David Cullen has performed in a dazzling wide range of styles including Cla… Read Full Bio ↴David Cullen has performed in a dazzling wide range of styles including Classical, Jazz, and World Music.

David Cullen is a Grammy award winner for "best pop instrumental recording". He has performed with Will Ackerman, Samite, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, The Jaco Big Band and with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. David Cullen earned his Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from the Hartt School of Music.

David Cullen is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Elizabethtown College and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at Kutztown University. David is featured on the Windham Hill Guitar Sampler and other Windham Hill Compilation CDs. He has released 2 books through Warner Brothers Publications; "Jazz, Classical and Beyond" as well as "Grateful Guitar". His performance DVD, "Jazz, Classical and Beyond" features multi-camera angles and lessons.

He has performed throughout North America for Classical Guitar Societies, Jazz Festivals, and Performing Arts Series. He has released 9 CDs for the acoustic guitar label Solid Air Records. David Cullen’s recordings have been featured on NPR stations across America.

They Love Each Other
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Comments from YouTube:

@thedirectorschair1054

15w↑158

Shatner always gets castigated for ham acting, but Shatner, Nimoy and Montalban give three of the best performances ever seen in a cinema.

@kyriss12

15w↑17

Always thought Nimoy was to stiff as an actor. Then I caught a few mission impossible reruns where he really went through the acting range with all the under cover work.
After that rewatching some of the old treck with a more mature eye I noticed that just beneath the stoic mask Nimoy managed to still show hints of emotion, and that kind of subtlety is really hard to pull off.

@missingnola3823

15w↑3

Agreed, particularly about Shatner. He's often made fun of in terms of his acting and, in some cases, arguably deserves it. But, he was great in this movie, full stop.

@gbuddy

15w

It might be the best of Star Wars, but the greatest collective performance by a cast goes to the three LOTR movies.

@thedirectorschair1054

15w↑2

@@gbuddy Have to disagree there. Put it this way: Wrath of Khan is Shatner's finest performance in a 70 year career, Nimoy's finest performance in a 60 year career and Montalban's finest performance in a 50 year career. It's arguably the career best performance of all the rest of the cast as well.

Compare with LOTR. The performances are all good, some are even great. But it is nowhere near the career best performance of Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving or most of the others. The Actors who did have career best performances in LOTR were Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood and Sean Astin. Which isn't enough for 'best collective performance'.

@Mengha

15w

I always felt that their acting was based on how much they had had to drink. Nimoy was a consummate professional who could perform hungover, while Shatner would go balls to the walls over the top when he was 10 whiskey's deep (as was the case a few too many times). I also think both suffer from the problem of parody and iconic status creating an unwinning scenario.

@hixta7889

15w↑293

" Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels,his was the most.......Human." one if the best movie lines ever.

@keithbright-xy7sg

15w↑18

I agree 100%. To hear him say it always give me goose bumps.

@Dreamfox-df6bg

15w↑25

No matter how often I've seen the movie or just this scene, it always makes me cry. The pause where Kirk cracks for a moment always gets me.
There are only a handful scenes in movies or shows that get me that hard.
Scotty playing 'Amazing Grace' on the bagpipes does not help avoiding it. On the contrary.

@liwojenkins

15w↑13

@@Dreamfox-df6bg I was in the Army, attend a few funerals, that song always gets me close now. Minimum goosebumps and some mist.

@Z1gguratVert1go

15w↑6

Chokes me up. Every. Time.

@Jim-Mc

15w↑6

Shatner is just a great actor.

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@parkerknowsbest1

15w↑136

A masterpiece. Themes of ageing, obsessive revenge, loss, and rebirth. Expertly crammed into a tight brilliantly scripted film with beloved characters. They don't make them like they used to. Shatner delivers his best work here especially the Engine room scene and the funeral.

@former_dmcrt8614

15w↑6

To add to that. The scene of Kirk removing his spectacles (Spectacles in the 23rd century! - get it?) then saying "fire!" remains my favorite scene of all the Trek movies. It's always the little things, isn't it?

@kiers1970

15w↑9

A movie with a real story, fast moving plot, excellent action, humour when needed, wonderful characterisatiion and brilliant acting..
Imagine a flick like this now? No neither can I.

@TheSulross

15w↑2

and when you kill off one of the most beloved characters of a franchise ever, you damn well better leave an out to resurrect said character some how

and so they did and went on to make more money because of that out

@rossydv

15w

@@former_dmcrt8614there’s a scene where he removes his glasses then says “fire”? I don’t recall that.

@rossydv

15w

⁠⁠@@former_dmcrt8614this might be my favourite scene in all of Trek! I felt it had a Tarantino-esque to it! The zoom in as Kirk clenches his fist and says “fire!”
https://youtu.be/VPz-6HuM8Sc?si=oi0IoJeYmcPAiT9n&t=298

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@FlyingHeadbutt100

15w↑85

Kirk's voice cracking has more emotional heft than a dozen other so-called "emotional" scenes

@seankayll9017

15w↑2

But ... but .... Shatner can't act! Or so we keep being told.

@former_dmcrt8614

15w↑4

Another powerful emotional scene was McCoy immediately latching on how the Genesis program could be used as a weapon - and he was so right. "My God, the man's talking about logic. We're talking about universal Armageddon." Powerful scene about morality being more important than science.

@FeynmanFan

15w↑7

Bryan Cranston has a great short video where he describes how, when the actor cries, the audience doesn't have to. But when the actor struggles to not cry, the audience will sympathetically do it for them.

