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Fresh:36
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Average Rating:7.8/10
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
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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... [More]
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley
Director: Nicholas Meyer
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.
Top CriticThe net effect, between embarrassed guffaws, is incredulity: a movie at once post-TV and pre-DW Griffith.
If this is the supposed high point for the Star Trek movie series, it's still a low point for sci-fi.
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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.'
Ricardo Montalban plays the badass Khan in one of the most commanding performances of his career.
It's not Shakespeare, but it's certainly fun.
Masterful... classic.
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Arguably the best of the Star Trek movies.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan works as both a science fiction adventure story and as a thematically rich drama.
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Star Trek II added hefty doses of action, adventure, and suspense, injecting life into a concept that had been left moribund by its first big-screen feature.
Top CriticThe best of the Star Trek film series, a gloriously operatic revenge tale full of sound and fury, violence and vengeance, humor and empathy.
The plot is a tad stronger and the characters not overshadowed by spectacular special effects (like in the first film).
Here comes a sequel that's worth its salt. The second Star Trek movie is swift, droll and adventurous, not to mention appealingly gadget-happy. It's everything the first one should have been and wasn't.
Top CriticMany fans consider this the best of the series, and I like it very much.
The one thing that continues to stand out is the big emotional scene that floods the waterworks of every Trek fan in the audience.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a movie that transcends it’s genre, it’s format, it’s fan base to really get inside the hearts and heads of people across all barriers the world over. This is the way to make Star Trek movies RIGHT.
June 03, 2009:
Where Will Star Trek Boldly Go Next?
With Star Trek entering popular culture not just as a franchise reboot but a cinematic moment in sci-fi history, talk has already turned to the sequel(s) and where the next... More...
April 24, 2009:
Trekking With Tim, Day Two: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
My feeling is that movie adaptations should be able to appeal to both diehards and non-fans alike. They should maintain the spirit of their source material, but should not be... More...
January 14, 2009:
Ricardo Montalbán: 1920-2009
Hollywood lost a pair of elder statesmen today, with the Ricardo Montalbán, the actor best-known for his appearance as the mysterious Mr. Roarke in Aaron Spelling's long-running... More...
February 28, 2007:
New "Star Trek" Flick to Hit Theaters on Christmas (2008)
Pretty slow news week, so here's a really short one: Paramount's 11th "Star Trek" flick will hit theaters on Christmas Day 2008. As reported a few days back, J.J.... More...
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