Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Best Star Trek Movie Revisited 

Spock’s death is one of the most iconic

Walter Koenig has stated that Khan remembered him because Chekov kept him waiting to use a toilet on the Enterprise during Space Seed and when Chekov finally exits Khan is there and tells him he always remembers a face :D

James Horner’s score is an absolute masterpiece.

You gotta appreciate Nicholas Meyer for saving the Star Trek movie series twice. Khan is one of my favorite movies.

Maybe the best death scene in movie history-and certainly, no doubt, the best “Trek” film ever. Spock’s death and farewell to Kirk is still amazing and emotional more than forty years later.

This was actually one of those instances where the sequel is better than the original. It also reinvigorated Star Trek for a New Generation.

Wrath of Kahn is what got me into Trek. (I am 53) I watched the first one, But I just could not get into it. (I love it now) Ricardo Montalbán stole the show in that movie. All that was missing was him saying that the Captain's chair was made from rich corinthian leather. lol And Spock's death scene. Gets me tear eyed. Every single time!

As a long time Treki, stared watching the 1960's Star Trek TV show in the early 1970's while, I was still in Middle School. This movie "The Wrath of Khan" is, just the best ever Start Trek movie with the original cast ... period. (smile...smile).

Also, Kirstie Alley is great in this movie. My wife is still blown away that Alley was in Star Trek anytime we watch Wrath of Khan.

Definitely one of the best sequels of all time. You could practically feel Khan thirst for revenge. I remember watching this movie at the movie theaters when it first came out and when Spock died you heard all the women crying in the movie theater.

You should probably have pointed out that TMP's budget also had all the failed Phase 2 stuff put into it as well as having to build all the sets and models. Harve Bennet was able to reuse shots and models to help save on budget like any good TV producer.

That wasn't FAIR to Kirk to say he "abandoned his son" to pursue his career. He did what SHE WANTED. She want David to explore the INNER mysteries of existence, rather than running around the galaxy. It's clearly stated in the movie. I would have loved to have a dad like that. My Dad would have loved commanding a starship! ❤ RIP Dad.

I saw this recently at a 40th anniversary showing in the theater. I remember seeing it in 1982 at 12 years old and have seen it since then more times that I can count. Going to a modern theater in 2022 I was a little worried about how it would hold up on the big screen. I shouldn’t have been worried. Seeing this again forty years later on the large screen was a real event. The effects definitely hold up, the performances draw you in and the score sends chill down your spine and raises your spirit. Spock’s death scene, seen forty years after my first time seeing, impacted me and I am not ashamed to say brought a tear to my eye. The giant screen upon which this scene played out with Horner’s score enhancing was simply amazing.

Why does Kirk sound so mad during that "KHAN! 😡" scene, knowing he still has a plan in action? It's like Kirk channeled William Shatner. 🤣

One of the best sequels of any film franchise in my opinion. I enjoy the backstory behind the making of ST2 because of how unfamiliar Nicholas Meyer was with the franchise and how much Harve Bennett disliked the first film. It really felt like Paramount took a serious approach and the limited budget really helped with the tense story, which I always see as the sequel to Space Seed, which I often revisit because of this film. Ricardo Montalban was a fantastic actor and his portrayal of Khan is amazing. I enjoy how Ricardo admitted that after doing 7 Seasons of Fantasy Island, it was hard for him to switch to the Khan character of vengeance. Nicholas Meyer is a very underrated writer and director. I love his sense of humour in his interviews and he really was an inspired choice to helm a Star Trek sequel, later going on to co-write ST4 (Which felt a lot like his earlier Time After Time film) and direct/co-write ST6. The music was also a definite highlight of ST2 by the late James Horner. I have revisited a lot of his earlier career scores, especially with 'Battle Beyond The Stars' and 'Krull' and you can definitely tell the similarities that he put into ST2 and ST3. I enjoy his many motifs and the adventurous themes that he put into the films. Thanks for this revisit into a well made and very well liked film. 👍

In my personal Top Ten of all time. A perfect movie from start to finish

Love the music by the late James Horner, whom wanted to do a swashbuckling space adventure. Jerry Goldsmith was contacted to compose the score but was too busy working on POLTERGEIST, RAMBO: First Blood, and The Secret of NIHM. Parts of Horner's score, namely the track titled Surprise Attack, had some cues taken from WOLFEN and would be used in STAR TREK 3 for the Klingons and ALIENS, namely the track Futile Escape.

The JJ Abrams movies were mostly about action and battles and very little about depth. The characters more often bickered like children rather than acted like adult starfleet officers.

Time After Time is one of my favorite movies! ❤ Meyers' work is excellent!

No mention of Kirstie Alley? She was absolutely delightful in this. ❤

Im a huge Trekie and TWOK is 110% my most re-watched movie. ALL HAIL Nicholas Meyer!!!!!!

Easily one of my favorite films; supremely entertaining. I think I could recite the entire movie! The acting is just so juicy, lol.