@seankayll9017

15w↑4

@@FeynmanFan Certainly worked for me in that scene.

@maxis2k

15w↑3

The Genesis CG scene and the conversation after it was always my favorite part of the film. I like the pew pew space fight and all that too. But even as a kid, I really latched onto that one scene as it basically developed the plot and characters at the same time. I also remember showing this movie and a few others to friends. And both of them ended up having McCoy as their favorite character. I didn't even think about it myself. He was just part of the trinity of Kirk and Spock to me. But it showed how much McCoy is an important part of their dynamic. And made me a lot more aware of how great DeForest Kelley is in TOS.

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@donaldduck7461

15w↑165

Definitely the best one! Nicholas Meyer was the best thing to ever happen within the franchise. Montalban was an unforgettable as a villain.

@dr.juerdotitsgo5119

15w↑1

Hell no. Motion Picture and Voyage Home are, and I can't understand how any TOS fan can think differently.

@keithbright-xy7sg

15w

@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 Wrath of Khan is one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time. You might want to sit down and re-watch it. If you still dont agree thats fine. The Voyage home was good and Search for Spock was very good. Most original series fans will agree about Wrath of Khan.

@Oi1Suzy

15w↑6

@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 We're not snorting as much coke as you and Roddenberry were. That's probably got something to do with it.

@hrs2044

15w↑7

Montalban's performance as the villain really sells the movie. I don't know that any other actor could've done it as well in this movie. Him and his intimidating pecs are just captivating in every scene.

@DocMicrowave

15w↑2

Fully agree. ST: WOK is the best trek movie hands down.
In my opinion, this has not changed since I first saw it in '82.

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@JohnInTheShelter

15w↑44

This is still one of the great opening night moviegoing experiences I've had. The audience was ready for the Trek movie they'd hoped The Motion Picture would be.

In the moments after the simulation, we get McCoy being a wiseguy, Kirk and Spock being friends ("Happy Birthday")--we knew our TV pals were back.

When the Enterprise is hit by Reliant's phasers, the whole audience was like, "HOLY SHIT!" It felt like our heroes were REALLY in trouble. At that point, Enterprise had never been hurt like that. This was one of Kirk's toughest situations--which of course is what the whole Kobiyashi Maru subtext is about.

@veganconservative1109

15w↑5

I was there on opening (and purchased the little mag they used to give out during openings) and can second this. Audience was shocked to see our Enterprise hurt so. It was one 'arms gripping the arm rests in a death grip' moment.

@chrisgorton4577

15w↑4

I was at the opening night when I lived back in England. I am so happy that we didn't have the internet in those days because the UK release was after its US. I bought the novelization (it coming out even before the movie did, along with magazine material) and abstained from reading it. I agree with you and the previous comment to mine.

@rossydv

15w↑1

Even you writing that made me feel that panic again😱😂

@chrisw6164

15w↑102

The consensus in 2009 was that the Star Trek reboot was a fun one-off. We had no idea that it was going to influence all of Star Trek moving forward.

@plugsocket9432

15w↑38

Star Trek 2009 has destroyed Star Trek since then with Alex Kurtzman taking over Star Trek on the small screen since 2017.

@bluearcher1559

15w↑10

@@plugsocket9432 Id agrue the only damage those films did was give Alex K negotiating power within paramount. I think somewhere around first contact (not that i dont love it) someone decided Star Trek movies worked best as action flicks. I could never make sense of it.

@plugsocket9432

15w

I agree.@@bluearcher1559

@bleachkiller419

15w↑8

The moment it (2009) made good money was the moment the franchise was doomed for a while, at least.

@TF80s

15w↑4

I liked the first (2009) one (for the most part) but it was all downhill from there...I'm not a huge fan of First Contact so I don't get the love for that movie amongst the fandom. I thought the writing was poor and the sets & props looked really cheap and stagey...the guns they were using looked like big, plastic kid's toys to me, nothing felt real.

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@grandmufftwerkin9037

15w↑48

The Wrath of Kahn probably has Shatner's best performance in anything he's done.

@ianramsey101

15w↑5

I thought he did really good as Denny Crane on Boston Legal

@Jacktheteacher

15w↑5

It's his best Kirk performance. He's great in Star Trek IV as well, though. Generally speaking, Shatner never fails to deliver.

@chrisadams8182

15w↑4

He was great in Search for Spock as well.
The scene when David is killed and his reaction..From shock and grief to sheer determination to survive and save his friends at what ever the cost. Always got me.

@davidalangay1186

15w↑48

A friend of mine and I went to see this movie. We were originally going to have lunch after the movie, but were both shaken and saddened by the death of Spock we both decided to call it a day. The day after, we met again to talk about the film and discovered just how much that film really impacted us.

@truecrimescotsman

15w↑19

Not just the best trek film, it truly is one of the greatest films of all time.

@christophercatiller2422

15w↑27

More than 40 years later, it's still the best trek film.

@chonconnor6144

15w↑21

Undiscovered Country will always have a special place in my heart as it was the best one I saw in theaters as a kid and is nearly as good as Wrath in terms of writing, directing and acting. But nothing beats Montoblan and Shatner who were both so individually masterful and played off each other perfectly despite not having a scene together.

@bitharne

15w↑2

Ya. I just watched all of these and after the abysmal “Final Frontier” (I suspect there was a suit that HATED shatner and sabotaged every aspect of that movie) Undiscovered Country was just so great…just shows you how much a director can influence a movie that the same one who did Wrath did that and they’re, easily, the best trek movies by a long shot.

