Awesome video! This has always been my favourite scene from STIII. You should've seen the look on Capt. Styles' face! He looked like "what the hell happened?"
I would of liked seeing dogfight between the ole former flagship of the fleet Constitution Class U.S.S. Enterprise 1701 taking on the new generation Excelsior and letting the Excelsior know the old gal Enterprise is still in the game and still a match!
@Jamescs007 McCoy was never the rank of Captain. Sulu was the Captain of Excelsior in Star Trek VI. Spock was the rank of Captain starting in Star Trek II. Scotty held the rank of Captain in Star Trek V and VI. Kirk held the rank of Admiral in Star Trek: TMP, II, III, and IV, but was demoted at the end of IV back to the rank of Captain.
@Jamescs007 McCoy held the rank of Commander at the end of Star Trek VI, his last canonical appearance until Encounter at Farpoint, when he held the rank of Admiral. Therefore canonically, he went from Commander to Admiral. You can bypass ranks. Kirk skipped two ranks, Flt. Captain and Commodore. Also in the alternate reality, where most of Starfleet's protocols remained unchanged, Kirk was promoted from Cadet (Lieutenant) to Captain, skipping all ranks in between.
@blairlikesvoyager Correction! McCoy was never the rank of Captain on screen. He did however hit the rank of Admiral as was shown on the first episode of The Next Generation.
Music's great, but the original movie did a better job of the special effects than this CGI attempt. Models and miniatures always look better than CGI in my opinion.
I agree with you. I did this using a 9 year old video game. I just wanted to see how perfectly I could do it. Thank you for your feedback. And yes, the Studio models do always look better :)
@viperhalberd - 5 Years ago I might have agreed. Probably even longer. Have you seen the Enterprise D from "Enterprise" final episode? The modeler did it as a labor of love, and incorporated the best parts of the original 6 foot model and the more detailed 4 footer. The result is I believe the best looking Galaxy Class Model ever made.
I think Picard would do something as drastic if he had just as strong reasons to. He may not have been the hot shot cowboy Kirk was, but he was no strait arrow either, he has violated orders and broken rules before. Especially in the movies.
The stealing of The Enterprise is not only the best scene in the film but one of the greatest in the history of Trek. The destruction of The Enterprise is also classic.
As much as I always disliked his general air of arrogance...1:52 was the perfect time for the Excelsior captain to have rolled his eyes, to basically tell the audience...'Oh good G-d...he can't be serious...', THEN "I'm on my way..."
@VampireYoshi I agree but it think it is funny to have this overconfident stuffy and arrogant captain on the Excelsior and then it fails him because his new engineer took out the computer transwarp drive. I would have liked to see more of Styles.
@1Historygenius That's entirely different. Sulu was commanding the Excelsior then. Ergo, the Excelsior is awesome in movie 6. But not as awesome as the Enterprise. ;)
@1Historygenius It's SULU. That makes ALL the difference. And the words I wanted to use for Styles would have gotten me banned. ;) Everyone knows a ship's only as good as her Captain, anyway.
@simplystreeptacular So really then the loss was not Execelsior but that arrogant, overconfident, and stuffy Styles. Although I would find it intresting to see more of him but as a rival to Kirk if that happened in the Star Trek series. Kind of like how generals rival against each other with their armies in World War 2.
@1Historygenius Well, yes, but come on. It was the third movie, 'Excelsior' was supposed to be the shiny new toy used to demonstrate that sometimes 'new and expensive' is no match for tried and true technology, you know?
If I thought for a minute Styles would be anything more than a smear of dirt on Kirk's shoe, that would be interesting. Give me the Romulan Commander from 'Balance of Terror' any day. :D
@simplystreeptacular It was new and expensive Scotty just took out the component's in Excelsior's main transwarp computer drive. Proving brains is better than anything else. Scotty was smart to do that untherwise it would had been a disaster of Excelsior reached transwarp. Styles' overconfidence showed when he said to put the tractor beam on stand by but obviosly did not want to use before he showed Kirk what Excelsior was made out of.
Wish that you included the end scene where Kirk says: "Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding. And I intend to recommend you all for a promotion.......in whatever fleet we end up serving."
I never noticed it before but the display panel behind in between the Captain and the Helmsman looks like its showing that the Excelsior's iPod and PSone are connected ROFL !
