Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.5
Overall		4.0

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

CBS/Paramount brings 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' to the UHD format with a new 2160p/Dolby Vision video presentation; the studio has chosen to repurpose the existing Dolby TrueHD 7.1 lossless soundtrack. A new isolated score track is included; all of the other supplements carry over from the 2009 Blu-ray, which has itself received a facelift. At time of writing, this UHD is only available as part of a four film UHD bundle with 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,' 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,' and 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.'

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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

Paramount's 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture delivers a wonderful image that takes the essential upgrade merits demonstrated in the remastered Blu-ray and fine-tunes the experience. The textural gains are not substantial, at least not to the dramatic level seen in the comparison of the remastered Blu-ray and its 2009 forebearer. Here, the differences are more subtle but no less critical in bringing out the finest revealing definition to faces, for example, where the clarity and sharpness gains allow for a firmer, finer picture with more intimate and intricate upgrades. Surfaces around the ship look magnificent, even to the point that the set pieces almost lose some of their magic, here revealed for the relatively cheap construction that defines some of them. But even so, the picture is gorgeous. A few soft-focus shots, smeary backgrounds, and matte paintings occasionally lessen the visual impact but when it's on, it looks amazing, particularly supported by the finely tuned natural grain structure at play. This is a wonderfully filmic presentation and far and away the best the film has ever looked for home consumption and likely will look for many years.

The Dolby Vision color grading further enhances the similarly structured tonal transformations seen on the remastered Blu-ray (check out that review, linked above, for a little bit on the difference between that presentation and the 2009 release). Here, the Dolby Vision grading allows for a more precise feel for saturation and color nuance. The picture is brighter and bolder. Whites are particularly stronger here, including the opening titles, Kirk's white uniform top, and some other points of high intensity luminance, like the alien "probe" that infiltrates the bridge after the Enterprise arrives inside the cloud. Black levels are superior here, too, deeper and richer in all areas (shadows, space, Spock's hair, even). Like the detail upgrades, differences in color are not dramatic between this and the remastered Blu-ray, but for the perfect experience, this is the way to go. Fans are going to be beyond delighted with this.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

This UHD release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture recycles the existing Dolby TrueHD 7.1 lossless soundtrack from the 2009 Blu-ray. Please click here for a full review.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This UHD release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture contains a commentary track and an isolated score on the UHD disc and all of the legacy Blu-ray supplements on the remastered Blu-ray. See below for what's included and please click here for full reviews.

UHD:

• Audio Commentary: Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman.
• NEW! Isolated Score Track (Dolby Digital 2.0): During film playback, audio consists only of the film's score.

• Audio Commentary: Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman.
• Library Computer
• Production: The Longest Trek: Writing The Motion Picture
• The Star Trek Universe: Special Star Trek Reunion
• The Star Trek Universe: Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 001: Mystery Behind V'Ger
• Deleted Scenes
• Storyboards
• Trailers
• TV Spots

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

What an upgrade! From the 2009 Blu-ray to the UHD the differences are night and day. This is The Motion Picture boldly going far beyond where any other home video version has gone before. It's as perfect as fans could have wanted: naturally filmic, sharp, and true. Rich Dolby Vision colors and no distracting compression issues make this a gem of a release. Very highly recommended.