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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4k Blu-ray Review

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) was released to 4k Blu-ray Disc for the first time as part of the Star Trek The Original 4-Movie Collection (pictured below) on September 7, 2021. A year later, the film was released as a standalone 4k Blu-ray edition on September 6, 2022, to celebrate its 40th Anniversary. The 2-disc edition from Paramount Home Media includes a 4k Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and Digital Code with both the Director’s and Theatrical Cuts.

For the Original 4-Movie Collection, each Star Trek movie was remastered with HDR from original film elements for the 4k presentation, and the audio is provided in a Dolby TrueHD mix with up to 7.1 channels. The 6-disc set also includes 3 upgraded Blu-ray Discs from the new film restorations, as well as Digital Copies redeemable on iTunes or Vudu. The most popular film from the original four, ‘The Wrath of Khan’ is presented in both the Theatrical and Director’s Cut versions.

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The opening scene to ‘The Wrath of Khan’ starts with the Kobayashi Maru test exercise for Sarik (played by Kirstie Alley) which she fails miserably as the commander of the Enterprise. Later, we learn about Captain Kirk’s infamous outsmarting of the Kobayashi Maru test in which he rewrites the parameters in order to win. The story is later expressed in more detail in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek from 2009.

It’s a common filmmaking strategy to start with an explosive scene, even if it isn’t real, to grab the audience’s attention. In ‘The Wrath of Khan’ there are actual explosions on the bridge in which crewmembers including Chekov, McCoy, Spock, Sulu, and Uhura are thrown aside by the force. Why a test exercise would include real explosions and why the crew is acting as if deceased is a discussion for another time. (Unless the entire scene took place in a Holodeck, even though that technology was not explored until later Star Trek episodes and movies.) Nevertheless, mini-explosions on the deck of the Enterprise and other starships is one of the trademark Star Trek effects that is even used in the reboot movies from J.J. Abrams.

There are lots of retro topics to talk about with a film of this age, especially in a sci-fi movie that supposedly predicts the future of technology. Heck, we are actually using what Gene Rodenberry fantasized about in terms of communications back in the 60s — video calls on handheld devices in which you can see others in realtime. We also have handheld devices that can scan for illness and disease. We just haven’t invented transporter technology yet.

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What’s funny about these older sci-fi movies is that they used analog disruptive video signals instead of what we know today as digital (or pixelated) interference. So, when there’s a problem with video communications the image looks like an old snowy analog TV (as seen in ‘The Wrath of Khan’s’ contemporary Poltergeist and other horror films), rather than the digital signals we know today.

Going further with the horror connection, the scene on Regula 1 (where the Genesis laboratory is housed) is reminiscent of Alien films and other sci-fi horror films in which another lifeform invades the human body. The horror of the “ear creatures” is not something we saw in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and may be one reason why ‘The Wrath of Khan’ is clearly a fan-favorite among the first four original films.

One could go on and on about ‘The Wrath of Khan’ in terms of filmmaking and how it relates and borrows from other films that were its contemporaries. And, much can be discussed about how this movie fits into the Star Trek universe. But we’re here to talk about the home theater presentation of the movie for the first time in 4k Ultra HD.

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan on 4k Blu-ray was reviewed on a 75” Sony Bravia LED 4k HDR TV with a Sony HT-ST5000 soundbar that supports Dolby Atmos audio. The disc player is the Sony UBP-X800M2 with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG HDR formats.

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‘The Wrath of Khan’ is presented in 4K (2160p resolution) at 24 frames per second with Dolby Vision HDR and the BT.2020 color spec that enables up to 10 bits of color on 4K Blu-ray discs. The color depth improvements give this film an extra punch beyond what the 4k video resolution brings. Much of the disc content played at about 45 to 50 Mbps, jumping into the 60Mbps range on occasion.

At 48 minutes, when the Reliant attacks the enterprise and leaves it only with auxiliary power, the colors are saturated and vibrant. The red lighting on the bridge of the Enterprise during an alert status (a tradition in Star Trek battle scenes) looks great in HDR contrasting the blue aqua color of the panel lights in the background. On a 4K HDR TV playing a 4K Blu-ray disc, the displays that the crewmembers work on are extremely detailed — like never before.

What would a Star Trek film be without a docking sequence? At 36 minutes we have another scene in which crew members are taxied over to the Enterprise. In ‘The Motion Picture’ the docking seemed like an eternity as Kirk and Scotty taxi along the outside of the Enterprise. The video quality and sharpness of the image is good, although there are notable black outlines surrounding the superimposed ships and astronauts.

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The set designs only got better and better as Star Trek films evolved. A set that’s definitely worth looking at in detail is the Regula 1 lab (at 13:00 and 57:30). The space station Regula 1 lab looks incredibly colorful and sharp with a nice depth to the structure. The fact the production quality still holds up today is a testament to the movie crew who built the sets and models. There is good detail to both the exterior and interior of many ships in ‘The Wrath of Khan.”

A real nice detail can be found in the scenes on Regula 1 when the video images of Chekov and Uhura are shown through small monitors. Uhura, in particular, looks amazing in the small screens placed around the lab. The detail in the set design is also very apparent in 4K. For example, in one scene you can read the words “JBK SENSORS SYNTHOSTASIS” in very legible letters behind the video of her. This is around time code 1:00:00 when Kirk, Spock, and Sarik board the Regula 1. Text is generally sharp in all of the scenes in this higher-resolution print.

The colors in the Mutara Nebula at 1:22:00 are extraordinary. It’s a signature of Star Trek films to have sweeping celestial backdrops to the Enterprise that represent spatial environments, both known and unknown, that exist beyond Earth. On an HDR TV the colors are expressed substantially more than without HDR and certainly miles beyond what a typical computer screen could deliver.

One of the most memorable scenes in this movie and in the entire Star Trek archive is when Dr. Marcus introduces Kirk to the Genesis creation. This is at one hour and 18 minutes. The music is so fitting for the moment but the image (a painted scene of a freshly created paradise with lush forest and flowing waterfalls) does not hold up so well on a big screen in 4K.

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The four movies in the collection all play in English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD with options in French in 2.0 Dolby Digital and the isolated score in 2.0 Dolby Digital. Audio streamed at about 2.8 to 3 Mb per second and 48 kHz Dolby TrueHD with up to 7.1 channels. Audio is offered in several languages including English, Spanish, French and Japanese.

What’s great about the audio in these new presentations are all the noises from the starships that seem to surround and envelop you in the spaceship itself.

There’s a nice distant thunder in the Mutara Nebula around 1:22:00 that could have been exaggerated in its low-frequency range but nevertheless, it’s nice hearing the thunder sitting in the background as if from a distance.

What’s always been great about the soundtrack to Star Trek movies and other sci-fi movies is the music composition that changes according to the imagery. In ‘The Wrath of Khan,” for example, the sweeping orchestra sounds from composer James Horner change when they move to the enemy in this case Khan, just by adding strings or other types of instruments. Without even seeing the video image, you can usually tell what is happening in a Star Trek movie just by the music composition and sound design.

Bonus Material

Extras included with Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) on 4k Blu-ray include commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer on both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Version, original interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán, and Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics in The Star Trek Universe bonus, among others. The extras are detailed below.

Special Features

Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer (Director’s Cut and Theatrical Version)
Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)
Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Cut)
Library Computer (HD)
Captain’s Log
Designing Khan
Original Interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD)
Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (HD)
A Novel Approach
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD)
A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán (HD)
Storyboards
Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Star Trek- The Original 4-Movie Collection 4k Blu-ray

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Original 4-Movie Collection)

Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a gripping naval adventure set in space, the sequel that satisfies hardened loyal fans as well as casual viewers and builds to an emotional climax that remains just as impactful as ever. The sci-fi classic boldly goes into 4K Ultra HD territory refitted with an attractive Dolby Vision video, an identical Dolby TrueHD track, and pretty much the same set of supplements. As part of the Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Set , the overall UHD package is Recommended . Read our reviews for:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray - coming soon

It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. EnterpriseTM is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban) - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk... with the threat of a universal Armageddon!

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K Ultra HD

Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer (Director's Cut and Theatrical Version)
Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Blu-ray

Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Cut)
Library Computer (HD)
Captain’s Log
Designing Khan
Original Interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD)
Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (HD)
A Novel Approach
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD)
A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán (HD)
Storyboards
Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Storyline: Our Reviewer's Take

After audiences and critics felt underwhelmed by the first movie, director Nicholas Meyer ( Time After Time , Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ) course-corrected the franchise with what is widely beloved as the best installment of the series, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . The sequel not only delivers a grander sense of adventure and thrills to appease casual viewers, but Harve Bennett's story also enlists material from the original television show to satisfy the more hardened fans, which is one of my favorite aspects of Meyer's film. This is not only a sequel to Wise's underrated first entry, but it is also a direct, feature-length follow-up to the open-ended conclusion of the episode "Space Seed" where the genetically enhanced human Khan (a memorably wonderful Ricardo Montalbán) and his compatriots return from exile. It was an incredibly smart move on the part of Bennett, one that allowed Meyer the opportunity to essentially make a grand naval adventure flick in space.

At the center of Khan's revenge against William Shatner's Starfleet Admiral James T. Kirk is the terraforming initiative called Project Genesis and a powerful device that could be weaponized. The plot doesn't carry the same weighty, pressing subject matter of its predecessor, but the sequel's ideas about mortality, rebirth and the cycle of life and death are no less heady and substantial. From Khan grieving the death of his wife to the literal birth of a new planet, the theme is prevalent throughout, impacting characters in various ways, even in Kirk grappling with the end of his tenure as Captain of the Enterprise and reconciling with his estranged son. With Meyer all the while aptly focusing on the camaraderie of Kirk, McCoy and Spock, the story skillfully builds to that emotionally memorable climax that has become a piece of cinematic history. And revisiting the film after countless viewings, the impact of that ending has not waned in the least. Also, it's funny to think that after launching the first in the so-called "Genesis Arc" trilogy with The Wrath of Khan , Meyer would eventually become responsible for the two best installments of the entire franchise when he returned for The Undiscovered Country nearly ten years later.

For a more in-depth take on the film, check out Josh Zyber's review of the 2009 Blu-ray HERE . Vital Disc Stats: The Ultra HD Blu-ray Paramount Home Entertainment brings the Star Trek film series to 4K Ultra HD as an eight-disc combo pack dubbed the "4-Movie Collection" that includes a flyer with Digital Copy codes for each movie. Said code unlocks 4K UHD digital copies on services like iTunes and Vudu with Dolby Vision HDR video and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio. The first four dual-layered UHD66 discs are housed inside a slightly thicker black, eco-elite case with two center spindles. Meanwhile, the remaining four Region Free Blu-ray copies are packaged inside a separate thicker-than-normal blue, eco-elite case with two center spindles. The two packages come with a glossy, side-sliding slipcover. At startup, viewers are greeted with a static screen, the usual options along the bottom, and music playing in the background.

Video Review

The adventure continues on Ultra HD with another excellent HEVC H.265 encode that was also reportedly struck from a fresh remaster of the original elements.

Although the opening scenes during the simulation exercise at first don't appear very promising, the native 4K transfer is nonetheless a welcomed upgrade, showing a visible uptick in overall definition and clarity. The majority of the picture admittedly falls on the softer side, but it's important to keep in mind that it was intentionally shot in soft focus and is inherent to the elements. This creates a slightly smoother appearance in the faces of Enterprise 's older crew members. But in the scenes with Khan and his gang of young pirates, detailing is significantly sharper, revealing lifelike textures in the faces and Montalbán's chest while the threading in his crew's tattered clothes is distinct and the individual hairs are discrete. Many of the visual effects and composition shots stand out a bit more, which is to be expected, but they hold up remarkably well. Overall, this is a notable step-up from previous home video editions.

