Blueprints and Particles: Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, A 35th Anniversary Tribute (unofficial)

[@ansoncall6497]

Many of you have asked for the music. I've published it on Bandcamp here: abcall.bandcamp.com/track/twok-35th-anniversary-tribute

[@davidcarter6535]

#Bought - Great work. Thanks for releasing the music. Much appreciated.

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks, enjoy!

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

I did like the "Wrath of Khan" theme... brought in the "nautical" feel...

[@KOBUN40]

I'm so happy you listened to that suggestion!

[@starsiegeplayer]

Thank you!

[@roadkillz78]

One minor detail missed (or excluded) was the Reliant stopped before entering the Nebula until Kirk taunted Khan into following him. "Khan, I'm laughing at a superior intellect." "Full power, damn you!"

[@yjwrangler7819]

Didn't stop. She was still at impuse.

[@BrockSamson-i1i]

@@yjwrangler7819 if the ship was still at impulse, at the same speed as prior, then why did Khan come to the nav console and input commands to the helm?

[@brothersgt.grauwolff6716]

​@user-fe1gb9uc1t , Jerek had applied full stop on the impulse that's why Khan had to go up and get it moving again

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

yeah, that and the crazy angle of the Reliant's starboard side phaser shooting towards port during the initial attack, and the lack of turbulence throwing Sulu's best guess off in the nebula, which would have otherwise ended it right there before Khan ordered aft "torpedo fire!"

[@BrokenCurtain]

3:52 That moment when the Enterprise rises behind the Reliant like the Angel of Vengeance.

[@kingscorpion7346]

my wife never understood ST growing up.... then she married me. I showed her ST2 after we were married, and in that scene when the Enterprise rises behind the Reliant she was totally into it, and she shouted out, "Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em!" LOL! before this, she only knew William Shatner as T. J. Hooker, and it was strange for her to see him in a Starfleet uniform, playing the captain of the Starship Enterprise.

[@ansoncall6497]

@@kingscorpion7346 , she sounds like a keeper.

[@alloydog613]

I never understood that bit. Why not just shoot from underneath? I mean if aircraft can fire from any attitude or angle, surely a starship can.

[@logicplague]

@@alloydog613 dramatic effect, plus a poke at all of the star trek battles, they were always done as if they were WWII battleships in space. you're right, of course, space battles would look NOTHING like what we're used to, and probably wouldn't make for good TV tbh

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

James Horner would be proud

[@barryon8706]

You caught the Reliant's nacelle spiraling away. You, sir, are awesome.

[@ansoncall6497]

I see that you like 'particles' too. ;)

[@Admiral8Q]

@@ansoncall6497 Nicely done on that!

[@sigmonfury02]

Four years later... Every time I watch this it still gives me chills. So very well done!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks Shane Little!

[@scififun5277]

This is just so fun to watch! I love the representation of warping out and then the warp speed at the end. Then the forming of Genesis. Saw this a few years ago and watched it again, just now. Just so much fun!

[@Laeadern]

The sound of the Enterprise warping away always gets me....this is an amazing video.

[@naj5338]

You have good taste. That’s the best part.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Now you’ve done it. The fanboys will demand: Stealing the Enterprise Battle over Genesis (a bit short) Battle of Khitomer (would be epic, 3 starships)

[@starsiegeplayer]

I now demand these. :)

[@OptimusPrime75]

I second the demand! :)

[@KOBUN40]

Battle of 001.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

KOBUN40 that could look too busy!

[@KOBUN40]

So no Operation Return then?

[@captainspire9094]

Wow, and you even got the placement of the impacts spot on. that's +1 geek points right there.

[@ansoncall6497]

haha, glad someone noticed.

[@captainspire9094]

I can't also help but feel the music has a very Wrath of Khan vibe to it, but its changed ever so much that it's unique.

[@ansoncall6497]

The chords and several melodies are inspired by Horner's masterpiece. But I added a lot of my own ideas.

