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Directed by: Nicholas Meyer Starring: William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy; Ricardo Montalban; Kirstie Alley Easily the greatest Star Trek movie of them all. The story reunites Kirk with a long forgotten arch enemy whose superior intellect and huge prosthetic pectoral muscles are overshadowed only by his batshit insane hatred for our beloved Capitan. *swoon* A science survey mission working for what's known as the 'Genesis' project (in a nutshell: a 'torpedo' that terraforms an entire planet in a matter of minutes, destroying everything on the surface in the process) stops by to sample a candidate "lifeless" planet when they find the wrecked shell of the Botany Bay, the ship in which Khan was stranded decades before. Khan siezes his opportunity and takes control of the science vessel, and then the prototype 'Genesis' torpedo. Bent on revenge, he sets a trap for the Enterprise and drops our intrepid crew into a nail-biting gambit of intellectual and physcal warfare, culminating in one of the greatest ship to ship battles in Star Trek lore. I'll chase him around the moons of Nibia, and around the Antares Malestrom, and round Perditions Flames before I give him up!"
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This film is the Jesus. Hands down the best Star Trek film ever made, and one of the best science fiction films as well.
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May 2, 2004 10:29
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quote:Meglar came out of the closet to say: HELL YAH The only star trek movie i own.
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May 2, 2004 10:39
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I totally agree that this is *the* definitive Star Trek film. One of the things that works so well for me is the much grittier, darker feel this film has, as opposed to some of the others. For example, the scene with the disgusting parasite things that burrow into peoples ears... *shudder* ...always sticks in my mind (if you will). I can't imagine it being bettered any time soon, and it gets a bit fat 5 from me.
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May 2, 2004 11:36
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Seriously there is one sequence that is just gold. Kirk: Khan, you bloodsucker. You're gonna have to do your own dirty work now, do you hear me? Do you? Khan: Kirk. You're still alive, old friend. Kirk: Still, "old friend." You've managed to kill everyone else but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target.
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May 2, 2004 12:27
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I shall leave you as you left me. Buried alive......buried alive... It's so awesome how Khan says that. Then we get Kirk's most famous line that follows 
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May 2, 2004 13:35
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May 2, 2004 14:41
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http://www.putergod.net/khan/ Here's the .wav I sent it to the guy that runs khaaan.com but he didnt want to use it because it doesn't echo 'khan' a third time. Strange, it's directly from the DVD, I guess they processed the sound on the DVD release a bit different. Anyways voted 5, superb plot and action
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May 2, 2004 15:00
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The best of the ST movies, by far. Only IV comes close and only because of "nuclear wessels".
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May 2, 2004 15:07
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May 2, 2004 16:47
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May 2, 2004 16:48
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May 2, 2004 17:23
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The only 5* movies in the Star Trek universe are II and VI.
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May 3, 2004 02:14
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May 3, 2004 02:23
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One of the best Star Trek films and the giver of a new catchphrase. Of course they ham it up as with all Star Trek films. 5/5
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May 3, 2004 16:40
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This is the definitive naval combat movie, whether it be on the oceans or in space. Its a crying drat shame they don't make em like this anymore. Oh, and I hope I live long enough to be able to have a funeral where I'm shot into space while Amazing Grace plays on the bagpipes. That gets me every time.
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May 3, 2004 16:50
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"From the heart of hell...I stab at thee!" Director Nicholas Meyer had a thing for Shakespeare...further evidenced in the Undiscovered Country. An awesome, awesome movie, all around.
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May 3, 2004 17:05
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quote:bishnu came out of the closet to say: In ST II, it's Dickens and Melville, not Shakespeare.
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May 3, 2004 20:19
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Watch the original Star Trek series episode that is a setup for this, where Kirk has Khan exiled.
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May 3, 2004 21:13
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quote:Vic Bitter came out of the closet to say: I didn't know STII was a follow-up on something from the original series! Which is the episode in question?
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quote:magimix came out of the closet to say: Episode 24: Space Seed Also, STII is easily one of the finest sci-fi movies ever made, and has an aboslutely KILLER score. It's too bad they went away from James Horner in the following movies, but it let him go on to do more awesome stuff like Field of Dreams and Glory and The Rocketeer. And, well, a whole shitload of other stuff. Anyway, 5/5.
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May 3, 2004 23:44
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quote:LoungieMu came out of the closet to say: I stand corrected.
