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Summary: Good film but weak DVD version.
Review: This is still one of the best Star Trek films along with First Contact. We all know the film by now, needless to say, it's very well scripted, characterised and pretty well acted.The DVD itself though is a disappointment. I refuse to believe that the picture quality couldn't have been any better, it's quite grainy in some places, probably not because of the transfer but from the master film they used. Sound quality is also pretty dull, it's functional, you can hear the stereo but it's not clear and punchy. Other features on the DVD? A theatrical trailer (really takes you back to the eighties!) but nothing else at all. There's masses of features they could be adding to these releases but have chosen not to at this stage. The most exciting thing is the leaflet inside showing that The Next Generation is soon to be released on DVD. So expect re-releases in a few years so you can buy it again..... So 5/5 for the film and 2/5 for the DVD. You should still buy it though, it's better than the VHS and the Laserdisc!
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Summary: Better than ever
Review: Regarded by many--including myself--as the best Star Trek film (though many call IV their favorite, if not the best, for the laughs), Trek II is just amazing to behold on DVD. Seeing the film widescreen for my first time was a wonderful experience, and the picture is sharper and clearer than it's ever been. Although this DVD has literally zilch for special features, I still give it five stars because the movie, already great, truly comes to life in this format. The joy of seeing the whole picture and in such fine detail, and of hearing it so crisply, is more than enough to make up for the lack of additional material. If you've only ever seen this film on video or on TV, I believe the Mutara Nebula segment will be enough to win you over. The colors are razor-sharp and the sound intense (thanks to the dynamic range of the audio format). Widescreen did a lot to enhance the experience, but it's the absolute precision of the picture that's so startling. It's like seeing the movie again for the very first time.
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Summary: Why won't Paramount give us extra features?
Review: I would pay good money for the additional scenes that used to air with the ABC broadcast of this movie. As another reviewer said, they go a long way toward explaining some of the stuff that fell kinda flat in the theatrical release. Also, why not dig up Nick Meyer and a couple cast members, and give us some audio commentary? Come on, Paramount, use the format to it's fullest extent! As a film, though, Star Trek II just rocks. And the DVD transfer looks and sounds good, even if it is a bit lacking in other features.
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Summary: WAIT FOR THE SPECIAL EDITION
Review: It's a shame Paramount is releasing SPECIAL EDITIONS of all the Star Trek movies, now that everyon'e bought all of them except the first one. Acutally, Robert Wise (the director of the first film) has always been unhappy with the Motion Picture and has decided to do a new cut of the film for DVD, which will mark the first in the SPECIAL EDITION Star Trek DVDs. As for the Wrath of Khan, it is definitely the best of the 6 films, where Shatner gives his most un-arrogant and un-egotistcal convincing performace of his career. It was also around this time he learned all the cast members hated his guts during the filming of the original TV series, so he may have considered this during the filming of the movie. Parammount is going to have a lot of annoyed customers.
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Summary: Don't mince words... tell us what you really think...
Review: Okay, I will. Star Trek II is the best of the movies. It's better than three quarters of the original series episodes. It's better than 90% of the Next Generation and Deep Space Nine episodes. Don't even get me started on Voyager, that blight on the good name of Star Trek. This film has all the Star Trek elements that made Trek good and the ones that made it fun too. Yes, Shatner and Montalban overact but admit it, you wouldn't have it any other way.
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Summary: Star Trek at its finest!
Review: This Star Trek movie is still and will probably always be my favorite movie. It should still appeal to both the true "trekkies" and people who aren't. The only complaint I have is that the quality of the picture isn't that great -- or at least as great at modern movies on DVD. I'm not sure if that was just the original film presentation or just the DVD transfer process. Regardless, you'll going to enjoy this action sci-fi.
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Summary: Good Movie - Better on DVD!
Review: "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is an excellent sequel to the adequate "Motion Picture." Khan in my opinion is one of Trek's greatest villains; he's out for revenge on Kirk after a freak accident in the system he was placed on rendered his world a barren wasteland. This is one cool thing right here: He doesn't want galactic conquest, he doesn't want another world to settle on (despite Joachim's suggestion that they use the Reliant to settle on another world), he wants only revenge on Kirk. He's more imbalanced than Matt Decker was in TOS's "The Doomsday Machine," IMHO. As for the DVD. Sure it only has a theatrical trailer as an extra feature, but the 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen re-master is excellent, and it's been re-done; the colors are so much sharper. I even compared it with the VHS pan-and-scan copy that I've watched for a long time...BIG MAJOR IMPROVEMENT! I never saw the movie fully on widescreen until now. And the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track is excellent! Two words: BUY IT! Okay two gripes - Chekov wasn't in "Space Seed" although we can assume he WAS on the Enterprise in that episode. And of course the reactor room that looked a bit like a disco floor.
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Summary: YES! FINALLY! THE BEST TRAR TREK MOVIE ON DVD!
Review: There isn't much to say but JUST GET this DVD asap! I have been waiting for it's eventual release, and I even purchased the DVD that has the original Star Trek episode 24: 'Space Seed' (Khan's DEBUT! ), which is AN ESSENTIAL COMPANION DVD to this movie! Buy this one too! At any rate, 2 THUMBS UP on this great movie, and the only problem I have is the lack of bonus material.That's ok! Get BOTH DVDs!
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Summary: "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
Review: A classic line in a classic movie. This is undoubtedly classic Trek. For most fans of the Star Trek series, Star Trek II is the movie which set the standard for all the following films in the series. Nicholas Meyer's direction is a welcome change from ST:TMP, which plodded along, even for die-hard Trek fans. Ricardo Montalban's portrayal of Khan is what really steals the show, though. His single-minded purpose of destroying Adm. Kirk is both chilling and convincing. Besides Star Trek 6 (also directed by Meyer), this is the only Trek movie that feels we've "Boldly gone where no one has gone before." The DVD edition is a flawless transfer. Its presentation is certainly the best transfer to date, though the sound fidelity sounds dated at times. However, even the sound is the best you've ever heard on this film. The only thing wanting in this edition is more supplemental material. Come on, Paramount, where's the beef! Though the theatrical trailer is a nice touch, the DVD could have had some added cast biographies and interviews. The sparse supplemental material keeps me from giving this DVD a full 5 stars. Overall, I highly recommend this film to Sci-Fi/Action/Trek fans alike. If Hollywood invested more time in movies like this, a lot more people would be more satisfied in spending a day's pay at the theater.
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Summary: Good. Good. Good. Bad.
Review: Second best Star Trek ever. The reason I gave it four stars is because Chekov wasn't in the first Khan episode. Also, it was a good movie, lasted a good time, had good action. It was basically all good.
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