Awash in a very fine layer of natural gain, the Dolby Vision HDR presentation also furnishes the forty-year-old film with a cleaner, livelier contrast balance and brighter whites throughout. It may not look it, at first, considering the filmmaker's deliberately dark, toned-down creative intentions, but the contrast is an improvement. And mixed with the richer, truer black levels and the strong shadow details, the 2.35:1 image comes with an attractive cinematic appeal and appreciable dimensionality, particularly in those scenes with Khan aboard the starship Reliant . Likewise, the cinematography of Gayne Rescher favors a more earthy, natural palette, bathing the visuals in richly-saturated browns, animated ginger-amber tones and deep rust-orange marigolds. Primaries are nonetheless accurately rendered and bolder than its HD SDR counterparts, such as the ruby-burgundy reds of the uniforms and vibrant, electrifying cobalt blues in the starship's computer consoles.

All in all, this is a satisfying upgrade, and the film has never looked better. (Dolby Vision HDR Video Rating: 82/100)

Audio Review

As with the first movie, this Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack is identical to the one on the Blu-ray, which is not a bad thing though an object-based track would have made a welcomed addition.

Faithful to the original stereo design, the front-heavy presentation displays good channel balance with plenty of good background activity, especially during the action sequences to generate a relatively wide, broad soundstage. However, the mid-range isn't particularly dynamic or extensive, feeling more uniform and somewhat limited in the upper ranges, yet it maintains clarity and definition decently well in James Horner's score and during the loudest segments. The same can be said of the dialogue, but the conversations remain intelligible nonetheless. The low-end adds a bit of weight to the visuals but doesn't make much of an impression overall. There's little activity in the surrounds, mostly reserved for some mild bleeding and a few random ambient effects. The receiver's Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality does well in expanding some of these atmospherics into the top heights with satisfying effectiveness. All in all, it's an enjoyable lossless mix that does great to complement the on-screen visuals.

For a more in-depth take on the audio quality, you can read Josh Zyber's review of the Blu-ray HERE . (Audio Rating: 78/100)

Special Features

For this Ultra HD edition, Paramount beams up the same archival materials from past releases, but they are still well worth picking through if you haven't gone through them before.

Ultra HD Disc

Audio Commentary featuring Nicholas Meyer
Audio Commentary (Theatrical Cut Only) featuring Nicholas Meyer & Manny Coto

Remastered Blu-ray Disc

Text Commentary (Director’s Cut Only) featuring Michael and Denise Okuda
Library Computer Viewing Mode (Theatrical Cut)
The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan (HD, 28 min)
Production (SD, HD)
Captain’s Log (27 min)
Designing Khan (24 min)
Interviews (11 min) with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (18 min)
James Horner: Composing Genesis (10 min)
The Star Trek Universe (HD, SD)
Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (11 min)
A Novel Approach (29 min)
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (3 min)
Farewell: A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán (HD, 5 min)
Storyboards (HD)
Trailer (HD)

Final Thoughts

Arguably, in the eyes of casual mainstream audiences, director Nicholas Meyer course-corrects the franchise with the sequel Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan while simultaneously satisfying loyal fans of the original television series. Serving as both a sequel to the first movie and a follow-up to the episode "Space Seed," the film is a rousing naval adventure set in space with an emotional climax that remains just as impactful forty years later. The sci-fi classic boldly goes into 4K Ultra HD territory equipped with an attractive Dolby Vision HDR presentation, giving fans a notable upgrade over its Blu-ray counterpart, but it features the same Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack and pretty much the same set of supplements. As part of the Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection set, the overall UHD package is R ecommended .

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K Blu-ray Review

The lauded star trek sequel the wrath of khan makes its 4k debut in a wonderfully authentic remaster. here's our look at it..

The Bottom Line

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Despite a raft of production issues associated with bringing the series to the big screen, 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture proved that there was still life and a loyal fanbase in the franchise, which gave Paramount the confidence to progress with a sequel.

But to be successful, they knew they had to do two things - first, cut series creator Gene Roddenberry out of the scenario, and secondly, produce it for a budget almost three-quarters less than that of its predecessor. Could a sequel navigate these land mines and produce a film that resonated with fans and casuals alike?

When a Federation vessel is hijacked by the genetically enhanced super-villain Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) and set on a course to take on the U.S.S. Enterprise, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) must reunite his crew to thwart his plans. But Kirk finds himself compromised and facing a threat that might lead to his undoing.

Universally acknowledged as the strongest entry in the Star Trek film franchise, series newcomer Nicholas Meyer grabs the franchise by the horns, offering an efficient and economical story with a brilliant villain, more action, and heightened emotional pull that makes the story relatable and believable. If Wrath of Khan wasn't the rollicking critical and financial success that it became, I doubt that Star Trek franchise would exist in any meaningful way today.

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Video transfer

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with H.265 compression and graded for HDR-10 and Dolby Vision.

Having undergone a full 4K restoration in 2016, which has previously been released as a downscaled 1080p Blu-ray and as a digital 4K product, Paramount has now issued The Wrath of Khan to 4K disc for the very first time, with a new Dolby Vision pass to boot.

While not as visually grand as its predecessor, The Wrath of Khan enjoys an excellent 4K restoration that presents the film in all its gritty glory. The image is clear and as detailed as the grainy film stock allows, free of the film artifacts that have littered almost every frame in previous laserdisc or DVD versions.

This isn't a film you're going to use to demonstrate your shiny new OLED, but fans who are more intimately familiar with how the film has looked over the last four decades have every reason to be pleased.

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Audio transfer

The main audio track here is a Dolby TrueHD 7.1 mix, at 24 bits.

Originally released theatrically in Dolby stereo The Wrath of Khan was remixed in 5.1 for the 2001 DVD release in 2001, which was finessed into a 7.1 mix for the 2009 Blu-ray. This 4K presentation repurposes the latter, which, while it shows its age, is still perfectly acceptable today.

Similar to The Motion Picture demonstrated consistently strained sonic fidelity throughout its run time, which is partially due to being nearly 40 years old, but also quite likely due to the low budget origins. That caveat aside, The Wrath of Khan is a decent and engaging track that won't tax your system but does everything that it should and needs to do.

While remaining quite front-heavy, there are reasonable attempts to engage the rear surrounds, and the LFE track frequently offers some decent feedback, even if it remains rather general in nature. Paramount has likely done the best they can with the elements here, but it might be wise to set expectations too low.

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Bonus materials

Unfortunately, unlike the U.S. release, Paramount has not included a copy of the standard Blu-ray in the Australian release, which means all the video-based features are completely missing in action. This is a super disappointing trend that shows no sign of abating.

However, the 4K disc does include two previously released audio commentaries , the first featuring Director Nicholas Meyer solo and a second featuring Director Nicholas Meyer alongside Star Trek: Enterprise Producer Manny Coto.

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An iconic film in its own right, and a standout in the Star Trek franchise, The Wrath of Khan is certainly felt in a stunning 4K debut.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan [Director's Cut] [Blu-ray]

Ben Gourlay

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K UHD Review

September 6, 2021

Star Trek’s first film lavished praise on and swooned over what humanity built with Starfleet. It was a progressive, endearing “what if” that assumed civilization could one day build a centralized force for good. Star Trek II shreds those ideals.

Inevitably, Starfleet will make controversial decisions. People will separate from this galactic monolith for the usual pitfalls, whether politics or bureaucracy. Kirk (William Shatner) isn’t only dealing with the direct assault of a space-faring threat in this sequel, but an attempt to bury and suppress past mistakes.

Star Trek II’s stellar tug-of-war on values and purpose is effectively flawless

There’s additional nuance too, as Kahn (Ricardo Montalban) sees himself as a religious deity, whose purpose is to eradicate Kirk. Where most universes war over weapons that destroy life, Star Trek II considers a technology which can create entire ecosystems; Kahn is its human-esque manifestation.

Often Star Trek populates its adventures with obvious villains, as in the visually evil, if not cultural. The Genesis project, which can bring life to dead planets, isn’t a cruel entity. Like Starfleet, the purpose is sound; its potential use is not. Science fiction often explored similar concepts, such as weather machines that can allow plant life to grow in deserts to end starvation. Those ideas lead to corruption, sometimes equivalent to nuclear bombs, even if the core idea promises to do right.

Star Trek II then surrounds itself with a looming moral catastrophe, one of logic and the greater good, centered on Kirk and Spock’s (Leonard Nimoy) bond. It’s not as if Star Trek II delivers on the sci-fi elements, rather than it so intelligently embeds them among the key characters. Kirk’s steady command and willing heroism is always in consideration of his crew – by the book. Spock’s choices rely on the same, minus the needs of his own self.

It’s a perfect antithesis to Kahn, who cares little for others, and will use a life-creating machine to simultaneously end others. Spock reprimands Saavik (Kirstie Alley) as she can’t comprehend the human ego. That line defines much of Star Trek II’s action as Kahn believes he’s superior, and Kirk never thinks of a plan that puts himself amid a deadly radiation leak. Only Spock can, because Vulcans don’t suffer from ego or see themselves as important to the wider universe. Star Trek II’s stellar tug-of-war on values and purpose is effectively flawless because as the Starfleet test suggests, there is no solution.

A new 4K master raises suspicions. Worries surround the grain structure, which looks curiously artificial. Or, possibly filtered. It’s easy to see smearing as characters move, and minor glossiness on close-ups indicate a mild noise reduction. It’s faint, but apparent.

Those qualms aside, Star Trek II shows substantial gains from the Blu-ray. Fidelity boosts pick up texture on uniforms. Close-ups deliver fine detail. Encoding suffers a touch when trying to resolve haze or the sandstorm on an alien planet, but it’s otherwise capable in allowing definition through. The resolution boost can’t be denied.

Dolby Vision adds its own spark, black levels awesome, and stars piercing space’s void. It’s not an overly vibrant or unnatural, careful to preserve the film stock’s organic quality. A slight crush in spots barely matters, a small trade off for the exquisite dimensionality gained elsewhere. Color density gives Starfleet uniforms a brilliant, deep red. Primaries glow alongside the natural flesh tones.

While not the most intense in range, Star Trek II’s TrueHD 7.1 mix finds some bass worth celebrating. Explosions rumble a bit, as do ship engines. In that regard, the mix doesn’t sound like something from the 1980s. Only the dialog gives it away, since the score’s masterful treble doesn’t strain itself at all.

Extra rears drive heavy ambient winds around the soundstage. Ships pass by smoothly and naturally. Small touches like a crowd of trainees leaving a meeting and shuffling their feet into the stereos give the track small touches that bring it life.

Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Cotto provide the commentary, on both the theatrical and director’s cuts. The Blu-ray and 4K offer the same tracks, while the Blu-ray carries the additional extras, beginning with a pop-up feature on the theatrical cut. A making-of lasts 28-minutes. A five-part menu includes interviews, effects featurettes, and a piece on James Horner’s score, among others. Bits on Star Trek II’s legacy, including one that details props, are excellent. Ricardo Montalban earns a deserving tribute that lasts nearly five minutes. Storyboards and a trailer finish things.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

A powerful and morally complex sequel, Star Trek II is the epitome of the franchise as it delves into religious and life-affirming challenges.

