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Summary: The Worst Of The Star Trek Movies!
Review: People are always complaining that Star Trek V The Final Frontier is the worst of the Star Trek movies but I think the worst is actually Star Trek III The Search For Spock, this movie has it's moments but it's mostly boring and was just not as good without Spock and I think the character of Saavik was just not the same without Kirstie Alley playing her, Kirstie made the character so interesting in The Wrath of Khan but even though Robin Curtis is not a bad actress she was just kind of bland in the role of Saavik, just didn't have the oomph that Kirstie Alley had! I rate this 2 stars but would give it 2 1/2 stars if this web site allowed that, I wouldn't give it any more then 2 1/2 stars though!
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Summary: Star Trek 3
Review: Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock continues the story about the Genesis devise and Spock's rise from the dead. After hearing from Spock's father that Dr. Mcoy can save Spock's life, Kirk steals the Enterprise with the help of his crew against his Admiral orders and sets out to save his friend. This is where the real adventure begins when the Klingon's hear about Kirk's plans and rush to intercept Kirk and find the secret behind the Genesis device. Christopher Lloyd did exceptionally well playing the Klingon Kruge and the battle between Kirk and Kruge around the end of the film is worth the price of admission. Even though Kirk is forced to destroy the Enterprise and his son is killed by the Klingons, he is able to rescue Spock and Saavik. This Star Trek entry was good but not as good as the next sequal in the real Trek trilogy (Star Trek 2-4) The new Special Edition DVD is great and includes some interesting bonus material. So if you have'nt yet pick this up and add it to your Star Trek collection now.
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Summary: You know what this is.
Review: III isn't my personal favorite Star Trek, but obviously it is a must have for any Trek Fan. Finally they come out with the special editions. Dvd quality and extras are good but not great. Best there is though and certainly worth the price.
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Summary: Solid adventure
Review: After the successful Star Trek II, Harve Bennett once again produced, but Nicholas Meyer declined to participate in Spock's rebirth. This, however, allowed a good idea: giving Leonard Nimoy the reigns in what is a clearly transitional film for the series. Many fans believe in the "odd-numbered curse."I myself do not believe in it. This film's not perfect, but it's a good solid Trek adventure from start to finish. I think III is often overlooked because of its very serious tone; there's only a few scenes that are humorous (like Sulu's "don't call me tiny" schtick). However, what we have here is a great sci-fi/drama with great performances (especially Christopher Lloyd as the Klingon commander). James Horner produces another good musical score (albeit it's not nearly as ambitious as his score for II) and Leonard Nimoy does a good job in his first directorial outing, which would be perfected in the next episode of the series, The Voyage Home. This movie's no Wrath of Khan, but it's solid proof that the odd curse doesn't exist. It's a well-rounded Trek adventure and it paved the way for IV.
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Summary: The needs of the One outweight the needs of the many
Review: "Wrath of Khan" left Spock supposedly dead and his body jettisoned on the new Genesis planet. The genesis project had become somewhat of an inter-gallatic dispute with the Klingons displaying uncertainty as whether Genesis represented an scientific breakthrough or a change in power. Secretly a Klingon Lord has gained information about the location of the Genesis project and using clocking technology approaches the planet and destroys a federation science vessel leaving a team stranded on the surface. Since represented life from lifelessness the Spocks celluar structures began to regenerate. The team was originally sent to explore indications of humoid life on the surfaces of the planet. Back on the enterprise, Dr. McCoy mind melt with Spock has left him acting alittle strange and since he is the possessor of Spock's "katra" or spiritual and intellectual essence, he believes he's Spock. McCoys voice impression of Spock tells Kirk he must ascend the steps of the Vulcun world temple and restore his katra with his body. Also, Sarek returns and tells Kirk the same instructions. Kirk and the crew (Scotty, McCoy, Sulu, Chekov, and Urrah) hijacks the Enterprise and escaping by means of Scotty's sabbatoge of the Excelicer and decrypting the space port open commands. Upon arrival the planet Jim suspenses a clocked space ship. As the ship declocks he open fires and severly damages the Klingon ship but does not destroy it. The Klingon ship circles around and returns fire with both ships badly damaged but not certain how badly damage the other party is, Kirk demands the surrender of the Klingon ship. Jim confronts the Klingon Lord, but the Klingon senses the Enterprise is more damage then they have been lead to believe. The Klingon Lord wants the secrets of Genesis as so a confrontation commences. The confrontation does not end well, as David, Jim's son sacrifices himself and dies while trying to save the group after the Klingon Lord has order one the Enterprise team members die. The enterprise is badly damaged: no shields, no weapons, and only transporter capability for which Kirk surrenders the Enterprise, but before beaming to the Genesis planet activates auto-destruct sequence is activated and the crew beams down to the planet. Most of the Klingon capture force is destroyed in the explosion. Kirk convinces the Klingon Lord, he has the secret of Genesis and he must beam down to get it, a fight commences, Kirk kills the Klingon Lord, and beams off the planet before the planet destroys itself as proto matter destabilizes. Upon arrival to Vulcan an elaborate ceremony is underway. The Vulcan mystism invokes an ancient ceremy mostly legend and story to reunite Spocks body with his Katra. Ta Pow, McCoy, and Spock join and reunite Spocks katra with his body. "The needs of the one out way the needs for the many."
