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I objective bought this DVD…, and the verdict is in: It’s a blast!!!
THE MOVIE: Certanily one of the best Star Amble movies. Although the main position about revenge is a bit too basic, the sub-plots, including the addition of Kirk’s ex-wife and son, makes the movie better. The action is well paced and the special effects are marevelous. Also, the “expanded director’s edition” featured on this DVD adds about 5 extra minutes to the movie. The added footage does runt to befriend the residence, but does a large deal to flesh out more of the minor characters, such as Kirk’s son and Lt. Saavik. Also, the last 15 minutes of the film (some added dialogue was attach in there to have a dinky bit more emotional impact at the raze of the film) made me jump the grade of the film from a “B” to an “A+.”
THE DVD: In addition to having a crisp, distinct characterize transfer of the film with oustanding sound, the first disc has a nice audio commentary from the director and an even nicer text commentary from Michael Okuda, co-author of the Star Slouch Encyclopedia. (That guy knows EVERY SINGLE Slight DETAIL THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW A THING ABOUT that regards to Star Budge.) The second disc contains the following:
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1) The Captain’s Log: A 27-minute documentary featuring label unusual interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, director Nicholas Meyer, Ricardo Montalban, and others. They talk about how they originally intended to set aside the film together, how they eventually ended up completing that task, and other things.
2) Designing Khan: A 23-minute documentary that features interviews with director Nicholas Meyers, the costume designer, and the production designer. They discuss the transitions they made in costume and production effect from the ST:TMP to ST2:TWOK.
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3) Visual Effects: An 18-minute featurette that has interviews with the FX crew. They clarify how they executed and completed the FX shots. (Enormous surprise there)
4) The Star Go Universe: A 28-minute documetary that features interviews with two Star Slip recent writers. They discuss how they hold in the gaps between the movies with their books and where they procure their ideas.
5) Modern Interviews: Basically 10 minutes of interviews (from 1982) featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, and Deforest Kelley.
6) Archives: The archives feature 10 unusual storyboard sequences. (That determined beats the storyboard archives on the ST:TMP DVD, which features a mere 3 storyboard sequences.) There is also a thatrical trailer.
So, there you have it. A mammoth movie with a packed DVD equals a titanic acquire. Lift as soon as possible.
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1982; 116 minutes; Rated PG for still obscenity, some sequences of sc-fi action/violence, and brief shots of the aftermaths of brutal murders.
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(I DO assume this movie should have been rated PG-13, but the rating didn’t exist then. Eye and think for yourself.) …
In the wake of Robert Wise’s “director’s edition” of STAR TREK: THE MOTION Relate, it was only a matter of time before Nicholas Meyer’s STAR Streak II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was awarded the same treatment. Half a year later, KHAN does indeed come by the royal treatment with a 2-disc spot loaded with extras and fan tidbits galore. The package includes a slightly extended “director’s sever” of KHAN that restores a necessary position point (namely, the young cadet who dies in Scotty’s arms is actually Scotty’s nephew) and a few brief clippings of dialogue (mostly back-and-forth exchanges among the main cast) ; a commentary by Meyer in which he discusses both the film and his approaches to filmmaking; a text commentary by STAR TREK’s long-time technical point man Michael Okuda that’s packed with more fanboy knowledge than a game of Trivial Pursuit; cast interviews from 1982 (in which Leonard Nimoy wears a pink and white striped suit that makes him spy like a pimp) ; three documentaries covering the making of the film; “A Unique Advance,” a documentary where Trail authors Julia Ecklar and Greg Cox discuss how KHAN’s place elements spun off into the Swagger novels; the film’s FX storyboards; and of course, the theatrical trailer. Let’s contemplate at each of these:
THE DIRECTOR’S Slice OF KHAN – the film makes a bit more sense now that the scenes establishing the doomed cadet as Scotty’s nephew have been restored, and the restored dialogue adds a diminutive extra kick to the proceedings (it’s especially comical to hear Spock retort to Kirk’s telling him about his son with a disinterested “Piquant”) . But the film is composed as tightly structured and fast-paced as it’s ever been; the added footage does nothing to tedious the film down or to injure the tale (although some nit-pickers will execute the hilarious claim that the whopping THREE minutes restored to the film “butcher” it and raze the pace-how can this be when the added three minutes are spread out over the whole film? ) . Rather, it gives it a bit more punch. As for the seek of the film, it’s certainly a lot cleaner and brighter than most other prints, but even with the digital re-mastering, there’s aloof a lot of visible film grain. Like STAR TREK: THE MOTION Narrate before it, KHAN looks its age regardless of the print quality. But this is a minor detail. Overall the film looks graceful obedient.
COMMENTARIES – both challenging and delicious. Meyer’s regular guy vibe and insights into the making of the film are provocative, and Okuda’s trivia-heavy text comments are a joy for anyone who thrives on incandescent useless fanboy tidbits.
CAST INTERVIEWS – a current time capsule in which the film’s leads hump the film. But let’s face it; the coolest thing about this insert is seeing Leonard Nimoy dressed like a pimp. Spock in a pink suit is perhaps the greatest source of laughs you’ll ever win.
DOCUMENTARIES – by far, the coolest of these is “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” which covers the stylish FX work ILM did on the film. The giddiness with which the film’s FX crew recalls their work on the film is enormously contagious. “Designing KHAN,” about the film’s costume and position designs, is delicate respectable, too. “Captain’s Log,” about the overall making of the film, is uneven though. Where Meyer, producer Harve Bennett, and Ricardo Montalban are discussing what went into the making of the film, William Shatner spends his time being a total wiseacre, either mercilessly razzing his pal Nimoy (“I mediate the death scene would have been better if we DIDN’T behold him thru the glass!” and “Oh, he knew he was coming support, he status me up to reflect he was leaving…I’ll acquire him one day!”) or joking about how he weak women’s cosmetics to notice younger. And Nimoy is no better, cracking wise about how remarkable older Shatner is than he. (For those of you wondering, this is how they act around each other all the time.) The insight/clowning-around mixture simply doesn’t jell. But to be glorious, at least Nicholas Meyer is finally acknowledged as the author of KHAN’s shooting script, not Jack Sowards as has been erroneously credited. “A Fresh Reach” is absorbing, but dry; it bogs down when the authors recite passages from the novels. The moments where they discuss how KHAN formed the backbone of their work and note their fan knowledge are the most scrumptious, even if the supertitles obsolete during the film clips steer too worthy into jokiness.
STORYBOARDS – mind-blowing. We’re treated to the conceptual sketches of the film’s FX shots (including the combat sequences, which match those in the finished film almost exactly), as well as some terrific concepts for the opening title sequence and the “Spock monologue” finale that really should have been feeble in the film. Illustrated by the unhurried Mike Minor, these storyboards read like a really valid humorous book.
THEATRICAL TRAILER – radiant dramatic for a teaser, and it gives a honorable opinion of what the film was going to be.
Despite a couple of rocky patches, the “director’s edition” of STAR Accelerate II: THE WRATH OF KHAN is a top-notch package to a really grand film. Highly recommended.
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