Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		1.0
Overall		4.5

Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Cynics may wonder whether this is really the last time we're going to be seeing Logan on the big screen, but chances are one way or the other, it's probably the last time we'll be seeing Hugh Jackman portraying the character. Logan ostensibly says "goodbye" in this effective and visceral swan song which is being released by Fox in two versions on both traditional 1080p Blu-ray and 4K UHD.

Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Logan is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with a 2160p transfer in 2.38:1 (as with the 1080p release, this is a two disc set, with the theatrical version on one 4K UHD disc and Logan Noir on a second 4K UHD disc). I gave top marks to Logan's 1080p Blu-ray presentation, and that excellence is continued and arguably magnified in the 4K UHD version. Perhaps because this was finished at a 4K DI, there's a quite noticeable uptick in fine detail levels throughout both the standard theatrical release and the (in my not so humble opinion) kind of needless black and white Logan Noir version. Everything from facial pores to fabric patterns to even some less expected details like the dust that swirls around the weird cylinder Logan is keeping Charles in resonate with more precision and detail now. The theatrical version also benefits from some subtle but noticeable new nuance in palette reproduction, with some kind of cool (no pun intended, given the color temperature) slight hints of teal in some of the blue graded sequences. The outdoor footage looks spectacular, especially when it's ungraded, offering really impressively blue skies and in several shots amazing depth of field. I was actually a bit more engaged by the black and white version in 4K UHD than I was in its 1080p Blu-ray version, though I still have to wonder what if anything the viewer is supposed to gain by seeing the film shorn of color. The deficits in shadow detail I noted in the review of the 1080p Blu-ray version are ameliorated if not completely eliminated in the 4K UHD version.

Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

As with the video component, I gave top marks to the 1080p Blu-ray's DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 mix, and things are just as impressive, and arguably more so, with the 4K UHD Dolby Atmos mix. Overhead delivery of discrete sonic information is noticeable from the get go, including (perhaps a bit cheekily) with the "flipping pages" sounds accompanying the Marvel masthead, but even the opening sounds of Logan's limo being stripped have a new energy now. There's kind of an interesting new spatial component to the sound effects accompanying Charles' seizures on this track as well, with the silvery high frequency sounds seeming to hover in midair in a way they don't on the DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track. Even some of the panning noises, including in scenes featuring Logan's limo or other vehicles, have a clarity and movement through space that isn't quite as visceral sounding on the DTS- HD Master Audio 7.1 track. Dialogue and score are also both offered cleanly and with very smart prioritization on this hugely enjoyable track.

Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Both versions offer the Audio Commentary by James Mangold. The other supplements detailed in our Logan Blu-ray review are available on the two 1080p Blu-ray discs included with this release.

Logan 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Logan was such a critical and box office success that I'm absolutely positive there's someone somewhere insisting that timelines can be changed, seemingly "final" events can be rejiggered, and there's absolutely no reason that those Adamantium claws need to be put into permanent storage. In the meantime, though, Logan is a slam bang entertainment that actually also offers considerable emotion. This 4K UHD release boasts top notch technical merits and comes Highly recommended.