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The best of the best – “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” on 4K

Updated: Jun 24, 2022

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS

Ricardo Montalban is excellent as villain Khan Noonien Singh. He and his crew have commandeered the Enterprise’s sister ship, The USS Reliant.

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“STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN”

4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital copy; 1982; PG for violence and profanity; streaming via Amazon Prime Video (4K), Apple TV (4K), Vudu (4K)

Best extra: Commentary with director Nicholas Meyer

NEARLY EVERY critic and fan agrees “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” from director Nicholas Meyer is the BEST of the 13 film franchise.

“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” launched in 1979, but it failed critically, suffering from an out-of-control budget from director Robert Wise (“West Side Story,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still”). But three years later, the character-driven “The Wrath of Khan” was highly praised by fans and critics alike, finishing at No. 8 in the 1982 U.S. box office totals and setting the course for a legitimate film franchise.

“Now this is more like it: after the colossal, big-budget bore that was “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” here comes a sequel that’s worth its salt… The movie is swift, droll, and adventurous, not to mention appealingly gadget-happy.” — Janet Maslin New York Times, film critic June 4, 1982

To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the September 8, 1966 airing of the first TV episode, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount has given the first four films a new 4K remaster, releasing each one on high resolution 4K Ultra HD format, with the “Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection.”

The eight-disc set includes four 4K discs and four Blu-rays with hours of bonus features: “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (2 edits), “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” and “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.”

(1) “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” production had a $11.2 million budget and hit U.S. theaters on June 4, 1982. (2) After a failed training session Vulcan Starfleet officer Saavik (Kristie Alley) is quized by Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner). (3) USS Enterprise crew members Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and George Takei (Sulu). (4) Capt. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) gives Kirk a copy of the classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities” for his birthday. (5) Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy and Kirk enjoy a drink from a bottle of finely-aged Romulan ale, which Bones gave him for his birthday.

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The original 35mm film elements captured on Panavision cameras were scanned in 4K (2.39:1 aspect ratio). The results are impressive with organic, natural film grain; excellent clarity from wide shots to close-ups, plus HDR10 and Dolby Vision grading with expanded colors and contrast levels – that are true and accurate. The color palette is not oversaturated but balanced with deep blacks, detailed mid-tones, and controlled highlights for a cinematic experience.

Over the last year, Paramount has become a leader in post-production 4K remastering with recent catalog titles on 4K – “Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection,” “My Fair Lady,” “The Ten Commandments” – and the Paramount Presents Series on Blu-ray. Hats off!

An eight-channel Dolby TrueHD soundtrack without Atmos coding has been added to each film, a remix from the original Dolby stereo soundtrack. Overall fidelity is very good from dialogue to James Horner's (“Titanic,” “Apollo 13,” “Braveheart”) score, but the bass response will match today's more bass-driven soundtracks. A nice bonus feature on my Denon AV receiver, it will upmix the TrueHD soundtrack with Dolby's Surround Mode and send effects and music cues to height speakers. The mode provides a more vertical and 3D soundstage environment. Or, if you’re so inclined, you can keep it in native Dolby TrueHD.

(1-3) Space Lab Regula 1 orbits a planetoid. Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch) and her Genesis crew are onboard. She has a video conference with Captain Terrell (Paul Winfield) and Commander Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) before they investigate Ceti Alpha VI as a possible site for the Genesis experiment. (4&5) Inside a crashed derelict vessel, Terrell and Chekov are confronted by Khan Noonien Singh and his crew, who have been exiled on Ceti Alpha VI for the past 15 years. (6) Khan places juvenile Ceti eels inside Terrell’s and Chekov’s helmets. The creatures enter their ears, rendering them subservient to Khan’s every command.

Each 4K disc includes a commentary track or two as “The Wrath of Khan” director Nicholas Meyer (“Time After Time,” “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”) provides two commentaries for the theatrical version and his highly desired three-minute longer ‘Director’s Cut,’ which is insightful and thorough as he examines his career and composition.

After Paramount’s trademark mountaintop, Horner’s score starts playing over the rolling titles and Meyer introduces himself. “I’m the director…I’ve been writing since I was five years old.” His career took off after his novel “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” (1974), which he wrote during the Writers Guild strike of the early 1970s. The book explored the notion that Sigmund Freud helped Sherlock Holmes recover from cocaine addiction, and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 40 weeks. He said, “I was, as they say, lifted out of obscurity.”

After his directing début with the sci-fi fantasy “Time After Time,” he crossed paths with friend producer Karen Moore (“Breaking Bad”), who was working at Paramount at the time. She suggested he connect with producer Harve Bennett who had worked on the successful TV series “Six Million Dollar Man,” “Bionic Woman,” and “The Mod Squad,” and had been assigned the next Star Trek movie. “I think you’d get along with him,” she said.

Five different scripts were being considered as Meyer and Bennett started with a list, highlighting the best elements from the five different stories. “I didn’t care if it’s a character, a plot, a subplot, a scene, a line of dialogue,” said Meyer. From their lists, the following elements surfaced: Kirk meets his son, the Genesis Planet, the death of Spock, and characters Khan and Saavik. Their mission was to weave the best elements together.

(1) Admiral Kirk inspects Mr. Scott’s Engineering crew, where he meets Midshipman, First Class, Peter Preston (Ike Eisenmann). (2&3) Lt. Saavik pilots the Enterprise out of the space dock. (4) USS Enterprise advances to warp speed. (5) Khan and his crew have overtaken USS Reliant. (6) Khan and his son, second in command Joachim (Judson Scott), disagree during their confrontation with Admiral Kirk and the Enterprise. (7) Mr. Scott appears on the bridge holding the badly burned body of Peter Preston, mortally wounded during the battle with Khan.

As the script began to materialize, word leaked that Spock was going to die. Devote followers weren’t happy and Meyer received threatening letters. “If Spock dies, you die,” he said. Star William Shatner was also shocked and stormed into Bennett’s office, “God, this is terrible. This is a disaster,” as Meyer recalls. Shatner threatened to not do the film, but after an overnight script revision from Meyer, the director received an “ecstatic message” on his answering machine the next day. “You’re a genius. I don’t know how you did this,” the iconic Captain said. To this day Meyer has kept the taped message. And, during the production, anytime Shatner gave him “stick” he would play the tape and say, “Bill? Genius.”

In the plot, sixteen years after Gene Roddenberry’s TV series first aired on NBC, the voyages of the starship USS Enterprise continue as the cast reunites with Shatner (now promoted to Admiral James T. Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), DeForest Kelley (Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty), George Takei (Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), and the rest of the crew. Spock is now the commander of the Enterprise, with a younger crew in training including fellow Vulcan Saavik (Kristie Alley). Kirk has retired to an administrative post at Federation headquarters on Earth, but eventually, he's thrust back into action. A showdown-space opera mushrooms between him and the great villain Khan Noonien Singh, exceptionally performed by Ricardo Montalban. Driven by hate, Khan wants revenge for being sent to exile on Ceti Alpha V. He and his crew have commandeered the Enterprise’s sister ship, The USS Reliant, and are ready to annihilate Kirk, the Enterprise and its crew, and take down the United Federation of Planets.

“I’ve never been very interested in what the public wants, so I made the Star Trek movie that I wanted to see, on the assumption that if I liked it, other people would like it.” — Nicholas Meyer, director

(1) Onboard Regula 1, Adm. Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and Lt. Saavik discover murdered personnel, and the semi-conscious and weakened Terrell and Chekov. (2&3) Khan takes control of Capt. Terrell again, ordering him to kill Kirk. (4&5) Carol Marcus shows Kirk the Genesis cave, created in just one day with a device she created.

The enclosed “Wrath of Khan” Blu-ray disc and digital copy includes the remaining extras including the excellent 28-minute “The Genesis Effect: Engineering the Wrath of Khan” providing a complete insider’s view of the production. It features interviews with producer Robert S. Sallin, who originally wanted young director Ron Howard to helm, post-production executive Ralph Winter, and Mark A. Altman, former editor of Cinefantastique Magazine, who says “Wrath of Khan” was a movie that “almost never got made.”

Paramount executive Michael Eisner – who eventually took over Disney – gave the green light for a second Star Trek, but with a much smaller budget. The project would be developed through the TV division and Bennett running the production. “That meant the keys had been taken from Roddenberry who had spent all of the ‘70s trying to get his show back on the air,” says Larry Nemecek, former editor of Star Trek Communicator Magazine. Bennett watched all of the TV episodes and showed the episode “Space Seed” to Meyer, featuring the character Khan. Meyer said they had less than two weeks to come up with a script, if not George Lucas’ ILM special effects house couldn’t guarantee delivery of the FX shots in time. To his surprise, Paramount executives had already booked “Wrath of Khan” into theaters for June 1982, without having a movie script. Meyer told Bennett and Sallin, he could deliver a workable script in 12 days. “He did a page one rewrite and literally saved the film,” says Sallin.

“I was making a movie about friendship, old age, and death,” says Meyer. And, thank goodness he got it right.

— Bill Kelley III, High-Def Watch producer

(1) The crippled Reliant drifts inside a nebula, while the badly injured Khan quotes from the novel “Moby Dick": “No… no, you can’t get away. From hell’s heart, I stab at thee. For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.” (2) Spock saves the Enterprise, receiving fatal radiation exposure. McCoy and Scotty hold Kirk back as he passes. (3) Kirk bids farewell to his friend. "Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most … human.” (4) “He’s really not dead … as long as we remember him.”

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The new 15-disc collection includes all of the following:

4K Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray Disc
Bonus Features Blu-ray Disc
4K Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut and Director’s Cut
Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut and Director’s Cut
Blu-ray Disc — Theatrical Cut only

Standalone 4K / Blu-ray combo pack releases of Star Trek II, II, IV, V, and VI also arrived this week:

There will certainly be debates over “correct” color timing and lighting levels between the 2009 and the 2021/2022 editions of the original Star Trek films : each film does seem to have an issue with somewhat brighter-than-expected lighting levels, especially in space scenes, which seems to be a side effect from creating the remastered Blu-rays from 4K HDR sources.

A NOTE ON SCREENCAPS: At present, it is rather difficult to produce representative screencaps from 4K discs and maintain the full HDR color presentation for online publication. The remastered Blu-rays, which are based upon the 4K presentations, are what we can produce and share for this review.

We’ve watched the 4K discs on a proper HDR television display, and can say that those of you who will primarily watch the films on 4K discs on 4K HDR-capable displays (or on streaming services which present the full 4K HDR presentation) will probably not notice much of an issue on that front — but “downgrading” the new scans to 1080p for the standard Blu-ray discs have left some scenes feel a bit over-brightened, losing some of the shadowy moods one remembers from countless viewings over the decades.

That said — the primary problem with those first Blu-ray editions are the tragically-overused Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) and edge-enhancement (or “sharpening”) techniques used when bring the movies to HD for the first time.

For the 2009 editions, all six films were put through DNR processing to “scrub out” the natural film grain that was part of the original presentation, and then each were artificially sharpened to restore the detail lost because of the DNR pass — resulting in a strange mix of heavily-shadowed, chiseled faces, waxy skin features erasing the actors’ natural complexions, and elimination of much of the costumes’ and sets’ surface detailing.

Probably the most impacted by the DNR/sharpening effect was Star Trek VI , which in some scenes left the cast looking like clay sculptures brought to life — such as the below shot from Spock’s briefing at the beginning of the film — but the other films are impacted as well in varying degrees, as we’ve illustrated from The Motion Picture.

