mostly david ephgrave

It’s not often you’re faced with the shocking realisation that the rescue dog you’ve taken on as a family pet is in fact Ricardo Montalbán’s Khan from the Star Trek episode ‘Space Seed’ and the second film in the iconic Sci-Fi franchise. This type of event is very much a once in a lifetime experience and yet it happened to me; I knew, as I took my new pet Elwood for a walk to the nearby park and give him a Dentastix to prevent plaque build-up I was in fact strengthening the force of one of the most cunning villains to come face to face with James T Kirk and attempt to out bare-chest him; I don’t know why I didn't see it earlier when his hair's such a big giveaway: he looks like an evil genius painted using Tina Turner as the base-coat. I’ve always found Montalbán a menacing presence and his performance in ‘The Wrath of Khan’ is no different; he may look a little like a shit Bonnie Tyler, but he’s not to be messed with, believe me: he has the strength of...

Tonight, I went to see 'Jaws 2: The Wrath of Khan' at the Prince Charles Cinema. My favourite bit was when William Shatner screamed "SHARK" at Ricardo Montalban, really encapsulating his frustration at the latter's vendetta against him. I also liked when Walter Koenig caught fire after biting the massive underwater electrical cable Roy Scheider enticed him onto; he deserved it for that despicable accent.  As far as sequels go, 'Jaws 2' is pretty robust. The acting is understated for a mid-1970s blockbuster; there are a few too many teenage boys with exactly the same face wearing the same Bob Dylan caps in it, but that's par for the course for the era.  It was one of the PCC's Beer and Pizza Nights, where cost of admission includes a can of beer and a slice of pizza (you would never have guessed it). Every so often you'd hear the satisfying click and fizz as someone else opened their drink; after a while, this made me envious, as I had the dr...