The common consensus among Trekkies is that Nicholas Meyer's 1982 film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" is the best of the 14 "Star Trek" movies to date. The point can be debated, of course, but "The Wrath of Khan" is pretty unassailable. It has a solid script and explores themes of Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) finally having to reckon with his ordinarily-well-regarded recklessness. He is rounding middle age, his eyes are failing him, and several shadows have re-arisen from his past.

Terrifyingly, Kirk finds himself in the crosshairs of Khan (Ricardo Montalbán), a character he had previously met in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed." There, Khan tried to take over the Enterprise, but he was foiled. Khan, for those not aware, was a cryogenically frozen, genetically enhanced sup

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