Star Trek The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection Includes Star Trek IX Insurrection Star Trek VII Generations Star

Having received this set, I can honestly say that it is a fantastic 4K presentation of the four Next Generation films and a perfect complement to the original six films’ artwork and packaging! The films look great with the nice film grain and Dolby Vision! My shipment arrived in splendid condition with no damage. It’s a shame that some shippers do not take the time to treat their paying customers’ products with care, as evidenced by the photos of severely damaged cases that I have seen posted. Hopefully Amazon can offer some satisfactory resolution for that in some form. That being said, I still gave five stars because even though there is no Dolby Atmos that could have punched it up a notch (as it did on STTMP: Director’s Edition); it’s still a splendid sound presentation! The one thing that would have added to it would have been to include the Star Trek: Evolutions bonus disc from the 2009 Next Generation film release; I ported my own disc over from that collection. And the price point is pretty good, too! Read more

4K BD/UHD Boxed Set: Great set of the TNG era Star Trek Movies. Picture and sound are excellent. Unfortunately you need to view the BD versions for special features like deleted scenes that didn't all make it onto the UHD disks. Also the digital rights versions don't include any special features (but that's not a new problem for Star Trek films). Overall highly recommend if you, like me, still want physical media for some of your preferred films/tv series. Read more

I remember watching all these in the theater when they came out! The reproductions are Seemless and the Blu-ray extra bonus material is definitely worth the watch! Read more

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A nearly perfect 4K release from Paramount, this set features brand spanking new 4K transfers from the original camera elements. Paramount has done a marvelous job with this (their releases can be hit-or-miss deepening in who supervises the encodes and transfers). We get all four of the Next Gen films on 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and HDR 10 along with corresponding new Blu-Ray releases with the legacy special features from the previous sets. The audio sounds marvelous with both 5.1 and 7.1 mixes. Subtitles are provided in multiple languages. The first film ( “Generations” )in the set provided a transition from the original series to the Next Gen. Captain Kirk disappears saving the Enterprise C when it encounters something called the Nexus Ribbon which is an interaction between different times. Believed to be dead, Kirk is never seen in his century again. Meanwhile, after the death of Picard’s remaining family the Captain is born numbed and recognizes the missed opportunities on his life. When a Federation outpost is attacked being led by researcher Soren (Malcolm McDowell) is attacked, the Enterprise is sent to investigate unaware of how this ties past imto present. While it is flawed and comes across as an excellent two hour episode of the series blown up for the big screen, holds up remarkably well. It’s well directed by long time series director David Carson and the script-while flawed- does a good job of bringing two separate generations of Captains. The script by Ron Moore and Brannon Bragg has to do multiple things and still please fans of both franchise as well as be approachable to more casual fan and does an exceptional job of juggling. Do bills occasionally get dropped? Yep but it’s not a big deal. ‘Star Trek: First Contact” plays like the big screen version of “The Next Gen” that was always meant to be. Written, again, by Moore and Braga, the film combines time travel with the Borg and first contact in a strong mix with great visual effects and acting. The assured direction of Next Gen actor Jonathan Frakes was an inspired choice as he knew Trek lore, the characters and what felt right for the film.It further develops the PTSD only hinted at by Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the series. The Borg make a run at Earth forcing the Fleet to defend the planet. The Enterprise is enforced with patrolling the Neutral over concern about Picard’s history with the Borg. As the Fleet loses the battle, Picard flies off to the conflict violating orders and takes command of the remaining fleet. Knowing their defenses from his time when he was assimilated, they manage to destroy the Borg Cube ship but not before they lunch a smaller ship that creates a time vortex. The Enterprise is forced to follow. The third film plays much like an episode of the series. Again directed by Frakes, the modest script by Michael Pillar was rewritten and compromised resulting in a film that is neither fish (series) or fowl (theatrical). There are some marvelous character moments but the film lacks the scale of the previous film and the threat. Picard becomes embroiled in a first contact disaster when a less advanced race of beings called the Bak’a discovers Data and the “Duck blind’ he and others are using to observe them. It turns out that an alien race called the Son’a are working beyond the scenes with the Federation on a scheme against the less advanced race. Featuring F. Murray Abraham in a marvelously oily performance. Anthony Zerbe also gives a great performance as a compromised member of the Federation. Despite the smaller scale, the film does work pretty well. It may not work as well as the two previous films but it does capture some of the best elements of the series and films. The fourth film is the underrated “Star Trek: Nemesis”. The problem is that, while Stuart Barid’s direction is very good, we have someone who is unfamiliar with “Trek”. That was a disadvantage in some ways as these characters have established relationships and it’s tough to thread that needle with a new director. Writer John Logan (a long time fan but a newbie to the “Trek”universe as a writer) has written some excellent series (“Penny Dreadful”) and some OK science fiction films (“The Time Machine” 2002 film) brings some new and interesting twists to the script but, at times, it feels as if quite a bit of essential material was shot and is missing from the film. It’s a little too lean and tight when some character moments would have helped the film. Still, it’s a fine (if flawed) film and I just don’t get get the hatred many fans had for it. Perhaps it’s because parts of it feel like they are influenced by the crop of Lucas prequel “Star Wars” movies but it is still a very good film. I would love to see a Director’s cut of the film someday. Unfortunately, “Nemesis” flopped at the box office killing off the Next Gen franchise until “Picard” revived it as a three season Paramount Plus series. The technical specs as mentioned are splendid- top notch 4K transfers with great audio. There are some minor issues but-on the whole-these are reference quality except for the li itari0ns of some of the digital effects work of the time. The Blu-rays have the bill of the legacy special features with the 4K’s having the commentary tracks on them. The Blu-rays also look top notch with a major improvement over the previous releases and use the same source. This is a terrific set with two classic films, one very good and one good film. Paramount has pulled out all the stops for the films providing top notch transfers for each film. Highly recommended. Read more

Update: Paramount’s disc replacement service just shipped a replacement. Bumping up the score since Paramount will make-good on QC issues if you’re patient. Original: Hats off to the team that remastered this for UHD. These movies look great! Unfortunately, QC is a bit lacking, and one of the films arrived scratched and unreadable. I'm attempting to replace through Paramount's disc replacement program now, but they've been fairly non-responsive so I don't actually know if they'll make good. Read more

Ever notice how you may not like something when it first comes out, but you find it quite enjoyable years later? I had seen these 4 movies years ago but didn't really like Generations or Nemesis. In fact, I never was a fan of The Next Generation when it was first on IV. I didn't want to imagine Star Trek without Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Scotty, Spock, or the original Enterprise. However, I recently decided to give the show another chance after re-watching the original series, and I quickly got to liking it. I actually changed my opinion of Generations after seeing it again after several years. If you watch it about a week after finishing the series, you'll see it was kinda written as just a longer episode of the TV show. Sure, it has its slow parts, but so did the series. You'll notice the interior shots of the Enterprise D are much darker in the movie, not as well-lit as it was on TV. I guess that was foreshadowing to what happens to it in the movie. Spoiler alert for those who have never seen it- it gets destroyed. I was actually glad it did- the Enterprise D was the ugliest ship I've ever seen in any science fiction, never could get used to it. They made up for that with the Enterprise E, which is one of the coolest looking ships ever in Star Trek. Anyway, like them or not, these movies are what they are, and I for one like them all now. Hope you will too. Read more