Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.5

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman September 22, 2021

Paramount has released a four-film, eight-disc remastered Blu-ray/UHD collection of the first four original crew 'Star Trek' films. New specifications include 2160p/Dolby Vision video. The studio has simply ported over the existing soundtracks and supplements from the 2009 six-film set. See below for links to reviews of both the remastered Blu-ray discs and the new UHD presentations. Note that at time of writing the remastered Blu-ray discs are available individually but the UHDs are exclusive to this collection.

This is a curious collection to say the least. It only includes the first four of the total of six "original crew" films, leaving out the widely disliked The Final Frontier and the widely beloved The Undiscovered Country. A few observations. First, why not simply release all six? That would make the most "logical" sense. Two, if cutting the original six short, why not only release The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home since they form a legitimate "trilogy" whereas The Motion Picture doesn't "fit" with those three films, much as The Final Frontier and The Undiscovered Country do not fit with those second, third, and fourth films? Three, as noted, this collection excludes The Undiscovered Country, considered by many to be the first, second, or third best of the original six films along with The Wrath Khan and The Voyage Home; it makes little sense to eliminate one of the best films in the series. Of course, to also include The Undiscovered Country and exclude The Final Frontier as if it didn't even exist might have been the worst possible move. In short, the collection doesn't seem to make much sense as assembled, at least in no way that this lifelong Trekkie can figure. Be that as it may, here are the first four of six original crew films, and reviews of all four films, as well as the final two not in this set, can be found by clicking here.

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For reviews of the remastered Blu-ray discs, please click through the following links:

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

For full UHD video reviews, please click through the following links:

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

All of the soundtracks are recycled from the 2009 Blu-ray boxed set release. Please click here for full coverage.

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Note that there is nothing particularly special about the packaging. The UHD and Blu-ray discs ships inside a standard quality slip box. Blu-ray and UHD discs are packaged in their own four-disc Amaray cases with practically identical artwork.

For a breakdown of the included supplemental content on the Blu-ray and UHD discs, please click through the links below:

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Perhaps -- hopefully -- Paramount will see fit to release The Final Frontier and The Undiscovered Country to the UHD format at some point in the near future, along with the Next Generation films for that matter. Who knows, maybe the studio is planning a ten-film (or maybe 13-film, adding the "Kelvin" films for good measure) collection for the near future. As it stands, this is a solid collection in terms of the new UHD video presentations; the first film fares the best, followed by The Wrath of Khan, then The Voyage Home, with The Search for Spock bringing up the rear, but fans will be delighted with all of the above, some just a bit more so than others. While audio and supplements are unchanged, they are of high quality across the four-film board. Very highly recommended!