@mhanley2375 in the book, Kirk had approached several captains about taking him to Genesis, including Cpt Stylez. Stylez was also aware of Kirk meeting with Fleet Admiral Murrow about using the Enterprise. In the book when he is told "someone is stealing the Enterprise!" the first thought that goes through his head is "Dammit Kirk!" he knew exactly what was going on.
To all those who like Pickard......... This sceene explains it all. No hesitation!!!! None of this "suggestions", None of this lets have a meeting stuff. KIRK HAS BALLS!!!
Nice piece...!! I'd like to know where do I find and what music is that at the end, that "Star Trek Jazz Theme"...!! I don't know how or where to find it...! And I love it...!! ;)
The locking "safety bars" on the STI through STIII Refit Enterprise and STIII Excelsior bridge chairs were pretty cool and they made sense. Except for whatever reason, Starfleet never used them again after the 2280s. ^_^;
@ShelbyEleanor500 A hilariously humiliating start to what would become a legendary ship, no? The Excelsior is my all-time favorite Starfleet ship design and one of my favorite science fiction ships from any story or franchise. =)
@heavyarms01h hard to argue with you there, like i said earlier though, i do prefer the modified excelsior (Enterprise B) but yes a very successful ship nonetheless.
@ShelbyEleanor500 I don't know which version of the Excelsior I like better, the original, or the modified versions. They're both very elegant ships - they have the look of a classic, a design that's meant to last.
In the Starfleet Command games, they're classified as Battle Cruisers, another "vintage" naval class, comparing them to famous ships like HMS Hood or HMS Repulse: giant ships, with the guns of a battleship but the speed of a cruiser, built to chase down and destroy enemy raiders.
@heavyarms01h True enough, though everywhere else they're heavy cruisers, which i'd tend to believe since they can take more damage than a constitution class. At least then didn't meet their end like the hood and repulse.
IF you combined the best of the first one and this one, you'd have a kick butt clip.
But....I LOVE the ending when Excelsior breaks down !!! I wish Nimoy/Bennett would have thought of something like that instead of some gurgling noises and "Good Morning Captain".
If only more of Star Trek III would have had this level of intensity and quality it would have been a good movie. This is by far the best part of the movie.
I loved it when you showed the Enterprise against the sun. It was pretty and graceful. Why didn't you finish the scene where it went to warp? Anyway, great job, imagine what a crew an millions of dollars could do if you do this in your bedroom at night, for fun. So to hell with the model critics.
The line that really kills me is "How can you have a yellow alert in Space Dock?" Gee I don't know, unknown natural disaster (and those apparently happen a lot to the Sol sector in the 23rd and 24th century, sneak attack by the Romulans or Klingons.
I hope Styles lives long enough to be assimulated into the Borg
To compare someone's commendable amateur cg endeavors to state of the art (circa 1984) miniature and optical photography is a bit simplistic. These vfx are still some of the best spaceship shots ever put on film.
This is why the original crew is beloved! Doesn't matter all the fanwank about which captain is better, or who was smarter, it matters that when friendship was on the line the originals would always have your back! They were willing to throw away their careers and be court-martialed just to reclaim Spock's body and return his spirit to it. I doubt Picard or any of the others would have done so for a crew mate! The originals are iconic!
To compare someone's commendable amateur endeavors to state of the art (circa 1984) miniature and optical photography is a bit simplistic. the vfx in the space are still some of the best spaceship shots ever put on film.
@Random1208 the engering section takes up several of the upper decks of the secondary hull. what youre seeing is the enviromental/observation deck, which has extensive gardens. its purpose is to provide fresh oxygen for the ship as well as fresh vegtables and fruits, in addition to being a great place for crew to relax in a nature like surrounding
you know.. i only have one problem with the movie script in this scene.. They both order 1/4 impulse... If they were traveling that fast, within the space dock, they would have both slammed into the inner walls within seconds.. I'd love to go back in time and make them re-write it as "thrusters reverse/ahead full"
@shawho you make a good point. in TMP and WOK, they use thrusters to leave dry dock. in star trek 6, kirk orders 1/4 impulse to leave space dock. Valeris tells Kirk that regulations stipulate ONLY thrusters in spacedock. of course he overrules her, and notice how fast the surge towards the doors. so yes thats a good error you pointed out.
@Jamescs007 in ST4 He was ordered to intercept the Whale Probe in but never made it out of spacedock because of the probes neutralizing effect. this earned him the nickname "Spacedock Styles". in late 2289 he was killed at an early peace talks between the Klingons and the Federation when a bomb detonated It was at that point that Sulu, Styles' first officer, became captain of the Excelsior
Ioved this video because it showed a crew willing to sacrifice their careers to save a fr4iend they left on Genisis.Like anyone we do for a friend in Need or in trouble .