@grandmufftwerkin9037

15w↑35

I went to university with a foreign student named Kahn.

One night we lost track of him while bar hopping, and one of our buddies started yelling 'Kaaaaaahhhhhnnn!' Kirk style in the middle of the downtown hub.

@iamperplexed4695

15w

That sounds stupid enough to track.

@ianmc87

15w

LOL 🤣

@theelder4797

15w↑1

Nice 👍😂

@theelder4797

15w↑1

@@iamperplexed4695Whoa, tone down your personality, buddy, that's too much for the internet!

@och70

15w

Had the exchange student seen the movie? I think that would have made it even funnier if he was in on the joke/reference.

@rhettgervaisauthor

15w↑56

Thanks for this one. This is one of my top 5 favorite films of all time, and anyone who thinks Shatner can't act should watch this film over again. His, "No" When Spock closes his eyes makes me tear up every time, as does his speech at the funeral.

@theelder4797

15w↑1

We need some motion added when the ships are taking hits, that's the main improvement I can think of. I know purists don't want anything done to any movie, but watching Khan now after seeing more action packed ones, the stationary camera just makes the crew look silly as they bounce around in their seats.

@och70

15w↑12

Kirk's speech at Spock's funeral ceremony still hits me in the feels. It's not overly emotional, the way it would undoubtedly be in a current era movie, with weak male characters. His voice only breaks that one time, and it's perfect.

@rhettgervaisauthor

15w↑2

@@och70 Agreed. Michael Burnham cries in every episode, I can't stand it! Sonequa Martin-Green has the chops to play the character right, but the writers have really given her a raw deal.

@DocMicrowave

15w↑2

@@och70 Agree fully!

@Z1gguratVert1go

15w

@@rhettgervaisauthor Are you sure? She's a plank of wood, insufferable and condescending. Crying is the only thing she does that has any emotion in it at all. Honestly you'd need to cast Bree Larson to make her any worse.

@diviningdragon

15w↑58

This remains my favorite film from all ten pre-revisionist installments. Only First Contact managed to effectively repeat displaying the same level of narrative strength. I think the big key in both was the 'personal' nature of issues being faced by the lead characters--Kirk's mid-life crisis, and Picard's PTSD. When there is some kind of universal personal theme the audience can connect with, it makes such stories feel much more compelling. But in a franchise run, this is a kind of peak that can only be visited a few times. After that, it becomes a weak derivative contrivance. The cerebral problems of the first film were a little like the problems in the original pilot, The Cage. This explains the need for a second pilot. As science fiction fans, we love world-building and allegories exploring thought exercises and current issues. But at the same time, this IP needed to break out to a broader audience. Bringing in such tight writing that addresses universal issues along with both external and internal drivers for the characters was the stroke of genius it needed. I'm not sure the franchise would have received a second shot had this film been perceived as weaker than The Motion Picture.

@bjgandalf69

15w↑3

I would argue that the Meyer written and directed film based on Nimoy's storyline, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is also quite good, almost on par with WOK. I agree that the only Next Gen film that reaches anywhere near the level of these films was First Contact.

@diviningdragon

15w↑2

@@bjgandalf69 Agreed! I was always of a mind that a more intense follow-up to ST4 would have been a story addressing Saavik and the Romulans. The Final Frontier was not a wise narrative course to follow. Once that chapter played out, having her in the role filled by Valeris would have been even more powerful, really binding five films together as a Five Act saga. I do love Undiscovered Country!

@isodoublet

15w↑1

Wrath of Khan is thematically very strong and it is those themes that resonate. Script-wise however, it's kind of weak and contrived. Of course later screenwriters copied the script instead of the powerful theming!

@diviningdragon

15w↑1

Good observation. The question then becomes, "Why was a weak and contrived script so well received compared to many other films? And what compels other writers to copy it?" In the end, the success or even the quality of a script has everything to do with how strongly it resonates with a general audience at a universal level. Even in retrospect as a film legacy, it hasn't really been beaten. So it qualifies as successful. Many writers would count themselves lucky to produce even this type of accomplishment.@@isodoublet

@tomtcf76

15w↑27

I wish Nicholas Myer had directed The Force Awakens and had a hand in production and screenplay, the point being that film was actually made by a guy who proclaimed to be a huge Star Wars fan and understood how to make those films great when he made two of them absolutely terrible, whereas Myer would have just made a belter. Wrath Of Khan is a masterpiece.

@ronaldmalcolm5609

15w↑5

I saw TWOK when it was in theaters in July of 1982 . . .I was 13 and thought I'd seen the most powerful film ever made, given how absolutely gutted I was about Spock's death. Two years later, I'd experience the same revelation with the demise of the original Enterprise, an event of similar emotional gravity. Good times.

@elrickthebrave

15w↑13

What got me the most of this movie was the soundscape. The music was superb, the timing is perfect, it makes the story more real, visceral, and emotional. It is what moved me.

@haitolawrence5986

15w↑55

Wrath of Khan got a late August rerelease in Canada that summer. I lived in a small town but when I went I was still amazed to find I had the entire theatre to myself! Just me and the big screen watching that fantastic movie. It's something I'll never forget. 😎

@GrimGalore

15w↑28

I wasn't around in the Sixties during Trek's initial TV run. But as a kid in the Eighties, TWOK was my introduction to Star Trek. It's been my absolute favorite film ever since.

Interesting side note: This is the only film from the original run of films to depict the Enterprise firing phasers, for some reason.

@chris.hinsley

15w↑23

The ending with Spocks voice over always makes me cry. It’s so powerful.

