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... more
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scenario of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was much more of a success with fans than the somewhat turgid drama of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The film reunites n...
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 newl...
Wrath of Khan this is one release you can't pass up! Celebrating the classic film's 25th anniversary and featuring Captain Spock 'Regula' (Planet) Kirk Lieutenant Saavik and Commander Uhura.
Wrath of Khan this is one release you can't pass up! Celebrating the classic film's 25th anniversary and featuring Captain Spock 'Regula' (Planet) Kirk Lieutenant Saavik and Commander Uhura. Each figure is in scale with past Original Series and Wrath of Khan releases and includes multiple points of articulation and movie-accurate accessories.
Wrath of Khan this is one release you can't pass up! Celebrating the classic film's 25th anniversary and featuring Captain Spock 'Regula' (Planet) Kirk Lieutenant Saavik and Commander Uhura. Each figure is in scale with past Original Series and Wrath of Khan releases and includes multiple points of articulation and movie-accurate accessories.
Wrath of Khan this is one release you can't pass up! Celebrating the classic film's 25th anniversary and featuring Captain Spock 'Regula' (Planet) Kirk Lieutenant Saavik and Commander Uhura. Each figure is in scale with past Original Series and Wrath of Khan releases and includes multiple points of articulation and movie-accurate accessories.
"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, Meyer accordingly delivered the most exciting of all theTrekbig-screen outings, referencing both CS Forester's Hornblower and classic submarine dramas, as well as adding some literary flourishes and ground-breaking CGI work for good measure (the Genesis device sequence is a computer-animation landmark).Resurrected from the "Space Seed" episode of the TV series, Ricardo Montalban's Khan is the hammiest, most passionately aliveTrekvillain, infused with Captain Ahab's self-destructive single-mindedness and quotingMoby Dickand Shakespeare in his furious pursuit of Kirk. Given permission to be melodramatic, William Shatner has never been stronger, or made Kirk seem more vulnerable. And even after seeing all the later movies, no self-respecting Trekker can sit through Spock's ultimate illogical sacrifice with a dry eye.Unlike the major revisions made toThe Motion Picture, this new Director's Edition ofWrath of Khanis only a very slightly extended version of the original, with some fairly minor additions--most notably scenes that establish Midshipman Peter Preston as Scotty's nephew, thereby explaining Scotty's grief at the young man's death. Some other scenes--such as Kirk and Spock discussing the Genesis Device--have also been expanded.On the DVD:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanis now presented in a lovely 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen print with Dolby 5.1 sound. The first disc has an audio commentary from Nicholas Meyer, plus another fascinating all-you-ever-needed-to-know text commentary fromTrekexpert Michael Okuda (he did the same forThe Motion Picture's DVD release). The second disc has a series of informative documentaries, the most substantial being a lengthy retrospective "Captain's Log", featuring contributions from Producer Harve Bennett, Meyer, Shatner, Nimoy and Montalban. Other featurettes focus on the production design ("Designing Khan"), "Visual Effects", and the writers ofStar Treknovel spin-offs about Khan and the Kobayashi Maru ("The Star Trek Universe"). It's a shame that James Horner's major contribution goes unnoticed though. To round things off there are some promotional interviews from 1982, storyboards and the original trailer. --Mark Walker
"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, Meyer accordingly delivered the most exciting of all the Trek big-screen outings, referencing both CS Forester's Hornblower and classic submarine dramas, as well as adding some literary flourishes and ground-breaking CGI work for good measure (the Genesis device sequence is a computer-animation landmark). Resurrected from the "Space Seed" episode of the TV series, Ricardo Montalban's Khan is the hammiest, most passionately alive Trek villain, infused with Captain Ahab's self-destructive single-mindedness and quoting Moby Dick and Shakespeare in his furious pursuit of Kirk. Given permission to be melodramatic, William Shatner has never been stronger, or made Kirk seem more vulnerable. And even after seeing all the later movies, no self-respecting Trekker can sit through Spock's ultimate illogical sacrifice with a dry eye. Unlike the major revisions made to The Motion Picture, this new Director's Edition of Wrath of Khan is only a very slightly extended version of the original, with some fairly minor additions--most notably scenes that establish Midshipman Peter Preston as Scotty's nephew, thereby explaining Scotty's grief at the young man's death. Some other scenes--such as Kirk and Spock discussing the Genesis Device--have also been expanded. On the DVD: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is now presented in a lovely 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen print with Dolby 5.1 sound. The first disc has an audio commentary from Nicholas Meyer, plus another fascinating all-you-ever-needed-to-know text commentary from Trek expert Michael Okuda (he did the same for The Motion Picture's DVD release). The second disc has a series of informative documentaries, the most substantial being a lengthy retrospective "Captain's Log", featuring contributions from Producer Harve Bennett, Meyer, Shatner, Nimoy and Montalban. Other featurettes focus on the production design ("Designing Khan"), "Visual Effects", and the writers of Star Trek novel spin-offs about Khan and the Kobayashi Maru ("The Star Trek Universe"). It's a shame that James Horner's major contribution goes unnoticed though. To round things off there are some promotional interviews from 1982, storyboards and the original trailer. --Mark Walker
Advantages: It is Star Trek for Trekkies Disadvantages: Kirstie Alley's performance
...is the second of 10 Star Trek films spanning 30 years. This can be picked up on blah.com for as little as £5.99 (P&P free as well!). We certainly havent paid that little for it as my husband gets these DVDs sent to him as part of a collection, along with some really informative magazines (if you are into Star Trek that is - me I just find them boring!)