[@mkirkman89]

Yea all the hits and damage the Enterprise and Reliant took were spot on. Very cool work.

[@MeadowTheKitsume]

Only +1?

[@Custerd1]

“Hey, there’s a little red thingie moving toward this little green thingie...”

[@Bob6800a]

and I think we're the green thingie.

[@flowerlord0]

You do mean the yellow thingy, right?

[@ravenclawtom]

"IS THERE *AIR* YOU DONT KNOW!?" *holds breath* "seems fine to me."

[@commandercaptain4664]

"Do you have to try to hit... *EVERY? SINGLE? ONE???*

[@louisbrantmeyer8786]

“…It’s the simple things in life…”

[@skyninja301]

I would also dedicate this to Ricardo Montalban, the finest eugenics-enhanced space buccaneer in the galaxy.

[@LoneTiger]

But not in loving memory of Ricardo Montalban? :( _"To the last I grapple with thee. From hell's heart I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."_

[@ansoncall6497]

Yes. I admit this is my mistake.

[@LoneTiger]

All right, but don't do it again. XD Keep the videos coming, this was enjoyable to watch.

[@Special_Tactics_Force_Unit]

LoneTiger that's Khan, not Ricardo. C'mon dummy

[@irmese06]

@@Special_Tactics_Force_Unit Technically it's Ahab. Same diff ... Kirk makes a great White Whale now that I think about it.

[@robertmorris8997]

HILARIOUS!! Get the harpooooon!!

[@floridaredneck]

You _must_ watch this in its entirety. I wasn't sure at first, but I kept going and I'm glad I did. This explains [a vision of] what we did not know about why the ships did what they did. It's brilliant! It explained to me what the statement, "2-dimensional thinking" meant. I didn't realize until now Spock was really saying, "Think in 3-D and lower our altitude". It only took me 7 years to find it. Thank you!

[@davidalangay1186]

I was wondering how you were going to show a Z minus 10,000 metre drop on a 2D plane. Nice touch and great recreation. :)

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks. Pretty tricky when you're presenting it 2D, but I used a 3D program, so it wasn't going to be a problem :)

[@Grafknar]

I have no idea why I love this video so much. I must watch it every other week or so. Visuals, music, sounds, just so much to love.

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks! I appreciate it! I hope to do a ST3 soon.

[@Grafknar]

@@ansoncall6497 then so am I! 🙂

[@jarvy251]

This is just fantastic. I particularly love the "rainbow" warp speed effect inspired by the posters. And for some reason it never occurred to me that what we were seeing in the movie was that the genesis wave was so powerful it totally dispersed the Mutara Nebula. Really excellent use of visuals.

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks. Yeah, the movie strongly hints with the visuals that wave affects the nebula. I just made it more apparent.

[@sixdegreesofcrispybacon]

I always figured (even when I managed to see the movie again in the cinema around the time this video was published! Squeeeee!) that the matter in the nebula was what *became* the Genesis planet. :-/

[@sixdegreesofcrispybacon]

Still applies to the animation here, with the red particles sweeping back in, mind you.

[@rikk319]

I think so too...the nebula material was imploded back into the nascent planet.

[@mustangred2000]

@@sixdegreesofcrispybacon ............and the small star that was created with it to nurture the new planet.

[@David_B_Dornburg]

Seven years later and this is still a fantastic Trek fan creation.

[@ajemma78]

I want EVERY SCI-FI battle ever treated like this

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

Yes!!!! I'd love to see wolf 359!

[@itsmeekers]

I want every villian to have your Beard.

[@ajemma78]

@@itsmeekers just made my week...

[@Admiral8Q]

@@ajemma78 How about V'Ger vs the 3 Klingon Battle-cruisers. XD

[@kurtwinter4422]

Do Donnie's last stand and remember the Cant

[@AndersonNeo12]

95 dislikes..obviously Kahn and his 94 genetic improved henchmen. This vid is awesome.

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

Actually the 70 dislikes come from kahns crew, the other 20 are from the families of the midshipman trainees who just joined the enterprise and died on their first trip.

