Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Actor: Nichelle Nichols, William ShatnerBrand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
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Movie Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few ....or the One)
Summary: 5 Stars
Released in the summer of 1982, the 30th anniversary of the U.S.S. Enterprise's greatest big-screen voyage is fast approaching. With the famed 1966-69 television series' original ensemble (William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, James Doohan, & Walter Koenig) gathered together once more, director & un-credited screenwriter Nicholas Meyer nimbly took up the challenge of reinvigorating an aging cast with a stellar intergalactic adventure featuring the return of Captain Kirk's greatest television nemesis: the imperious genetic superman known as Khan. As a sequel to the first season episode (1966-67), "Space Seed," this movie boldly answers the question of whatever happened to Khan (the late Ricardo Montalban) fifteen years after he and his band of marauding castaways were exiled to a remote planet by Captain Kirk as punishment for their unsuccessful attempt to steal the Enterprise. And the answer is the Federation's worst nightmare: Khan's superhuman terrorist group seizes its top secret Project: Genesis device, which is capable of destroying and regenerating planets, as the device's possessor sees fit. The only resistance in Khan's immediate path is the U.S.S. Enterprise, which this time is mostly staffed by cadets led by Admiral Kirk and Captain Spock.
What is perhaps most impressive about Meyer's feat (which is enhanced by Montalban's intense performance) is that one doesn't even have to view "Space Seed" beforehand to easily grasp who Khan is and the dark motivations behind his hellish vengeance sought against Kirk for the death of his beloved wife, a former Enterprise crewmember. With that said, the balanced script for this second Star Trek movie is nothing short of superb in poignantly portraying Admiral Kirk's ongoing mid-life crisis, as well as the newly promoted Captain Spock and the other veteran crew members serving as instructors on an ominous cadet training voyage. Further, the plotline effectively integrates several new characters such as Kirstie Alley as Saavik; the late Merritt Butrick as David Marcus (Kirk's previously unacknowledged son); Judson Scott as Joachim; the late Paul Winfield as the ill-fated Captain Clark Terrell; and the late Bibi Besch as Dr. Carol Marcus (who may perhaps be the true reason behind Kirk's failure at long-term romances). Most notably, Leonard Nimoy's final scenes as Captain Spock are no doubt the best ever filmed for his beloved character, and his last exchange with William Shatner in the Enterprise's engine room is arguably the most poignant moment in the franchise's storied history.
With startling ease and on a modest, streamlined budget no less, Meyer concocts a highly intelligent, literate adventure film that deftly weaves timeless adult themes of untested youth, the inevitability of old age, vengeance, death, grief, and even possible rebirth together that, despite a major character's demise in the climax, leaves audiences with a spiritually uplifting experience about gracefully embracing old age with the vibrant enthusiasm of seemingly eternal youth. Additionally, two famous quotes from the classic novel "A Tale of Two Cities" bracket the film like bookends reiterating how life and death are not simply the beginning and the end; rather, it is also the philosophical manner in which one chooses to face them along the way. Once you hear Leonard Nimoy's ghostly echo in the closing captain's log and then the first bars of the closing theme from James Horner's memorable, nautical-flavored score, you will know that you have just witnessed a first-class science fiction film that doesn't insult viewers with tedious clichés and unnecessary, gaudy special effects. This is the reason that "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," remains the bar by which all other Trek films have been measured and rightfully so.
Rating: 10/10. Appropriate for ages 10 and up (for occasional profanity and some mild gore).
P.S. The numerous special features include cast interviews, trailers, documentaries, etc. They complete an excellent package for consumers.
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