

The day my wife and I went to see Star Trek Into Darkness at the theater the room was packed with people. This is usually not the case when you’re seeing a movie one month after its opening night, but Star Trek Into Darkness had staying power. Director J.J. Abrams and the cast have taken what we love as Star Trek fans and made it stronger and in ways more in-depth.

Star Trek Into Darkness (STID) will be released on Blu-ray on September 10, 2013. I have already written the Digital Download Buyer’s Guide. This Buyer’s Guide will compare the numerous Blu-ray disc sets that are available.

All Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray disc sets come with the following:

Feature film in 1080p High Definition on a Blu-ray disc

Feature film in Standard Definition on a DVD

Digital Copy

Special Features:

Creating the Red Planet

Attack on Starfleet

The Klingon Home World

The Enemy of My Enemy

Ship to Ship

Brawl by the Bay

Continuing the Mission

There are six versions of Star Trek Into Darkness on Blu-ray to choose from.

The standard Blu-ray set contains the above mentioned content. It has a cover featuring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumerbatch. It is currently priced at $19.99 at Amazon.com.



Next on the list is the Blu-ray 3D disc set. It has the decimated Enterprise getting ready to crash into San Francisco Bay. It has all of the standard content plus the addition of the 3D Blu-ray disc. If you have a 3D television or plan to buy one in the future it may be a good choice. It is currently priced at $24.99 at Amazon.com.

Depending on the popularity of a film different retailers will have exclusive Blu-ray disc sets. Four retailers are offering exclusive disc sets of STID.

Star Trek Into Darkness Amazon Exclusive

Amazon.com is offering the Blu-ray 3D disc with a movie accurate phaser. Priced at $79.99 this Limited Edition Gift Set is for the serious Trekkie. The Blu-ray case is the same as the regular Blu-ray 3D disc set. The case shows the Enterprise in an uncontrolled descent into the San Francisco bay. Both the phaser and the disc set will come enclosed in a box unique to this Limited Edition release. It features Chris Pine with his aimed phaser in the foreground.



Star Trek Into Darkness Target Exclusive

Target is offering Star Trek Into Darkness with an extra bonus disc with exclusive content. The cover features a cropped Star Fleet emblem quartered with the four lead actors in each section. If you pick this one up after it is released leave a comment below regarding the value of the Bonus disc. The bonus disc comes with the 3D disc or without. It is priced $34.99 and $29.99 respectively.



Star Trek Into Darkness Best Buy Exclusive

Lastly, Best Buy is offering their version of Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray disc set with an exclusive slip cover. Currently, there are no details regarding this option other than being priced at $19.99.



Star Trek Into Darkness Walmart Exclusive



Walmart is offering a Limited Edition Gift Set that includes two great features. First, Walmart is the exclusive retailer selling the Star Trek Into Darkness Steelbook within the Limited Edition Set. The set also includes a 1:50 scale collectible Star Trek Villain Ship. It has the Blu-ray disc, DVD and Digital Copy. It is currently priced at $39.96.

Wrap Up

The extra disc of content, the phaser, the Steelbook case with the villain ship are all intriguing options. I usually offer advice on which is the best option to purchase, but for this Buyer’s Guide I will not be making a recommendation. I am excited that fans have so many great options to choose from. When it comes to buying Star Trek Into Darkness I may find myself picking up a few versions.