I've always known that Preston's character is Scotty's nephew. I saw it in the theater. I'm always furious watching these other versions where they don't mention this. He was his sister's kid! I remember Preston as "Tony" from Escape From Witch Mountain. That's such a great movie and I loved seeing the guy again in this movie.

Let’s not forget the epic soundtrack that James Horner created for this movie.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. And it is very cold in SPAAAAACE

HELL YEAH, Its the best in the series! It's a sequel to the Star Trek episode, Space Seed, where Khan and his cohorts escape Earth in 1996 and wake up 300 year later.

As a kid the Nick Meyer Trek movies were indeed my absolute favorites. And they still are. The older i got, the more this whole Father-Son story element hit me harder and harder. I had no real connection to it as a kid but once i turned 30 i felt this bit even more and realizing that i never really was all that close to my father (except when i was really really young) and i always felt this moment of reconcile between David Marcus and Jim Kirk to be really really sweet and VERY realistically portrait (especially the awkwardness). It is now one of my favorite moments in Star Trek II and always touches me to tears.

As a kid who grew up on ST syndicated reruns in the 70s, and who saw Wrath of Khan in theaters as a 16 year old, yes I can confirm this is the best ST film ever. Montalban was phenomenal in this one.

A great film, with very good visual effects, nice pace and an excellent villain! Khaaaaan!

STII was the best because of the writing. One can make a great movie on a low budget with great writing.

Some of the principal cast reduced their fees, to ensure that the visual effects were as good as they could be. I believe this included Nimoy, Shatner and Montalbán, all of whom knew that it was going to be a special film.

This movie is still the best one in my opinion. Score, story, Khan and Spock's death???? Epic! 🤓👍

Kirk and Khan don't get to face each other in the same room, but the video confrontation still works.

Such a great film. So many great actors and characters. A classic.

"THIS IS CETI ALPHA FIVE!!"

The greatest Star Trek movie ever made.

Watching this after the Star Trek episode Space Seed is obviously the best thing one can do

I was never a Trek fan(Star Wars for me)until I saw the Abrams films, that's when I decided to watch some of the old Trek films, and I have to admit this movie is not just a good Star Trek film, but a good film in its own right. Even if you're not a Trek fan, some might enjoy this one

I remember going to movies before this was released, crossing my fingers that they would show the Wrath of khan trailer. It really is, to me, the best of the trek films.

A truly amazing movie. The pacing is non stop and it doesn't let up. Star Trek 2, 3 and 4 are an incredible story arc and great to watch.

Every actor gave a fantastic performance in this one.. the story carried the film the Actors filled the roles with a new depth that the television show hinted at but did not fully esplore

Probably the best - And My Favorite Star trek Movie! KHAN!!!!! 🖖🖖🍁♈🍁🖖🖖 RIP Leonard Nimoy 😔 RIP Kirstie Alley - Lt Saavik. 😔 RIP Nichelle 😔 RIP To All that Have passed away since then 😔 🖖🖖

No question the best Star Trek sequel Spock death is the saddest in the franchise it really hits you

9:51 Back - way back - then, VHS tapes had been geared to sell not to the general public but to video stores.

A true classic film

Stark trek 2 " The Wrath of Khan" was got me into Star Trek as it was the 1st movie I saw of the series. I never saw the 1st movie "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" until quite recently, s I just found a copy n bought it and watched it in 2021! I turn 44 this summer so I think I am the same age as the 1st movie being born in '79 and have always loved all the Star Trek movies and series' that I've watched so I always found it strange I couldn't find a copy til then

Spock giving his life to save the crew at the last minute!! is beyond epic!!

I 100% agree with you. The very best Star Trek that had so much heart and excitement.

Always remembered that earworm scene. Showed it to my kids when they bought ear buds and said "Watch out".

I’d rank Nemesis easily above Insurrection, at the very least, and all three of the JJ NuTrek films if those are in the discussion. I think it’s always been underrated. It has some unique visuals and also has the virtue of giving us the best space battle in the history of Trek on film.

The Undiscovered Country > The Wrath of Khan. I’ll stand by this until my end days.

Horatio Hornblower in space is exactly how Star Trek was described in the Radio Times back in 1969, when the series first aired on BBC TV. I think Roddenberry himself, or it may have been Dorothy Fontana also defined that as the tone of the show

2 was my favorite for a long time but now it's my 2nd with 6 being my favorite

Excellent video, but I am a bit surprised that Kirstie Alley wasn't mentioned, especially in light of her recent passing.

Best film of all of the S.T. franchise. Best performance by Shatner. Best storyline of series. Best performance by supporting actor, Ricardo. One of the best sci fi movies ever!

This one, alongside The Undiscovered Country, are my favorite Star Trek films.

Just goes to show you a good story is essential for success, are you listening, Disney?

There have been a lot of good Star Trek movies, and Galaxy Quest, but this is still the best.

Best Star Trek movie ever!