[@kingscorpion7346]

@@ISCREAM.STORE1 yeah, they must have been wearing red shirts--.... oh, wait. EVERYONE was wearing red shir-jackets, even the capta--admiral!

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

@@kingscorpion7346 i just received information on this issue, apparently the 70 are from his crew, the 20 are from scotty when he spammed the dislike button because his nephew stayed at his post when the trainees ran, but instead of taking his body to sickbay while he is still alive so mccoy can try and save him, scotty takes him to the bridge and then they take him to sickbay........ yeah i shouldnt dissect this for fear of ruining a movie i love lol

[@kingscorpion7346]

@@ISCREAM.STORE1 LOL, ROFL, LMAO!

[@LorenHelgeson]

"I'm laughing at the superior intellect." Yeah, this video was amazing.

[@youns457]

This is easily one of the coolest things Trek I have ever seen! Extremely well done! Bravo!

[@artloverivy]

This does a great job of showing the nature of Star Trek combat. It’s not about firepower or sheer number of ships, but about wits and intelligence. Strategy over strength. It’s a game of chess, with much higher stakes of course.

[@Eradicator-jv9xr]

Problem is, large scale wars like this such as the dominion war, would never work that way. Taking the Klingon war also isnt a good example, since its more of a cold war than a full scale conflict.

[@soldierski1669]

4 years later and I find this "1980's arcade" rendition of ST2... that still captured the high emotions of the original. Thank You.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

I am blown away by this. I watched every second of it. 10/10.

[@brentgranger7856]

3:34 - I've watched "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" so many times and never understood what Spock meant when he said "(Khan's) pattern indicates two dimensional thinking" and what Kirk meant by "Z-minus 10,000 meters." I never thought Spock meant that Khan tended to attack at the same plane every time or that Kirk thought about descending to allow Reliant to pass over Enterprise. Thanks for the explanation!

[@ansoncall6497]

Yeah, that's really the central theme at the end of the battle. Glad you were able to enjoy it!

[@christophersmith4897]

2 D thinking, he thought like he was sailing a ship with left, right, slow or full speed. I always thought that Kirk doing the z minus 10k was also very 2D. like a sub driver dipping and waiting for a ship to pass over. There are so many more movements available in 3D that could have also cleared their flanks. After all, they weren't sure he was behind them, only suspected it.

[@dekirkbride]

Spock: Sporatic energy readings... portside aft. Could be an impulse turn. He’s intelligent, but not experienced. His pattern indicates 2 dimensional thinking. Kirk: Full stop. Z-10,000 meters... stand by on photon torpedoes.

[@daevydjae]

Because Spock made a (quite accurate) guess as to Reliant's movements, I assumed Khan was doing the same with the Enterprise's movements. When the Enterprise stopped and moved "downward" along it's relative Z-axis, Khan might have (incorrectly) deduced about where they should be on a 2D plane (much like a map), but didn't take into account the Z-axis. I also assumed Spock would have been able to tell when the Reliant passed "above" them by continuing his sensor reading, then Kirk "rose" the Enterprise directly behind, timing its "ascent" perfectly with what Spock would give with the sporadic sensors. There are a lot of assumptions, but I only extrapolate based on what I saw over and over the many times I've seen this movie.

[@floridaredneck]

I commented on that before I read this. I was thrilled to see this because I couldn't figure out how they ended up right behind the Reliant. This animation explains all of that in great detail. I'm going to view again soon and listen for the "Z-minus" line more closely. It appears to be so subtle in the film that those paying attention to other things (like me) might not pick up on it. I heard the 2-deminsional line in the film, but it did not sink in that it meant to think in 3-D to outthink Khan. You see that they did, but it was not stressed that it was what they were doing unless you are detailed oriented.

[@tinydragonlabs]

There is nothing that isn't beautiful about this. The graphics, the music, all of the planning that had to go into it. Thank you!