@vellshell007

15w↑18

The older I get the harder those aging scenes hit me. Also the novelization of the movie is quite good. It explores Saavik in greater detail, and also Peter Preston's importance. I know the ABC movie version expounds somewhat but the novel connects the two characters something that would have been cool to see.

@ianmc87

15w↑22

BTW, The Wrath of Khan has an outstanding score done by the late James Horner. I just happened to be listening to it last night. Good timing, Dave!

@j.d.b.4683

15w↑5

When McCoy tells Kirk over the com "that he better get down here... better hurry," and then Kirk looks over at Spock's empty seat, that almost gets me as much as the following scene in the engine room. Kirk knows Spock so well. Kirk knows that Spock would risk his life for the ship. And DeForest's voice.... all of it kills me every time, just as it always has. So well done.

@LordFalconsword

15w↑3

The funeral scene in the torpedo bay, with Kirk's simple eulogy, is one of the most heartfelt scenes I have ever seen in sci-fi.

"Of all the souls I have encountered, his was the most...human."

@donk4304

15w↑7

Although I consider The Motion Picture as my favourite, I still absolutely love this film - an absolute masterclass in sci-fi that is rarely (or never) equalled. The eulogy Kirk gives at Spock's funeral still chokes me up :)

@dovgoldstein3755

15w↑4

You mentioned the introduction of the whistle. I just like to point out that it was first used in the Star Trek episode where President Lincoln and Genghis Khan appeared in TOS.
Another great video of yours by the way, great commentary and it's nice to hear your insights and all the history you bring to these reviews. Keep it up!

@colinmontgomery1956

15w

That's actually a great point.

@johnsmithfrombackeast7376

15w↑9

Wrath of Kahn is amazing. The first Trek movie I got to see in the theater as a child of seven years. And the first movie that made me cry when Spock died. A masterwork of Sci-Fi.

@Buford_T_Justice1

15w↑7

This is one of my favorite movies of all time.

I remember seeing it in theaters as a 10 year old kid and being blown away.

I even went and created a fanfic comic book where instead of dying from the radiation blast Spock turns into a Hulk. That’s right. Spock Hulk. Very logical and very angry.

Great review! Thanks!

@rossydv

15w↑1

That’s adorable and awesome! I wanna see it!

@shlomokallner3180

15w↑9

At 3:51 With respect, the sentiment of a strife between the military and the scientists in Starfleet is also very well expresses in the novel "Star Trek Federation" by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, a book I would recommend anyone interested in both scifi and/or Star Trek in particular to read!

@JasonGorton

15w↑7

Great review of the absolutely best Trek movie. Coincidentally, I just watched this last week (along with "Space Seed") with my daughter and had fun pointing out the Melville references. She was shocked and impressed with how it ended.
Minor correction for future reference: Boatswain is pronounced "bosun".

@DocMicrowave

15w↑4

I had the privilege of seeing Start Trek: The Wrath of Khan in a theater in late summer 2022. It was a Fandom Events showing for the 40th anniversary of the film at theaters around the country.
I got to take my Wife and adult daughters and a friend to see it. It was quite an experience being there with my family to see my favorite Scifi film of all time. Not to mention being in a theater full of tried and true Star Trek fans. I, like them, have seen the movie probably many many dozens of times since 1982 on various forms of media. But nothing beat seeing it on the big screen, surrounded by fellow fans.

And yes, my family thoroughly enjoyed it.

@ABQSentinel

15w↑6

I just watched this a couple of days ago with my oldest daughter--it was her first time seeing it. This, after finishing the entire original series--also a first time for her. This movie is just so good, and she really enjoyed seeing the original Star Trek in all of its former glory. It is an absolute travesty what Paramount is doing by trying to memory-hole Captain Kirk, easily the greatest captain in the history of the Federation. See this really makes me angry and absolutely contemptuous of the people who now control and defile these once-great IPs. I sincerely hope these activists get the comeuppance they so richly deserve!

@whos-the-stiff

15w↑2

Hear, hear ! 💯

@Otokichi786

15w↑1

There's those used but unoccupied cargo containers on Seti Alpha V...

@bluntguy9532

15w↑2

As far as I'm concerned, Trek ended with the next to last episode of Enterprise in 2005. Nothing since really counts.......even callback/member berry crazy Picard season three.

@ABQSentinel

15w↑1

@@bluntguy9532 I completely agree with this. None of the nuTrek is real Star Trek, just like none of the Disney Star Wars is real Star Wars.

@kurtwinter4422

15w↑11

Star TMP is a sublime work of art, but the trilogy was a proper epic.

@bluntguy9532

15w

I always thought there was room for both TMP and the trilogy without the comparisons. Good in their own way.

@blankenbeckler1

15w↑8

Wrath of Khan remains my favorite Trek movie, w/ The Undiscovered Country and First Contact both vying for runner up. All three movies are just fantastic in storytelling, suspense, and character building

@carlwilliams3488

15w↑2

Likewise, I think the Undiscovered country just edge's it though due to Plummers excellent Chang (bit bit more real than the Borg queen) and the final very emotional sign off by the OG cast, it's not even a scene but credits and evokes nearly as much feeling as the death of Spock in WoK.

@SWATStrachan

15w↑5

As well as being the best of the Trek movies, it also has the best soundtrack of arguably any movie! Even after all these years, I can still listen to the music and know exactly what would be happening on the screen. not many musical scores can achieve that.

@veganconservative1109

15w↑1

The theme sound of the Reliant under Khan was just downright chilling.

