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Directed by Nicholas Meyer
STAR TREK Created by Gene Roddenberry
Produced by Harve Bennett
Music by James Horner
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle ... Read review
Director Nicholas Meyer's concept forStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanwas to make it ... more
"Captain Horatio Hornblower in space". Equipped with a budget a fraction the size of that accorded the first movie, and bolstered by James Horner's swashbuckling score, ...
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Director's EditionIt Is The 23rd CenturyThe Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on ... more
routine training manoeuvers, and Admiral James T.Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his ca...
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scenario ofStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanwas much more of a success with fans than the somewhat turgid drama ofStar Trek: The Motion Picture. The film reunites newly promoted Admiral Kirk with his nemesis from the earlier episode--the genetically superior Khan (Ricardo Montalban)--who is now seeking revenge upon Kirk for having been imprisoned on a desolated planet. Their battle ensues over control of the Genesis device, a top-secret Starfleet project enabling entire planets to be transformed into life-supporting worlds, pioneered by the mother (Bibi Besch) of Kirk's estranged and now-adult son. While Mr. Spock mentors the young Vulcan Lt. Saavik (then-newcomer Kirstie Alley), Kirk must battle Khan to the bitter end, through a climactic starship chase and an unexpected crisis that will cost the life of Kirk's closest friend. This was the kind of character-basedTrekthat fans were waiting for, boosted by spectacular special effects, a great villain (thanks to Montalban's splendidly melodramatic performance), and a deft combination of humour, excitement, and wondrous imagination. Director Nicholas Meyer (who would play a substantial role in the success of futureTrekfeatures) treats the film as "Horatio Hornblower in space", and then adds lots of spicy seafaringMoby Dickreferences, plus a sprinkle of Shakespearean tragedy and World War II submarine thriller, all driven along by one of composer James Horner's finest scores.Wrath of Khanset the successful tone for the films that followed. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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scenario ofStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanwas much more of a success with fans than the somewhat turgid drama ofStar Trek: The Motion Picture. The film reunites newly promoted Admiral Kirk with his nemesis from the earlier episode--the genetically superior Khan (Ricardo Montalban)--who is now seeking revenge upon Kirk for having been imprisoned on a desolated planet. Their battle ensues over control of the Genesis device, a top-secret Starfleet project enabling entire planets to be transformed into life-supporting worlds, pioneered by the mother (Bibi Besch) of Kirk's estranged and now-adult son. While Mr. Spock mentors the young Vulcan Lt. Saavik (then-newcomer Kirstie Alley), Kirk must battle Khan to the bitter end, through a climactic starship chase and an unexpected crisis that will cost the life of Kirk's closest friend. This was the kind of character-basedTrekthat fans were waiting for, boosted by spectacular special effects, a great villain (thanks to Montalban's splendidly melodramatic performance), and a deft combination of humour, excitement, and wondrous imagination. Director Nicholas Meyer (who would play a substantial role in the success of futureTrekfeatures) treats the film as "Horatio Hornblower in space", and then adds lots of spicy seafaringMoby Dickreferences, plus a sprinkle of Shakespearean tragedy and World War II submarine thriller, all driven along by one of composer James Horner's finest scores.Wrath of Khanset the successful tone for the films that followed. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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Production Year: 1987 - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Futuristic - Director: Paul Michael Glaser - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Dawson
Production Year: 1979 - Science Fiction - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: It has humour and humanity Disadvantages: None that I can think of
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Rel eased in 1982, STAR TREK II - THE WRATH OF KHAN is a sequel to both STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE (released in 1979), and the episode 'Space Seed' from the first season of the original TV show STAR TREK. The first movie had not been well received by the critics, although it did quite well at the box office. Unfortunately its gross was not good enough for the studio in comparison for its budget so with the second movie they really were looking ... ...THE DIRECTOR
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STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also contributed to the writing of the script. Meyer would later return to the STAR TREK fold as writer of the 4th movie, and writer/director of the 6th.
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---------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------- Rel eased in 1982, STAR TREK II - THE WRATH OF KHAN is a sequel to both STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE (released in 1979), and the episode 'Space Seed' from the first season of the original TV show STAR TREK. The first movie had not been well received by the critics, although it did quite well at the box office. Unfortunately its gross was not good enough for the studio in comparison for its budget so with the second movie they really were looking at the final outing for STAR TREK, unless they were able to come up with something both critically and financially more successful. ---------------- THE PLOT ---------------- Whilst on mission training cadets, Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise is attacked by superhuman criminal Khan Noonian Singh and his followers, who had been banished to Ceti Alpha V during the aforementioned episode of the television series. Khan and his crew have escaped and are looking for revenge upon those who they feel wronged them - particularly James T. Kirk!
------------------- THE MAIN CAST ------------------- William Shatner is back as Admiral Kirk. Following the first movie Shatner had appeared in small roles in a couple of movies, and had just begun his new series as the tough police officer T.J. HOOKER, who he would go on to play five seasons.
Leonard Nimoy co-stars as Spock. After THE MOTION PICTURE Nimoy did some stage work and appeared in some well-received TV movies.
Deforest Kelley returns as Dr. McCoy. Between THE MOTION PICTURE and this film he appeared in only a couple of guest roles on TV shows.
