I know that I've seen most of the Star Trek movies, but this is one that I had never seen all of. And man, it's great. Even though it's very unpopular, I've never thought that Wrath of Khan was as spectacular as the reviewers claim. It's good, and it's a lot of fun, but it didn't seem as ambitious as I like my Trek to be. What I like about this movie is that it has a wider scope than most of their movies. We see a bigger picture of Starfleet. We see what things are like on Earth. We see their hearings. There are more casual aliens, more like Star Wars. We see more of ships flying in atmosphere.
There's a lighter tone to the movie, and despite being as fun as it is, it also has a stripped-down feeling to the script. We don't have a villain to be annoyed with. It's the crew identifying their problem, then having an adventure in solving it. The fact that the crew isn't on the Enterprise is kind of a treat. It gives them some problems to overcome, but it also serves to emphasize just how tight-knit the crew is.
It's easy to feel dismissive of an entry as lighthearted as this one is, and some aspects of the story are silly. Plus, the probe looks like a giant space burrito. But it's a solidly enjoyable movie.
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