Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (1982)
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
Okay, that’s out of the way now.
It feels like this podcast was years in the making and I can assure you that the quality of the podcast is not reflected by the time gone into it.
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Themocracy
As someone who is old enough to have watched it in the theaters, I can tell you it was like a knife when Spock died. Of course I was also not old enough to understand just how definite it was that he would be back in the next film. But even if I had, it would have been an interminable time between films.
Where did that whole Frankenhooker in Idaho bit come from?
And of course, I have no choice but to put my favorite Shatner clip out there… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOZ8ykaxndQ
One thing you didn’t mention is that that I think this film has arguably the best Star Trek score – even that bit at the end of the podcast is a great example. Just makes me want to go out and get the soundtrack.
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Dan Reply:
March 17th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
@Jeff, the frankinhooker thing should have probably been a out-take (there were a hell of a lot of outtakes, trust me – the raw material for this one was over two hours long and shockingly bad) However it tickled me that Lee and I were talking at complete cross purposes so I left it in.
You say the movie has a good soundtrack – but I don’t hear Shatner singing in it so how can it be good?
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MC Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 1:16 am
@Dan, don’t you always talk at cross purposes?
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Dan Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 2:12 am
@MC, that’s a very good point
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Lee Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 11:07 am
@MC, he talks cross purpose – I stay on target
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Dan Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@MC, So you’re saying you are the Luke to my Porkins? I challenge you to a duel sir!
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MC Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 3:56 am
You brought a Star Wars reference into a Trek conversation Dan. I don’t think that is kosher.
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Dan Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 4:28 am
@MC, Lee started it with hgis “stay on target”
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Jeff Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 1:48 am
@Dan, you make an excellent point. This being the age of the internet, though, it’s likely someone has done a mashup of Shatner “singing” mixed with the soundtrack. And if they haven’t, someone should.
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Dan Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 2:12 am
@Jeff, I’ll add it to my list of projects forthwith
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Lee Reply:
March 18th, 2010 at 11:05 am
@Jeff, I remember the first time I saw Wrath of Khan was at my Aunt’s house on a pirated VHS and had no real idea of what it was – I just remember the start on Ceti Alpha.
I actually prefer the Star Trek III soundtrack over this one, I think it’s more wondrous, but you are right this is possibly one of the best soundtracks of the series.
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Jeff Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
@Lee, you know I must admit I haven’t heard the soundtrack to STIII in a long time, so I can’t place it… but then that might say something about it right there. For my money, II and IV are the most memorable soundtracks.
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But it is part of the charm.
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Good grief, how did I, a middle-aged woman from Kansas, get caught up in listening to you 2? That’s 58 minutes and 3 seconds of my life I’ll never get back. Very entertaining stuff, I especially like the bongos (you’re editing geniuses).
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Dan Reply:
March 19th, 2010 at 11:36 am
@scc, hey you’re not in Kansas any more.
…oh wait… you are.
Thanks for giving us a whirl, and we’re really pleased you enjoyed it – especially seeing as though this film made us go as geeky as we could possibly go
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I also saw this in the theatre when I was younger. Totally blew my mind – it was that good. I remember when it came out on VHS later, I held a microphone from my cassette recorder up to the TV speaker. You know, (1) because I could, and (2) who didn’t want to listen to it in their bedroom at night?
I only hope I’m not quite as sad today as I was back then.
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Great review, it even made me want to search for a copy to watch between parenting and house chors…..wait a minute….what was that jibe at Contact-wearers (may have been a previous review. I’m listening one-after-the-other to catch up)?
Maybe I won’t watch. That’ll teach you
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