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Summary: Fun adventure
Review: I'm a Trek fan, so I'm biased in favor of this film to begin with. The strength of the old Trek films with the original cast was that they always developed the characters so that their circumstances were different at the end than they were at the beginning, unlike the Next Generation films, which come off essentially as bloated episodes of the TV series. That is certainly the case with Star Trek III, which found an inventive way to return the popular character of Spock from the dead. The story highlights the camaraderie of the crew more successfully than most. Final verdict--it's hokey fun, albeit with too many sound stages and a few examples of strikingly bad make-up work. First-time director Leonard Nimoy keeps things moving at a lively clip.
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Summary: A soporific film
Review: I enjoy most of the Star Trek television shows, and some of the movies. This movie was showing while I was on a flight from Japan to the US many years ago, and it was the first I'd seen it. I normally can't sleep sitting up, but this movie did the trick for me. Halfway through the film (probably during one of the dramatic scenes between Kirk and his estranged son) I drifted off, and arrived back home well rested thanks to Captain Kirk and company. I recommend it to non-fanatics who are having trouble getting to sleep.
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Summary: We need better quality camera work on the documentaries.
Review: The print of ST3:The Search For Spock is good but there are some disappointments with the extras. For example,the camera work done in interviews with Nimoy and Shatner on disc 2 look as if they were done by hopeless cameramen. The shots are ridiculously close,almost up Nimoy's nose! Why didn't the "cameraman",for want of a better word,have the commonsense to pull the shot back? The average amateur could do a better job with his homemade videos. What is it with Paramount that they aren't doing a professional job on the extras? The same thing happened with the interviews on ST2 and now we have pitifully amateurish camera work on this DVD. This is not good enough.
The DVD also does have some good photos but no deleted scenes.
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Summary: "The word is no. I am therefore going anyway."
Review: For fans of Captain Kirk, it doesn't get much better than this movie. Still, _The Search for Spock_ has a problem: You know from the title how it's going to end, and you know exactly how they're going to get there the minute they set up the plot early on in the movie. It appears that writer Harve Bennett perceived that, and therefore had to include the shocks of the Enterprise destruction and a character's death to compensate for it. And once those events are over, the movie *really* drags to its inevitable conclusion. Leonard Nimoy's direction feels a bit made-for-TV, especially compared to Nicholas Meyer's for _The Wrath of Khan_. James Horner's score is significantly less exciting this time around, also. Having said all of that, there is a lot to like here, including some of my favorite Trek movie moments. Kirk's conspiracy to steal the Enterprise is thrilling, as is Kirk's sacrifice of the Enterprise, which is a great parallel to Spock's sacrifice in the previous film. The commentary alternates between director Nimoy, producer Bennett, and actress Robin Curtis. I would have preferred to have had full length commentaries from Nimoy and Bennett (most of Curtis's stuff is included in interviews on the 2nd disc anyway), and heard more about why they made certain decisions in the story, etc. I didn't feel like I learned as much from this as I learned from Nicholas Meyer's _Wrath of Khan_ commentary. _Star Trek III_ isn't perfect, but it is an essential part of the classic Star Trek II/III/IV trilogy, and therefore an essential part of your DVD collection.
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Summary: A Movie I Wish I Could Like More
Review: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984) is the mixed bag of the Star Trek film franchise. While heads and shoulders better than Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), this movie has too many problems to be considered a quality film. Certainly the movie had everything going for it - it is a direct sequel to the strongest and best of the Star Trek films, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). That movie made it clear that the Spock storyline definitely was not over and that there was more to come. Unfortuntely, the same creative and energy levels that elevated Star Trek II to classic status was not present this time around. Among the problems with the film are: (1) try as she might, Robin Curtis is a poor substitute for Kirstie Alley as Saavik. Curtis gives a great technical performance but she doesn't have the presence or charisma of Alley. Her Saavik comes across as flat and boring. There's just no spark present in her performance, (2) I love Christopher Lloyd but his Commander Kruge is a weak adversary for Admiral Kirk. Kruge spends the majority of this film barking orders and walking around. Hardly the type of actions that builds menace in a character, (3) the production design is a significant step down from the last film. The combination of a reduced production budget and the decision to build the Genesis Planet on a soundstage gives the movie a grade B Sci-Fi movie look. The rocks, the horizon, the vegetation - they all look fake. The Starfleet facilities also have their problems. The Excelsior bridge and the Starfleet prison all look like they were designed, built, and painted in a rush, and (4) the climax of the film is curiously devoid of emotion. The emotions stirred up by the climax of the previous film just aren't generated this time around. That being said, I have to give credit to the elements of the movie that did go right: (1) once again James Horner composes a great musical score. The scores for Star Trek II and Star Trek III are fascinating previews of the greatness yet to come from Horner, (2) the Klingon Bird of Prey is beautifully designed and a worthy addition to the Star Trek mythos. All the special effects shots involving the Bird of Prey are great, (3) the cameo by Mark Lenard as Ambassador Sarek is a welcome sight to fans concerned with Star Trek continuity and his display of fatherly despair is touching, and (4) the Enterprise-theft sequence is effectively shot and edited. This is the one part of the film where it feels truly alive. I wish the writers could have come up with something more clever than they did to get the spacedock door's open but the sequence still works. Like I said before, Star Trek III is a mixed bag that had the potential to be something much more. First-time Director Leonard Nimoy does a commendable job but the film never reaches the levels it should. Yet, this entry is far from the worst in the film series and notable for the only Star Trek movie that features a tribble. For that point alone, Star Trek III deserves special acknowledgement.
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