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For those of you who watched ... ...much in keeping with the Star Trek series from the television, pretty easy to listen to and did not distract from the film at all. In fact, in some places, it actually enhanced my "viewing pleasure".
For £5.99 it is pretty good value, but to be really honest I would have to say that to enjoy this you would have to be either a fan of sci fi movies or a complete Trekkie (like my hubby). I did enjoy it, but others may not. I am giving this one 4 stars, ...
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10.05.2006
Not so cold dish Review ofStar Trek 2 - The Wrath Of Khan DVDby
rikardo
Advantages: Khan Disadvantages: extras???
...crazy for rating a 20-year-old Star Trek film (1982) so highly. Some fans of the show would agree and do place “The Wrath of Khan” all-time number one film of the series. For me, it is simply (with the exception of perhaps First Contact) the most exciting, colourful and rewarding instalment yet. This has great deal to do with the title villain. Khan (played by Ricardo Montalban in gloriously satisfying fashion) is simply “the” definitive Star Trek ... ...(Who have worked on several Star Trek films since- not to mention their origins in the Star Wars trilogy) seem to have been producing their best work before they became too over-burdened and, lately, all they seem to do is churn out what is now commonplace CGI work. Don’t get me wrong: there is a place for CGI and other new technologies to aide movie-makers in painting their canvas but for me there is such a thing as “too much of a good thing”.
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Advantages: It's great Disadvantages: I'll think of one someday
...lost it. He's wrote a Star Trek film op, and now he's about to do so with the other 8 films. Well fear not my chums, I'm only going to op this one. For now, that is.....
Star Trek II was generally considered by most Trekkers to be the best of the Trek films until First Contact, and it set a precedent that still generally stands today - even numbered Trek films are good, odd numbered ones are not so good (or in the case of Trek V, positively awful ... ...whatsoever with the first film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. In reality it is actually a sequel to an original series episode entitled Space Seed. In this episode, the Enterprise encountered a "sleeper ship" from late 20th century Earth, containing a group of genetically enhanced humans in cryogenic suspension. Once revived these men and women, led by Khan Singh (Ricardo Montalban), attempt to take over the Enterprise, and fail. Instead of being ...
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Given the first Star Trek movie, you have to wonder why the entire franchise wasn't led out to the barn and shot. Such a slow effects-laden film that it almost stupefied the brain. It wasn't the most auspicious of starts for the Enterprise's big screen journeys and if they were to get things back on course, the good folks at Paramount were going to have to do something pretty special. I mean, truth be told, who actually wants to see a bunch of geriatrics ... ...slow lumbering beast that was Star Trek The Motion Picture, Wrath of Kahn is a breath of fresh air. While the first film had tried to airbrush over the wrinkles of the crew and go back in time 15 years, the second film simply gets on with the job - and is all the better for it.
The original Kahn story line appeared way back in the first series of the original TV show and the film picks up well. What it doesn't do though is make assumptions about ...
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Khant you kill Kirk Review ofStar Trek 2 - The Wrath Of Khan DVDby
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Advantages: Very good plot (for a change) Disadvantages: May confuse if you haven't seen original episode
...I wrote loadsa ops on Star Trek; I thought I had covered them all so imagine my surprise when I found out that I missed out on one of the better movies in the series!
After watching all of the movies so far, I feel that Star Trek II comes in third on my all time favorite Star Trek movies behind Insurrection and The Undiscovered country. Perhaps what made this movie a little better for me was that it was the continuation of an episode in the original ... ...now expected from modern day Star Trek movies.
I must admit that I enjoyed the movie very much; it had the right combination of intrigue, suspense comedy and action and although Kirk was still more of a thug than a thinker it did begin to show the potential development of the major characters. The movie does not follow on from the first movie but lays the seeds for future movies including plots that involve Spock and Kirk predominately.
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