Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Smartorhypo
Highly Overrated But Still Good
Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
alexholmes-77151
10: the themes(oh god the themes)
9: the dialouge
8: it's a sequel to an actual star trek episode
7: the allusions to literature
6: the characters
5: the scenery
4: the music
3: the performances
2: the story
1: it is a masterpiece of cinema. seriously; watch this movie.
Filipe Neto
This movie follows "Star Trek The Motion Picture" and is almost the inevitable follow-up of the franchise. Not having watched the original series, I wasn't able to immediately understand the movie which, experts say, consists of the continuation of one of the episodes. But the film itself gives us the tools to catch everything quickly. And we must now say an obvious truth: after the failure of the first film it was difficult to do worse, and this film benefited greatly from the lessons learned with the mistakes of the first one. The script is frankly good, based on a revenge story between Kirk and Khan, and it has no dead moments nor creeps like the first movie. The main actors (William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley) shone, in particular Shatner and Nimoy, without however being able to overshadow the talent of Ricardo Montalban, who managed to make his villain into a perfect image of rancor. As for the sets and costumes, there are also improvements: the hospital environment of the first film gave way to a setting where color is most evident and the Enterprise's crew red uniforms are truly elegant. The only less positive note is the costumes of Khan and his comrades of misfortune, who seem to have come out of "Conan the Barbarian" or something like that, but this is something that has no great relevance. Good movie, good entertainment.
trashgang
Were as the original movie had it's flows and boring moments this one does deliver on all parts. Strong story, a lot of action which was lacking in part 1 and effects that aren't outdated but does show the era of latex.I mean, when the critters are put in once ears they show a close-up of that ear, clearly to see it was latex but it does add to the story. There's a lot of action going on on board and even in space. Clocking in at almost two hours it flows smoothly on your screen and it's over before you know it. As always I have my doubts about the acting of Willaim Shatner but hey, I must be wrong, so many Trekkies out there. Excellent flick that makes you forget the first full feature.Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3,5/5 Comedy 0/5
FlashCallahan
As Adm. James T. Kirk and Capt. Spock monitor trainees at Starfleet Academy, another vessel from the United Federation of Planets is about to try out the planet-creating Genesis Device in a seemingly deserted portion of space.In the process, two of Kirk's officers are captured by Khan, an enemy Kirk thought he'd never see again.Once more, Kirk takes the Enterprise's helm, where he meets Khan's ship in an intergalactic showdown.......It's easy to see why this is regarded as one of the finest Star Trek films ever made, it's a classy affair, and all the cast know that they are making something rather groundbreaking.Whilst the first film isn't as anywhere near as bad as you may have heard, the makers were basically cashing in on Star Wars, and the film is nothing more than a psychedelic experience featuring the cast spending the majority of the film in awe of special effects.Now this is way darker, and from the moment the credits roll, this is more of an adult orientated affair.Shatner is pretty restraint in this, taking the film and narrative as serious as the writers, but in hindsight, he was no match for Montalban.In his role as Khan, not only is he the most formidable villain in Trek law, he is also one of cinemas most notorious villains to boot.Every syllable he utters is delivered with so much class, so much flamboyance, he absolutely obliterates everybody else on screen, no wonder Shatner doesn't share any scenes with him, other than that of a monitor.It's surprising that Montalban wasn't nominated for an Academy award, prosthetic chest or not, he is the reason why this film works so well.Take away the science fiction elements of the film, you have a classic western, good guy versus bad guy, featuring a wonderful stand off in the final act.The rest of the cast are as good as you'd expect, and the final fifteen minutes of the film are just cinematic gold.