[@kjamison5951]

“I am and always shall be your friend.” “Live long and prosper.” Edited to add: Awesome work, Anson. It was mesmerising to watch.

[@ion1226]

MatchstalkMan what about like

[@musclesmouse]

Khan was the best antagonist of all the Star Trek movies. Ricardo Montalban was perfect. I loved that it tied directly with a TV episode.

[@Hurricanelive]

Saavik: "Sir, may I quote General Order Twelve, 'On the approach of any vessel when communications have not been established--" Spock : Lieutenant, the admiral is well aware of the regulations....

[@greyclaa]

1:54 "I leave you as you left me, as you left her. Buried alive. Buried alive."

[@toddchamberlain6507]

That was spectacular. Thank you for doing that, that was awesome.

[@ansoncall6497]

You are welcome!

[@DanTheMan1701]

I LOVED this! I always thought the ships were just as important as the primary actors in the film. GREAT JOB, kinda reminds me of an updated Star Trek game from the 80's haha....take my money.

[@MChauNsd]

This was awesome. I’d love to see other Star Trek battles like this

[@manco828]

Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human.

[@ListerDavid]

This is just mind blowing! The Animation is stunning and the music is out of this world! Live long and Prosper.

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

This is fabulous. This is such an amazing Star Trek film, if not one of the best sci fi pictures of all time. You have captured the magic of the movie perfectly with the visuals and the music combined, plus the audio clips too. 1980's vibes and sounds. The scaling is also spot on. Thank you so much for all your hard work and talent! Let's get it to a 100, 000 views!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks!

[@jamesaleman]

I think it is a great summary and builds upon the magic of seeing the film. It is an exciting condensed version of the best moments of that film. Absent the inaugural viewing of the film, as a stand alone project, I think the melody and dialogue would still remaining entertaining. This is the best way to re-watch the film if you are short on time. Well done.

[@joemasters2270]

"I need warp speed in 3 minutes or we're all dead."

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Gotta come back to this in 2024... @ 4:54 Cadet: Sir! The mains are back online. Kirk: Bless you Scotty...Go, Sulu!

[@TheRealSmendle]

2:36 should add Spocks comment "We are now entering the Mutara Nebula..."

[@ansoncall6497]

I definitely wanted to add that. There was too much background music with that quote in the movie to make it sound good.

[@marks47]

(just like the rest of ST:II)

[@dinkmartini3236]

AND..."They just don't want us going in there."

[@floridaredneck]

Great observation! The commentary makes it easy to know why decisions are being made in real time.

[@Kazemahou]

This was just beautiful. Gorgeous! It almost brought me to tears. And I want to play this game so bad. Seriously. This should be a game.

[@Idazmi7]

Yes, it _should_ be a game. I'd probably play it until my fingers fell off!

[@jimisangster]

Starsector

[@CharlesGervasi]

It reminds me of how exciting it was to see a movie with space battles when I was 8. That was new. Before that, we had things like Balance of Terror. Balance of Terror was good. We'd never seen anything like the battles ST2:tWoK. ST2:tWoK still holds up because even though it was the first space battle it wasn't about pew pew and 'plosions. This video reminds me of that time and of the Star Trek video game that came out around that time.

[@JGG1701]

I must have spent $100.00 in one afternoon on that game. Damn good times 😁

[@TheLAGopher]

I was 14 years old in the summer of 82. I remember that arcade game and Scotty's voice saying "Damage Repaired"

[@Dickcheeseburger48]

Also RIP Ricardo Montalbán, amazing work

[@steewith2ees14]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Its perfection is only exceeded by the actual film itself, which is going on as soon as I have watched this again (I am 41 so while I was too young to see the film in the cinema I have been, and always will be, obsessed with it since I was 5 years old, the film at that stage being 2).

[@ansoncall6497]

I'm glad you liked it stee!