Other regular cast members from the original TV show who returned for this movie were James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nichols. Ricardo Montelban co-stars as the evil Khan, reprising the role he had played in the TV series. Montelban was most famous around this period for his role as Mr. Roarke in the TV series FANTASY ISLAND.
-------------------------------- THE DIRECTOR -------------------------------- STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also contributed to the writing of the script. Meyer would later return to the STAR TREK fold as writer of the 4th movie, and writer/director of the 6th.
------------------------------------------ MY VIEWS ON THE FILM ------------------------------------------ The slow moving STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE was not well received critically or financially, although it did make enough money for the studio to decide to make a sequel. However they decided that they needed to go in a different direction to the original movie and as such they decided to dispense with the services of series creator Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry remained as 'executive consultant' but from now on he had little to do with the STAR TREK movies. Instead he would give notes on scripts and developments, but often as not his opinions were not listened to.
To replace Roddenberry as the driving force of the STAR TREK movies Paramount Pictures chose Harve Bennett. Bennett had done quite a lot of work in television, and he was before Trek primarily best known for his work on both THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and THE BIONIC WOMAN. Bennett brought a sense of humanity and humour to the film, which was sorely lacking in the first movie outing. One of the main aspects of Trek which was missing from the first film was the friendly relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, and this was brought to the fore in this film. There are also developments in Spock's character which I won't ruin here, but which add a touch of heartbreak to the film. One of the best aspects of this film is the fact that the characters deal with the fact that they are getting older, which had been ignored in the first film. This theme would be picked up on with much greater weight in the sixth film, THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
THE WRATH OF KHAN breathed new life into the film franchise, and begins a storyline which continues through the 3rd and 4th films. Although I am also a fan of the first movie, if one wants a fun adventure then this would definitely be the more appropriate choice.
-------------------- THE DVD -------------------- STAR TREK II - THE WRATH OF KHAN (THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION) is available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. This features an audio commentary by the director, Nicholas Meyer, in addition to a text commentary by Trek expert Michael Okuda. Also included are some short featurettes, and cast interviews from the time the movie was made. This is a generous DVD package, and is a bargain at Amazon UK for only £6.98
-------------------- THE DETAILS -------------------- Directed by Nicholas Meyer STAR TREK Created by Gene Roddenberry Produced by Harve Bennett Music by James Horner Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Ricardo Montalban
Advantages: Best Star Trek movie, great DVD with extras Disadvantages: None
...in the original series of star trek called "Space Seed", in which a genetic superhuman, Khan, tried to kill Kirk and take over the enterprise, but failed to do so and as a result was exiled on a planet known as Ceti Alpha V. But now that planet as become almost uninhabitable, and Khan's wife was killed by a ceti eel, an indigenous inhabitant of the planet. Khan blames Kirk for this and vows revenge. The story picks up when the captain of the Reliant, ... ...the character
"Visual Effects"
"The Star Trek Universe" showing interviews with authors of Star Trek books, such as the "Eugenics Wars"
"Storyboard archives" with sketches and concept art
The theatrical trailer.
I would recommend this for both Trek fans and Sci-Fi fans, as this movie is the best in the Star Trek movies and on its own is a fantastic Sci-Fi adventure with some excellent special effects (for its time) and a good storyline, with ...
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the mock bridge and addresses the students. Meanwhile Commander Chekhov has been transferred to the USS Reliant. The crew of the Reliant are looking for a suitable planet that must be baron of life to test the Genesis device. On what they think is a baron planet, they discover is an old enemy of Kirk's from the past who wants revenge. His name is Khan Noonian Singh and Kirk exiled Khan for attempting to take control of the Enterprise 15 years before. Khan steals the Reliant to find Kirk. Admiral Kirk accompanies the now promoted Captain Spock on a training cruise with the full compliment of cadets. Without any notice Enterprise is met by the Reliant.....
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Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DIST. SERVICES
Release date
18/11/2002
No of Discs
2
Catalogue No
PHE 8201
Barcode
5014437820136
Composer
James Horner
Languages
Main Language
English
Dubbed Language
German
Technical information
Special Features
Commentary By Director Nicholas Meyer, Text Commentary By Michael Okuda, New Retrospective Documentaries With Cast And Crew Interviews, Theatrical Trailer, Designing Khan Featurette, The Visual Effects Of Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan Featurette, The Star Trek Universe A Novel Approach By Authors Julia Ecklar And Greg Cox, Original Interviews And Cast, Interactive Menus
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English German
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"...A sequel that's worth its salt....On its own simple terms, those of pure escapism, it certainly succeeds." (New York Times, p.C12, 04/06/1982)
"...A very satisfying space adventure....Bound to captivate 'Trek' fans and with premiere special effects to attract other space [picture] enthusiasts..." (Variety, 26/05/1982)
DVD Description
While out on routine training maneuvers, a starship encounters a powerful and supposedly exiled foe from the distant past--Khan (Ricardo Montalban). Only Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew can stop the MOBY DICK-quoting, vengeance-crazed genius from bringing about universal destruction in this warp-speed thrill ride. This second STAR TREK film is a continuation of the plotline begun in episode 27 of the original series--"The Space Seed"--and also expertly sets the stage for the next installment with the forboding presence of the Genesis device.
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