04 STAR TREK (THEATRICAL TRAILER - "THE WAIT IS OVER")
00:02:03:12 STAR TREK (THEATRICAL TRAILER - "PREPARE FOR THE BEGINNING")
00:00:51:11 STAR TREK (THEATRICAL TRAILER - "BUCKLE UP")

All that's left to classify are "Props and Costumes", "Ben Burtt and the Sounds of Star Trek", and "Gene Roddenberry’s Vision"

albert

Ahh. Honestly, I cannot wait for this to come out!
Just about 3 months to go! Argh.
I have pre-ordered and everything to go, just needs to come out already.

Star Trek Limited Edition Replica Gift Set

revised artwork

I like the concept, but it probably would've worked better if there were different images in each letter, rather than just one large picture of Chris Pine (though I don't think many would complain about that!)

albert

Ah, yes. I like this cover much much better.
I just canceled my DVD pre-order and just pre-ordered the BluRay instead since I just got a PS3.
Sooo excited for Blu-Ray.

I think the artwork is a bit of an improvement over the working art, but it's not really saying much. The movie was good, however, so it will make up for the artwork.

I saw the picture for the Blu-Ray gift set on this thread and thought it looked kind of cool (that is, until I saw the price .)

November is looking to be quite a busy month .

another look at the artwork

dvdactive.com

Terrible artwork for the 2-disc artwork. The original art was better, even though most of it was blown out white (and the font for the "2-Disc Digital Copy Edition" was way too big). Photoshopping Chris Pine's ginormous head on the front was a bad idea.

The single-disc artwork looks awkward, but at least it has Quinto and Saldana on the artwork in addition to Pine. I've grown less fond of 2-disc editions (save for Criterions) as of lately. I'm pretty happy with sticking with the movie, the commentary, gag reel and featurette on the less expensive package.

Blu-Ray Review from TheDigitalBits

Film Rating: A
Video (1-20): 19.5
Audio (1-20): 19.5
Extras: A

Can't wait for November 17!

Also, the UD front page mentions that the single-disc DVD is currently $10 on Amazon!

albert

I'll definitely be picking this one up. It was the most fun movie this summer and the only one I saw twice.

agreed.

Hmm...any chance of this movie coming in a Blu Ray/DVD combo pack?...I'm guessing not. I'm probably gonna get this movie for my dad for Christmas but I dunno which one to get.

Still dont know if we'll have a Blu Ray player by then.

toonaspie wrote:Hmm...any chance of this movie coming in a Blu Ray/DVD combo pack?...I'm guessing not.

Unfortunately, no. It's just the single-disc DVD, the two-disc DVD, the three-disc Blu-Ray (2 BDs, 1 DC), and other versions of the Blu-Ray (the Best Buy one, the Amazon one).

albert

What's the Best Buy version? I'm an exclusives whore and haven't heard about that yet.

Cheers,
JM