STACK #162 April 2018

4K FEATURE

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If you're updating to the best format then you also need the best content. As selected by STACK , these ten titles on 4K Ultra HD deliver the most stunning picture and sound quality available.The perfect foundation on which to build your 4K collection. Words Amy Flower

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Every new Star Wars movie is a huge event, but this one has been made even huger

Thor: Ragnarok Letting Taika Waititi loose in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a stroke of genius, with him delivering one of the best – and funniest – Marvel movie outings yet. Plus, added

a world-weary Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) tending to an increasingly unwell Professor X – a good excuse for the clawed X-Man to hide away from the world. But when a young mutant enters Logan’s life, everything changes... A detailed, HDR-

thanks to it being the first episode of the epic space saga to make its way to 4K Ultra HD – and it does it in spectacular style. If you’re into Star Wars then you’re likely up with the story

Jeff Goldblum! As Thor races to save his home of Asgard from destruction, we get to revel in the 4K Ultra HD capturing all the colourful action brilliantly – with no little thanks to the wonders of HDR – while a Dolby Atmos sound mix doesn’t disappoint. Extras on the included Blu-ray feature a short film, docos, deleted and extended scenes, a gag reel and possibly the best thing of all beyond the movie itself – a brilliant Taika Waititi commentary track. Men in Black

enhanced 4K transfer does every speck of dust in Logan’s orbit justice, while everything from the merest hint of a sound to the loudest of bangs imaginable launches forth in a glorious Dolby Atmos mix. Goodies include a commentary, making-of and deleted scenes. Coco Aspiring young musician

behind this one. As the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order, young Rey is boning up on her incredibly strong Force abilities with old Skywalker. As for The Last Jedi on 4K Ultra HD, great news is that it features a pure 4K transfer – you seriously won’t believe how good this one looks. Not only does it feature HDR enhancement for better brightness, contrast and colour, it also packs in a Dolby Vision treatment if all of your equipment supports it. Seriously, you’ll feel like you’re on Ahch-To – do pet a Porg for us while you’re there, please? The sonic department is no slouch either, with a whoosh-heavy Dolby Atmos aural assault making this the most exciting Star Wars home cinema experience ever. Add a 95-minute doco, commentary, 23 minutes of deleted scenes and more extras, and this is one awesome package. Logan The superhero universe is vast, and it features all manner of different tones. Logan ups the grittier side, as we enter a near future that sees

Miguel has a problem – his urge to play music is at odds with its forbidden nature in his household. This calling to music – and desire to find out the story behind the longstanding ban – leads to

Barry Sonnenfeld’s Men in Black hit at the height of 1990s “the truth is out there” mania, putting a comedic twist on the whole aliens-are-among-us riff. Great casting – Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as

him attending a very interesting family reunion on Mexico’s annual Day of the Dead. That’s a ceremony known for it’s wild explosions of colour, and this 4K release ably delivers them to your screen, made even more amazing by the HDR enhancement. Hopefully you haven’t banned music, as Coco is full of it, in pleasing Dolby Atmos. Extras include a commentary, plus a string of featurettes and deleted scenes.

the titular characters – helped, as the latter becomes the latest recruit to don the shades and suit before being let loose with a “flashy thing”. The video presentation on this release is, appropriately, stellar, with a native 4K transfer offering incredible detail. Meanwhile,

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