13. Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan revolves around the crew of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk. They must prevent villain Khan from using the powerful Genesis technology as a weapon.
Alongside Star Wars, Star Trek is one of the most well-known sci-fi franchises, encompassing numerous films, series, and games. For example, MeinMMO spaceship captain Maik Schneider has already put in numerous hours into a Star Trek MMO – and that solo.
Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan is considered one of the top films of the franchise and is one of the highlights surrounding the story of the Kirk crew. With great space battles, there is plenty of action.
But also touching moments, ironically with Spock, who is the officer who usually shows as many emotions as a rock. In addition, Khan shines through as a charismatic villain who carries out his ruthless vendetta against Kirk.
This is what IMDb ratings say: The film from 1982 received a rating of 7.7 stars from IMDb users, with 125,632 reviews cast.
Fun Fact: The scenes in which the Ceti eels are placed in Chekov’s ear were filmed using a huge rubber replica of Walter Koenig’s ear.
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