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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982

Nicholas Meyer

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban ...

6.4

5,533

Sci-Fi In the second Star Trek movie, Admiral Kirk is now a Starfleet Academy instructor, while Captain Spock serves as a cadet training officer, while being in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Meanwhile, scientists aboard Space Station Regula I are conducting the Project Genesis experiment, and the U.S.S. Reliant is assigned to the Genesis project. While surveying a lifeless planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, Cmdr. Chekov and Capt. Clark ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A top-notch, fast-paced adventure that can be enjoyed equally by fans of the series and those who have never seen an episode (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"It was 'Star Trek II' that put the franchise on the right track (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"As it stands the tepid acting and one-set claustrophobia take a heavy toll."	NEU
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"[Meyer] puts the stress on the narrative values that made the original series so compelling and vibrantly weaves the thematic motifs of life, loss and adventure together (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"A very satisfying space adventure, closer in spirit and format to the popular TV series than to its big-budget predecessor."	POS

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