[@steewith2ees14]

@@ansoncall6497 its awsome. I have to admit, I have always been more of Star Wars fan than Star Trek, coming to Trek not through TOS (which came out when I was minus 10) but through the 80's films and of course, TNG. I had my first cinematic Trek experience over the Christmas period of 1986 with TVH and have caught every subsequent release in theatres since, up to and including Justin Lin's STBeyond. As wonderful as most (if not all) of those movies were I still watch STIITWOK at least once every 6 months,considering it to be up there with The Empire Strikes Back, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Raiders and (as a more personal favourite) Joe Dante's InnerSpace.

[@eltorpedo67]

Awesome job! I can't believe you even thought to do this, but I'm glad you did. My nitpick: I wich Ricardo Montalbán's name was included. He contributed so much to Star Trek through his great performances in TOS and (obviously) this film.

[@ansoncall6497]

I agree. I should have included his name.

[@JGG1701]

@@ansoncall6497 It's not to late, is it?

[@ansoncall6497]

@@JGG1701 KZbin doesn't have a way of swapping videos for a corrected one.

[@jeffreyooi1627]

What a bright, original, uplifting and fantastic labour of love!!!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you Jeffrey Ooi!

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

A wonderful tribute to Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelly and James Doohan, this movie was very emotional, everyone felt the loss of spock as badly as kirk did, basically the same as losing a brother. It will also be a loss for us when Shatner finally goes to the big starship in the sky, but he will be with his brothers once again. No kind of love like this exists outside the Star Trek universe, all the fans come together through love. Great job with the music and voice samples, very evoking.

[@adiblasi]

Absolutely stunning piece of visual and audible art - I am blown away with your creation!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you adiblasi! That is very kind of you to say!

[@chewwy74]

Incredible Anson Call. Your attention to detail was impeccable. Soo cool getting an overhead perspective like that. Thank you

[@Bacho_Grande]

Man, I was blown away by this! Such a great 'naval' battle in film history, and you captured the totality of it in this format. Nice work.

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks.

[@captainspire9094]

All these years later, this still hits the spot. Good work! Happy Anniversary Star Trek!

[@drumjedi5301]

Truly fantastic. You somehow managed to capture so much of what made that film great in such a short piece. Loved it!

[@dandeliondown6010]

Wow, that was hypnotic, from beginning to end. I especially like the tributes at the end.

[@cursecat111]

In loving memory of all of our Trek Heroes.f "Second Star to the right, and straight on til' morning."

[@Beta_Mixes]

The best minutes of my 2021, thank you!

[@ChancellorMartok1147]

Brought a tear to me eye...

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks Chancellor Martok!

[@abbaszaidi8371]

He’s only got one eye. That tear had to go somewhere!

[@ansoncall6497]

:D

[@clarkpatterson753]

I thought Klingons did not possess tear ducts. Perhaps your statement is more of a metaphor? :-D

[@TomalakGeretkal]

Oh be quiet.

[@TheKnightsShield]

The bit where Kirk screams "Khhhaaaaannn!!" always gives me chills. The look on Kirk's face at that moment is just as chilling. I also always loved seeing the Enterprise at warp, running away from the Genesis wave.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

That was cool. I have often tracked the ship courses in my mind just like this!!

[@7rickSh0t]

Holy gum drops! This was amazingly well done. Everything about it was top notch. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@TheRealOtakuJoe]

My recommendations brought me here and this was absolutely beautiful. Instantly reminding me of the old vector arcade game.

[@ansoncall6497]

I grew up in the 80's....can't shake the influence it looks like =)

[@OrrosGG]

Every detail captured.. Instant like (I rarely like videos indeed) and Subscription. Well done, Sir.

[@starmada105]

Weapons were fired only ten times, still the best space battle in all of sci fi

[@silkwesir1444]

For Star Trek, that's quite a lot.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Less is more.