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I still consider this one of the most exemplary SF movies ever made. It has enough elements of SF action to make it compelling without being stupid, and enough SF intellect to make it interesting but not obtuse. And the character-oriented plot really helps bring it all together: old enemies, man against kinda-superman, experience against intellect, all done with just enough melodrama to make it entertaining. The score is perfectly fitting, and the cinematography is good. The highlights, of course, are the character dynamics between Khan and Kirk and their dialogue. And really, you don't get better spaceship combat than the final duel in the Mutara Nebula. I dislike most Star Trek as a whole, but I love this movie as a kid (I had it almost entirely memorized when I was four) and I still love it today. It's an excellent example of how a SF action movie can succeed without being entirely stupid.
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Jul 30, 2004 09:08
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A solid loving Star Trek flick. I'm giving it 4.5 out of 5.
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best kirk movie (behind VI). Not the best trek movie I give that to first contact
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I hope I'm not a complete schmuck for reviewing an old movie that dropped out of sight. Anyway... Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the single best thing to come out of the Star Trek universe by a long shot. I say this as somebody who watched re-runs of the original series on TV, then saw all the original cast movies, then watched TNG on TV, then watched most of the TNG movies until they became unbearably  .So what is so good about it? 1. What made the old TV show fun, in spite of its cheesiness and hippie utopianism and ancient special effects, was the fact that it had fun characters who were likable and well-defined and had a sense of humor. The Wrath of Khan plays this up to good effect, in contrast to the first movie, where the chemistry (especially the vital Kirk-Spock-McCoy triad) was mostly absent. The main characters come off as naturally entertaining and likable in this movie to a greater extent than they do in any other medium. 2. A good villain. Contrary to what a lot of people said, Montalban for the most part did NOT chew on the scenery and overact. Most of the time he was quietly crazy, which made his outbursts stand out and have more impact. Also, his man-boobs were allegedly real. 3. Shatner under control. Given too much free reign, Shatner can veer off into self-parody, gnawing on scenery and talking in that goofy disjointed cadence, and generally embarrassing everyone involved. He actually acts in this movie, and picks and chooses when to go batshit insane for good effect (think: KHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!) 4. Space battles that kick your rear end. ILM took the fancy-pants light show of The Motion Picture, and turned it into a quick kick in the nuts (while recycling some of the old movie footage, incidentally). Though simple, the effects are still effective, and some remain downright badass. 5. It omits the worst techno-babble crappiness that afflicts so much of the Star Trek universe (especially TNG and its offshoots). Aside from some stuff about the Genesis Device, this movie is about kicking all kinds of rear end in space, not made-up fake magical science crap. 6. The soundtrack is great. It fits the movie so perfectly that it just amplifies everything to the next level. Some people hate on James Horner, but in this movie he hit a home run. The Director’s Edition DVD adds a little footage omitted from the theatrical release, mostly in establishing who Scotty’s nephew is and some other small bits. It has good picture and sound (16x9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1), probably as good as you are going to get from a movie of its age. The commentary track from director Nicholas Meyer is very good, and the extras on Disc 2 are mostly excellent. You get several solid documentaries with lots of interviews, with only a little filler involving some writers of Star Trek novels thrown in. Paramount really gave this movie the royal treatment it deserves. This movie deserves all the raves it gets. It is really a benchmark for space adventure films. 5/5.
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I just watched this for the first time, and I'm 27. I love science-fiction but never really got into Star Trek, I really enjoyed this though. Yep, it was drat cheesy in parts and some classic super-seeded sci-fi plot (Kahn was stranded in 1996!) but on the whole what the people said above me about solid characters was right on the money. Bonus points for seeing Kirsty Alley before she was fat and if those tits on Kahn were real (the guy above me said so) then fucken respect to the old guy's chest. No boring bits, it cranks along at a fine pace jumping from one scene to the next. I fully agree with the 'Shatner under control' point above, he does gaze off into the distance a couple of times but he generally acts the part well and makes it fun. I'm going to say 4, just because I don't think it's near the level of an Empire Strikes Back or Bladerunner. It's still a sci-fi staple and if you haven't seen it and enjoy the genre go out and rent it. You gotta be ready for suspension of disbelief and the usual Trek fun/silliness otherwise you might not see what we are all raving about.
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Easily the best Star Trek film. 4.5/5. Ricardo Montalban quoting Moby Dick? Check. Totally KICK-rear end spaceship combat? Check. The best dramatic moment from any Star Trek film? Check: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hFyl4GxBzEw The death of Spock, showing Kirk, who has always gotten over with some cheap gimmick or trick, the true meaning of leadership and sacrifice. When Spock asks Kirk (about his own version of the Kobayashi Maru "impossible scenario"), "What do you think... of my solution?" it gets me every time. So many great lines for Khan. I love him in every little scene, I love the buried alive thing, and "Impulse power restored!" "More than a match for poor Enterprise."
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