Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness follows the crew of the Enterprise as a shocking act of terror on Earth sends them on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice. (Gary Reber)

Special features on Disc One, which features the movie, include enhanced commentary and the featurette "The Mission Continues" (SD/HD 01:29). Disc Two includes the following featurettes: "The Voyage Begins...Again" (HD 02:28), "Creating The Red Planet" (HD 08:28), "Introducing The Villain" (HD 02:16), "Rebuilding The Enterprise" (HD 05:31), "National Ignition Facility Home Of The Core" (HD 04:32), "Attack On Starfleet" (HD 05:25), "Aliens Encountered" (HD 06:54), "The Klingon Home World" (HD 07:30), "The Enemy Of My Enemy" (HD 07:03), "Vengeance Is Coming" (HD 04:28), "Ship To Ship" (HD 06:03), "Mr. Spock And Mr. Spock" (HD 04:08), "Down With The Ship" (HD 06:09), "Kirk And Spock" (HD 05:36),
"Brawl By The Bay" (HD 05:44), "Fitting The Future" (HD 05:03), "Property Of Starfleet" (HD 04:53), "Unlocking The Cut" (HD 05:10), "Visual Affection" (HD 09:03), "The Sound Of Music (And FX)" (HD 05:26), "Safety First" (HD 02:27),
and "Continuing The Mission" (HD 01:57); a gag reel (HD 05:48); seven deleted scenes (including two alternate versions); trailers; and an UltraViolet digital copy.

The presentation for Star Trek: Into Darkness contains a number of large-format IMAX shots, scenes, and sequences, comprising segments from a matter of moments to several minutes. Picture quality, as expected, remains reference quality in every regard, identical save for the larger 1.78:1 sizing. Theatrically, the movie was shown as an IMAX DMR blow-up (dual-strip 3D) 70 mm (horizontal) and D-Cinema 3D. Color fidelity is nicely saturated with warm, rich, and at times boldly vibrant hues. The texture is filmic and cinematic throughout. Fleshtones are naturally hued. Contrast is balanced with deep, solid blacks and revealing shadow delineation. Resolution exhibits fine detail throughout, especially during close-ups of facial features, skin, hair, clothing, and object texture. The scale of the production design, costumes, and overall magnitude of the sets is stunning, with special visual effects further enhancing the visual impact of the presentation. This is a visually spectacular and stunning presentation that is thoroughly visually engaging. (Gary Reber)

The Dolby® TrueHD 7.1-channel's soundtrack is dynamic and dimensional throughout, with a perfectly executed blend of sound elements and holosonic® excellence. The sound is dynamic, with effectively rendered and nuanced low-level ambient atmospherics and a variety of special effect sounds that dimensionalize the soundfield. There are segments during battle sequences where dramatic soundstaging and soundfield dimensionalization are never ending, including effective directionalization. Deep bass is extended in the .1 LFE channel at times to sub-25 Hz frequencies and at times is extremely powerful. The orchestral music score is projected widely and deeply across the soundstage, extending aggressively to the surrounds, for an immersive enveloping experience. Dialogue sounds natural and is effectively well integrated spatially. As with the previous "Star Trek" soundtrack, the dynamics and subtle ambient qualities never sound exaggerated but are effectively immersive. Deep bass support is provided by the .1 LFE channel with extension to sub-25 Hz frequencies during explosive action segments. The orchestral music score is effectively balanced for both nuanced background accompaniment to a forceful dynamic presence. The channel allocations for the 7.1-channel soundtrack adhere to the Dolby theatrical standard with the added two channels to the back. This is problematic for systems in which the surrounds in a 5.1-channel presentation are already positioned toward the back and not at 90 degrees relative to the primary listening position. Thus, with loudspeakers added to the 90-degree position requires some rewiring to allocate channels appropriately to adhere to the Dolby theatrical standard. This is an exemplary reference soundtrack that is a perfect complement to a well-produced story. (Gary Reber)