[@dwrdwlsn5]

Space battles in sci-fi have always been a bit over intensive on the effects. Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, all of these had 'lots' of lights flying around and that can often draw attention away from the drama, which the LAST thing the writers want. In my opinion, this is STILL the best Star Trek movie because they didn't NEED lots of phasers and photons going off to make it suspenseful. When Kirk ignored regs and let Khan get a cheap shot in, it almost physically hurt me to watch. He screwed up and it cost a lot. It cost Scotty his kinsman! And then... When Kirk gave the order 'Z minus 2000, stand by photon torpedoes;' he didn't 'know' what Khan would do. Yes, Spock had extrapolated Khan's lack of three dimensional combat experience, but that was a HELL of a risk for the damaged Enterprise. The Reliant was still better armed and Khan was smarter than Kirk. Even his two dimensional moves could have been a trick. Then the music hits as the Enterprise rises from the nebulae gases and even as your eyes are processing the wounded ship sneaking up behind the Reliant, you 'know'. This battle is OVER!

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

​​​​@@dwrdwlsn5 that music totally hits! In the original, and in this version too! Probably my favorite part. With Chekhov being medically cleared for duty(despite all the PTSD from the ear wig) at his old station, targeting in manual mode, he wasn't going to miss.(Sulu was a great pilot, but a mediocre gunner). Khan wasn't really that Smart, he had the same flaws as any human, only blatant mistakes gave him an advantage, in Space Seed and TWOK. But the movie wasn't about it's various flaws, whether it was the inconsistent blood spot on Kirk's bib, or the various plot and scientific nonsense(I could write a 50 page essay on the latter)...it was all about the *music* timed perfectly with the cinematography. Horner was a genius! 🖖

[@dwrdwlsn5]

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 The music hits so many ways, I could write an essay just about that. One thing I always loved about Trek was that each of the crew had their own skills. Everyone worked together to get the job done, whatever it was. Kirk, Spock and McCoy were good, but without the rest of the crew, they would have been stuck.

[@Muphinman2]

This is THE best video, I have ever watched on KZbin. It truly connects with me on so many levels. When I was a kid, I made little paper games of the enterprise, reliant, birds of prey, etc. and I would have their shields as little dots. I know it was in this movie on a console screen, but it is perfect in this. I love the movie voices at all the different parts. Absolutely loved of the music throughout. I loved how the destruction of the reliant and losing the nacelle at the battle of the mutara nebula. The two things that blew me away was towards the end. And honestly I did not see anything like this coming. In the movie, the enterprise does have a weird warp away from the explosion. And it truly did not explain what was happening behind the enterprise. I think there was three scenes just like this video interpreted the enterprise escaping. The enterprise escaping and the nebula disappearing from the explosion was so cool to watch. But, the part that blew me away was, the creation of the Genesis planet. Wow! Stand up and applause!!! Great video, thank you so much for making it!!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you, sir. I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@wmst5065]

Awesome! Only thing missing was Spock's torpedo being shot to the Genesis planet.

[@ansoncall6497]

Yeah you're right, and I seriously thought about adding it. There's a lot missing though, so it was definitely an exercise of what to keep/what to leave out.

[@banjopink4409]

z -10,000 m :) Nice work, by the way. Real nice!

[@ploppysonofploppy6066]

Think you have to draw the line somewhere. Great stuff a dedication in both meanings. Lot been said about "new" trek and like em or not we'll not see the likes of this again!

[@TomalakGeretkal]

This far, no farther?

[@animaysh]

Lol and the bagpipe funeral ;)

[@dave4803]

This is one of the best ones I've seen.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW: I remember when I saw this in a theater. When Kirk {Shatner} said, "his was the *most* ... human", I actually choked up just a little bit....

[@xxnightopsxx]

Khaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn!!!!!!!!

[@HawkGTboy]

I'm in my 40s and that scene still chokes me up. The part where "Amazing Grace" starts playing gets me every time.

[@joeyhollywood4640]

I just saw it at a Fathom Events showing. There were only a dozen people in the theatre. The sniffles were audible.

[@rikk319]

For all that Shatner gets razzed for his over-the-top acting...in that scene, he nailed the emotion perfectly.

[@esecallum]

Yes that little hiccup was AMAZING.

