Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director’s Cut Blu-ray
About the Release:As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Star Trek franchise, this classic film has been digitally remastered in high definition with brilliant picture quality and will be presented in both Nicholas Meyer’s Director’s Edition and the original theatrical version. The Blu-ray also includes a brand-new, nearly 30-minute documentary entitled “The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan,” which details the development and production of this fan-favorite film through archival footage, photos and new interviews.
Captain Kirk’s Starfleet career enters a new chapter as a result of his most vengeful nemesis: Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically enhanced conqueror from late 20th century Earth. Escaping his forgotten prison, Khan sets his sights on both capturing Project Genesis, a device of god-like power, and the utter destruction of Kirk.
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Director’s Edition Blu-ray Includes:
Blu-ray
• Director’s Edition in high definition
• Theatrical Version in high definition
• Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer (Director’s Edition & Theatrical Version)
• Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)
• Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Edition)
• Library Computer (Theatrical Version)
• The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan—NEW!
• Production
– Captain’s Log
– Designing Khan
– Original interviews with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban
– Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
– James Horner: Composing Genesis
• The Star Trek Universe
– Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics
– A Novel Approach
– Starfleet Academy: The Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI
• Farewell
– A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailer
Review:
I’m a huge fan of Star Trek, so I jumped at the change to own the Director’s Edition. It definitely doesn’t vary too much from the theatrical release. But there are some scenes that are noticeably different if you’ve seen the film multiple times, or recently. I read that there was an error on this release of a short, duplicate scene. But it must have been so short that I didn’t even notice it when I watched it the other day. And I also haven’t watched it enough to notice minute details.
I have owned this movie on blu-ray in a set of the original series movies. But this must have been the first time I watched the edited high def version. And the visual quality this time around definitely impressed me. I’m hoping the other films get similar releases – I’d love a complete collection. And I almost always prefer the Director’s Cut.