Well, there are far more details on a model. At least at those tomes. Today you would not recognize the different s. At least if you have a high end CGI and an high end grafikcard.
But back then, you are 100% right.
Do you know the game Star fleet Academy? The CGI back then was already pretty good. So guess how it is today if you do it professionally ,
One: I always loved it when Excelsior broke down. Even though I've become fond of the Excelsior design, it is just funny hearing her stall.
Two: I guess there really is no way to duplicate that last parts of the scene when the Enterprise and Excelsior pull out under Spacedock. Its just really good work on ILM's part.
Great vid (the CG cuts can and IMO should be improved, but great overall); there's a Trek "door opening" SFX around 3:50 -- or that's the sound of the Enterprise changing direction.
I take your word for it then, I suggest the top brass would look dimly on any captain who obeyed precautionary safety regulations at the expense of preventing the theft of a federation starship.
this is REALLY GOOD. Thank you so much
tribeofthesun 6 days ago
Awesome video! This has always been my favourite scene from STIII. You should've seen the look on Capt. Styles' face! He looked like "what the hell happened?"
Seattlecarnut 1 week ago
I would of liked seeing dogfight between the ole former flagship of the fleet Constitution Class U.S.S. Enterprise 1701 taking on the new generation Excelsior and letting the Excelsior know the old gal Enterprise is still in the game and still a match!
americanmonarchist 1 month ago
did any of the original crew besides McCoy and Kirk go past the Rank of Captain
Jamescs007 1 month ago
@Jamescs007 McCoy was never the rank of Captain. Sulu was the Captain of Excelsior in Star Trek VI. Spock was the rank of Captain starting in Star Trek II. Scotty held the rank of Captain in Star Trek V and VI. Kirk held the rank of Admiral in Star Trek: TMP, II, III, and IV, but was demoted at the end of IV back to the rank of Captain.
blairlikesvoyager 2 weeks ago
@blairlikesvoyager to get to Admiral McCoy had to obtain the rank of Captain he can't bypass that rank and go straight to Admiral
Jamescs007 2 weeks ago
@Jamescs007 McCoy held the rank of Commander at the end of Star Trek VI, his last canonical appearance until Encounter at Farpoint, when he held the rank of Admiral. Therefore canonically, he went from Commander to Admiral. You can bypass ranks. Kirk skipped two ranks, Flt. Captain and Commodore. Also in the alternate reality, where most of Starfleet's protocols remained unchanged, Kirk was promoted from Cadet (Lieutenant) to Captain, skipping all ranks in between.
blairlikesvoyager 2 weeks ago
@blairlikesvoyager Correction! McCoy was never the rank of Captain on screen. He did however hit the rank of Admiral as was shown on the first episode of The Next Generation.
AcomsRazor1776 1 week ago
Wherever did you get the big band soundtrack?
way2muchsense 2 months ago
Didn't they go out front first in the film?
zaxophne 3 months ago
She has trees animated lmao
darian1968 3 months ago
I like your version of the Enterprise leaving spacedock, with the Sun in the background looks great!
mauigio 4 months ago
That was a really good attempt. I can just imagine how many hours you put into it. Well done.
BattleRogue 4 months ago
No matter how the refitted enterprise is done I still think it's the most beautiful star ship ever created.
woofdogmeow 4 months ago
Love the Kirk.
AlgisKemezys 4 months ago
It was this video that lured me back into Star Trek. Thanks a bunch. :D
trekaddict 4 months ago
Can't beat the original models, CGI looks like cartoons.
Uberdude25 4 months ago
how you get the cam angles in BC
is it a mod?
enterprisedavidcain 5 months ago
Music's great, but the original movie did a better job of the special effects than this CGI attempt. Models and miniatures always look better than CGI in my opinion.
viperhalberd 5 months ago 7
@viperhalberd
I agree with you. I did this using a 9 year old video game. I just wanted to see how perfectly I could do it. Thank you for your feedback. And yes, the Studio models do always look better :)
RifleMan80 5 months ago
@RifleMan80 Let me guess... Bridge Commander? :D
viperhalberd 5 months ago
@viperhalberd
i use nothing else :)
RifleMan80 5 months ago
@RifleMan80 what videogame?
chakaling 4 months ago
@viperhalberd - 5 Years ago I might have agreed. Probably even longer. Have you seen the Enterprise D from "Enterprise" final episode? The modeler did it as a labor of love, and incorporated the best parts of the original 6 foot model and the more detailed 4 footer. The result is I believe the best looking Galaxy Class Model ever made.
vulpixgrant 3 months ago
I thought the bridge of the excelsior was cheesy. wasn't as nice as enterprise.
