Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie

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25th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1994 | 142 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 03, 2020

Forrest Gump 4K (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

8.5
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer3.5 of 53.5
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Overview

Forrest Gump 4K (1994)

The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of U.S. social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. Vietnam, desegregation, Watergate, and more are presented from the perspective of loveably slow-witted Forrest Gump as he finds himself embroiled in situations he can't quite comprehend.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field
Director: Robert Zemeckis

Epic100%
Period73%
Drama19%
Romance15%
Comedy12%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: HEVC / H.265
    Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
    Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
    Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

  • Audio

    English: Dolby Atmos
    English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    English: Dolby Digital 5.1
    French: Dolby Digital 5.1
    German: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0
    Castilian & Latin Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese

  • Subtitles

    English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Three-disc set (3 BDs)
    Digital copy
    4K Ultra HD

  • Playback

    Region free 

Review

Rating summary

Movie5.0 of 55.0
Video4.5 of 54.5
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras5.0 of 55.0
Overall3.5 of 53.5

Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman November 21, 2020

Paramount and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release for Director Robert Zemeckis' cherished 1994 film 'Forrest Gump.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.


For a full film review, please click here; note that this link points to the 2009 Blu-ray.


Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.5 of 5

Sadly, Paramount has made no effort to do right by the film's 4K presentation for this release, sticking with the same substandard, noise reduced, pasty and plastic and smooth image for this release. For a full UHD video review, please click here.


Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

For a full UHD audio review, please click here.


Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  5.0 of 5

Paramount's Forrest Gump 4K SteelBook favors a relaxing baby blue color scheme. The outside panels are slick and glossy with simple design cues. The front panel features the classic image depicting Forrest sitting on the park bench with the box of chocolates on his lap and his suitcase to his side. The film's title in dark blue, with Hanks' name in a brownish-red color in accompaniment, appears at the top just left of center, leaving room for a large white feather floating along the top right and bending down towards the midline. The rear panel simply contains the text of one of cinema's most oft-quoted lines: "Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get." It is attributed to "Mama." A black Paramount logo appears bottom left. A Model number, also in black, can be found bottom right. The spine is the same blue color with the film's title, just as it is on the front, center. A Paramount logo has been placed at the top while UHD and Blu-ray logos can be found at the bottom.

Inside, the digital copy code floats; there are no left-hand side tabs to hold it down. The three discs, one UHD and two Blu-ray, are situated on the right and left hand sides: one disc on its own hub on the left and two on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that contains images of assorted chocolates, 24 in total across both sides.

For a breakdown of what supplements are included and where, please click here.


Forrest Gump 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.5 of 5

Forrest Gump's UHD has earned a pleasantly simple and relaxing SteelBook, but it includes the same substandard UHD released in 2018. For fans and packaging collectors only.