Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

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Joseph C One of the most underrated star trek films i've ever seen. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Julian L It's good but slower than the previous film, but it has a lot of important info. Spock coming back, David's death, the destruction of the Enterprise, and the introduction of the Excelsior. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Audience Member Being 40 years old it would be tough to make a decent follow-up to 'Wrath of Khan' which is still considered to be one of the best Star Trek films It's no easy task but the late Leonard Nimoy who's very popular playing Vulcan Spock does his first directorial debut of the original Enterprise Crew William Shatner, the late Deforest Kelly, the late Nichelle Nichols, the late James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Robin Curtis, and Christopher Llyod It takes place right after the end of the second film with Captain Kirk reeling from the loss of his beloved second-in-command Spock who gave his life to save everyone from Khan's wrath But now they discover maybe they can bring him back ‘Bones' McCoy is also acting very strange almost like Spock's mind is inside him They head for the planet Genesis while also having to contend with Klingon Kruge wanting the terraforming device for creating life on planets for destruction This is actually a very well-made sequel despite the even numbered entries making fans and critics very disappointed It still has big death scenes, strong moments, and it feels very operatic Lloyd makes for a decent villain but the character is more of a one-note player unable to match the late Ricardo Montalban Kirk gets some very dark character moments gaining something but losing something in the process And despite the controversy of fans addressing a huge retcon while also making Starfleet an antagonist the film still works thanks to fantastic special effects, some cool mythos when it comes to the Vulcan species, a decent pace, and balances action, adventure, and character drama James Horner's score is spectacular as always Each of the crew members get their chance to shine And there's many biblical themes of life, death, and rebirth The concept is nice even though Spock is not on screen for a lot of the running time his spirit and essence is present throughout The destruction of the Enterprise is quite epic too and they give it a lot of weight The characters' affection for each other going beyond the uniform clearly shows as well as how imperfect an organization like Starfleet is A crew is willing to sacrifice everything for a fallen friend showing this movie's sentiment and spirituality Nimoy manages to get across Christian themes and scientific ethics--how quickly it moves and the dangers of it It’s not as great as its predecessor but still a very watchable entry in the franchise being the more drama-based one Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Hopeful R Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is the nostalgia movie we wanted!! Unlike Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which focused too heavily on nostalgia and not on the plot. While this movie did have some plot holes and everyone was wearing their 80's best instead of futuristic costumes!! This movie gave us the feeling to watch it again!! Between dialogue and the acting, you might feel that way too!! It was also interesting to see Christopher Lloyd in Star Trek!! If you want to hear the in-depth review and rating of this movie, come and check out Hopeful Reviews! A podcast that-surprise-reviews and rates TV shows and movies!! 9.1/10 #blessed. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Alec B Despite the fact that the movie undoes the tragedy of its predecessor it still feels sad and mournful (the destruction of the Enterprise remains shocking) so the ending doesn't feel like a cop out. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Blu B I feel like the issue hat holds this back is Nimoy's direction of the material. On it's own this should be more interesting and entertaining on paper as the story makes sense and nothing about really is that broken in fact it's totally passable. Music and Cinematography are half decent with some good special effects (when used) and the end set piece is memorable. The problem is the pacing isn't that good and really drags (not as bad as the first). Everything else is passable enough. Most of the scenes are just them talking with not a lot of emotion. That really makes it feel dry at times despite a interesting premise. Some of the soundtrack could be stronger also espeically in the second half. Lloyd's villian is just ok and doesn't really feel that intimidating and is just sort of there to be the villian of the story more than anything. It also does jump around a bit in the first half before settling in once they arrive back at Genesis with them mostly just talking. Again this just needed more emotion in the performances, a quicker pacing, more distinct soundtrack, and a bit more action perhaps. If your a hardcore fan of the franchise give this a watch. Otherwise most people can skip this and just watch a 5 minute summary. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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