Any chance to get aboard the Enterprise
Since my friend Celia has never seen Wrath of Khan, and we were looking to relax after a couple hours of Super Mario Galaxy and Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine, I retrieved the DVD and we loaded it up.
Odd, showing this movie to someone who had almost no context at all for it. We explained that Kirk was an intergalactic hero once who’d been pushed into a desk job, and this was his old ship and officers. I had to reconfirm that yes, those are Montalban’s real pecs, and explain why no fan was surprised that Kirk had a son he’d never met. Shatner’s rug was sadly obvious on the very large TV, too.
But still, the movie’s just as strong as it was twenty-seven years ago. Starr cried again during the funeral (a quite appropriate response), but this time did so for Scotty’s nephew as well. She explained that the “word is given” dialogue was quite realistic, and she’d seen it many times at her work: people who are dying, and know it, frequently ask for permission to do so. They need to know that it’s okay for them to pass away.
My bias is confirmed: TWoK remains a stronger film than The Voyage Home or First Contact, though it’s in fine company with those two. The reboot movie, though I enjoyed it very much and will see it again, doesn’t come close.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
Without a doubt, Wrath of Khan is the Trek touchstone.
Unfortunately, the best, most dramatic moment of the newest Trek was in the first few minutes when, realizing there’s only one way to save his wife, child and shipmates, George Kirk tells his wife he loves her and rams the Kelvin into the Narada.
That scene set a high bar that, unfortunately, the rest of the movie never quite reached. I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.
Nicholas Meyer is a genius at getting the best out of all his actors, and with the ensemble he had in TWOK, he could do no wrong.
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂
>>I have to admit though, at the climax when Enterprise arrives, guns blazing, it got pretty close.<<
For sheer scenery I also love the scene where the Enterprise is rising out of one of Saturn’s rings.
But yeah, I also agree George Kirk’s sacrifice was the best part of the movie. Though I’m also fond of McCoy chasing around Jim Kirk with the medical kit. 🙂