RXRom4 5 months ago
picard was too much of a bureaucrat
SpockBorg5 5 months ago
I think Picard would do something as drastic if he had just as strong reasons to. He may not have been the hot shot cowboy Kirk was, but he was no strait arrow either, he has violated orders and broken rules before. Especially in the movies.
Krahazik 5 months ago
You think perhaps they should never have taken Scotty off the Enterprise repair project and put him on the Excelsior.
Krahazik 5 months ago
WHY? Nice work but Why? The models are better.
jdogg67333 5 months ago
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StuartMB68 5 months ago
I especially love the old 1940s jazz version of the Star Trek theme :)
vidwatcher31951 5 months ago 3
Very nice job!
vidwatcher31951 5 months ago
wow ... quite well done. thanks, and great music
bruinsfleetcommander 5 months ago
Pickard would NEVER do this. Kirk has balls Pickard has a Vajayjay.
mark96701 5 months ago
Good job! Even better than original theft of the Enterprise.
helpmeryan 5 months ago
Ahhhh, this brings back fond memories of when I stole the Enterprise...
KarmaCollin 6 months ago
Why wouldn't the docking station itself have tractor-beams?..Jeez..even the Empire had 'em!
WiseGuy5674 6 months ago
@WiseGuy5674 chalk it up to scotty probably sabotaging the stations defensive and offensive systems, at least for a short period of time.
22centman36 6 months ago
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Wolf1354 8 months ago
Any Captain who carries a baton and files his nails doesn't stand a chance against Jim Kirk.
Wolf1354 8 months ago 20
@Wolf1354 Why do you think Sulu took his job so fast. :)
MulToyVerse 7 months ago
@Wolf1354 HAHA! Love how the captain of Excelsior has the baton and nail file and that Kirk is sporting a bad ass leather jacket!
katanaburner 4 months ago
@Wolf1354 lmao very true
elcap22 2 months ago
This was the best part opf the movie ever. But This Like what captain Kirk did I will have to do to get back to New Hampshire.
Bengtson74 8 months ago
4:11 If Captain Styles has tractor beam on stand by why didn't he use it?
1Historygenius 8 months ago
Loved the Schmaltzy TOS theme!! Great job, Rifleman!!! =Stefan=
chengloki 8 months ago
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Looks like a video game. LAME!
lonstar70 9 months ago
The stealing of The Enterprise is not only the best scene in the film but one of the greatest in the history of Trek. The destruction of The Enterprise is also classic.
mrlavabeast 9 months ago
Far and away, my favorite scene in Star Trek III. Thanks for posting.
Cap285 9 months ago
As much as I always disliked his general air of arrogance...1:52 was the perfect time for the Excelsior captain to have rolled his eyes, to basically tell the audience...'Oh good G-d...he can't be serious...', THEN "I'm on my way..."
VampireYoshi 9 months ago
@VampireYoshi I agree but it think it is funny to have this overconfident stuffy and arrogant captain on the Excelsior and then it fails him because his new engineer took out the computer transwarp drive. I would have liked to see more of Styles.
1Historygenius 8 months ago
Is that the enterprise doing a J turn? Day made!
DamnFineFilly 9 months ago
Kirk: win.
Scotty: win.
Enterprise: win.
Excelsior: ...not so much.
simplystreeptacular 9 months ago
@simplystreeptacular Lol true but Excelsior got its revenge when the Enterprise-A needed its help in episode 6
1Historygenius 8 months ago
@1Historygenius That's entirely different. Sulu was commanding the Excelsior then. Ergo, the Excelsior is awesome in movie 6. But not as awesome as the Enterprise. ;)
simplystreeptacular 8 months ago
@simplystreeptacular I do not see how a different commander makes a difference if that was correct it would had been Styles: lose not Excelsior.
