-PJ
Posted on 06/11/2022 7:35:03 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Star Trek is no stranger to cinema, and the franchise’s quality of films tends to fluctuate with each new release. We’ve seen plenty of pretty good films from the series, and we’ve also seen films that weren’t as good as they could’ve been. Everyone’s got their own favorites, but if there’s one thing that can be agreed upon, it’s that Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan stands above the rest.
Released exactly today in 1982, Khan served as a sequel to both the original 1979 Star Trek film, and the 1967 episode, “Space Seed.” Directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also did uncredited work on its final script with Jack B. Sowards, the film has cast a long shadow over Star Trek. Whether it was due to the shocking death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy), its substantially improved acting, or having a great villain in the form of the late Ricardo Montalban as Khan Noonien Singh, Khan the film was nothing short of a success back in the day. At the time of its release, it came out to strong reviews and was a box office hit, earning $97 million worldwide. Even beyond financials, it spawned a brief sub-franchise for the film franchise, kicking off a trilogy that included 1984's Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. And it’s why, at least prior to the 2009 reboot, the Trek fandom held to the belief that even-numbered entries would be the only good films in the series.
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That is my favorite of all Star Trek movies.
Most excellently done!
You’re correct about everything in your post.
The Trouble with Tribbles spawned my favorite Star Trek:TOS episode I,Mudd. “Harcort Fenton Mudd!”
“De plane!” “De plane!”🤣
Episode: "The Great Vegetable Rebellion". Ah, the 1960s.
🤣 loved that movie.
I liked “ Star Trek: The Motion Picture” as the best one, too. The musical score, the special effects, and we are seeing the original cast for the first time in years.
The “V-Ger” angle threw me for a loop- I didn’t see “Voyager” coming for anything. And Persis Khambatta was striking.
It is a great movie, and “The Wrath of Kahn” was no slouch.
Ricardo Montalban made that movie, he was fantastic.
The entire series was great.
Kirk: Still, “old friend”! You’ve managed to kill just about everyone else, but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target!
The music was pretty good in the tv series.
Star Trek The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfwiy9JQ-PI
Star Trek background music. [360p]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWAX6_pnnUQ
Star Trek TOS super soundtrack suite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZAciWLfWPM
Star Trek romance music [360p]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKUS7cQPZc
Wrath of Khan was number one!
Thanks for the clarification. I can visually recognize the difference from memory without having to review any footage.
So...were Decker and Ilea the beginning of the borg?
Star Trek - Born Again Trek - Julia Ecklar
https://youtu.be/vARV4JXK3R0
The line said by Kirk’s son of “He cheated” is the line that has always stood out for me. I guess that is because cheating to win was such a bad thing to me when I was a kid. Now I know cheating is almost necessary to win in the adult world.
I say that as a 55-year fan of Star Trek.
Regards,
They were both about whales. TWOK was better because it was about hunting whales not singing to them.
That's because the character of "Chekhov" was not even a twinkle in Gene Rodenberry's eye at the time of the filming of that episode.
Walter Koenig was hired only some time later.
Regards,
Ah, yes: The "Mr. Wong" effect, as Orson Welles called it!
Regards,
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