Since my friend Celia has never seen Wrath of Khan<\/i>, 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
My bias is confirmed: TWoK remains a stronger film than The Voyage Home<\/i> or First Contact<\/i>, 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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