Captain Kirk (William Shatner) takes a crew of mostly trainees on a training voyage only to have to face real combat. He is opposed by a forgotten and perhaps unknown nemesis: Khan (Ricardo Montalban)--a genetically engineered man who was lost in space in a cryo state for 200 years. Captain Kirk was forced to exile him to a foreign planet when Khan attempted to take over the Enterprise.
Fifteen years after that exile Khan was given the chance to exact revenge when he usurped the Starship Reliant. Kirk may have forgotten him but he certainly didn't forget Kirk.
Khan is a formidable foe due to his superior intellect and strength. If Kirk and crew hope to defeat him they may have to go off-script.
The movie was a celestial war game. A space edition of hunter-prey, cat and mouse with two highly qualified leaders. It was about seeing what moves either of them would make and what would be the costs of those moves. Both were commanding ships as well as people and it would be those people and the ships that determine the winner.
Fifteen years after that exile Khan was given the chance to exact revenge when he usurped the Starship Reliant. Kirk may have forgotten him but he certainly didn't forget Kirk.
Khan is a formidable foe due to his superior intellect and strength. If Kirk and crew hope to defeat him they may have to go off-script.
The movie was a celestial war game. A space edition of hunter-prey, cat and mouse with two highly qualified leaders. It was about seeing what moves either of them would make and what would be the costs of those moves. Both were commanding ships as well as people and it would be those people and the ships that determine the winner.