Monday, 9 February 2015

#40 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
PG
Running time: 1 hour 52 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Ricardo Montalbán, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Bibi Besch.

Synopsis
Khan Noonien Singh, a dangerous genetically enhanced human from Earth’s 20th century, manages to escape from the planet where the Enterprise exiled him nearly two decades ago. Although Khan could use the opportunity to escape, there’s only one thing on his mind: Revenge against James T. Kirk!

Review
Deemed as the best Star Trek movie by all Trekkies alike,  Montalbán's nefarious performance as the titular Khan is cold, cruel and by far a hardened steel hell-bent on afflicting vengeance upon Kirk. The film, along with its extraordinarily done pacing, did greatly in putting the Enterprise crew in unprecedented life and death scenario. It was fun to watch how the crew pushes the limit in order to outwit the genetically engineered Khan himself, which resulted in the crew paying the ultimate price. In conclusion, 'Wrath of Khan' is very well a Star Trek movie, a strict Star Trek movie.

Rating
Full 5 Stars

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