1Historygenius 8 months ago
@1Historygenius It's SULU. That makes ALL the difference. And the words I wanted to use for Styles would have gotten me banned. ;) Everyone knows a ship's only as good as her Captain, anyway.
simplystreeptacular 8 months ago
@simplystreeptacular So really then the loss was not Execelsior but that arrogant, overconfident, and stuffy Styles. Although I would find it intresting to see more of him but as a rival to Kirk if that happened in the Star Trek series. Kind of like how generals rival against each other with their armies in World War 2.
1Historygenius 8 months ago
@1Historygenius Well, yes, but come on. It was the third movie, 'Excelsior' was supposed to be the shiny new toy used to demonstrate that sometimes 'new and expensive' is no match for tried and true technology, you know?
If I thought for a minute Styles would be anything more than a smear of dirt on Kirk's shoe, that would be interesting. Give me the Romulan Commander from 'Balance of Terror' any day. :D
simplystreeptacular 8 months ago
@simplystreeptacular It was new and expensive Scotty just took out the component's in Excelsior's main transwarp computer drive. Proving brains is better than anything else. Scotty was smart to do that untherwise it would had been a disaster of Excelsior reached transwarp. Styles' overconfidence showed when he said to put the tractor beam on stand by but obviosly did not want to use before he showed Kirk what Excelsior was made out of.
1Historygenius 8 months ago
This movie has always been my favorite of the series, because it truly spoke of the meaning of friendship
Hawkeman67 9 months ago
You cannot change the laws of physics
Crazydog7 9 months ago
Good morning captain! Your Excelsior isn't anything compared to Gene Roddenbery's script.
EduardoTVideos 9 months ago
Epic Ownage!
F14ace 10 months ago
HAS to be one of the best sequences in movie history! I get a rush just watching it!!
AH64Eric 10 months ago
Hey Chekov, Miles Standish called - he wants his collar back
Surfboard365 10 months ago
Wish that you included the end scene where Kirk says: "Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding. And I intend to recommend you all for a promotion.......in whatever fleet we end up serving."
Retrofan 10 months ago
LMFAO ...you done did damn good!!! =)
BBCHEVY4X4 10 months ago
Would be MUCH better if you had the music at like half its volume, because i can barely hear the actors..
Aslayn 10 months ago
LOL @ 4:11
I never noticed it before but the display panel behind in between the Captain and the Helmsman looks like its showing that the Excelsior's iPod and PSone are connected ROFL !
ROVER25X 10 months ago
Hmmm... How did he know Kirk was the one stealing the Enterprise? or did he just assume it HAD to be him!
mhanley2375 11 months ago
@mhanley2375 in the book, Kirk had approached several captains about taking him to Genesis, including Cpt Stylez. Stylez was also aware of Kirk meeting with Fleet Admiral Murrow about using the Enterprise. In the book when he is told "someone is stealing the Enterprise!" the first thought that goes through his head is "Dammit Kirk!" he knew exactly what was going on.
Doug19752533 7 months ago
That is a nice piece of work.
edk72 11 months ago
To all those who like Pickard......... This sceene explains it all. No hesitation!!!! None of this "suggestions", None of this lets have a meeting stuff. KIRK HAS BALLS!!!
mark96701 11 months ago
@mark96701 He had a meeting and discussion with them before all this though.
ShadowSonic2 11 months ago
Nice piece...!! I'd like to know where do I find and what music is that at the end, that "Star Trek Jazz Theme"...!! I don't know how or where to find it...! And I love it...!! ;)
Can you help me...??
buzzinpoa 11 months ago
He said "Execute", not "Engage". Of course it wouldn't work!
ShadowSonic2 11 months ago
Great Job on the cgi's !!!
spacemouse1 11 months ago
Can someone please explain to me how the Enterprise got more damage done to her between the end of TWOK and the beginning of III?????
ShelbyEleanor500 11 months ago
The locking "safety bars" on the STI through STIII Refit Enterprise and STIII Excelsior bridge chairs were pretty cool and they made sense. Except for whatever reason, Starfleet never used them again after the 2280s. ^_^;
heavyarms01h 11 months ago
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heavyarms01h 11 months ago
Need a ending where the Enterprise collides into the spacedock's doors and explodes, or something.
StarFleetCommand3 1 year ago
its the enterprise's arboretum
kittensincement 1 year ago
Nice work!
qamarnahaar 1 year ago
I think ILM's work speaks for itself. This is what happens when geeks get bored.
aagjmb 1 year ago
The 14 people who dont like this video are idiots lol : )
LISTERUK 1 year ago
LMAO oh, dear I guess the Excelsior has touch of the blues with her trans-warp drive circuit cards pulled!
