It's not Shakespeare, but it's certainly fun.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: Khan, a genetically engineered "superman" prone to megalomaniacal delusions, was exiled years ago to the barren planet Ceti Alpha 5. He blames Admiral Kirk for his hard fate, as well as for his son's death, and vows revenge. When Commander Chekov mistakenly beams down to Khan's lair, the... Khan, a genetically engineered "superman" prone to megalomaniacal delusions, was exiled years ago to the barren planet Ceti Alpha 5. He blames Admiral Kirk for his hard fate, as well as for his son's death, and vows revenge. When Commander Chekov mistakenly beams down to Khan's lair, the villain finally has a means of escape. Using a parasitic creature that allows him to control the minds of his victims, Khan seizes command of the Starship Reliant. From there he hopes to lure Kirk to his death, using equipment stolen from an experimental research project. These devices allow him to trigger something known as the "Genesis Effect" -- a means of generating new life from existing matter. Khan plans to use the creation machines as weapons, because the same fire of life that creates new worlds must destroy what existed before. Kirk and crew need all the courage and cunning they can muster in order to save their friend and silence Khan forever. [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 8, 2002
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- 2-Disc Set
Disc One:
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Nicholas Meyer - Director
- Text Commentary - 1. Michael Okuda - Co-Author, THE STAR TREK
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
Disc Two:
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - 1. Theatrical
- Featurettes - 1. THE CAPTAIN'S LOG (27 mins)
- 2. DESIGNING 'KHAN' (24 mins)
- 3. THE VISUAL EFFECTS OF STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (18 mins)
- 4. THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE: A Novel Approach by Authors Julia
- Ecklar and Greg Cox (29 mins)
- Interviews with the Cast (11 mins)
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Storyboard Archives
Reviews
The net effect, between embarrassed guffaws, is incredulity: a movie at once post-TV and pre-DW Griffith.
The film plays on the TV series' perceived strengths; strong character interaction, a credible science fiction future, and intelligent plotting.
Star Trek II is a very satisfying space adventure, closer in spirit and format to the popular TV series than to its big-budget predecessor.
This is one of the most popular in the series, thanks to a high action quotient (including a tensely staged space battle), a suitably campy turn by Montalban, and the shock value of Spock's 'death.'
If only director Nicholas Meyer had grasped the implications of his tale more fully and enthusiastically, this might have become a classic piece of cornball SF poetry, but as it stands the tepid acting and one-set claustrophobia take a heavy toll.
Keep on Trekkin' ... The Star Trek TV series boldly went where none of its movie versions have gone before or since in Meyer's exceedingly space-worthy sequel.
Many fans consider this the best of the series, and I like it very much.
There's got to be some moral in the fact that the Star Trek movie with the smallest budget (by far) and fewest resources is still the dominant favorite...
What movie would be complete without an incredible villain? In Khan, Ricardo Montalban created a villain of legendary proportions.
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