Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:36
Rotten:4
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
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Reviews for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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There is something comfortable, even old-shoeish, about the new film, a sense, appropriate to its theme of coming to terms with middle age, that all aboard are pleasurably rediscovering their best selves. Full Review |
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If this is the supposed high point for the Star Trek movie series, it's still a low point for sci-fi. Full Review |
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khaaaaan! Full Review |
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It's not Shakespeare, but it's certainly fun. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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.' Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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The net effect, between embarrassed guffaws, is incredulity: a movie at once post-TV and pre-DW Griffith. Full Review |
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Many fans consider this the best of the series, and I like it very much. Full Review |
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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... Full Review |
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Awesome Star Trek flick!
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What movie would be complete without an incredible villain? In Khan, Ricardo Montalban created a villain of legendary proportions. Full Review |
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Still the best "Trek" film. KHAN!!!!
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