Sitting down to watch the 1982 sci-fi adventure "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" again here in 2023, I think it is my second or third time to watch the movie actually. Now, I am not a Trekkie, by any means, but I can still enjoy the franchise for what it is.
The storyline in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", as written by Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer and Samuel A. Peeples, was good and entertaining. And it felt like a good sequel to the 1979 movie for sure. There is a good amount of both storytelling, action and character development throughout the 113 minutes that the movie runs for. So there is something for just about everyone in the audience.
Once again it is nice to see the cast from the previous movie and TV series return to reprise their characters and roles.
Now, the villain in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was something of a mixed bag of nuts, if you will. And by that I mean, his personality and ambitions were interesting and proved very suitable for a main villain in the movie. His appearance, however, left much to be wished changed. I mean, he looked like a discarded try-out for an early 1980s hair metal band, and thus it was somewhat of an eyesore when he was on the screen. The actor playing Khan (Ricardo Montalban), however, was doing a good job, just a shame that they dressed him up like that. And it was quite a nice surprise to see Kirstie Alley in the movie, I had entirely forgotten about her being in the franchise.
Visually then "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is good. Sure, it is showing signs of aging, as it is from 1982. But it still is suitable for the movie when you watch it today.
All in all, an enjoyable sequel with a good storyline.
My rating of director Nicholas Meyer's 1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" movie lands on a six out of ten stars.
The storyline in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", as written by Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer and Samuel A. Peeples, was good and entertaining. And it felt like a good sequel to the 1979 movie for sure. There is a good amount of both storytelling, action and character development throughout the 113 minutes that the movie runs for. So there is something for just about everyone in the audience.
Once again it is nice to see the cast from the previous movie and TV series return to reprise their characters and roles.
Now, the villain in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was something of a mixed bag of nuts, if you will. And by that I mean, his personality and ambitions were interesting and proved very suitable for a main villain in the movie. His appearance, however, left much to be wished changed. I mean, he looked like a discarded try-out for an early 1980s hair metal band, and thus it was somewhat of an eyesore when he was on the screen. The actor playing Khan (Ricardo Montalban), however, was doing a good job, just a shame that they dressed him up like that. And it was quite a nice surprise to see Kirstie Alley in the movie, I had entirely forgotten about her being in the franchise.
Visually then "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is good. Sure, it is showing signs of aging, as it is from 1982. But it still is suitable for the movie when you watch it today.
All in all, an enjoyable sequel with a good storyline.
My rating of director Nicholas Meyer's 1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" movie lands on a six out of ten stars.