In the new 2022 editions, because the films have been rescanned from the original picture, those 2009-era modifications are not even part of the discussion anymore — restoring the look of each picture to something much closer to the original theatrical presentation.

While some have commented that the 2022 versions seem to be “blurry,” well, that’s because the slightly soft nature of each film were shot that way in the original production!

Because the heavily DNR’d/over-sharpened 2009 editions have been the default way fans have seen these movies for the last 13 years, on both Blu-ray and streaming services, many have little-to-no experience with the films’ original presentation — seen on LaserDisc, VHS, and DVD up until 2009.

Take this close-up of George Takei from Star Trek VI for example: compared to the original HD master used in the 1999 DVD, the new remastered version is a nice upgrade in color and clarity, while still keeping his face looking appropriately detailed.

…but as soon as the false-detailed 2009 image is added into the mix, it’s clearly an overcorrection which makes Takei’s face look pitted, adding ten years to his age!

The theatrical presentation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture features a lovely balance of lighting, color, and texture adjustments (again, without the DNR seen in the 2009 edition) which gives the film more depth — while at the same time toning down strange color casts like the purple lighting seen when McCoy is beamed up to the Enterprise for the first time.

Here are a collection of comparison screencaps between the 2009 Blu-ray and remastered presentations:

Unfortunately, if you are looking to pick up the theatrical cut of The Motion Picture on 4K disc, it’s only available in the multi-film box set — though a standalone Blu-ray of the film is available.

For Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , the picture quality is identical to the remastered Blu-ray released in 2016, and all bonus features from that first release have been included — and both the theatrical cut and Nick Meyer’s director’s cut of the film are included on 4K and Blu-ray discs using seamless branching.

Here are some 2009 vs. 2016 comparison screencaps we first presented at that time, which include a few comparisons to the original DVD picture illustrating color adjustments.

The remastered editions of Star Trek II are available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

The new look for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is full of welcome color corrections, which in some cases rewinds the clock all the way back to the original theatrical presentation. While the Blu-ray disc version still has a few overly-bright issues from the HDR-to-HD down-conversion, overall this film has never looked better, especially when viewed on a full 4K display.

From the start, the title sequence through sky above Genesis has been restored to the original picture width from the theatrical presentation — for some reason, the 2009 Blu-rays pillar-boxed the opening credits, adding black bars to the side of the screens and compressing the picture to fit. The text and framing have now been restored to the original look.

(All screencaps labeled “1984” are from a scan of a 35mm Star Trek III theatrical print.)

Fine details in the Enterprise’s helm console can be made out in the 2021 remaster, including the label on Sulu’s panel which reads THRUSTER IGNITION — while the overall teal-tinted cast has been corrected (blacks and greys are black and grey; skin coloration is must more natural-looking).

Also notable are changes to the Enterprise bridge set during the final conflict with Kruge; the dark, moody scenes were color-shifted red in for the 2009 Blu-ray release, and have been corrected back to the original blue tones for the modern restoration.

The remastered edition of Star Trek III is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home fares nicely in the remastered presentation, as the popular “one with the whales” gets its missing film grain restored and thankfully loses the 2009-era slight blue-green cast from its color timing — evident in shots like the Yellow Pages advertisement and the opening debate in the Federation Council chambers.

Outdoor location shots now also look much more like the natural lighting under which they were filmed; Gillian Taylor’s drive-by now reflects the cloudy, overcast San Francisco weather visible in the sky above the actors, rather than the oversaturated coloring seen in the 2009 edition.

In sunny scenes, like Kirk and Spock’s visit to the Cetacean Institute, white fabric like Spock’s robe now carry a warmer tone reflecting the sunlight above the location, rather than a colder blue tone scene in the previous release.

The remastered edition of Star Trek IV is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier also gets a nice new presentation, with a correction to many blown-out highlights and the restoration of more natural-looking colors in a number of scenes — most notably during the Yosemite camping sequences and during the encounter with the Sha Ka Ree “god” near the end of the film.

While some of the blue tones still remain during Sybok’s final moments, the contrast has been dialed back down to near-original levels, allowing viewers to actually see what’s going on during the climactic encounter at the center of the galaxy.

Below, we’ve compared the HD master used for the 1999 DVD release with the 2009 and 2022 Blu-ray editions — the soft blue tones reflecting the Sha Ka Ree “god” remain, but the overall lighting levels have been reduced for a less-blinding experience.

The remastered edition of Star Trek V is available in the 6-film box set, as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release, or as a standalone Blu-ray.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country arrives with two versions of the film on 4K: the original theatrical cut, which was also available in the previous 2009 Blu-ray (and what most people have seen on streaming services to date), and the longer director’s cut last released in the 2004 Special Collector’s Edition DVD.

(Both cuts of the film are presented in the same 2.39:1 aspect ratio, which is Nick Meyer’s preferred choice; previously the director’s cut was released in a taller 2.00:1 ratio.)

As stated above, this film suffered the most impact from the 2009-era noise-reduction/artificial-sharpening process, and as such benefits the most from the new scan for 2022’s remastered presentation. Gone are the craggy facial features and overly-dark shadowing caused by those filtering tools, and restored are natural skin and costume textures scrubbed away in 2009.

Magentas are dialed way back, most notably seen in the Rura Penthe surface scenes and during the Excelsior’s encounter with the Praxis shockwave. In addition, red colors in this Blu-ray edition of the film — notably in the Starfleet uniforms and Klingon ship environments — do seem to be pushed a bit too far into the orange spectrum, this again may be due to the HDR down-conversion to the 1080p Blu-ray presentation.

(Unfortunately it’s not easy to get representative screencaps from 4K discs and maintain the full HDR color presentation for online publication, but after having watched the film on a proper 4K HDR display, the orange ‘push’ was not noticeable during that viewing.)

This film also seems to be impacted the most by the HDR-to-HD lighting issue, as many scenes in Star Trek VI (on both 4K disc and Blu-ray) appear to be brighter than even the original 1999 DVD picture. The comparison between the three versions illustrates the thankful return to non-DNR’d picture quality in 2022, yet is still brighter than even the ’99 edition.

In what is perhaps the biggest misstep of the entire package, the director’s cut of Star Trek VI — which features Rene Auberjonois as Colonel West , West’s reveal as the assassin at the end of the film, and a few other cuts and edits throughout — is only available on the 4K disc, and not included on the remastered Blu-ray disc.

Unlike the Star Trek II director’s cut, these are not just a few trimmed scenes — there are multiple shot changes, different audio cues, and video overlays (the derided flashbacks during the Valeris mind-meld sequence) which require more space on the Blu-ray disc than that storage medium is capable of holding.

Even with seamless branching, both cuts of Star Trek VI won’t fit on a single standard Blu-ray disc, but they will both fit on the large BD-100 disc used for the 4K presentation.

The real solution, of course, would be to have included a second Blu-ray disc to hold the director’s cut in the packaging — but it seems Paramount chose not to do so, perhaps because of the extra cost.

It is still part of the iTunes streaming release ‘bonus features’ however, so if you’ve purchased the film there (or redeemed the included digital code), you’ll be able to watch the Star Trek VI director’s cut in high definition on that service — as well as on Vudu where it is listed as a separate entry from the theatrical edition.

Here are a collection of comparison screencaps between the 2009 Blu-ray and remastered presentation of the Star Trek VI theatrical cut:

The two remastered editions of of Star Trek VI is available in the 6-film box set or as a standalone 4K + Blu-ray release. The theatrical cut is also available as a standalone Blu-ray.

A few minor quibbles aside, the new Star Trek — The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection is the best way to revisit the big-screen adventures of Captain Kirk and his crew — and these new editions of each film are taking over the old 2009-era presentations on streaming services to bring them to the forefront of viewing options.

Illustrated below from iTunes ( picture by @StarTrekVHS on Twitter ), the remastered editions of each Star Trek film are identified by the rainbow-colored artwork on many streaming services like Vudu (though not on Paramount+, naturally).

While there’s been no formal announcement, the four films starring the Next Generation cast are expected to get the 4K upgrade next; if things follow the last two years, we should hopefully see them get their own 4K UHD Blu-ray box set by September 2023.

Our coverage of the new Star Trek home media releases will continue later this week, as we dive into the new Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director’s Edition 4K edition, and break down all the different versions of the first Star Trek film now available on disc.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan
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Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI
Farewell: A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
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The 1982 sequel to the original Star Trek film, featuring a film debut for Kirstie Alley, returns to cinemas with its crowdpleasing zap and raw emotion intact

T he 1982 sequel to the original Star Trek feature film is now re-released: a brisker, brasher work directed by Nicholas Meyer which moved away from the more lugubrious, Kubrickian ambitions of the first film and back to the crowdpleasing zap of the TV show, importantly starting with the irresistible theme tune. However, 60s TV Star Trek would surely never have given us anything like the rather extraordinary moment included in this movie: chief engineer Mr Scott is discreetly treated for a certain ailment by Dr McCoy, because of his recent “shore leave”. Too much information there about Mr Scott’s private life.

Wrath of Khan is the film that sensationally gave us the heroic and tragic sacrifice of Mr Spock, a wonderful performance of sonorous gravitas from Leonard Nimoy. That calamity traumatised its audiences and taught future generations of franchise-creators from Star Wars to Harry Potter that nothing grabs the fanbase like a big death. The Spock demise was further elevated in pop culture a decade later on the Seinfeld TV show when it was revealed that Jerry’s friend George Constanza was, in adult life, more moved by the memory of Spock’s fate than by the death of his own fiancee.

The situation aboard the USS Enterprise is that Spock is now captain, mentoring a commander-in-training, Saavik, played by Kirstie Alley in her debut film role. There has been another uniform redesign: tunics are now a deep cherry red, thus confounding the “red jersey” stigma, traditionally the colour of other ranks’ uniforms, those most likely to die when beamed down to other planets with more important cast-members.

Admiral James T Kirk (William Shatner) is yearning to get away from desk responsibility and see action once again. He is grimly aware of the passing years, made more piquant by a birthday present from his plain-speaking pal, Dr McCoy (DeForest Kelley): a pair of reading glasses. But Admiral Kirk’s inspection of the Enterprise coincides with a threat from his old nemesis Khan (an enjoyably hammy Ricardo Montalbán) who tries to steal a terrifyingly powerful new invention: the Genesis, which has the power to create biological lifeforms on desolate planets, but also to destroy lifeforms that are already there.

The unspeakable Khan gains an insidious access to the Enterprise by capturing Chekov (Walter Koenig) and getting a little reptile’s offspring to slither into his ear, thus putting him under a hypnotic influence: a truly creepy moment. And so the duel between Kirk and his old adversary begins, with the Admiral periodically shouting “Khaaaaan!” in pedantic moments of defiance. It’s still entertaining and charming in its innocent idealism.

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Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection Review: The Definitive Way To Experience These Classics

Are they worth the upgrade? Let’s take a look.

Review: Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection

Watching Star Trek movies in the best currently available display options – 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) – has been a long time coming. 4K Blu-ray discs have been around for a few years now, but classic Star Trek movies have lacked any 4K presentations, save for the Director’s Cut of The Wrath of Khan from 2016. Now in time for the franchise’s 55 th anniversary, Paramount Home Entertainment is gracing us with 4K/HDR versions of the first four Star Trek movies, meaning this is the first time you can watch The Motion Picture, The Search for Spock , and The Voyage Home in 4K.

