Star Wars: The Last Jedi (English) (4K Ultra HD) (Blu-ray Combo) (2017)

I loved it? Then why only the four-star? Well, as a Star Wars Fan, I've loved every episode out, even number 1 with Jar-Jar Binks. As always, and to be expected, the special effects are great, though not unexpected. Characters are rather flat and predictable. Mark Hamill continues as Luke Skywalker, but his acting seems artificial and contrived. So, while I love Star Wars, I can't give it a true 5-star rating because acting is inconsistent, plot is predictable, and nothing in the special effects department is groundbreaking. (If I was to be totally honest, if you're not a Star Wars fan, this movie is more realistically a 3-star feature.)

Let me begin with the 4K copy review: I honestly couldn’t see much difference in the 4K and what I’ve seen in regular Blu-ray. Maybe it’s just this particular movie but the Wow Factor really wasn’t there, and I watched it on my five month old 4K HDR LG tv using my new LG 4K DVD player. As for the movie... I’m very disappointed with what Disney has done to the franchise, from expecting us to believe in bombers in space (Hello! No gravity!) to traveling in open space with no suit or oxygen or anything, I mean come on. Even in sci-fi there are rules. I was hoping that they would improve upon SW7 but they didn’t as far as I’m concerned. What a pity.

The Last Jedi isn't up there with the best of the Star Wars movies but does stand on its own as a very good film. It takes up where The Force Awakens left off and advances its story lines. The home release has both 4K HDR and Dolby Vision versions so which one you'll see depends on whether your TV and UHD disc player are DV capable. Each format provides an excellent image. The audio, while good, should have been better. Volume has to be cranked up significantly to get the full impact of the Dolby Atmos sound track. If you are a Star Wars fan and have all of the movies in series, you will, no doubt, add The Last Jedi to your collection.