Audio:
The newly remastered 5.1 Digital soundtrack is marvelous! I wonder how I ever enjoyed listening to the two channel stereo videotapes of this franchise?! Anyway, the audio portion of the film is greatly enhanced by the addition of the remastered Digital application. I have said it before & I'll say it again, the 5.1 applications for this franchise are simply amazing! There are a great deal of explosions, warping sounds, & some rather great scoring that benefit from the addition of the 5.1 experience. The soundtrack for STVI is not as good as that of STV but it's just as engaging & powerful. Simply put, the audio portion of this disc will make your Home Theater very happy! The surrounds & sub get used very well from the very beginning all the way down to the end of the film. Take it from me; the very beginning of the film with the destrucion of Praxis is awesome!

Video:
Now onto the not-so-nice part of the disc. The video transfer isn't up to the standards I was expecting given the work done on all the prior Star Trek feature film entries. Truthfully, it's a nice widescreen print but it looks a lot like a cropped version of the film released on home video a few years back. I can't technically explain it as i am not versed in the latest "tech-ese" regarding A/V however, i can tell you this print is nowhere near as good as it should be. There are'nt a great many flecks or any other very obvious mistakes other than the transfer itself. The best/worst (depending on how you look at it) part about the film is the addition of scenes & dialogue not seen in the theatrical release. A couple of them should have remained on the cutting room floor but, there is one scene where Starfleet is examining a plan to extricate Kirk & McCoy by force that's pretty neat.

Extras:
STVI's extra is a Trailer for the feature. Obviously, these films scream for Special Editions however, Paramount has yet to say whether they will revisit these discs & do them a la the Bond reissues from MGM. For more info on the Paramount Star Trek position, check out www.thedigitialbits.com I believe they have the most up to date info available.

Overall:
I have to admit that I really love this movie! I have seen it countless times & never get tired of watching it. The film could use some work in cleaning up the master video for any subsequent re-issues & the inclusion of "extras" "Bonus Materials" would be the only way to re-release all of these films. Personally, I'd really like to see a director's commentary as well as the wealth of supplemental materials that are out there for this particular film make it to the disc. A few years back I saw a great many behind the scenes promos for STVI in my hometown of Philadelphia, PA. So I know there's stuff out there. Somehow, we just have to convince Paramount that it's in their best interest to release loaded copies of these films. Maybe we can get a mailing campaign going! Look, if we can get NASA to name the first Orbiter "Enterprise", talking to a bunch of studio execs is gonna be a cakewalk! In the long run, STVI is really a great film that showcases quite handsomely, the graceful exit of the original cast. Technical flaws aside, I love it and think you will too! Definitely recommended.