It’s a great milestone to celebrate, but what’s equally worth celebrating is that these transfers do a remarkable service to these movies.

What’s in the box?

Let’s start with what’s in the package. The Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection includes three ways to watch these movies:

Four 4K/HDR Blu-ray discs (you’ll want to make sure you have an 4K/HDR-compatible TV and Blu-ray player)
Four Blu-ray discs (meaning these movies are displayed in 1080p with no HDR)
Digital copies of these movies

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection packaging

It’s worth noting that The Motion Picture in this collection is the theatrical cut, not the Director’s Edition. You’ll have to wait for the upcoming remastered Director’s Edition if you want to see that version in 4K. This collection does include the Director’s Cut of The Wrath of Khan as well as the theatrical version, so you get to choose which one you want to watch. Star Trek III and Star Trek IV are presented in their original theatrical cuts.

Our main question upon slipping these movies into our Blu-ray players: how does the visual quality of these releases compare to the existing versions of these movies? Well, we’re happy to report that these films look great . Of course, you expect a quality increase because you’re seeing more visual data than ever before, but the addition of HDR, assuming you have an HDR-capable TV, adds so much more depth to these movies. After all, you’re seeing a wider gamut of colors than previously possible. In our opinion, seeing these movies in HDR is just as important as seeing them in 4K.

Since we here at TrekNews.net have a soft spot for The Motion Picture , we’d like to point to that movie as a fantastic illustration of how these films have transferred to 4K/HDR. For example, we found ourselves enthralled watching some of the slower, previously nap-inducing V’Ger approach sequences because V’Ger’s model work and visual effects just look amazing . The surface detail on the ship itself is much sharper than we remember it being on the DVD or even the previously released 1080p Blu-ray, and the increase in color gamut really shows off the trippy 1970s, 2001: A Space Odyssey -esque sci-fi aesthetic.

Additionally, surface textures for the movie’s various sets and costumes stand out more than ever – rest assured that your eyes will be plenty busy absorbing all the movie’s detail, especially from some of the larger sets. While the increased resolution is overall a welcome improvement, it does mean that a staple of pre-CGI visual effects – matte lines – stand out a bit more. You’ll notice these lines as black outlines around ship models. We totally don’t mind the slightly distracting presence of these outlines, as they are a somewhat nostalgia staple of classic television, but don’t be surprised if you notice them a bit more.

The other perk of this release is that you can toggle the Dolby 2.0 isolated score at any time, which means you can watch the movie and hear only the soundtrack. Audiophiles will love this feature, and it’s a special treat in The Motion Picture thanks to Jeffrey Goldsmith’s classic, epic score. This feature is only available for The Motion Picture . We should note that this isolated score is the only new extra in this 2021 release for any of the included movies. Every other special feature was previously released (including the commentary, which is still super interesting if you haven’t listened to it), so if you’re looking for new special features, this package isn’t for you.

2009 vs. 2021 comparison

Please note: The 4K screencaps have not been captured

Star Trek: The Motion Picture from the 2009 HD scan

What about the extras?

Here’s a list of all the included special features in this collection, which you can see is pretty inclusive:

The Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray :

Isolated Score (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman

The Motion Picture Blu-ray :

Library Computer Viewing Mode
Production: The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture
Special Star Trek Reunion
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’Ger
Deleted Scenes
Storyboards: Vulcan; Enterprise Departure; V’Ger Revealed
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots

The Wrath of Khan 4K Blu-ray:

Commentary by Nicholas Meyer (Director’s Cut and Theatrical Version)
Commentary by Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)

The Wrath of Khan Blu-ray :

Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Cut)
Library Computer Viewing Mode (Theatrical Version)
The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan
Production; Captain’s Log; Designing Khan; Original Interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán; Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; James Horner: Composing Genesis
Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics
A Novel Approach
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI
A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán
Main Title Concept
Kobayashi Maru
Ceti Alpha V
Chekov and Terrell Find Khan
Admiral’s Inspection
Khan’s Revenge
Kirk Strikes Back
Finding the Genesis Cave
The Mutara Nebula
Sneak Attack
Honored Dead
Theatrical Trailer

The Search for Spock 4K Blu-ray:

Commentary by Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Charles Correll, and Robin Curtis
Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor

The Search for Spock Blu-ray:

Ken Ralston on Models and Creature Effects Easter Egg
Captain’s Log
Terraforming and the Prime Directive
Industry Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek
Spock: The Early Years
Space Docks and Birds-of-Prey
Speaking Klingon
Klingon and Vulcan Costumes
Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
Main Titles
The Klingons Attack
Entering Spacedock
Search for Life
Finding Spock
The Destruction of the Grissom
Stealing the Enterprise
Self-Destruct
Kirk Fights Kruge
The Katra Ritual

The Voyage Home 4K Blu-ray

Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman

The Voyage Home Blu-ray:

Library Computer Viewing Mode (HD)
Future’s Past: A Look Back
On Location
Dailies Deconstruction
Below-the-Line: Sound Design
Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments
Time Travel: The Art of the Possible
The Language of Whales
A Vulcan Primer
Kirk’s Women
Star Trek: The Three-Picture Saga
Star Trek for a Cause
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 004: The Whale Probe
From Outer Space to the Ocean
The Bird-of-Prey
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
Roddenberry Scrapbook
Featured Artist: Mark Lenard
Production Gallery
Encounter with the Saratoga
The Probe Approaches Earth
The Whaling Ship
Return to the 23rd Century
Communication

While we’ve spoken highly of the first movie, it’s not just The Motion Picture that benefits from increased visual clarity (but it does perhaps benefit the most thanks to its age). Watching the classic The Wrath of Khan and seeing the Enterprise and Reliant fight in the Mutara Nebula is better than ever thanks to HDR; the escape sequence from Spacedock in The Search for Spock is even cooler to watch when both the Excelsior , Spacedock , and Enterprise are seen in such exquisite detail; and seeing 1986’s San Francisco in The Voyage Home in 4K pulls you more into the setting than ever before.

The release of these films also feature a strikingly different color grade than previous releases. If you compare the 2009 Blu-ray release of these movies with this new package, you’ll notice colors take on a more natural tone than before. Whoever mastered the 2009 discs clearly favored a more purplish and bluish color grade, leading to some scenes looking cold or out-of-place. A notable example we found when doing our watch-through was at the end of The Voyage Home when the Enterprise comes out of Spacedock . Do you remember the ship looking like it was almost totally cast in shadow, and the deflector dish looking a bit too acutely blue? That shot is totally different now thanks to the more normalized color grading. Rest assured that Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection presents these films’ colors in the best, most natural way we can hope for.

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection does a great service to these classic movies and accomplishes admirably what the project set out to do: bring these films into the 4K-era. If you want the definitive way of watching these movies, this collection is for you. If you were picking this up hoping for a refreshed selection of special features, you’ll be disappointed, as the only new feature is the aforementioned isolated track for The Motion Picture . Moreover, if we’re waiting for Paramount to release a definitive collection of all the TOS -era films, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. While no announcement has been made about the last two TOS films getting the 4K/HDR treatment, we imagine that it has to happen at some point. After seeing the first four movies shine in 4K/HDR, it’s hard to imagine Paramount wouldn’t complete the collection. For now, definitely add this release to your home media collection.

Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection is now available on Amazon .

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Review: ‘Star Trek V’ And ‘Star Trek VI’ On 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Beautifully Upgrade The Final TOS Movies

| September 6, 2022 | By: Matt Wright 51 comments so far

Just ahead of Star Trek Day 2022, Paramount Home Entertainment has released the newly remastered 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray versions of The Final Frontier and The Undiscovered Country . The release of these two films finishes the work of bringing all six of the TOS era movies into 4K UHD. The films are available individually and in a new Star Trek I-VI boxed set.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director’s Edition is also out today on 4K UHD Blu-ray, and will be covered in a separate review.

With the individual movie releases, you get a 2-disc case that contains the Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the movie, and a standard HD Blu-ray disc version. The Blu-ray discs feature the same newly restored versions of the film, just in 1080p. These new versions of the 1080p Blu-ray movies are also sold separately for those who haven’t made the leap to 4K/HDR.

NOTE: This review focuses on the 2022 Star Trek V and Star Trek VI releases. For the first four original series films, please see my review of the first boxed set Paramount released for Star Trek Day 2021.

Star Trek V

The Final Frontier is a bit of an odd duck. The success of The Voyage Home meant the studio felt the need to include more overt humor, and because Leonard Nimoy had directed one of the movies, the “favored nations” clause in Nimoy’s and Shatner’s contracts meant that Bill Shatner got a turn too. Star Trek V can be a very good-looking film at times, Shatner does a fine job directing, and the cinematography by Andrew Laszlo is very good. The plot itself at least tries to yield some interesting ideas about faith, with a dash of commentary on our quick-fix society. Ultimately, the film is let down by pretty awful special effects and misplaced humor. That said, the troika of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy have some lovely intimate moments around the campfire, and there’s some compelling insight into the characters around Sybok’s revealing of their pain, so The Final Frontier is worth a place in your collection for these moments, if nothing else.

Kirk and McCoy question Spock about Sybok.

Star Trek VI

After the mixed results of The Final Frontier , the future of the TOS film franchise was uncertain. With the 25th anniversary (1991) fast approaching, a plan was eventually hatched to make one last movie with the original crew as a proper send off. Star Trek II director (and Star Trek IV co-writer) Nicholas Meyer was brought back. While there were some obvious budgetary limitations, The Undiscovered Country managed to pull off a film similar to what Khan had done a decade earlier, which was to make a compelling film on (mostly) existing sets and in a short time. Also back was ILM for the visual effects, fixing a major mistake made with the production of Star Trek V . The plot smartly used the idea of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent dissolution of the USSR as inspiration for starting the process for peace with the Klingons. At the time, I remember eating this all up as viewer. I do wonder about the need for this (contemporary—now historical) context for younger fans when they watch this movie, and if it carries as much weight without it. Regardless, when everything is done and the cast is literally signing off on the screen, it’s hard not to get a bit teary eyed, knowing this was an exciting and generally satisfying send-off for our beloved crew.

For this new Ultra HD release, both the Theatrical Version (109:56) and the slightly-longer Director’s Cut (113:21) are included. For whatever reason, the standard Blu-ray edition only includes the Theatrical Version.

The Director’s Cut isn’t really required viewing. It restores a few interesting little scenes, and also reinserts the “Scooby Doo” ending first seen on the home video version of TUC in the ’90s, where the Klingon assassin is exposed as Colonel West (René Auberjonois).

Both the Director’s and Theatrical versions are now framed at 2.39:1. Director Nicholas Meyer has confirmed to Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits that 2.39:1 is his preferred framing for the film.

The TOS crew heads off into the sunset.

Video Quality

Just like the previous four films, these new 4K scans of the films look significantly better than the old 2009 HD versions. They look like films again, far less processed than the previous releases, and that alone makes the set worth getting. The wider color gamut of Ultra HD allows for richer colors; for example, the “monster maroon” uniforms are a shade of rich deep red. The films also benefit from a restrained HDR grade that helps retain details in the brighter scenes.

Nitty-gritty details: Without a doubt, the films look much better than they ever have on home video. The previous versions of the films which were released back in 2009 and then repackaged ever since had a number of shortcomings. They were overly processed, which meant the natural look of film was often scrubbed out. The biggest symptom of this over-processing is that faces looked waxy or leathery: The Undiscovered Country was probably the worst offender. These new versions of the films may at first appear “soft,” but that’s not correct; what this new scan of the movies did was restore a natural filmic look to the movies (film grain), and finer details are more visible now.

