STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
11May
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Item Type: BLU-RAY DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG
Street Date: 09/22/09
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Worst HD transfer I’ve ever seen. Plus the disc wouldn’t even play until I scratched the paint off the backside that had adhered from sitting on another disc. You can see right through the disc too. But mostly, there are two bridge scenes where everyone seems to have one side of their faces 20 shades darker than the other. Looks muddy.
Rating: 2 / 5
I wish I had paid attention to these reviews a little closer because I would not have ordered this knowing it was NOT the Director’s Cut.
Rating: 2 / 5
The 2002 standard DVD “Director’s Cut” is 116 min.. The 2009 blu-ray was deliberately DOWN-GRADED to 112 min. of the original DVD length. Presumably the studios wish to double-squeeze us in a few years for the 116 min. “re-release” of blu-ray director’s cut. Encourage all to speak out via withholding our purchases and buying something else on Amazon as the studios are manipulating us and our “voice” is heard via our pocketbook. The 2012 version of 116 min. will be significantly better than the current 112 min. scam!
The film is the best Star Trek of all time, much better than the current garbage Star Trek film w. the new offensively illogical timeline in which cadet Kirk suddenly commands the flagship, Spock has the ability to travel in time but elects not to reverse the genocide of his planet, and a future Romulan w. 30 years of advanced technology elects not to save his planet from genocide in favor of attacking Spock.
Rating: 4 / 5
Very enjoyable! The plot wasn’t as original as it’s predecessor’s but still a good tale. An old enemy seeking revenge is a story that can never seem old if told in the right way. With that said, this was told in the right way. The actor who played Khan was remarkable as a man hell bent on revenge. The original cast was a pleasure to watch. And Spock’s sacrifice was very moving. However, the character development/backstory at the beginning regarding Kirk being tired of his Admiral position and missing being out in the last frontier is really getting old. This was already touched upon in part 1, why bring it up again?
As far as the blu ray release is concerned though, and I should mention I’m not digital transfer/restoration expert, but several times during the film, especially at the beginning there did seem to be a lot of discoloration and pixelation upon the faces of certain characters. Why is that? Isn’t Blu Ray supposed to be the ultimate resolution???
So the film in general gets 4/5 stars, and the blu ray release gets 2/5.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve loved this movie since seeing it in theaters as a teenager. Certainly one of my top ten favorites. I was genuinely excited to finally be able to buy this on blu-ray. Sadly, I was tragically disappointed when I finally saw it. The grain is abysmal. I don’t understand how anyone can say this picture is great. I understand that the movie was made in the early 80s, but Bladerunner doesn’t look nearly as bad. Not nearly.
I can only assume that the folks raving about the great picture on this disc are actually studio plants sent here to deceive people into buying this, or they’re undiscerning viewers watching on some portable hand-held blu-ray player or a similar substandard playback device. Star Trek 2009 has a great picture. The Dark Knight has a great picture. Bladerunner has a good picture. The picture on this disc is poor in comparison.
If you love the Wrath of Khan, buy the movie. Despite my disappointment, I don’t REGRET buying it as it is better looking (more detailed) than the DVD. But if you have a quality 1080P monitor, then you should temper your expectations, as this won’t compare favorably to any of the truly high quality blu-ray releases out there. Hopefully, Paramount will give us a better, cleaner high-def transfer in the future.
Rating: 2 / 5