ST:TMP was a flawed movie, but it’s still quite good. It is often slower than dirt and some of the visual effects were pretty bad (a few of the matte paintings, especially closeups of the upper side of the saucer section near the end of the movie, were criminally incompetent). Fortunately, in 2001 the director was miraculously given the time and money to do a “Directors Special Edition” that recut things a bit and added all-new modern CG effects shots. The result was a movie that was quite a bit of an improvement over the theatrical cut. Over time, though, a serious problem arose: the special edition was shot only at DVD resolution.
Huzzah! They spent the money to create all those new scenes *again,* this time in 4K resolution, for release sometime in early 2022.
New images from the STAR TREK: MOTION PICTURE Director's Edition 4K remastering
Left: 2001 DVD
Right: 2022 4K Remaster(images via @startrek)#StarTrek pic.twitter.com/uGcKEM46Xm
— TrekCore đź–– (@TrekCore) December 14, 2021
New images from the STAR TREK: MOTION PICTURE Director's Edition 4K remastering
Left: 2001 DVD
Right: 2022 4K Remaster(images via @StarTrek)#StarTrek pic.twitter.com/XxrQ3Gmwj4
— TrekCore đź–– (@TrekCore) December 14, 2021
New images from the STAR TREK: MOTION PICTURE Director's Edition 4K remastering
Left: 2001 DVD
Right: 2022 4K Remaster(images via @StarTrek)#StarTrek pic.twitter.com/zSmjnU5mkB
— TrekCore đź–– (@TrekCore) December 14, 2021