Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.
At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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1982
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It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
4 Jun 1982
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$96,800,000
Awards:
3 wins & 9 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Although I liked the special effects in the first movie, they were probably not the point; fans of the TV series wanted to see their favorite characters again, and Trek II understood that desire and acted on it.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
The net effect, between embarrassed guffaws, is incredulity: a movie at once post-TV and pre-DW Griffith.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
If only director Nicholas Meyer had grasped the implications of his tale more fully and enthusiastically, this might have become a classic piece of cornball SF poetry, but as it stands the tepid acting and one-set claustrophobia take a heavy toll.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
5 Jun 2007
fresh:
Star Trek II is a very satisfying space adventure, closer in spirit and format to the popular TV series than to its big-budget predecessor.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
19 May 2008
fresh:
There is something comfortable, even old-shoeish, about the new film, a sense, appropriate to its theme of coming to terms with middle age, that all aboard are pleasurably rediscovering their best selves.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
3 May 2009