EmpireLS56KW 1 year ago
I'm sure this is very hard to do, and I couldn't do it. But it looks like video game graphics. The model SFX still hold up today better.
lonstar70 1 year ago
The best scene from all star trek
barry8472 1 year ago
Even if you put Bernard Montegomery in charge of the Excelsior, he's still a jackass.
JohnnyC133 1 year ago
This is pretty cool. Would you be able to make a side-by-side comparison of this and the original?
maggosh 1 year ago
My favorite enterprise is the B but all i can say is "Excelsior = PWNED" lol, i still die laughing at that part
ShelbyEleanor500 1 year ago
@ShelbyEleanor500 A hilariously humiliating start to what would become a legendary ship, no? The Excelsior is my all-time favorite Starfleet ship design and one of my favorite science fiction ships from any story or franchise. =)
heavyarms01h 11 months ago
@heavyarms01h hard to argue with you there, like i said earlier though, i do prefer the modified excelsior (Enterprise B) but yes a very successful ship nonetheless.
ShelbyEleanor500 11 months ago
@ShelbyEleanor500 I don't know which version of the Excelsior I like better, the original, or the modified versions. They're both very elegant ships - they have the look of a classic, a design that's meant to last.
In the Starfleet Command games, they're classified as Battle Cruisers, another "vintage" naval class, comparing them to famous ships like HMS Hood or HMS Repulse: giant ships, with the guns of a battleship but the speed of a cruiser, built to chase down and destroy enemy raiders.
heavyarms01h 11 months ago
@heavyarms01h True enough, though everywhere else they're heavy cruisers, which i'd tend to believe since they can take more damage than a constitution class. At least then didn't meet their end like the hood and repulse.
ShelbyEleanor500 11 months ago
LAWL XD wth is that such music playin in that background there XD DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH XD
FLAME4564 1 year ago
I'd steal the enterprise too!
smashupdriver 1 year ago
12 people dont like Constitution class Enterprise
xsf908 1 year ago
In my opinion, this is one of the best star trek scenes. =Λ=
Also, the gayest scene here was that guy saying "Tractivating. Aye." I never understood that part.
theimpossiblers 1 year ago
@theimpossiblers "Standby tractor beam." "Tractor Beam, Aye." Is the exact exchange.
OpenMawProductions 1 year ago
IF you combined the best of the first one and this one, you'd have a kick butt clip.
But....I LOVE the ending when Excelsior breaks down !!! I wish Nimoy/Bennett would have thought of something like that instead of some gurgling noises and "Good Morning Captain".
mfalderoff 1 year ago
11 People don't like this wow!
virtualpilot31 1 year ago
This is why I love friendly experts.
theimpossiblers 1 year ago
Damn this is simply TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!
dwood37 1 year ago
If only more of Star Trek III would have had this level of intensity and quality it would have been a good movie. This is by far the best part of the movie.
Johnrl21 1 year ago
4:48 Captain Kirk, FTW.
KNS1996DFS 1 year ago
he is right he is in for a shock in transwarp that is lol
bgrs123 1 year ago
If James Doohan and Deforest Kelley were still alive I wonder what the next star trek movie with the original cast would be about?
Jamescs007 1 year ago
I loved it when you showed the Enterprise against the sun. It was pretty and graceful. Why didn't you finish the scene where it went to warp? Anyway, great job, imagine what a crew an millions of dollars could do if you do this in your bedroom at night, for fun. So to hell with the model critics.
TerryT420 1 year ago
Great! Just what I needed to see to get over a bad day!! Thanks...
eventhorizon55 1 year ago
The line that really kills me is "How can you have a yellow alert in Space Dock?" Gee I don't know, unknown natural disaster (and those apparently happen a lot to the Sol sector in the 23rd and 24th century, sneak attack by the Romulans or Klingons.
I hope Styles lives long enough to be assimulated into the Borg
TheAndyinSeattle 1 year ago
Nicely done! :D Always love watching that insufferable prick Styles getting his comeuppance.
OmegaReaver 1 year ago 4
Wow, amazing how much they age huh, I watch Shit my dad says and Shatner is on it, and I saw George Takei on Big bang theroy.