@RRTNZ

15w↑1

This is one of my favourite films of all time. Seen it more times than I can remember - and if I hear even a few seconds of the score I can see the scene in my head. WoK explores both very personal and cosmic themes. The story, pacing, effects and performances are top notch. Spock's death gets me every time

@Simon-xc5oy

15w↑17

Yes, you covered it all to a T. When I was a kid seeing this in the cinema for the first time I was annoyed with Kirk. Why was he moping around? How much longer till he gets out in space and starts fighting something? What is he all moody about? Then when it did kick off I was transfixed, and finally distraught that Spock died. He cant be dead! He is one of the heros!!! The good guys in Trek always win!!! And so on. It really stuck with me. Its not until I hit 50 myself that I finally understood the mood Kirk was in. It really resonated with me. I am glad someone else finally noted that Shatner gives the best performance of Kirk ever in this movie. He goes through it all, and is not over the top. You can see him struggle and think things out and turn his experience to his advantage. When I finally got my ex wife to watch a Trek film with me, some years ago it was this one we picked. And she was hooked in the first half hour, never expecting Trek to be this good....

@theelder4797

15w

But she was a typical western whoooooore that broke your heart, took your home, car, kids and bank account when she left you?
And the intelligent man then said, "And I was never dumb enough to get married again..."

@bluntguy9532

15w

You can thank Nicholas Meyer for the lack of Shatner's overacting. He would let Shatner do takes over and over exactly as he had done on the show until Shatner was finally too exhausted to keep up that type of energy and bravado. At that point, Meyer would ask for one more take and that's the takes you see in the final movie.

@Simon-xc5oy

15w

Well thats one way to do it I suppose. In the motion picture you can still see the original Kirk to a large degree, but he is pushing and hell bent on getting back into space and getting the Enterprise back. And in the end McCoy calls him out on it. And he is right and that sinks in with Kirk and from that point on in the film he is more tempered and refined and less eager. Its really noticeable if you are a long term fan and know Kirk well. As for the Khan performance its just brilliant. And so is Nimmoy, the pair of them own the film with everyone else backing them. I always remember Shatner in some interview in America on tv being asked about his performance in the film, and about how its about getting older. And he agrees with it, so he must have known what was going on. Its in the script as well...he is just so good in this film, and I still cant put my finger on why, but it sometimes feels to me that this is the point in Shatners life where he concludes he will always be Kirk, and that it is his best role and he will be remembered for it. So he truly owns it at last and knocks it out of the park...

@Atamastra

15w↑4

I'd genuinely like to see you cover the 3 Kelvin Trek movies. Not just to see you eviscerate them, but to see a critical analysis from your POV.

@Lyana_your_dream_come_true

15w↑23

Every upload you make is top-notch! Mad respect for your dedication Keep up the fantastic content, you're outstanding

@veronicasiegfried2712

15w↑3

This is my favorite film! The sad moment between Spock and Kirk always makes me cry.

@mmcleod06

15w↑1

I saw it in a theater. I've rewatched it many times. The scene with the "slugs" still haunts me. This is one of my favorite ST films, and possibly Montalban's best performance.

@patrickpellow7863

15w↑2

This is a masterpiece….. thanks for the memories Dave and for your thoughts. Spot on as usual..

@thattinawoman5119

15w↑1

The use of Holst's "The Planets" during the nebula fight is genius. One of my all time favorite movies. It's a great story that happens to be Star Trek IMO.

@boobah5643

15w↑3

It seems a criminal lapse in stellar cartography that when they counted out six planets Reliant somehow ended up on the fifth. It really ought to have been Ceti Alpha IV that Reliant was trying for and had gone boom.

@Awakeandalive1

15w↑2

As a kid i ADORED Star Trek: TOS & had nothing but contempt for TNG (except for The Best of Both Worlds which I loved), and this was the first TOS movie I ever saw. I watched it one night on tv and remember eagerly talking about it with other kids at school -- every one who had seen it was changed by that film.

@christined8634

14w

The ending always gets to me. I tear up every time. Kirk avoided the idea of death by cheating on the test. But he couldn’t cheat this time. Such a great movie

@Jacktheteacher

15w↑3

Ricardo Montalban hams it up outrageously as Khan in this movie - to the point of being comical. But it's all good! A great Star Trek movie. The scene where Kahn disables the Enterprise with a surprise attack - and then Kirk turns the tables on him - is brilliant.

@mr.sinjin-smyth

15w↑14

"Commanding A Starship Is Your First, Best Destiny. Anything Else Is A Waste Of Material." Easily the BEST of Star Trek movie, Montalbano was a fantastic villain, Kristie Alley was very beautiful and the main Star Trek cast were at their A-game.

@paulaburrows8660

15w↑4

I would not pressume to debate you

@tjcarr8097

15w↑3

I went to see the 40th anniversary of this film. And! I still felt like that little boy who first saw it on his parent’s home tv.
I’ll always love this film
Can’t wait to show it to my kids one day!

@jrr2480

15w↑1

I also saw the 40th Anniversary re-release of this film, I think 🤔 it's more awesome on the big screen. I remember seeing this movie on those TV 📺 movie night showing either in the late 80s or early 90s, I always enjoyed watching it. 😊

@agent7796

15w↑1

An amazing & unforgettable film, a true classic.

@kathleenhensley5951

15w↑2

Just mentioning the end of that movie brings tears to my eyes. Dave, great review.

@estoguy

15w↑1

Even better than the KHAN! line was Montalban's lead up... Especially the final "Buried alive... Buried alive..." Always chills my bones. It was what he thought would be his final dig at Kirk, which got the reaction he wanted.