[@jm15uss]

Dot shields activating and deactivating, one by one on reliant was a very clever detail

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks MacarniPol!

[@crudedoodle]

This is insanely great. If the afterlife is just this kind of treatment of all of my favorite things, I'd be fine with that!

[@ansoncall6497]

Me too!

[@crudedoodle]

Seriously, amazing work. I've watched this a dozen times already today. Thanks for making it.

[@forteboston]

I just discovered this after almost a year of it being on KZbin. I am both embarrassed and extremely excited. Illogical.

[@ansoncall6497]

lol. It's okay.

[@djnary2896]

Beautiful video! Took me back to the vector graphic video games that I loved during that era (particularly Space War.) Terrific music (also appropriate for that era) and of course, telling one of the greatest science fiction stories ever told in under 7 minutes! Bravo!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you.

[@Henpitts]

YES! I thought the same thing. I dropped a lot of quarters in the Space War arcade machine. Even bought a Vetrex game machine.

[@steveduerr6367]

yea, and in Space War, you could even blow off little chunks of the ship and it moved slower and did not turn as well.

[@djnary2896]

@@steveduerr6367 yes!! Loved that about the game.

[@mad7206]

Wow . Reminded me of playing on my C64 in the 80's . Fantastic ' more give us more '

[@trevoreb]

That sir was beautiful! CinemaTronics space Wars meets Star Trek. Please take your graphics and make this an iOS game. Outstanding!

[@BULLION79317]

well done , I watched this years ago and just again today ...good stuff !

[@eXcommunicate1979]

This needs to go viral.

[@ansoncall6497]

I'm tryin' :D

[@xxnightopsxx]

Already shared on Facebook by me. Come on guys share and share alike...

[@eromacque]

This is completely amazing. Wow! I'm so glad I stumbled over it. It's beautiful to look at and wonderfully faithful to the film. Beautiful job.

[@vincentnucaso6776]

This is just the coolest thing - please post and do more. I would be happy to see more via Patreon

[@Ample17]

This is Beautiful :) Warms my heart to see such devotion to Star Trek these days. To the REAL Star Trek. Thank you for doing this :)

[@rodbyrules914]

I gotta say I love the music. I always thought the soundtrack of the reliant bearing down on the Enterprise was one of the greatest in Star Trek history

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you, and I agree that the soundtrack is one of the best of trek.

[@thesaltybrit9321]

Nice to see you capture the reliant's impulse turn in the nebula.

[@doubtingthomas6146]

Bravo! You even included that light ‘thunder’ sound effect at 3:53. I appreciate the attention to detail!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks!

[@ruufusdeleon1264]

Beautiful, respectful, and powerful. I felt my chest tightening throughout the battle. My memory saw everything form the movie even while your animation awed me. Thank you.

[@roryscott2941]

Kirk "Engine room. Well done, Scotty!" Bones "Jim ... I think you'd better get down here."

[@ansoncall6497]

Lots of great voice work I couldn't grab due to the loud background music.

[@roryscott2941]

Anson Call Excellent work. It brought tears to my eyes

[@traviswalton6922]

I know i'm several years late to the party but I just discovered this and I LOVE THIS!!! Wrath of Khan is one of my favorite movies for how suspensful the ship battles are and how epic the music is. This video captures both in an amazing way that let's me experience it again as if I were seeing it for the first time. Thank you for making this.

[@ansoncall6497]

I appreciate that Travis!

[@dixievfd55]

We tried it once your way, Khan. Are you game for a rematch? Khan, I'm laughing at the superior intellect.

[@JGG1701]

I just watched this again on my 55" big screen and OMG! So much greatness in this video!🖖🤯

[@ansoncall6497]

super glad it looks good!

[@JGG1701]

@@ansoncall6497 Definitely agree.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

🖖🏻: “She can still Outrun us, and outGun us, but there is Mutura Nebula at 1-5-3 Mark 4”

[@buzzinpoa]

One of the most amazing and creative things I've seen in s long time!! Very "illustrative" in filling the "blanks" not shown in the movie in a very entertaining way...!! I simply loved it...!!! Best speed to Genesis...!!! Congrats!!!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thanks!