A closer look. Click to enlarge.

NOTE: The screenshots included in this article are from the standard Blu-ray 1080p release. The 4k HDR versions look even better. Staring at still frames of a motion picture isn’t exactly how a film is intended to be watched, so take these as a general demonstration of the changes.

For The Final Frontier, the biggest correction is fixing how “hot” the 2009 version was. The contrast was pumped up way too far. This blew out details in bright scenes, most egregiously in the scene with “god” which effectively made the face in the energy column un-viewable.

2009 Blu-ray

2022 Blu-ray (from 4K scan)

Audio Quality

The audio mixes are the same excellent lossless 7.1 Dolby TrueHD mixes previously released with the Blu-rays. I will say I’m slightly disappointed Paramount didn’t remix the movies in Dolby Atmos, but that isn’t a deal-killer by any means. The mixes are great and sound really good on a modern surround system.

Special Features

As this release is all about bringing the movies into UHD there are no new special features, but each film carries over pretty much all of the special features from the 2009 versions of the movies, which in turn carried over most of the DVD features from before. I recommend you check out our review from 2009 for more .

As is common practice, the Ultra HD Blu-ray discs have minimal special features to allow maximum space for the 4K video. So the majority of the extras are found on the standard Blu-ray discs.

Full list of features:

UHD Blu-ray disc features:

Audio Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
Audio Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, and Daren Dochterman

Blu-ray disc features:

Library Computer (HD)
Harve Bennett’s Pitch to Sales Team (SD – 1:42)
The Journey: A Behind-The-Scenes Documentary (SD – 28:55)
Makeup Tests (SD – 9:50)
Pre-Visualization Models (SD – 1:41)
Rockman in the Raw (SD – 5:37)
Star Trek V Press Conference (SD – 13:42)
Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute (SD – 19:09)
Original Interview: William Shatner (SD – 14:37)
Cosmic Thoughts (SD – 13:05)
That Klingon Couple (SD – 13:05)
A Green Future? (SD – 9:24)
Star Trek Honors NASA (HD – 9:57)
Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (SD – 3:07)
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 005: Nimbus III (HD – 3:02)
Mount Rushmore (SD – :18)
Insults (SD – 2:03)
Behold Paradise (SD – :52)
Spock’s Pain (SD – 1:02)
Production Gallery (SD – 4:04)
The Face of God
Theatrical Trailer 1 (HD – 2:42)
Theatrical Trailer 2 (HD – 1:34)
Vacation Is Over (SD – :32)
Renegade (SD – :32)
Challenge of Rebellion (SD – :31)
Brothers (SD – :32)
Beyond (SD – :32)
Adventure (SD – :16)
Warp Speed Now (SD – :17)
The Gag Reel (SD – 1:08)
Audio Commentary by Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn (Theatrical Version Only)
Audio Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr (Theatrical Version Only)
Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Cut Only)
The Perils of Peacemaking (SD – 26:30)
It Started with a Story (SD – 9:46)
Prejudice (SD – 5:02)
Director Nicholas Meyer (SD – 5:57)
Shakespeare & General Chang (SD – 5:53)
Bring It to Life (SD – 23:26)
Farewell & Goodbye (SD – 7:04)
Conversations with Nicholas Meyer (SD – 9:33)
Klingons: Conjuring the Legend (SD – 20:43)
Federation Operatives (SD – 4:53)
Penny’s Toy Box (SD – 6:06)
Together Again (SD – 4:56)
Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD – 4:57)
To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD – 23:04)
Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 006: Praxis (HD – 2:38)
DeForest Kelley: A Tribute (SD – 13:19)
William Shatner (SD – 5:05)
Leonard Nimoy (SD – 6:26)
DeForest Kelley (SD – 5:00)
James Doohan (SD – 5:33)
Nichelle Nichols (SD – 5:39)
George Takei (SD – 5:28)
Walter Koenig (SD – 5:28)
Iman (SD – 5:04)
Production Gallery (SD – 3:24)
Rura Penthe
Leaving Spacedock (Omitted)
Teaser Trailer (HD – 1:28)
Theatrical Trailer (HD – 2:23)
1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer (SD – 4:43)

What’s missing

The only bonus feature that would have been great to see is the multi-part documentary by Roger Lay Jr. (who did the excellent documentaries on the TNG-R and ENT Blu-ray sets) commissioned for the 50th anniversary boxed set in 2016.

It’s understandable why this feature isn’t on the TUC disc; the other parts weren’t included in the other 4K discs either. This was a separate documentary commissioned for the 50th anniversary set, but it would be nice to get them into a new set at some point.

Final thoughts

The TOS movies have never looked better. Are they perfect? No. But it’s pretty darn close. As fans who enjoy these films and want to have them in the best possible format, this is a must buy. Fans need to vote with their wallets. Remember, there’s more at stake here than just these movies. If we want the TNG movies available on disc (which we assume would be released next September), the studio needs proof that there’s a demand for it.

If people don’t buy these on disc, it also sends the message that streaming-only is okay. Streaming rights come and go, and vary by region, so the only surefire way to collect these movies in 4K to keep as your own is on disc. And at least for the US version of these films, it comes with a code for a digital copy of the movie, so you can have your handy digital version while also showing your support for the disc format.

Available today

Star Trek V and Star Trek VI were released today, September 6 in the USA on 4K Ultra HD. Each is available on Amazon for $19.99 ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier ) and ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ). You can also pick up Blu-ray editions of both for $14.99.

Also out today

Today Paramount also released Star Trek: The Motion Picture—The Director’s Edition in 4K Ultra HD. Look for a review of that later this week, but you can pick it up at Amazon for $25.96 . The standard Blu-ray edition is selling for 17.99.

And for The Motion Picture: Director’s Edition they also released “The Complete Adventure” (limited edition) boxed set. This includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray of Theatrical + Special Longer Version and an Ultra HD Blu-ray of the Director’s Edition plus the Blu-ray of bonus features, and various collectible swag.

Amazon has already sold out of this version which has a MSRP of $107.99. There does seem to be limited stock at Best Buy , so check both vendors.

You can also pick up new individual releases of the other TOS era movies priced at 19.99 for UHD Blu-ray or 14.99 for standard Blu-ray ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ).

And all six original series movies are available in 4K UHD in a new Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection box set. It includes the theatrical cut of The Motion Picture with UHD and standard Blu-ray discs for each film along with digital download codes. The new TOS movies set is available at Amazon for $107.99

Packaging for six-movie collection

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I just received TMP special edition which was $85 so I am not sure if I want to double-dip (for TMP included again) for the full set here? I may wait 6 months so that I can get this for $60.

Great review — it’s so good to hear that they did not half-ass this.

The Director’s Cut isn’t really required viewing. It restores a few interesting little scenes, and also reinserts the “Scooby Doo” ending first seen on the home video version of TUC in the ’90s, where the Klingon assassin is exposed as Colonel West (René Auberjonois).

I never thought of it as a Scooby Doo ending. You made me laugh. Made my day better. Great analysis! I will be picking up the golden 6 on 4K for sure.

Where have you been? People have called it a Scooby Doo ending forever.

I’ve never heard that term used to describe that cut of TUC before either.

…neither have I.

It was a fairly common (often used in a slightly derogatory way) term for the home video edition in the ’90s which is where those scenes were first included.

You can still find people using it, like this podcast episode title https://standardorbit.libsyn.com/-247-the-scooby-doo-ending

He’d have gotten away with it too, if it hadn’t been for those meddlesome geriatrics!

I saw that ending on my old videotape version. I thought it was dumb.

In fact, having Col. West brief the president of the federation on the rescue plan for Kirk and McCoy in front of the Romulan ambassador in that version was a weird mess up by Nicholas Meyer. I’m glad those scenes were eliminated from the theatrical cut.

There was one scene though, with Spock, Scotty, and Valeris where they were visually counting the torpedoes in the Enterprise’s torpedo bay that was eliminated on my blu ray that was on the VCR version. I do miss that scene. Yes, it’s probably extraneous but its another nice scene with Nimoy and Doohan who aren’t here anymore. : (

ST VI is a great film. I wish Paramount had given Meyer and Nimoy more money though. This last film with the original cast deserved it. I always disliked seeing the very obvious use of the TNG sets in ST V and VI, even though a large chunk of those sets, i.e. engineering, some of the corridors, sickbay, and the transporter room, were originally built for Star Trek the Motion Picture for the movie Enterprise. They even used the TNG briefing room as the dining room of the Enterprise-A despite the fact that model of the movie Enterprise had no windows of that shape at all. And then, of course, two movies later when First Contact comes around, the Enterprise A gets a bunch of all-new sets.

It just underlined how parsimonious Paramount Pictures was with regard to the TOS films.

As for these new blu rays, I don’t have a 4K TV or player at the moment and I already have blu rays of all the films and the DVD of the TMP director’s edition. For you 4K folks out there, what do you think? Is it worth it?

Thanks for the review!

I was very bored one weekend last year, so I started playing around with iMovie and made a fan edit of Final Frontier, cutting it down to about an hour so it was more like an episode of an 80s TOS revival series that never was. The plot is what it is, but it’s quite a bit more watchable with the goofy jokes removed, that’s for sure. No bonk-bonk on the head for Scotty in my cut!

The Scotty head bonk was the funniest gag in all of Trek feature films! Yes, it’s kinda slapsticky but it works.

Not really. It’s awkwardly staged, even as slapstick, to the extent that it makes Scotty look stupid. James Dothan hated it.

Awkward indeed. Besides that, what does it add to the narrative? To lead us to another weird ‘romantic’ moment between him and Uhura that goes nowhere? I cut that out, too.

And if you cut out those two things, the next time you see Scotty after the jailbreak, if I remember right, he’s working on the transporter — exactly where you want Scotty. So yes, the goofy things aren’t missed.

It added nothing but a laugh. Nothing wrong with breaking the tension. And it took Scotty out of the equation because had had he not been caught things would have been easier for Kirk, Spock & McCoy.

The gags in TFF were some of the best of the film series, quite honestly. Please do not take this as me thinking TFF was a great film. It wasn’t. But there were some good things in it. The humor was one of the things it got right and removing them would just make the sub par film worse.

Yep, it’s a knee-slapper alright. Worthy of Hee-Haw.

Certainly better than anything in TVH. I’d suggest editing that one but even without the lame gags there is still the entire crew coming across as dumb as the Galaxy Quest aliens and the lame plot.

Now it’s out: ST V is their first attempt at Lower Decks! They were 3 decades ahead of their time!

On the contrary. Every time I see the scene it evokes a laugh to this day. It was perfectly executed.

What made Scotty look stupid was talking to the computer in TVH. In fact, a lot of things in that movie not only made Scotty but everyone look stupid.

Confirming my ‘blue-haired lawyer theory’ about the internet. Doesn’t matter what topic it is, someone will come out of the woodwork to defend it.

Didn’t you yourself confirm that already?

Uh sure, why not.

Regarding VIs end of Cold War theme, perhaps they should give Meyer Trek XIV to reflect current events (with the Kelvin Klingons, and elements of Yesterdays Enterprise?).

Of course, this is just the beginning. no one knows how far things will go..

He really is an excellent writer with very good instincts as a director, he performed so well under enormous pressure and constraints. Star Trek owes him so very much. I’ve no idea if having bountiful resources would ruin his special sauce, but I’d love to see what happens.