@brianmcguinness9642

15w↑2

The director's cuts of the first two films are by far the best of the Star Trek films with Wrath of Khan being the better of the two and my third favorite film after 2001 and Forbidden Planet. Spock's death was absolutely incredible. It's a shame that the third film brought him back and reduced this scene to an anticlimax. I wish Kirk could have had as good a death scene rather than the lame death he ended up with. I once saw Shatner give a live talk on his career, combined with a showing of Wrath of Khan. That was a great night for me.

@bluntguy9532

15w

Even sadder was Spock (Prime as they later called him) dying off-screen in the last Kelvin movie. I know Nimoy had recently passed, but after such a powerful death scene in this one, what a waste.

@markt2398

15w↑1

Great review! This is one of my fav movies of all time and one I always can rewatch. Khan is a great villain and his desire for revenge is very believable-anyone would go mad living in their situation for that many years and would need someone to blame. Ricardo Montalban just chews it up and I love every bit of it. The weak attempt at another Khan movie with Into Darkness was pretty cringe. I like Cumberbatch as an actor but he is NOT Khan and the plot was absurd. And don't get me started on the whole swap of the Kirk/Spock death along with the KHAAAAAAN scream...woof. Shatner gave a great performance as well and I Ioved the theme of aging and not knowing what to do next in a very adventurous life.

Honestly the other star here is James Horner's score-I can just listen to the soundtrack of this and ST 3 anytime and it just puts me in a mood-very beautiful and melancholy.

Sad to think how many people from this film are no longer with us but what a great legacy.

@paulsnyc

15w

Dave ... a masterful review ... this has always been my favorite out of all of the Star Trek films ... its connection to the OG series I thought was brilliant ... years later i read the novel based on it and the scene where they find the scientists dead was even worse bloody ... again really enjoyed your review and break down thanks

@yendub

15w↑5

I love what they did with the costumes and redress of the Enterprise bridge. I mean, it made it more militaristic in style and scope. I mean, this was submarines in space. However, Star Trek 4 is superior. A true fish out of water story and the other bridge crew got actual work to do.

@patrickbateman312

15w

Go wash your mouth out with soap

@gandalfolorin-kl3pj

15w

When I first saw this movie, there were people crying--including teenage guys--when Spock died. Montalban gave an epic performance as the quintessential villain. The core cast was at its best. I prefer Generations and First Contact as favorite Trek movies. But this one was so well done that, as you might say, it has no equal. Good job, Dave.

@user-cf7pe3qg1c

15w

I missed seeing ST2 in theaters but was thrilled to see it for the 40th anniversary last year on a 20' screen!
I never tire of it! ♥

@michaelnash2138

15w

When I was in college(1984) the local theater screened STTWOK. The sound failed during the part when Kahn had just activated genesis. Myself and the rest of the audience then proceeded to recite EVERY LINE of dialogue. It was a bunch of fans coming together and was a wonderful experience.

@neillcaiger7714

15w

Thanks! One of my fave movies 🍿 of all time and saw this at a special screening before opening day…blew me away. And Horners score is one of my most listened to (I bought the LP) and that build up music 🎵 to when Kirk n Spock send the prefix code, as you mention…wow! What a film 🎥

@ohrick8707

15w

Arguably, the best of the series. As for Star Trek-Kelvin universe, I’m an old original 9.8.66 Trekker. So seeing how the principal characters of TOS, were introduced was extremely rewarding. Great casting, and the very first “Kirk to Enterprise” just sent chills. I watched it 3 times in the theatre, until they closed. The storyline was secondary to me, because of the satisfied memories.

@jaxkommish

14w

Such an absolute work of art. It's an amazing movie, not just a good Star Trek movie

@TheVisitorChannel

15w↑1

A great review for a truly great movie. Very Shakespearian in its passions and intimations as some Shakespearian moments are not only verbally stated, but are in the very plot itself, as with Discretion being the better part of valor and - A man can die but once, which does not become apparent until The Search For Spock.
They don’t make them like this anymore. We have seen better days.

@KomarBrolan

15w

I remember leaving the theater with my three best friends in 1982 excited about the movie but mourning the loss of Spock. We were wondering if this was the last Trek movie. Great memories from this.

@dlee645

15w

Indeed the best one.

I absolutely love James Horner’s score in this. I listen to the soundtrack every now and then because it’s so good.

@DaveTex2375

15w

The ear slug scene traumatized my sister because a neighbor's grandchild had recently had a junebug crawl into her ear, causing pain and fear. My sister hated them already and seeing this, she covered her eyes and cried.

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat

15w

It's not actually my favourite - but I would say it's certainly the most iconic. I can get why people like the most though - as it has the most emotional and moving story, everything is essentially at risk - Kirk has a deadly adversary that he barely defeated the first time - and he's back with a vengeance! It also covers other themes : aging and regrets(Kirk looking back on his life after getting the glasses and Romulan ale off of Bones - and then meeting Carol again, and his son), revenge from Khan(no doubt fuelled by the death of his wife), friendship(Kirk and Spock), death and rebirth(the background of the space battles and the technology of the Genesis device). Fine performances from Shatner(probably some of his best work), Montablan, Nimoy and Kelley. Great effects work from ILM with the early computer generated stuff for the Genesis device animation and the space battles. I love the fact that the space battles are Star Trek like and not Star Wars' influenced - they feel more like a submarine war film rather than the aerial style WWII dogfights. Some good dialogue as well : "Revenge is a dish best served cold!", etc. Great direction from Nicholas Meyer. Great soundtrack(probably the best of the entire film series) from James Horner.