[@JohnnyKronaz]

Even the music sounds particulate.

[@earthlingjohn]

😂😂👍

[@ThoroughbredofSin]

This is quite awesome. The musical compisition, the effects, the animation. Bravo. I look forward to future great sci-fi battles!?

[@iancomor7287]

3:53 the iconic music comes through as the Enterprise rises up, this is a real nice touch

[@briandolinar]

That is an amazing video! It’s so good I can forgive the nearly 60 second intro

[@robhansen6553]

Star Trek 2 always shall be the best...

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

True

[@dennisvance4004]

Rob Hansen my favorites: 1 Star Trek 2 2 Galaxy quest 3 Star Trek 6 4 Star Trek 4

[@dinkmartini3236]

Not just great Trek--Great Cinema.

[@Snowowl64]

Star Trek 2 Is THEE BEST Star Trek Movie EVER!!!!!!!

[@jamest2401]

This was really God-damned cool!! Well done, sir! When I was a kid I used to tell this story from the same perspective, only it was the 1980’s so it was in drawn storybook form, with some animation by flipping the ends of card-stock with imagery on the ends. So this was a total blast from the past.

[@ansoncall6497]

Me too James T2! Except I used to draw them on the bottom of church hymn books haha!

[@jamest2401]

Our hymnals had blank pages in the back but I liked to keep my drawings with me, and I’m pretty sure I would’ve received more than my fair share of “eat shit and die” looks if I was carting off hymnals every weekend.😉

[@ansoncall6497]

@@jamest2401 😂

[@ansoncall6497]

@@jamest2401 🤣😂

[@Audioholics]

It would have taken no effort for Kirk to raise shields. In fact, Yellow alert automatically raises shields in TNG. Everytime I watch STWOK I hope he will raise shields before the attack. LOL

[@twentysevenlitres]

I laughed at that, I do the same thing sometimes! What gets me though is that photon torpedos are a very powerful weapon. Without shields (both TWOK and both ships in TSFS) the ships should be annihilated shouldn't they?

[@Penryn87]

Well.. as they say, regulations are written in blood. Shields being raised on yellow alert could be as a result of this very event.

[@Audioholics]

@@Penryn87 yep I was thinking the same.

[@jontiummorkimus7111]

By the same token, why wouldn't Kirk just finish off Reliant instead of trying to run away, surely destroying the genesis device would stop it?

[@Audioholics]

@@jontiummorkimus7111 hard to say since Genesis was so unstable due to the use of protomatter in its matrix.

[@elsewho]

This video should be preserved for the art that it is. Absolute pleasure to watch. Great job.

[@johnmunro4952]

good lord that was awesome.

[@ministryoflies1344]

Beautiful on so many levels. Thank you for making and sharing this tribute.

[@CyrusB1]

So cool. Thanks for the hard work

[@mnwjm1981]

This is a brilliant piece of work. I can't even ... Well done!

[@ansoncall6497]

Thank you!

[@darkervisionsmedia]

Came here from the Trekyards Facebook group Well done!

[@ansoncall6497]

Ah, cool. I'll have to check that out.

[@Megaton84]

This. Is. Awesome. I have seen Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan over a hundred times. Literally. From the original theatrical release, to the first home release paying $89.99 on then-state-of-the-art VHS, and on the big screen again for the 25th anniversary. So yeah, I'm a fan of this film. I've imagined the details of the battle scenes every single time and hundreds more. What you've made here is fantastic (The music being the only exception, a truly minor one in the amazing work here) Thanks for adding another dimension to my cherished memory.

[@LeftIsBest001]

Extremely well done sir. I assume you are employed in the creative visual arts. If not, you should be. Fantastic. Great tribute to our favourite sci-fi franchise. 👍✌👌

[@ansoncall6497]

I am. Thank you!