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05/19/08
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
92 %
Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 35 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Consensus:
Considered by many fans to be the best of the Star Trek movies, Khan features a strong plot, increased tension, and a sharp supporting performance from Ricardo Montalban.
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... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Reviews
Top Critic
The net effect, between embarrassed guffaws, is incredulity: a movie at once post-TV and pre-DW Griffith.
06/24/06
Top Critic
The film plays on the TV series' perceived strengths; strong character interaction, a credible science fiction future, and intelligent plotting.
09/11/01
Top Critic
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.
05/19/08
Top Critic
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.'
06/05/07
Top Critic
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.
06/05/07
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.
08/07/06
Many fans consider this the best of the series, and I like it very much.
05/26/06
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...
04/08/06
What movie would be complete without an incredible villain? In Khan, Ricardo Montalban created a villain of legendary proportions.
09/30/05
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