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Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (Special Edition)

Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (Special Edition)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Vulcan Supreme
Review: Of the odd numbered Star Trek films,TSFS is the best.Not as great as the even numbered,but holds up better than Generations and V.
Leonard Nimoy's direction is surprisingly well done,despite the hokey outcome of Spock's resurrection.The destruction of the Enterprise was both effective as well as heart-wrenching.even the supporting crew members(Scotty,Sulu,Uhura and Chekov),always ignored in the past,also have great moments.
As a bridge between II and IV,it seems like a holding pattern so its best to watch this trilogy in one sitting.


Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Kirk and Co. have the balls that no one else in ST ever had
Review: Another classic trek movie, this one taking place directly after the famous Spock death scene in Wrath of Khan. But Spock was just so hip and cool in his stiff, emotionless, Spock-ish(??) way that they had to bring him back. And Kirk and the boys do it in style.

The story is basically this: Ambassador Sarek (Spock's father) comes up to Kirk and makes it known to him that his essence may be living within a crew member of the Enterprise. They discover it is McCoy (which is hilarious, considering Spock and McCoy's quirky friendship), which explains why many in StarFleet thought he had been driven insane, and locked him up for it. Kirk and the boys spring McCoy out of the cell, steal the Enterprise, and head into space on "personal matters."

Even if this movie lacked in action, which is does not at all, it would have plenty in hilarious dialogue. There are many examples, such as when McCoy tries to hire a mercenary at a bar (very reminiscent of the Star Wars cantina, clientele et al). McCoy tells him, "Place I name, money I go." And the perterbed alien (eerily reminiscent of George C. Scott and Dr. Evil) fires back, "Place you name, money I name or else bargainnnnnnno." It hilarious the way he says it. Another funny part comes when Sulu jokingly prods a bored Federation security guard, "Keeping you busy?", the guard slowly, menacingly stands up from his chair, towering over the short Sulu and says, "Don't get smart, tiny." It isn't so much what they say that's funny, it's the body language and the intonations, brought out in full by first-rate directing by Leonard Nimoy.

There are tons of great action scenes, and even a stabbing death which is implied, but not shown, making it action-packed but still accessible for the whole family. A memorable performance by Christopher LLloyd as a Klingon renegade is also within this fine film. It's not as good as The Undiscovered Country, but it stands firm not only as a great Trek movie, but just as a great movie overall.


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