@Otokichi786

15w

After the visually stunning "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," I was not expecting much out of "Wrath of Khan." To say that this tale of revenge, aging, and the Kobayashi Maru test "made my day" was an understatement. Revisiting "Space Seed" with a charismatic, physically intimidating Ricardo Montalban devouring scenery set the standard for later "Star Trek" villains. A complete film that teased us into wondering if this was only the beginning...;)

@markeastwood74

15w↑3

The Wrath of Khan is one of only a few movies that I can watch again and again without ever getting tired. There's a distinct lack of action, with only 2 ships engaged in 2 fairly brief space battles, but given modern Hollywood's trend for swarms of CGI models blowing each other up, it's all the better for it. It's great action, because we care about what's happening and we feel the tension. It's an absolute masterpiece an deserves the praise it receives. 👍🖖

@rossydv

15w↑1

Ditto

@bluntguy9532

15w↑2

Hollywood forgot what suspense means.

@rossydv

15w↑1

I could barley contain myself as a 13 year old kid knowing this film was approaching. Months seemed like years. I couldn’t wait for Kirk and Khan to go fisticuffs! Of course they never fought in this film, and it was so brilliantly executed that I never “missed” it!
One of the brilliances of the film is they never met face to face.

@lv2465

15w

Still by far my favourite StarTrek movie, Richardo Montalban absolutely smashes it. A movie sequel to The original space seed episode, Khan Noonan Singh is a Superman who has definitely got an axe to grind with Kirk and crew and he does so with terrifying finesse. He really gets under the skin of the reputable cool and confident Kirk, the space battles are epic, it's Master and Commander in space. Even though M&C stole from the STWOK.
A scene that is memorable for me is when Chekov realising where he is and saying "we've gotta get out of here" it cements Khan's high level of threat.

@swampfaye

15w

The "remake" of this film made me appreciate it even more. We went to see the 30th anniversary showing in the theater. Still holds up so well. Ricardo mantelban absolutely steals the show.

@toddvanhorn4771

15w

Thank you, Dave! I love your vlogs, but this one most especially. The Wrath of Khan was the first movie that I ever went to by myself, because I loved it so much. Nicholas Meyer was the absolute right person to make this movie, as a non-trekkie.

@SharmClucas

15w

2 really was the best one. I first watched it well after TNG ended, having never seen ToS. 4 was more fun, so will probably be the one I watch more, but 2 was really solidly written and what I like to refer to as the submarine battle was just fantastic. It felt like what space battles should be.

@MrPGC137

15w

When Harve Bennett was given the job of producing the movie, the first thing he did (since he never watched the original series) was he rented a screening-room, sat down and watched every episode of the entire original series in the original order, from beginning to end. And as he watched, he made notes about the strongest, best elements of the series, those that (in his opinion) worked best, as well as the weaknesses to avoid, and the elements that had potential for further development. And these notes were ultimately utilized in the production of the final film, which is one huge reason it was so satisfying & did the best job, in the opinions of many, of capturing the feel of the original. It's the kind of "doing your homework" dedication that the current show-runners of modern "Trek" can't apparently be bothered with, and the difference definitely shows in the end-result of their work.

@andreperrault5393

15w↑5

A great extension of ST-TOS into the movies. It revived ST.

One minor quibble. Boatswain is pronounced “boh-sun”. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoy your videos.

@lancemcclung3991

15w

Still my favorite! Just a good story even with the errors. The music sets the tone - epic!

@johncutt8501

15w

Great stuff, would be interested to see more deep dives into older/good trek, maybe a run through of good seasons, like enterprise s3 for example

@jaymac7203

15w↑1

Definitely my favourite Startrek movie. I had no idea that my second favourite The Undiscovered Country had the same writer and director? 🤔 It kinda makes sense though with how much i love them both.

@sulpherking

15w

Thanks Dave, very well done. Just imagine. In the early 90s Trek was at a crossroads. Paramount could have followed up with more Nick Meyer films, or gone with Roddenberry's Utopian vision. They chose the latter and here we are today!

@hotdog1214

15w

I have nothing to say because you've said it all. A perfect review Dave. 👍👍
I will now spend the rest of the day singing James Horner's score in my head. 😂😂

@c20995

15w↑1

What they did with only $12 million. Is simply amazing. It proves...a good story is priceless.

@thatpatrickguy3446

15w

Great video, as usual!

I was a fan of Star Trek when this came out, having watched reruns of the original and animated series as a kid in the 1970s. I had been . . . disappointed in The Motion Picture (uniforms that looked like footie pajamas? Ugh!) though I have gained a new appreciation for it over the intervening decades (and in comparison to the crapfest that is modern ~~Trek~~ Drek after the 2009 movie). While I think that this movie is absolutely the best done of the Star Trek movies and earns every accolade heaped upon it, Voyage Home is still, marginally, my favorite. For reasons I find difficult to articulate but partly rest on my own mindset and beliefs when it came out. Anyway...

I didn't like seeing McCoy shunted away from being in the triumvirate of leads, but Khan was played so brilliantly and effectively by Montalban that he earned top billing in the triumvirate of leads for this movie. So many good scenes, so much attention to separation between characters and the issues that it causes, not just Kirk and Khan, but Kirk and Carol, Kirk and Spock, and Kirk and David. Spock taking his own path at the end without informing anyone was, while logical as time was of the essence, was another instance of separation between the characters. Such an interesting way of subtly demonstrating so many varieties of the psychology of feeling isolated and out of touch, Kirk's main regret at the beginning of the movie, and how bridging some, if not all, of those gaps can help revitalize one's perceptions of life.