I think Meyer’s inherent cynicism, which he came by honestly (the guy said in a mid-80s interview he didn’t think we’d survive to get out of the 20th century, and this was BEFORE he wrote that laugh line in TVH), would make it almost impossibly hard to do an entertaining story that reflects the current turmoil. I mean he chose to make TREK seriously retrograde in TUC (not just Kirk’s pride and Spock’s prejudice, but all the stuff that made TSFS’s political paranoia seem validated, which seemed just SO retroretro), and I found that pretty abhorent, and to make a Federation that would be run by something like what we just had creeping through the Oval would be going bridges too far in the wrong direction for Trek, or so I think.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture-The Director’s Edition includes “The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek” and “Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek: The Motion Picture” from the 50th Anniversary set and The Wrath of Khan contains “The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan”. “The Dream is Alive: The Continuing Mission: and “End of an Era: Charting the Undiscovered Country” from the 50th Anniversary set are not included in any 4K release.

You’re correct, unbeknownst to me, Paramount revised the standalone TWOK disc to include the 50th documentary. It was not included in the 2021 version that was part of the I-IV set. Also note this review is does not cover the new TMP:DE disc.

I just spun up The Wrath of Khan Blu-ray disc from the 2021 4K set. “The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan” is there. Same as it was on the 2016 release, as you noted in the review of that release.

I somehow had it in my head it was missing from that disc. I have no idea why. Thanks for correcting me.

Really disappointing that they don’t have dolby atmos!!! There are much “smaller”, insignificant and older films out there that receive a dolby atmos upmix. I REALLY hope they will upmix the TNG movies in dolby atmos – I’m the biggest tng fan but if paramount is not willing to give me the best possible product (sound in this case) for my felt 50iest time buying these films, I will not buy them (again).

These discs are wonderful upgrades to the frankly atrocious blu-rays. They’ve been a long time coming. Let’s hope the TNG films are coming next year.

Was going to order the TMP remnaster until I saw it was included in the Box set. I ordered the Box set yesterday. A bit disappointed to hear the extended cut of TUC is missing from the BD. I don’t think it was all that necessary, however. And I do still have the original DVD that was that cut.

The documentary mentioned would have been good to include. I don’t think I’ve seen it. I’ve seen so very many, however I just wonder if it has anything in it that hasn’t been seen before? If anyone has any thoughts or could tell me about that doc I’d appreciate it.

I ordered TMP Directors Edition The Complete Adventure from Amazon UK since the disks are region free and the UK set comes with the new DE on a separate Bluray Disk instead of the digital download like in North America. That drove me bonkers when I saw it was a digital download in North America.

Yep, the UK edition is the better version if you want to have everything on standard Blu-ray too.

Just be sure you have a region free player if you are in N America. Which I am seriously considering.

You may not be aware, but UHD Blu-ray has no region code. They finally did away with that stupid idea. And according to all reports, the standard Blu-rays included in the UK set come set to “all regions”, so it’s not an issue. Amazon UK’s listing even states “Regions A,B,C”. You wouldn’t see folks in North America widely recommending the UK set without caveats if it had specific region coding.

I’ve seen vastly superior fan-made CGI replacements for the dreadful STV FX on YouTube. If Paramount had wanted to do an upgrade on the cheap, it wouldn’t have been difficult.

Seems like such a missed opportunity to do this for The Final Frontier, Generations and even Insurrection. Work with the director to identify shots that could be augmented or swapped out with improved VFX they couldn’t do back then and then spend a small amount with any of the VFX houses working on Trek to give some added value when asking fans to buy these films again for the umpteenth time.

I’ve seen those videos too. Some are really impressive. Get on that, Paramount!

I’m still of the opinion that you could fix most of V’s effects by simply using different stock elements from previous films, then recomping them with other backgrounds (there aren’t THAT many shots where you see whether the -A is there or not.)

And just about anything would have been better than the toe-painting-looking and backlit-cottonball center of galaxy — I have always said you could take the vger cloud stuff and mess up the color while skip printing and get a very suitable center-of-galaxy that had scope and looked pretty.

The only things any of these sets are missing are the animated menus that came with the old DVD sets. Those were awesome and its a shame they werent reproduced for any of the later releases. At least all of the bonus content is included though from those same DVD sets!

As wonderful as the sixth film is (and it’s my favorite in the canon) the fifth film is 180 degrees the opposite. I tried to rewatch that abomination last week and gave up less than an hour into it. Horrible, horrible, horrible. I’m a first gen, all in ST fanatic and watching ST-V is about as painful to me as someone beating my hand with a hammer.

Great review and I’m glad we finally have confirmation that these new remasters are also on the standard Blu-ray Discs too. I hate the 2009 transfers so replacing them entirely with the box set is the obvious choice for those who can afford it.

My one gripe is that here in Australia, as is now sadly the norm, we are only getting the single UHD individual releases for each film. No remastered BDs, no bonus discs and certainly no box sets. So, I will be importing my box set from the UK which, while it solves my personal collector’s issue, doesn’t help the cause here in AU. If everyone does what I’m doing then Paramount will assume that Aussies only want to stream. There may not be as many physical media collectors here as in the rest of the world but if they released the same UHD/BD box set here in Australia I reckon they’d find there would be a reasonable number who would buy it. Perhaps a limited release? Stamp a ‘1 of 500’ sticker on it. They’d sell then!

Anyway, rant over. I am so happy these films are finally available dressed in their best. I am very excited to see the four Next Gen films in the future as the photography in those is uniformly gorgeous and well deserving of a first class UHD release. I just hope those films get a 7.1 upgrade…or better!

Maybe Nemesis will finally get re-released as a very extended edition with 45 additional minutes how it was supposed to be from the start?

Too bad they didn’t use that opportunity to fix the bad and unfinished fx of ST V (and Sybok’s messy and inconsistent hair cut ;) )

are these new 4k versions also the ones that are now available on Paramount +?

P+ updated TMP-TVH last year, but sadly they still have not updated TFF or TUC to use the new versions.

Star Trek V in 4k is ready for download on iTunes, but VI is only in HD. When do we get the 4k Version of it, are there any news?

Another question I have…is anyone else having trouble playing their digital copy of the Director’s Cut of Star Trek VI on AppleTV 4K? All I get is sound, no video. It plays fine on my reg HD AppleTV…

My old SD Version of Star Trek VI DCut works fine here on the latest Apple TV 4k, but its not the version that you can buy today in the Apple Store. Did you test it on an iPhone or Macbook?

yeah, works fine on my Macbook. I haven’t tried on my iphone yet. I was talking with 8 different support members from Apple last night, and no one could figure out the issue.

I would try to reset the Apple TV, but you have tried this, I am sure…

Try it again, Part VI is now back in 4k in the iTunes Store in Germany, maybe this version has the DC of the film in the correct version.

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One of the most celebrated and essential adventures from the STAR TREK universe, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN comes to 4K UHD with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, boldly remastered from the original film elements. On routine training maneuvers, Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned that this may be the last space mission of his career. But an adversary from the past has returned with a vengeance. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban)—brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth—has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen the top-secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk… with the threat of a universal Armageddon. Both the original theatrical cut and the Director’s cut are included, alongside an array of special features.

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Star Trek Trilogy - 4K Blu-ray Review

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This reviewer is a little slow to update to new technologies. When it came time to replace some of my old equipment, I dove deep into the pros and cons of the next (and many say last) generation of home movies: 4K. The pros and cons of yet another format are involved and not a blanket statement. For example, when you hear that a lot of alleged 4K moves are in fact up-scaled lower resolution scans, why you drop extra money for a ‘fake’ 4K disc? Also true, is that most of the high end blockbusters we consume are still rendering their effects at 2K, because it takes forever to render the files. With the boom of physical media well and truly behind the average Joe, the advent of streaming becoming ever more favoured, why even bother going down this rabbit hole?

Having just watched the ‘ Kelvin Universe ’ Star Trek trilogy, I’ll attempt to show you why. This is what the 4K naysayers refer to as a ‘fake’ bunch of discs. IE: they are 2K up-scaled prints with the HDR. It’s HDR you should remember as we go through the movies. The film reviews are simply ported over from theatrical releases, but I’ll go into a bit of the experience of these movies on a modern system and, for the trilogy at least, show why what may be true of some discs isn’t true of all. Come to those of us who are lucky enough to indulge this wonderful pastime, and we’ll try and share our experiences as best we can.

STAR TREK (2009)

Many moons ago a younger version of myself was befriended by a fella in high school that loved Star Trek —REALLY loved it. Having always been a bit cold on the adventures of Kirk and Spock, and thinking the new bald guy in the new Star Trek show ( The Next Generation ) was a cranky old British bastard, it took him some time to bring me around. But my pal’s insistence paid off in the end, and I became an eager consumer of all the Star Trek series/films, etc. More than that, I now share in its appeal to millions of Trekkies/Trekkers/whatever the hell you like to be called, and share your passion.

Why the hell am I telling you this? Well, I am about to go see J.J. Abrams retooling of the original Star Trek characters, and no matter how much I like the creator of Alias and Lost (to name but two of his excellent works) the news that ‘ Star Trek ’ was to be remade did not sit well with me at all—I hated the idea.

Star Trek has proven time and again its legs to continue with new permutations, new characters, and its creator Gene Roddenberry was a forward-thinking man. So what possible reason could there be to rehash what has come before? Apart from the usual money hungry corporate lack of imagination that seems to be plaguing our silver screen in ever-greater volume (and robbing new generations of future classics of its own by unimaginatively re-whatever-ing ours.)

But I digress, in two hours I may have a better answer. Having been quick to reject, slow to come around the first time to ‘ Star Trek’ and its spin offs, I will not make the same mistake twice. See you in two hours.

Back. Well, there’s good news and bad. First the good: Star Trek works like Gangbusters. It’s exciting, fast-paced, has an engaging, emotional story, a powerful antagonist (Australia’s Eric Bana ), breathtaking visuals, unparalleled action, and J.J. Abrams has admirably succeeded in his intention to redefine the series.

This is an origin story for all seven iconic characters (no small task to squeeze into one film), but with Abrams’ pedigree in providing great character development with large ensemble casts—while maintaining an active pace—if anyone was going to pull it off it was him. Without spoiling the story, nor getting bogged down in the multitudes of plots and subplots, this film takes our heroes from youth to the men and woman assigned to the Starship Enterprise that we remember. Any deviation from what was canon before has been answered by the plot (whether you accept it or not is up to you). The fact that they use the legendary Leonard Nimoy to achieve this is a poignant and respectful nod to all that everyone involved wants to honour what has come before them.{googleads}

The actors inhabiting roles vacated by legends after five decades had their work cut out for them, but each and every one of them rises to the task and makes it their own. Karl Urban may be the closest to dangerously imitating his predecessor, but I suspect with another film under his belt, Leonard McCoy will become his own. Chris Pine is an outstanding leading man, has channeled some Harrison Ford into his Kirk, has an incredible sense of comic timing and was a joy to follow.

