The Naked Gun (2025) 4K Ultra HD Review

The Naked Gun might not hold a candle to the 1988 original but I think it’s a good entry into a once dormant franchise and Liam Neeson does justice to the legacy of Leslie Nielson playing the part with a straight face amongst the sophomoric humor.

 

 

The Naked Gun
(2025)

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
Paramount | R – 85 min. – $34.99 | November 11, 2025

Date Published: 12/22/2025 | Author: The Movieman


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MOVIE INFO:
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
Writer(s): Dan Gregor & Doug Mand & Akiva Schaffer (written by)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walker Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Liza Koshy
DISC INFO:
Features: Featurettes, Outtakes, Deleted Scenes
Slip Cover: Yes
Digital Copy: Yes
Formats Included: 4K Ultra HD
Number of Discs: 1

Audio: English (Dolby Atmos), Czech (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Hungarian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Polish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Thai (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Video:: 2160p/Widescreen 2.39
Dynamic Range: HDR10, Dolby Vision
Subtitles: English SDH, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Codecs: HEVC / H.265
Region(s): A, B, C

Paramount Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.

THE MOVIE — 3½/5

Plot synopsis: Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (LIAM NEESON). Following in his father’s footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

Quick Hit Review: As a big fan of The Naked Gun franchise, as well as the (very) short-lived TV series it was based on, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of this quasi-reboot though I had little doubt Liam Neeson would have the deadpan comedic chops to lead, and I guess an additional bit of comedy that Neeson, who’s in his 70s, being the son of Drebin. But what we got was a mixture of the screwball comedy of the originals with a bit of a new flare of the more modern comedy.

As it stands, I did find this to be a good time and with a short running time it never overstays its welcome and Neeson for his part was great as was Pamela Anderson having wonderful chemistry. I also really enjoyed Danny Huston as the villain alongside Kevin Durand as his right-hand man.

While I don’t think The Naked Gun (2025) is some sort of comedic masterpiece and doesn’t stand up to the 1988 original, but I did laugh from start to finish which it all you can ask for on a movie like this. Considering the modest box office success, I am interested in a sequel, maybe lampooning comedy sequels.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 3½/5

This release comes with a glossy slip cover and a redemption code for the Digital HD copy.

Featurettes:

  • A Legacy of Laughter (8:57) — This featurette looks back at the original Naked Gun and comments from members of the cast and crew love for the films.
  • Son of a (Naked) Gun (5:59) is on Liam Neeson and his Frank Drebin Jr. character.
  • The Funny Femme Fatale (4:32) looks at Pamela Anderson and her comedic chops.
  • The Really Unusual Suspects (4:22) is a featurette on Danny Huston and Kevin Durand villain characters
  • On Set of a Set Within a Set That’s in a Set (3:42) — Breaks down the great set within a set scene.
  • Dropping the Balls (3:26) covers the MMA arena sequence.

And last up are some Outtakes (12:28) and Deleted/Alternate/Extended Scenes (16:32).

 

 

VIDEO – 4¾/5

Paramount releases The Naked Gun onto 4K Ultra HD and presented in the original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2160p high-definition transfer. As a slapstick comedy it’s of course bright and quite colorful while detail is sharp and well defined.

AUDIO – 4¾/5

This comedic-centric movie does get a strong Dolby Atmos track which might be a bit overkill but still offers good dialogue levels and when there is action there is some nice depth. Also making use of all channels is the music and score. Nothing phenomenal but still a solid lossless track.

 

OVERALL — 4/5

The Naked Gun might not hold a candle to the 1988 original but I think it’s a good entry into a once dormant franchise and Liam Neeson does justice to the legacy of Leslie Nielson playing the part with a straight face amongst the sophomoric humor, same goes for both Pamela Andersen and Danny Huston who were great in their respective roles.