Star Trek 3 is undeniably kick-ass. The scene w/ Valkris and Commander Kruge is, in my opinion, the quintessential example of what it is to be Klingon.

For me, it always was more a tetralogy rather than a trilogy. The real conclusion being ST6 The Undiscovered Country.

1. This is the best of all of them, even the new ones 2. If you listen carefully you can hear the wooden box shift when Chekov steps down when Khan lowers him back to the ground. 3. That's really Recardo Montalbon's real chest 🏆 3. I'm not the biggest fan of: KHAAAAAÀN. 4. Leonard Nimoy was glad Spock dies, because he was tired of playing the character but was under contract. He was willing to take the financial hit but agreed to carry on only if he could direct "The Search for Spock". 5. RIP Kirstie Alley😇 6. Speculation is that Chekov was onboard the Enterprise but hadn't been introduced to us yet.

Good job Jo-Blo. Just throwing it out there for I have looked to see if this channel has covered the films I am about to mention, so how about covering The Sting and Wag The Dog ?

Time is Luxury...you dont have! I always loved that line! Khan was the Best villian ever!

3:22 - when I first heard the term "earworm" - THAT is what I imagined!

One of only two sequels that were actually better than the first movie. Wrath of Kahn and Empire Strikes Back.

Kirk didn't give up his family. He was denied it by Dr Markus. Can't get facts right in a cover giving facts about a movie. Good job.

A man who never watched the TOS gave us the best Trek movie

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊

Great script. Great acting. Great music. Great movie.

And with this film Star Wars finally had legitimate competition.

If you didn't cry a little when Spock died you have no soul.... Best Star Trek movie, ever.

I like SFdebris joke in regards to why Khan knows Chekov, which went something like, Khan is standing twisting and turning needing the bathroom. And then you hear a flush, and Chekov comes out and says " _Sorry, it's clogged, heh_ " and walks off. Which makes the scene in WoK more ominous :P Also the odd-number Trek movie rule works out, IF - You consider *Galaxy Quest* to be the 10th Star Trek movie.

This is my favorite Star Trek movie, Ricard Montalban is one of my favorite actors too.

Might just be my long lost twin, same exact bday, love this movie AND gave a shout out to the 3DO that was the only “cool” system I actually had of all my friends

Yep... the ear worm scene always scared me away from this one as a kid/teen/even young adult until i finally just watched it one day, and realized it wasnt quite AS BAD as i remembered as my 6-7 year old self. Hate worms, let alone how they did it. Recently watched a bunch of these again (including 2). Still love em.

Truly, one of the finest films ever made, and in my humble estimation, the best death scene in any movie. 🖖😀

Ahh the memories. According to my parents I literally saw this in a theatre before I saw my first house. Apparently a local theatre was re-showing it as part of the build up to Search for Spock.

Personally, as a non-trek fan, I liked Into Darkness, and consider it to be my favorite of the kelvin timeline films.

A classic and the Trek movie they keep trying to replicate but always fall waay short of. Into Darkness was just embarrassing.

*KHAN!!!* 😫

"even number star trek don't suck". This still holds true as they stop using numbers in the movies names after 6

The Best ST for sure without a doubt

Wrath was great, but I really loved Generations. It tied a good plot, characters, classic star trek favorites like the Klingons and time travel into one sweeping epic where Kirk saves the universe once again.

Nicolas Meyers is a genius for setting Star Trek 2 in Sam Francisco.

Star Trek 2 the wrath of Khan is the best star trek movie Nicholas Meyer is a great director

I had this on Betamax😎. Can't imagine how much my parents spent, vids were expensive back then

another great one from Chris B.

Good video 🖖

Gene Roddenberry originally called Kirk Horatio Hornblower in outer space.

And this, kids, is where we get the term "ear worm". I love this movie ❤.....Khaaaaaaaaan!!!

Really very truly one of the most underrated movies ever!

Trek 2&3 also have the coolest movie posters/ vhs covers, and the best soundtracks❤❤

Khaaaaaaaan!!!

Captain ,they put things in our ears !

In the famous KAHN! scene (spoilers), Kirk knows that Spock is using code and also knows that they are not trapped like the rest and Kahn think. What this tells me is that when delivering the Kahn scream Kirk is as much as an over actor as Shatner!!

Best Trek movie ever !!. Its the template for everything after it including Picard season 3 which borrows abit too much from it. It has everything you want from both Hollywood and Science fiction pity that they can't make these movies anymore (until AGI does it) modern versions just don't have the level of thought that has gone into this one.

I had not seen the Motion picture one, but this one was my very first Star Trek movie..i'd keep up with it after this..and much layer on see the Motion picture..thought it Boring..then a little later reruns of the series..and plus NEXT GEN the series, around that small resurrection of the legacy series due to Next generation being on.

Still a classic

Heck yeah. I saw part 2 in the theater originally for $1. Even then that was cheap as movies were around $2.50.