GunsolKyle 1 year ago
To compare someone's commendable amateur cg endeavors to state of the art (circa 1984) miniature and optical photography is a bit simplistic. These vfx are still some of the best spaceship shots ever put on film.
awol1703 1 year ago
This is why the original crew is beloved! Doesn't matter all the fanwank about which captain is better, or who was smarter, it matters that when friendship was on the line the originals would always have your back! They were willing to throw away their careers and be court-martialed just to reclaim Spock's body and return his spirit to it. I doubt Picard or any of the others would have done so for a crew mate! The originals are iconic!
hamanu666 1 year ago
To compare someone's commendable amateur endeavors to state of the art (circa 1984) miniature and optical photography is a bit simplistic. the vfx in the space are still some of the best spaceship shots ever put on film.
awol1703 1 year ago
Why are there trees inside the Enterprise engineering section? :-p
Random1208 1 year ago 2
@Random1208
It is the Environmental/ Observation deck. Its like a little park within the ship. That section can also be used for hydroponics.
RifleMan80 1 year ago 7
@RifleMan80
That's what I get for not watching the original series. :)
Random1208 1 year ago
@RifleMan80 Not to mention that plants make an alternative oxygen source. Wonder why the producers never thought of THAT.
MIDIacefro 10 months ago
@Random1208 yes,on or around deck 18 or deck 19. Engineering is on deck 15 or deck 16.
retro38 1 year ago
@Random1208 the engering section takes up several of the upper decks of the secondary hull. what youre seeing is the enviromental/observation deck, which has extensive gardens. its purpose is to provide fresh oxygen for the ship as well as fresh vegtables and fruits, in addition to being a great place for crew to relax in a nature like surrounding
Doug19752533 1 year ago
I like the alternative angles I guess ILM must have done many angles. I think the photochemical visual effects RULE over CGI.
EmpireLS56KW 1 year ago
@Random1208 botanical gardens. its a recreational atrium on O deck i believe.
Doug19752533 7 months ago
@Doug19752533
Thank you for answering my question, but someone else got to it first.
Random1208 7 months ago
@Random1208 Yeah...somebody put a vivarium in there? lol
GhostRyder1172 7 months ago
you know.. i only have one problem with the movie script in this scene.. They both order 1/4 impulse... If they were traveling that fast, within the space dock, they would have both slammed into the inner walls within seconds.. I'd love to go back in time and make them re-write it as "thrusters reverse/ahead full"
shawho 1 year ago
@shawho "one quarter impulse" could be something like 1/4^4 in the spacedock... altough I think it's better as thrusters reverse
StelarCF 1 year ago
@shawho You're reading my mind.
dmc31400 1 year ago
@shawho you make a good point. in TMP and WOK, they use thrusters to leave dry dock. in star trek 6, kirk orders 1/4 impulse to leave space dock. Valeris tells Kirk that regulations stipulate ONLY thrusters in spacedock. of course he overrules her, and notice how fast the surge towards the doors. so yes thats a good error you pointed out.
Doug19752533 7 months ago
I have a question and a comment. What happened to Captain stiles after this? And Captain Stiles was wrong Kirk did sit in the captain's chair again.
Jamescs007 1 year ago
@Jamescs007 in ST4 He was ordered to intercept the Whale Probe in but never made it out of spacedock because of the probes neutralizing effect. this earned him the nickname "Spacedock Styles". in late 2289 he was killed at an early peace talks between the Klingons and the Federation when a bomb detonated It was at that point that Sulu, Styles' first officer, became captain of the Excelsior
Doug19752533 7 months ago
Poor Styles. :D
FekLeyrTarg 1 year ago
love the music at the end - it would be great to see a still image of a kitten on the viewscreen with a caption saying "please stand by".
SirCliveCalculator 1 year ago
The original crew rocks! They're an EPIC WIN~!!
915nabi 1 year ago 2
should have put rickroll at the engine stall
mastershak3416 1 year ago
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mastershak3416 1 year ago
He didn't say engage.
dixievfd55 1 year ago
Are you just gonna walk through them?? - Calm yourself doctor! LOL
refusetoassimilate 1 year ago 2
One thing i don't get is that how why or how was the crew of the excelsior already in place before the captain walked in?
jmar28a 1 year ago
@jmar28a The ship was being readied for tests for it's transwarp, plus a yellow alert in space dock, guess that means the crew gets into place ASAP.
MasterTalon 1 year ago
@jmar28a they were preparing for its transwarp trials so the crew has to be there to check up on all systems etc.
hamanu666 1 year ago
thumbs up if you noticed the trees on the enterprise at 2:01
AlexOoiue 1 year ago 4
Excellent video remake... the music at the end sort of killed it however. Save the sax music for the credits only :-(
Otherwise great work. We want to see more vids from you Rifleman!
