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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan DIRECTED BY NICHOLAS MEYER RELEASED: 1982 Why's it so good? Frankly, we could simply remind you of Kirk's roar of "Khaaaaaaaaaannnnn!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnSnfiUI54) and that should be enough to convince anyone. But this also raised the franchise to undreamt of levels of drama and action, remained its undisputed crowning glory (at least until JJ Abrams' stormer this summer) and saw one of cinema's most memorable and moving death scenes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyl4GxBzEw ).

How does it stack up to the original? Star Trek: The Motion Picture is not fit to lick Khan's boots. This features great character moments for all the original Trek cast, lots of the jokes that always made the series such a joy to watch, but also a deeper emotional connection that chimed with the fans' love of the show and persuaded non-fans that they were missing something. No Khan, no Next Generation or other spin-off shows, and no Chris Pine as Kirk. Glaring error: William Shatner (Kirk) and Ricardo Montalban (Khan) filmed their roles four months apart and never actually talk face-to-face, since Montalban was still filming TV show Fantasy Island. GAP BETWEEN SEQUEL AND ORIGINAL: 31 MONTHS 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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