![]() Some of the items that may leave you wanting more: For those who didn’t notice (including this reviewer), Lin highlights a fantastic one-shot of Scotty and Jaylah entering the Franklin for the first time together (which begins on the rocks outside the ship, follows the pair up into the ship and ends with Jaylah shining her flashlight on the Franklin registry sign).Lin discusses his initial conversation with Idris Elba, where he was confident he had found his Krall, but was worried the actor might reject the offer because of the heavy prosthetics.(Great behind the scenes footage has been inserted here). Lin reveals he was extremely sick shooting most of the Yorktown arrival scenes.The writers and cast spent a massive amount of time on the set working through the critical nuance of the Kirk/Bones birthday discussion. ![]() The closet shot of Kirk’s duplicate tunics was Chris Pine’s idea.Some of the interesting factoids include: This feature includes picture-in-picture, behind-the-scenes footage sprinkled throughout the commentary, but ultimately those images are not as satisfying as the unique video-controlled commentary on Star Trek Into Darkness, which featured producers highlighting elements of the film on screen and running the film backwards and forwards to focus on specific items. Justin Lin’s commentary on Star Trek Beyond definitely falls into the latter category. – Justin Linįor the most part, film commentaries usually come in one of two packages: either a group of actors and/or producers reminisce together in a fun, lively conversation about the making of the film, or a filmmaker does a solo commentary that ends up being much more introspective. Working through it early on, the idea of taking away the security blanket from the characters, to be able to have them be challenged in this new environment and to hopefully find each other, made it worth it. There has to be a legitimate reason (to destroy the Enterprise). Since that’s also an exclusive release to Apple’s digital domain, we wanted to make sure to give it our full attention too – so you can plan your next round of viewing! Enhanced Audio Commentary (iTunes) ![]() In addition, as we reported earlier this fall, iTunes once again is home to the ‘enhanced commentary’ audio track by Justin Lin, unavailable – at least, for now – on any Blu-ray release of Beyond. (Although, it is a mild disappointment that some bonus content wasn’t included to discuss the connective tissue between Star Trek Beyond and Star Trek: Enterprise, which was executed so flawlessly in the final cut of the film.) The iTunes main menu, touting it’s exclusive ‘enhanced commentary’ for the film. You get a complete understanding of how Lin works to put together such a massive project, and it’s truly impressive. The disc also includes a fun hook in the feature analyzing Michael Giacchino’s majestic score, as he is interviewed by his teenage son (which may sound hokey, but works very well).Įvery feature in this compilation resonates with the heartfelt praise of the production crew for Justin Lin’s camaraderie and collaborative creative process. The collection of vignettes is an immersive deep-dive into the creative minds behind the film’s epic production design, including a fascinating look at Justin Lin’s four-person (!) editing crew, as well as prop master Andrew Siegel’s incredible creations. The main menu of Target’s bonus disc, which includes all standard and exclusive content together. Photo via eBay.Īlso found on this disc are the three primary Beyond theatrical trailers released ahead of the film’s debut, as well as Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” music video – though the ‘making-of’ feature for “Sledgehammer” is not included. 2016 UPDATE: This bonus disc is also found in the UK as a Sainsbury’s exclusive release. ![]() From props and costumes, to music and special effects, this extra disc covers all of that ground and more throughout its running time, which adds an additional 45 minutes of content to the primary bonus content. ![]() If you gravitate toward special features that focus on production details (and the below-the-line creators in the world of Star Trek), then the Target-exclusive bonus feature disc is a must-buy. A few weeks back, we brought you our early review of the standard Star Trek Beyond Blu-ray bonus features, which are included on both the iTunes edition of the film, as well as every on-disc media release of this summer’s newest Trek adventure.īut as we’ve reported – just like with Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013 – many of the film’s bonus materials have been spread between different retailers, meaning you may have to shop around if you want to pick up every version of the release. ![]()
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