As good as Robin Curtis was as Saavik in the next two films, Kirstie Alley was my favorite Saavik. And I'm glad that they rewrote the traitor at the end of Undiscovered Country from being Saavik to being a previously unknown Valeris.

@Dominic-mm6yf

15w↑2

Still looks great after 42 years,Meyer saved the franchise.A great movie about Mid Life crisis too.

@spilchsaysstuff1427

15w

What was stunning about these movies was Khan, Search and Voyage, though being separate entities, followed on from each other in such a beautiful way. I know The Undiscovered Country is a nice send off. But the end of Voyage Home is a victory punch to the air.

@kb8wfh

15w

Always appreciated some of the subtle things about WOK. Spock’s observation that Khan was thinking “two dimensionally” was subtly suggested at the beginning of the film when Chekhov was looking through the cargo container and saw a checker board. Khan had spent too many years strategizing on a 2 dimensional game board. Moby Dick sitting on the shelf, and Khan essentially being Captain Ahab seeking revenge upon his white whale (Kirk).

@Kranford

15w

Roddenberry's position basically meant that he could say as much as he wanted, and Meyer and the others could ignore him as much as they wanted. Kicking him upstairs was probably one of the best things they did.

This is, without a doubt, the absolute high point of the movies. and definitely my favorite.

@robertjenkins3308

15w

Before TWOK was released, Trek fans, of course, were already familiar with Ricardo Montalban as Khan from the Space Seed episode, but he was at that time definitely most famous for playing urbane, sophisticated Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island starting in 1978. Quite the different character!

@JaelaOrdo

15w↑1

“Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold… in space."

Definitely my favorite Trek film with The Undiscovered Country in a close second.

@anonygent

15w↑1

That quote annoys me. It's a human saying and Khan had never met a Klingon.

@bdekraker

15w

One "missed opportunity" with Wrath that always bugs me: A scene with Kirk and Spock playing 3D chess. This could have very nicely illustrated the Kirk vs Khan "three dimensional thinking" difference and the game is so classic Trek. And a classic Kirk and Spock moment to anticipate the death scene. It seems so obvious that every time I watch the film, it feels like a missing, cut scene to me. Oh well.

@endlesswick

15w↑1

I think Spock's death scene is the best death scene in the history of cinema. Nicholas Meyer believes that when you kill a character they are dead and not coming back. That is why he did not like the hints at resurrection that they made him put in because it detracted from Spock's death scene.

@death020899

15w

Besides being a great movie that stood the test of time, it also holds the top spot in my memory for fond bonding moments of shared interest with my dad.

(the other film being the OG Godzilla. First time I stayed up 'till midnight)

Great review, always a fan of the channel.
Cheers from Canada

@mrmicro22

15w

The local PBS station would play a movie of interest to 8 year old me about once a quarter, always late.If night. Careful use of chores and pleading allowed me to watch King Kong at 10pm. One great memory. Mom made popcorn on the stove especially thoightful since microwaves were not invented yet.

@RichtorLazlo

15w

One reason it’s so good is it accurately portrays things like strategic and tactical knowledge of like a superior tactician and how in other Star Trek shows and movies they just tell you how superior they are and it’s hard for them to show how superior they are and Star Trek two does a great job of showing that with Kirk vs Kahn

@grazikbluu3350

15w

Excellent summary, though you glossed over the conversation between Kirk and Saavik on Genesis planet about Kobayashi Maru which provided one of the 'hell yeah' moments when Kirk flips open the communicator and contacts Spock. I still grin ear to ear when that happens!

@klatuk4u1

15w↑2

I'm surprised you didn't review 2009, its the "best" if such a word applies to them, of the reboot ones. Also, Bennet HAD seen the series, as he watched all the episodes at the studio before beginning the writing process but after he had been brought on..

@shooterdownunder

15w↑2

You should definitely do the 2009 film to finish the whole series.

@erickalogan8782

15w

I would absolutely watch your review of Star Trek 2009! Almost feels like a shame not to complete the review circuit of all the Trek films.

@ukmediawarrior

15w↑3

This is one of my favourite Star Trek movies, along with Undiscovered Country (another Nick Meyer directed film) and First Contact. But I was always baffled how a device to terraform a planet also gained that planet a sun, LOL :D

@veganconservative1109

15w

Actually... There is an Electric Universe project going on called Safire where they are making a working model for an electric sun (as opposed to standard science 'thermonuclear'. Back then the idea of the cave having a sun was weird. Now, I can see it.

@bluntguy9532

15w

Well, it helped if you could overlook a detail here or there.

@ukmediawarrior

15w

@@bluntguy9532 Did I say it detracted from the movie? Did I say it made it less enjoyable for me? No, I believe I said it was my favourite Star Trek movie. You know, unbelievable as it might seem to you, a person can love a movie while finding faults. I know, shocking, right?!

@philipsheppard4815

15w

I was quite surprised reading the novelisation that in the book Kirk didn't know David was his son, so i assume that must have been changed in a later draft, i think it definitely works better as it is in the film.

@YouLousyKids

15w↑2

The nautical theme extends to the James Horner score, which you could play behind "Master and Commander" or any old footage of a great sailing ship heading off on a great voyage or going to war and it would be appropriate. The music for arriving at the Enterprise just makes me think of sails unfurling and sailors climbing up into the rigging, etc.

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