The bad: The frenetic pacing can get a little overwhelming, with very few moments of calm. There are several plot contrivances that seem a little too convenient, none the least being a cadet becoming a captain rather rapidly. Is it sufficiently explained? Sure. Is it believable? Not really. The trek techno-babble has been stripped to its bare minimum, and, being expounded in moments of crisis, it tends to get a little lost. If the intention of the makers is to make Star Trek more accessible to a wider audience (and they insist that is one of their goals) then more care is needed or the Sci-fi newbies are likely to miss something, or simply lose interest. But by far the most profound negative for this reviewer must be an unsatisfied answer to the question: Was a reboot necessary? With very little tweaking this film would have worked with new characters. Did it have to be Kirk and Spock and Co.? Why must we go back, when we could go forward? Well the answer is IP safety for the studio.

At least, in this era of unrelenting unoriginality, Paramount gave the reigns of a beloved franchise-gone-by to a very talented and respectful creator. If it had to be done, then Star Trek fans the world over can breathe a sigh of relief J.J. Abrams got the gig. Unlike a lot of remakes, this one is worth the time, this one truly has a shot of connecting with a new generation, and this one looks to be the beginning of something fresh and great.

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Star trek (2009) / 4k ultra hd + blu-ray + digital - review.

Star Trek was shot in 35mm, and upscaled to 4K from a 2K scan. This means, if you’re buying the Fake vs Real division it’s a fake. Having just watched it, however, on an 82 inch Samsung QLED, that isn’t all she wrote. The 1080p Blu-ray looks gorgeous on this set also, and would get no complaints from anyone, but the 4K release ups the ante considerably with HDR (High Dynamic Range) and makes everything on the screen pop. Dimension in every scene is sharply and firmly on another level. The colours of the uniforms leap off the screen, with every primary-coloured seam so brilliantly rendered, you feel like you could pull one off the display. JJ’s penchant for lens flare is also emboldened and given more depth in this transfer, as is Quinto’s five o’clock shadow, but by far the greatest sharpening is in the blacks in any scene (and in a movie about space, there’s plenty). You get deeply inky blacks in this picture that go beyond the blacks of the Blu-ray while sharpening its muddy details to full potential. This is an extraordinary looking picture and in no way inferior. Could they do better with a 4K scan? I would be hard pressed to see the difference. Don’t know if Paramount employed any DNR, but the only thing I could see being better, is a truer to source grain detail in the future, should they choose to bother.

A 7.1 DOLBY ATMOS mix that is about as good as it gets, and extremely busy through all channels from the first scene. It’s bold, immersive, thrilling. Dialogue through the centre is crisp and never drowned out by the weighty and constant pounding of the sub and rears. Absolutely first rate stuff.

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I got sent the trilogy set, which includes all three movies with the Blu-ray counterpart included and the features of those releases still there. As with most 4K discs these days, (as they take up a whole lot of storage space on a disc) there isn’t anything much. You do get the same commentary track from the Blu-ray.

Blu-ray Rating:

Star trek into darkness (2013).

You could never accuse JJ Abrams of not having courage. Here is a near 50 year-old franchise with more television and cinematic entries than most in the world, with a rich history, and a ravenous and supporting fan base, and he decides to remake it.

2009’s Star Trek was a wake-up call to the world that the adventures of the Starship Enterprise still had some legs, and with a little modernization in pacing and some stripping back of tired old formulas, the film was a roaring success—the most successful Star Trek film ever. So a sequel was a done deal.

Where to go? They had successfully ret-conned the adventures of Kirk and Spock and could take it pretty much wherever they liked. Without getting into spoiler territory, if you thought they had balls last time, the direction they chose this time can only be described with one word: brave.

Jim Kirk and crew roar into the sequel, breaking one of Starfleet’s most sacred mandates. In the aftermath, Kirk is relieved of his command and the crew is split apart. When a 23rd century terrorist by the name of John Harrison begins attacking Starfleet and its personnel, a great loss befalls Kirk. He begs for the chance to redeem himself and bring Harrison to justice for his crimes. But all is not what it seems, and the price will be high for Kirk to learn from his mistakes and to better himself.{googleads}

Let’s go with the good first, because there’s plenty of it. Again, the pacing of this film makes it accessible to anyone. It is a fun, action packed, rollicking good ride through space. The characters, by and large, are established now and the actors playing them have settled in well. Effects are extraordinary again. Music is similar to the last movie, with no standout new themes coming through, but it’s a good continuation of the last flick. There’s great humour again, accessible and relatable characterizations, and a solid continuation of a more humanized, less sterile Star Trek universe.

The bad: the script’s attempts at complexity quite often fall flat or come across as convolution for the sake of it. They show courage in tackling things most Trekkers consider sacred, but I don’t believe it’s successful this time out—too tall an order. I was hoping to see more of Karl Urban ’s McCoy become his own in this one, but he’s really not given that much to do. Not his fault. Benedict Cumberbatch ’s character is full of surprises, but I think he is under-utilized, and considering the big reveal of his character, more screen time was required and a more exciting conclusion warranted. There are some poignant themes that are weakened by essential rehashes of scenes that have come before in other Trek movies: changing the players around doesn’t make it clever. And there are far too many tendrils set up in this film held over for another. Some are great, but it gets beyond a joke.

There is no reason you can’t come to this movie and have a good time. Set your brain to stun, and a visual, engaging feast awaits you. But if you’re at all familiar with Roddenberry’s original conception of Star Trek, this film is lacking it; added to which they gambled on using a Star Trek icon and don’t pull it off. They gave themselves free reign to change anything they want in this universe with the first one. Perhaps they should avoid what’s been done and, next time, ‘go where no man has gone before’.

Star Trek: Into Darkness / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital - Review

Expecting more of the same gushing about this upscale? You’re not gonna get it—you’re gonna get even more! While this is the weakest movie of the three, it looks even better than the first disc, and I didn’t think that was possible. The reason is that JJ shot some of the wow scenes in IMAX 65mm. That works out to be around 11K of resolution, and the detail at that level—even downscaled to a 2K master and then up-scaled back to 4K—is breathtaking. Although only certain scenes are delivered in the film this way, switching back and forth between 35mm shot scenes is never jarring. By picking his moments, JJ shows every colour, pore, explosion, and shadow with fine grain details that keep you glued. We don’t give half stars at Reel, and apart from a native scan of the camera negative, this is as good as it gets.

FLAWLESS DOLBY ATMOS 7.1 mix. Impeccable and jaw dropping sound. A good one to show off your system’s capabilities.

Same as the other disc. Nothing new and all on the included Blu-ray, not the 4K disc.

STAR TREK BEYOND (2016)

The previous entry in the franchise, Into Darkness , left a sour taste in many people’s mouths. JJ Abrams had decided to jump onto that other little known franchise with Star in the title. There was development and script issues galore, but when all the dust settled, Justin Lin (who had come to great acclaim helming in the Fast and Furious franchise) was chosen to helm the next entry and, they hoped, bring back some good will to the franchise.

It didn’t go to plan.

Star Trek Beyond sees the crew of the Enterprise going about their exploration as normal. Their captain is starting to get itchy feet, and fears atrophy is setting into his current role. Secretly, he’s been looking for other challenges, and has put into effect plans that will see him move on. But before Starfleet starts to consider his proposal, they send Kirk and company off for a rescue mission when escape pods appear and ask for aid to rescue the remainder of their crew from a stranded ship. All, however, is not as it seems, and when the Enterprise arrives at the alleged rescue site, catastrophic events besiege our beloved crew. Their rescue mission becomes a fight for survival and the threat of being stranded themselves—perhaps forever.{googleads}

This catalyst of this story is compelling and what befalls the crew early on is affecting and exhilarating, but what unfurls is an overly complicated reveal of who the main antagonist (wasted Idris Elba ) is, and what his true agenda will be. Elba’s bad guy is a new creation for Trek, had the potential to be something interesting, but the execution of what we learn of him is told in past tense, not shown, and slows down the pacing of the movie. He is also just not that interesting a villain, and, considering the capabilities he’s come to have, reduces his efforts to a fist fight at the end. It’s an underdeveloped character that not even Elba can sell. Sofia Boutella had very interesting make-up and a half way decent character that has more interaction with the main players than anyone. Pine ’s Kirk just seemed far too young and vital to be mentally where he is at the start of this story.

Lin’s kinetic direction is best when he’s given terrestrial scenes. His space battles and the final charge at the end are also good, but Abram ’s hyperactive camera has a different visual and Lin’s lacks his complexity.

There are definite attempts to answer some of the criticisms from fans that these movies weren’t Trek enough, and the camaraderie between the principle actors definitely earns them points, but the sum total of this one, for me, was underwhelming.

I came out of this feeling it was okay but not great. The first of these pictures, narrative wise, gave the chance to do whatever they wanted. Their follow up made the mistake of retreading holy ground and this one stayed so closely to well trodden (and far better executed) Trek tropes that the best I can say is its safe. Inoffensive and decently made, but not compelling the audience to come back for more. They lost an opportunity to make this their own.

Star Trek Beyond / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital - Review

Beyond, unlike the first two movies, was shot with digital cameras. Paramount didn’t even release the film theatrically at full resolution, due to the amount of effects (all rendered at 2K). This gives the film a sterile and crisp as all get out appearance. Film purists will decree this look as inferior to the detail of actual film stock, but this 2K up-scale is an awesome representation of what was shot. The subject matter kind of compliments this looks in fact. I’m going to take one point off this transfer, because at 4K resolution, every technique used to make this fantasy come alive is slightly more obvious than the previous two movies. I am only guessing, as I am no cinematographer, but I would surmise the blending of layers may be a little less razor sharp in a combination of film stock and digital effects, and therefore hid the magic a teeny, tiny fraction more.

Reference quality. Superb. Another DOLBY ATMOS 7.1 triumphant mix. How many adjectives can one repeat for this set? Have fun with it. Scare the neighbours across town.

CRAP. Again, all the features are on the Blu-ray, not the 4K disc, and are the same as the previous release, which was crap. The struggles of this film’s inception would have made for a compelling documentary, and a 5 minute nod to the late Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin is a pretty insulting effort.

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Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital

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The included images are not sourced from the 4K disc. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan comes to UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray courtesy of Paramount in a box set that includes the first four movies in the original film series.This Ultra HD Blu-ray release delivers an impressive native 4K image replete with gorgeous Dolby Vision enhancement, available on both cuts of the film.
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And the score by the late James Horner ( Titanic, Braveheart, Apollo 13) is absolutely thrilling. This is rousing stuff. The original theatrical version of Star Trek II runs 112 minutes and was released on Blu-ray in 2009, while the 116-minute Director's Cut came to the format (and Digitally in 4K) in 2016 for Star Trek 's 50th anniversary.
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For a more in-depth take on the film, check out Josh Zyber's review of the 2009 Blu-ray HERE. Paramount beams Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan back down for a single-title 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray release. The 4K and Blu-ray discs found in this set are identical to the ones previously issued with the 4-Movie Collection and the new 6-Movie ...
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Original 4-Movie Collection) Overview - Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a gripping naval adventure set in space, the sequel that satisfies hardened loyal fans as well as casual viewers and builds to an emotional climax that remains just as impactful as ever. The sci-fi classic boldly goes into 4K Ultra HD territory ...
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A making-of lasts 28-minutes. A five-part menu includes interviews, effects featurettes, and a piece on James Horner's score, among others. Bits on Star Trek II's legacy, including one that details props, are excellent. Ricardo Montalban earns a deserving tribute that lasts nearly five minutes. Storyboards and a trailer finish things.
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In conclusion, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on 4K Ultra High Definition Blu-ray is a must-have for any Star Trek fan or lover of science fiction cinema. The visual and audio enhancements, along with the comprehensive bonus features, make this edition a worthy addition to any collection.
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