If you ask die-hard Trekkies which Star Trek movie they like best, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country are sure to be high up in the top 3 for most fans. Who are they But if you wanted to enjoy films in the best possible resolution, you had to make do with the HD Blu-ray – at least until now.
But now there are both classic films for the first time also as a 4K version for home cinema. We summarize for you what value you get for your money and why no Trekkie should miss these versions.
What are Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country about?
Actually, the USS Enterprise should embark on a harmless maneuver in the anger of the Khan, after which Admiral James T. Kirk will start his retirement. But the attack on the space station Regula One by Khan, a human created by eugenics and who wants revenge on Kirk for his banishment, throws a spanner in the works. It comes to Showdown between Kirk and Khanwhich demands a great sacrifice.
The Undiscovered Country, on the other hand, is about the Federation’s efforts to negotiate peace with the Klingons, whose moon practice has exploded and left the Klingons in dire straits. However, during the negotiations there is an incident in which the Enterprise fires several photon torpedoes at the Klingon cruiser. Now it’s up to the crew of the Enterprise to prove her innocence and to unmask the real people behind the assassination.
The other Star Trek films are also available in new 4K versionsWhat makes Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country worth seeing?
Both Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country revolve around the original crew of the USS Enterprise with James T. Kirk, Spock, Uhura and co Feeling of the original series transported very well. Critics also hailed Spock’s death scene as one of the best sci-fi scenes ever.
Similar to Wrath of Khan, The Undiscovered Land scored with one Mixture of adventure and humor. In addition, the whodunnit principle as the basis of the story of Star Trek VI was particularly well received by the critics, who received the film significantly better than Star Trek V: At the edge of the universe.
At Rotten Tomatoes are themselves Incidentally, critics and fans surprisingly agree on the quality of both films: Star Trek II Wrath of Khan achieves 86 percent critic approval and 90 percent viewer approval on the platform, while Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country achieves 82 percent critic approval and 83 percent viewer approval.
Two true Star Trek classics finally in 4K on Amazon
If you want to enjoy Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan * and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country * in the best possible picture quality, you can now buy both films as 4K Blu-ray from Amazon. The Ultra HD discs each cost EUR 24.99 including free shipping for Amazon Prime customers.
In addition to the director’s cut and the cinema version of the respective film, the editions also contain various bonus material such as audio and text comments as well as making-ofs. So Star Trek fans will get their money’s worth.
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