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Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues

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This documentary provided nothing new: no fresh interviews, no insightful information and no non-stock footage of the characters, directors and writers. I take that back. There were several original shots of long lines outside of movie theaters, taken by an obvious amateur videographer. Sadly, this is the only documentary that covers a very deep and worthwhile topic. For its lack of professionalism, the flick did raise some interesting questions, such as why hasn't Star Wars made it on the television and Star Trek has? That is very important now that George Lucas recently announced plans for a Star Wars tv series. Perhaps, a real documentary team will give this topic the attention it deserves.

Anybody who wants to 'dis' either series needs to get a life. Both have major entertaining values and is just a matter of personal opinion. I personally prefer Star Trek because it is more scientifically acurate, however Star Wars is a lot of fun. The point being IT DOESN'T MATTER! But onto the review of this dvd, It is just some schmuck's way of getting a quick buck off of die hard fans of one or the other (just like this latest Jason vs. Freddie Movie). The technical side of this movie is just so bad, that unless your into home movies, I wouldn't have spent a dime on it (and didn't since I returned it and got a refund).

Unless you are a true fan it's not worth owning. There are some redeemimg qualities but it is poorly done.

If you're a fan of either series, then guess what? You're a geek, just like me. If you're arguing over which is better, however, you are a looser. Big difference.

To get into the nuances of either series would take forever, but the concept of compairing these two is silly. First of all, any preferece would be a matter of opinion. If you like big explosions and an almost western style of Good vs. Evil, you would tend toward Star Wars. If you like a more technical delivery of tougher moral choices, Star Trek is your game. Compairing them because they both have "star" in title is ridiculous at best, as they are in very different sub-genres. It would be like "Star Man" vs. "Star Search".

Star Wars is a space opera, and is comperable to Dune or Battlestar Galactica, two sources Lucas has admitted to drawing heavily from. Star Trek falls into a military sci-fi, and is best compaired to Babylon 5 or Andromeda. A clear case of apples and oranges, it makes as much sense as compairing "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" with "Moulin Rouge".

In short, get a life.

Hi, These other guys aren't even talking about the dvd! All they talk about is whether or not there should be a Star Wars vs Star Trek. If you've actually bought this dvd please write a review. If you want to debate on an issue you have then go to a message board or something but don't do it here. This is for people that want to buy the dvd and are looking for another's opinion on the "DVD". Thanks

These reviews all seem to ahve a slant... A stark (and mostly raving) slant. One bashes Star Wars, the next bashes Star Trek... Why can't the geeks just get along? I, being the ubergeek I have found myself to have become, am a fan of both. They both have very strong and weak points. I've gleaned that this DVD, which I am reviewing (but have not actually seen... sorry) takes equal opportune punches at both franchises. If you are a fan of either, and have a single humorous bone in your body, it is reasonable to think that you may enjoy the jabs. If you take them as personal insults, you have deep-rooted problems that I couldn't even begin to heal in this forum. May the force live long and prosper (That pun went over the top... I now have to cleanse myself)

come on dont waste your time . being a fan is one thing,but this is too much.

Both franchises are very different even though there has been times when both have dabbled in each other's space genre. Star Trek is about human history stemming from Earth. Our Earth. In the year 24whatever. Star Wars is about human's that are not from Earth but inhabit basically a parallel universe to ours where human's apparently never came from Earth (at least I haven't heard any story treatments of Star Wars addressing this). In Star Wars humans are every bit as alien as the weirdest alien George could come up with. In Star Trek humans are discovering their galaxy every year. In Star Wars humans travel throughout their galaxy far, far away in a time long ago. Apparently humans in Star Wars existed long before humans in Star Trek. And maybe someone could possibly come up with a story about how human history in the Star Wars galaxy and human history in the Star Trek galaxy are linked. But then again Star Trek has its own history all the way back to the Big Bang. And (even though I'm not an expert in Star Wars) Star Wars probably has its own too (all the way back to the Big Kablooey, or whatever its called in the Star Wars universe). Not only different galaxies, but different universes. Nay, different realities. So why compare them when they most certainly do not occupy the same space (literally and figuratively)? Yes, compare them to all the space franchises that take from them and existed before them. Compare Star Wars to Starship Troopers. Compare Star Trek to Alien, Aliens, et al. On second thought, compare Star Wars to sci-fi franchises that aren't set in Earth's past, present or future. I'm not sure what that would be though. But I'm sure it would be more of a fantasy type sci-fi franchise than something closer to our own reality.

cjr2 is obviously a Star Trek fan, so you can't listen to him. Star Trek is long and boring and is what the nerds at your school watch. I'm not a Star Wars fan either, but I liked the movie. I tried to like Star Trek but can't seem to stay awake during any of the episodes or movies, and I've seen every one. Star Trek will never beat Star Wars. Period!

No, I have not seen this, nor will I. I am a fan of BOTH and comapring the two is idiotic. Get a life, and don't waste the money on this.