Raptoreyes 1 year ago
Ioved this video because it showed a crew willing to sacrifice their careers to save a fr4iend they left on Genisis.Like anyone we do for a friend in Need or in trouble .
Bengtson74 1 year ago 2
@Bengtson74
"Sometimes the needs of the ONE outweigh the needs of the many"
Raptoreyes 1 year ago
Can you do a blooper in which the space doors don't open in time? I want to see what happens.
DeafFret 1 year ago
Not all odd-numbered Star Treks are bad....
escelante 1 year ago
this clearly proves models are better than CGI
elcap22 1 year ago 53
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@elcap22 You better believe it!
Wynstorm3 1 year ago
@elcap22 I agree but anything fan made that is fun gets a thumbs up from me
junk11111111 11 months ago
@elcap22
Well, there are far more details on a model. At least at those tomes. Today you would not recognize the different s. At least if you have a high end CGI and an high end grafikcard.
But back then, you are 100% right.
Do you know the game Star fleet Academy? The CGI back then was already pretty good. So guess how it is today if you do it professionally ,
Deanbabylon 11 months ago
@elcap22 i agree
Warrhawk09 9 months ago
Only old geezers like me catch the significance of "Good Morning Captain". It was the opening of "The Captain Kangaroo Show."
GraceSpringHill 1 year ago
As always RifleMan80, beautiful work!!!
RobertMfromLI 1 year ago
dude you did an amazing job with this!
AH64Eric 1 year ago
One: I always loved it when Excelsior broke down. Even though I've become fond of the Excelsior design, it is just funny hearing her stall.
Two: I guess there really is no way to duplicate that last parts of the scene when the Enterprise and Excelsior pull out under Spacedock. Its just really good work on ILM's part.
Ithekro 1 year ago
love the Series Music.. that would have been an awesome touch to come blaring out of their consoles in the movie.. LOL
MeIancholyMan 1 year ago
Great vid (the CG cuts can and IMO should be improved, but great overall); there's a Trek "door opening" SFX around 3:50 -- or that's the sound of the Enterprise changing direction.
melchior00625 1 year ago
Always love this scene ! thank for posting ! LOVE you edits! Nice work!
Maxamillion2010 1 year ago 2
Always love this scene ! thank for posting !
Maxamillion2010 1 year ago
I take your word for it then, I suggest the top brass would look dimly on any captain who obeyed precautionary safety regulations at the expense of preventing the theft of a federation starship.
rich1701 1 year ago
When Excelsior heads out, why did Styles order 1/4 Impulse power? As Valeris pointed out, "Thrsters only whilst in spacedock"
Trek001 1 year ago
It was yellow alert in space dock and it was captains discretion to choose 1/4 impulse. Kirk wanted to get away Styles wanted to chase...
rich1701 1 year ago 2
Yes, but my point was that Styles was a by the book officer - ironically the same thing for Captain Esterban on the Grissam
Trek001 1 year ago
Was he? how much do we really know about Styles from cannon? He was only on screen for 5 minutes.
rich1701 1 year ago
@Trek001 It's possible that they instituted that regulation after this incident. Valeris never said which regulation.
melchior00625 1 year ago
@melchior00625 possibly - but thre must have been a speed limit in space dock anyway as they entered dead slow on a tractor beam at the begining
Trek001 1 year ago
Awesome! I use to watch this part over and ever again when I was a kid.
Admiral8Q 1 year ago
The inner section of the space doors remind me of the Apple II brackets.
Sulaco516 1 year ago
loll at the ending
kargaroc386 2 years ago
You steal it again and again and again. Yet you just cannot get board with it lol. Gj Draken.
sosbirdofprey 2 years ago
5 stars again ;)
jayboytoy007 2 years ago
awesome work ,whats next?
diplomat225 2 years ago
That was just frakking awesom! The music was a nice touch, too! Scotty REALLY clogged that ship's plumbing!
BygPhattyPlus 2 years ago
I love it!
The music at the end cracked me up!
You sir, have inspired an idea....
LtCmdrKent 2 years ago
I loving hearing that put,put,put when the Excelsior stops LOL!!
cjrciadt 2 years ago
Simply beautiful to watch - I always loved that scene and now even more so! I am looking forward to our next visual treat!?
TRUMPER007 2 years ago 2
once again awesome work
Zito773 2 years ago