Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		4.5
Overall		4.5

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Paramount has released 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' to the UHD format with a remastered 2160p/Dolby Vision transfer. The disc replaces the imperfect 2009 issue. No new primary audio track or supplemental contents are included. This disc is available individually and has also been released on remastered Blu-ray. This UHD release may also be purchased as part of a six-film UHD boxed set.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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

This 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was "remastered from the original film elements." The results are spectacular, besting even the wonderful remastered Blu-ray for precision, grain management, and overall filmic appearance. Grain appears a little more even here, with less density changes, however minor that may be on the Blu-ray. The picture here is very faithfully true to the source and the film medium. Details are very crisp, obviously well beyond the DNR Blu-ray of yore and surpassing the aforementioned remastered Blu-ray not by leaps and bounds but certainly with enough resolution gain to boast enhanced skin and environmental details that bring out the very best on faces, bridge appointments, and the mines on Rura Penthe. Small uniform fabric details delight in close-up as well.

From the purple titles and the purple-ish blast from the Praxis explosion, viewers will know that are in for a treat. The Dolby Vision colors are richer here compared to the Blu-ray, offering firmer, but still not at all garish, red uniform tones. The blue captain's chair on the Excelsior stands out as a particularly rich shade, though still a bit toned down overall. This grading certainly distinguishes itself from the Blu-ray; it's brighter for sure, and there is less of an obvious red push to skin tones. Some colors look deeper, others a little more neutrally adjusted, but the feel for precision is unmissable. Various grayscale surfaces are deep and true. Black levels are superior here and the white collars on uniforms are far crisper and more lifelike. This is a very true, authentic look for the film. Add the absence of print flaws and encode issues and this is easily the new standard for visual excellence for this release.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This UHD release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country includes all of the extras from the 2009 Blu-ray collection release on the bundled Blu-ray disc (the UHD disc includes various commentaries). See below for a list of what's included and please click here for full coverage. A digital copy code is included with purchase. This release does ship with a non-embossed slipcover. Note that this UHD includes both the film's theatrical (1:49:55) and Director's (1:53:21) cuts.

UHD:

• Audio Commentary: Director Nicholas Meyer and Screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn (Theatrical Version only).
• Audio Commentary: Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr (Theatrical Version only).
• Text Commentary: Michael and Denise Okuda (Director's Cut).

• Audio Commentary: Director Nicholas Meyer and Screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn.
• Audio Commentary: Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr.
• Library Computer
• The Perils of Peacemaking
• Stories from Star Trek VI
• The Star Trek Universe
• Farewell
• Original Interviews
• Production Gallery
• Storyboards
• Promotional Materials

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country remains one of the great Star Trek films, and it has finally earned a proper UHD release after being curiously and inexplicably absent from the previous 4K Star Trek boxed set. This image is sourced from the new 4K master which looks terrific and is both a great leap forward from the previous 2009 issue and a solid step forward from the concurrently released remastered Blu-ray. No new audio tracks or supplemental materials are available, but what's here is great. Highly recommended.