Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.5

Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Paramount has released the 1994 Sci-Fi film 'Star Trek: Generations' to the UHD format. New specifications include 2160p/Dolby Vision video and Dolby TrueHD 7.1 lossless audio. Supplements from the original release carry over. This set also includes a remastered Blu-ray disc, which is also available seperately. This UHD/Blu-ray combo is also included in a four-film 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' collection.

Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

The included screenshots are sourced from the remastered 1080p Blu-ray disc.

Paramount releases Star Trek: Generations to the UHD format with a command performance 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation. Any worries that the image might be substandard can cease. This is about as pristine as these original film elements allow. Grain is not only retained, but it is naturally occurring and organic. It is even and flattering, capturing a near perfect filmic look that dazzles in every shot. It's a healthier, more lifelike pattern compared to the companion Blu-ray which itself looks very good but which cannot meet or match the UHD for sheer performance excellence.

Fine detail is exquisite. Facial characteristics are magnificent, including regular human faces (not the least of which is Soren's scarred and weathered face) as well as the complex makeup on characters like Data and Worf which are hard to beat for depth and clarity of the finest makeup elements. Uniform textures are very robust, capturing significant detail and depth to fine fabric elements, insignias, and so forth, while the opportunity to explore Enterprise interiors in widescreen (as opposed to the series 4x3 aspect ratio) and at this level of detail is a true delight, especially with some of the remodeling to suit both the wide format and film aesthetics. The rocky surfaces on Veridian III couldn't be sharper.

The Dolby Vision color grading offers superior accuracy to Starfleet uniform colors, each one presenting with ample pop and depth. Tonal saturation is excellent, and the Enterprise-B open is much more stable for depth and color balance compared to the Blu-ray, which looked particularly weak in this sequence. Bright exteriors on the holographic old-timey maritime ship near film's start and the sun-drenched surface on Veridian III look stunning. Black level depth is superb. Look at the scene when Data and Geordi consider the emotion chip in Data's quarters early in the film. Blacks are excellent here. Skin tones are healthy as well.

The image shows no obvious print wear and practically no encode issues. This is far and away the best the movie has ever looked at home, and it is difficult to imagine it looking much better than this for years, maybe even decades, to come.

Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Rather than retain the existing 5.1 lossless soundtrack, Paramount offers a new Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mix. This track offers some upgraded components, with a fuller, denser, more satisfying surround yield presenting the Nexus ribbon during the Enterprise-B sequence, with plenty of back-channel din during chaos on the bridge and hefty low-end engagement and ample surround integration when the ship is fighting against the ribbon. All of the film's action scenes offer excellent surround usage and low-end push, including, of course, the famous crash sequence. Listeners will feel immersed into every location, and the added back channels allow for enhanced positional accuracy and larger engagement. Musical clarity is excellent, sound effect detail is first-rate, and dialogue is clear, well prioritized, and grounded in the front-center channel. This is an excellent little upgrade from Paramount. Fans might bemoan the lack of an Atmos presentation, but there's nothing at all wrong with this 7.1 configuration experience.

Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This UHD release of Star Trek: Generations includes a huge assortment of bonus content from the legacy collection. Commentaries are on both discs and the Blu-ray houses all of the video-based extras as well.

UHD:

• Audio Commentary: Director David Carson and Manny Coto.
• Audio Commentary: Writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore.
• Text Commentary: Michael and Denise Okuda.

• Audio Commentary: Director David Carson and Manny Coto.
• Audio Commentary: Writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore.
• Text Commentary: Michael and Denise Okuda.
• Library Computer
• Production
  
  
  • Uniting two Legends
  • Stellar Cartography: Creating the Illusion
  • Strange New Worlds: The Valley of Fire
  • Scoring Trek
• Visual Effects:
  
  
  • Inside ILM: Models & Miniatures
  • Crashing the Enterprise
• Scene Deconstruction:
  
  
  • Main title Sequence
  • The Nexus Ribbon
  • Saucer Crash Sequence
• The Star Trek Universe:
  
  
  • A Tribute to Matt Jefferies
  • The Enterprise Lineage
  • Captain Picard's Family Album
  • Creating 24th Century Weapons
  • Next Generation Designer Flashback: Andrew Probert
  • Stellar Cartography on Earth
  • Brent Spiner Data and Beyond Part 1
  • Trek Roundtable: Generations
  • Starfleet Academy Scisec Brief 007: Trilithium
• Deleted Scenes
  
  
  • Orbital Skydiving
  • Walking the Plank
  • Christmas with the Picards
  • Alternate Ending
• Archives:
  
  
  • Storyboards
    
    
    • Enterprise B
    • Worf's Promotion
    • Two Captains
  • Production Gallery
• Trailers:
  
  
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer

Star Trek: Generations 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Star Trek: Generations is the most underrated of the four TNG feature films, but there can be no mistake that its new UHD should not also be underrated. The 2160p/Dolby Vision picture is incredible, as is the new audio, and the avalanche of returning bonus content will take fans a day at minimum to dig through. Highly recommended!