Film
Star Trek
2009
US One Sheet (27" x 40") Double Sided
United States (USA)
Near Mint minus; originally rolled
J. J. Abrams
Chris Pine, Eric Bana, John Cho, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life-forms and new civilisations; to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
Original US one sheet film poster designed by advertising agency BLT Communications for J. J. Abrams’ 2009 science-fiction blockbuster “Star Trek”, featuring Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock and Zoe Saldaña as Nyota Uhura in the striking blue-toned photographic artwork.
Dominating the lower half of the design is the iconic USS Enterprise, dramatically depicted under construction at the Starfleet shipyard, with Kirk riding towards it in the foreground.
This is the full-size 27 x 40 inch (69 x 102 cm) US one sheet, printed with an impressive high gloss finish which gives the deep blues and blacks of the artwork a particularly rich appearance.
An authentic cinema-issued poster, rolled (as issued) and never folded, presented in excellent high grade condition…“Live long and Prosper!”.
Trivia: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and J.J. Abrams personally called upon Leonard Nimoy‘s home to request for his role in the film. According to Orci, the actor gave a “Who are you guys, and what are you up to?” manner before being told how important he was to them. He was silent, and Nimoy’s wife Susan Bay Nimoy told the creative team that after their conversation he had remained in his chair, emotionally overwhelmed by his decision to return as Spock, after turning down many opportunities to revisit the role. He decided to act in this film, as he was turned on by the script’s scope, and its detailing of the characters’ histories: “We have dealt with Spock being half-human and half-Vulcan, but never with quite the overview that this script has of the character’s entire history, his character growth, his beginnings, and his arrival into the Enterprise crew.”
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“On the day of James T. Kirk’s birth, his father dies on his damaged starship in a last stand against a Romulan mining vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who in this time, has grown on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. 25 years later, James T. Kirk has grown into a young rebellious troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy academy instructors like Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan and the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy’s medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of the legend begins.”
I have to confess to being one of those people who never thought they should ‘reboot’ the original Star Trek franchise. William Shatner and co were so engrained in their respective roles that I didn’t think anyone could fill their exact shoes (even if they were supposed to be their younger selves)….I was wrong.
Star Trek (The Future Begins) is undoubtedly the best of the franchise since “The Wrath of Khan”. It follows the early years of the most famous crew in sci-fi history. Yes, every actor nails his or her character (possibly with the minor exception of Simon Pegg as Scotty, but that’s a minor gripe). Also, this isn’t just ‘Star Trek The Early Years’ – the story cleverly weaves in the old mythology – I won’t say too much on that in case you’re not aware of how it all plays out.
I will say that (if you can forgive J.J. Abrams slightly overused ‘lens flare effects’) it is the most exciting of all the Trek movies. There’s plenty of action and decent special effects. It doesn’t just breathe new life into the franchise, it makes ‘Trek’ accessible to the masses. If you don’t know your Tribbles from your Borg, it really doesn’t matter – this starts everything again and you don’t need to know the backstory – you only need to be in for a good, popcorn-munching, sci-fi ride.
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Mint
A poster that has never been used or displayed and may show the most minor signs of age and wear. The poster should have no holes or tears.
Near Mint
A generally unused poster with fresh, saturated colors. May have minimal tears at folds. Has no significant holes, no paper loss, may have minor tears along edges, may have fine pin holes.
Very Fine
A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper.
Fine
A poster with good colors and overall clean appearance. It may have minor tears small paper loss and minor stains. It may have some fold seperation.
Good
An average poster with overall fresh color. May have tears, minor paper loss, minor hazing. Paper may be brittle due to age, may have minor stains. May have a small amount of writing in an unobtrusive place. May have medium or major restoration.
Fair
A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.
Poor
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LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.
WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.
HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.
INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.
STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.
ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.
THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.
BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.
BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.
ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.
2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.
FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.
