Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Leonard Nimoy
Written By: Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett
Starring: William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Miguel Ferrer, John Larroquette, DeForest Kelley, Judith Anderson, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Mark Lenard
Genres: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Star Trek
AKA: Star Trek 3
Country: USA
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Barthalen | 72 62nd |
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Hadn't seen this in forever, and I have to say I liked it more than expected apart from everything that happens on the surface of Genesis, which felt disjointed. What starts as a minor assignment to bring a coffin from point A to B ends with losing a son, losing a ship, going rogue, resurrecting a friend, kicking a Klingon in the balls and flying away from an exploding planet. I approve! It also leaves us with one of the most interesting 'so, what now?' scenarios of all the Trek movies.
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DavidBlast | 50 44th |
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SPOILER: Closely tied up to 'The Wrath of Kahn'. There are too many plot devices that seem to serve as an excuse for the fact, that some executive (or fan pressure, who knows) decided that we all need Spock back. Still, it's better than my idea, which would be two hours of the USS Enterprise parking next to different planets, Kirk rolling down the window yelling 'Hello! You down there! Have you seen Spock?! SPOCK ARE YOU DOWN THERE?! SPOOOOCK!?'
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spleen | 49 21st |
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Puts the "tr-ek" in "train wreck".
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doctor7 | 76 64th |
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Much better than I remember it being and, to be perfectly honest, it contains my favorite Shatner acting scene I've ever seen. When Kirk misses sitting down in his chair it just speaks volumes. The special effects are good but it's disappointing Kirstie Alley couldn't return as Savaak. If you're a Star Trek fan, like myself, it's certainly an enjoyable film.
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djross | 30 13th |
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The forced compromises and poor decision-making that afflicted the first two films meant that an entire movie had to be devoted to trying to right the ship in the third. For that reason, this is the first entry in the series with a clear, definite narrative, but for the same reason it is also inevitably highly predictable. Also suffers from ill-judged attempts at melodrama. Lloyd is probably the best performer in the film, and look out for Miguel Ferrer. But no Kirstie Alley.
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nilkynarfy | 75 68th |
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Actually watching it again, it's pretty good. I always remember being bored to tears by it when I was little and wishing it was The Wrath of Khan or The Voyage Home. Probably one of the few movies I can think of where nostalgia is to its detriment.
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KasperL | 30 10th |
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An all round weak installment, the kicker being the long epilogue where you know exactly what's going to happen. Like other carelessly handled events in the film, it's supposed to be a big moment - leaving us, instead, 100 per cent indifferent.
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SlrSoapbox | 75 59th |
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It's occasionally very cheesy in places, but still fun.
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irvinejump | 31 20th |
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Just blah, still not as bad as ST 5, which is as bad as shatner's first LP
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Ytadel | 5 57th |
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There's some good ideas in it but it embodies all the worst cliches of Star Trek as being something dry and bloodless that drove young nerds like me to Star Wars instead. For a movie that puts Kirk through the emotional ringer so much (SPOILER ALERT!), losing his ship and his son, I felt precious little emotion myself.
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MonsterGear | 52 12th |
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To heavily paraphrase Nicholas D. Meyer, after what was supposed to be the huge emotional impact of the ending of Star Trek II, this movie is like a slap in the face. "We just killed a major character! Oop - JUST KIDDING! lol"
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BillyShears | 65 42nd |
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Why do the Klingons just start randomly talking in English when talking with each other Christopher Lloyd is horribly miscast in this, god awful villain with zero menace or purpose he’s just there, honey by the time it was over I too had had enough of you. The final fight is done without any music and it keeps cutting far back whenever it’s a stunt double lol
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| 1 | aaaaaaarrggg | 86 91st |
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My favorite of the film series. Apart from a hammy turn from Lloyd as a Klingon baddie, this is the one film that comes the closest to recapturing the style and feel of the old show, with an ending full of all the sort of shock and emotional upheaval the second film strived for but never really attained. Leave it to Nimoy to finally get this series on track. Look for Grace Lee Whitney's cameo during the docking sequence.
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Seryxa | 0 15th |
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Very silly, empty and unamusing follow-up.
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misterlizard | 70 72nd |
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Surprisingly slow-paced and thoughtful follow-up to Khan. Great turn from Christopher Lloyd, but overall it's not much more than a TV episode made feature-length, as many of the Trek movies are. Has the worst title ever. Oh, so we're looking for Spock? Guess he's not dead after all.
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ribcage | 69 55th |
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I think that it has enough moments to be at least entertaining to Star Trek fans. non-fans i would doubt could find anything in this. the story is very straightforward and not especially remarkable. however, like i said it does have some very standout moments for trek fans littered throughout that bring some life into it. I particularly like how it shows the damage the previous film has left on the characters.
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DesertPunk | 72 51st |
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Leonard Nimoy's directorial vision doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it's damn entertaining. Notable for having perhaps the most badly edited action sequence I've ever seen in a big budget film, in the final battle between Kirk and Kruge. Always get proper coverage, kids.
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VengefulKBM | 75 63rd |
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Okay, so it gets a little dire towards the end, but as a Trek fan I think this movie gets unduly scorned just because it's one of the infamous "odd numbered" ones in the series. Considering the plot basically amounts to a giant predictable retcon, it reaches the inevitable in fun and unexpected ways. The Enterprise herself has perhaps more of a presence in this movie than she ever has before, and the characters all get really good featured moments. It's a worthy entry in the Star Trek canon.
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| 1 | Moviefan1997 | 75 29th |
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A rather good sequel that doesn't match the brilliance of its predecessor but is still good in its own ways- that being said, the movie could easily be another ten to fifteen minutes shorter (by cutting out parts from the 20 minute ending to a 1 hr 45 minute movie) or more should've been added into this movie. A great premise but feels a tad uncomplete and therefore unsatisfying
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backwardsuit | 66 36th |
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What a weirdly structured movie. The 1st half has almost no plot but plenty of interesting and relaxed character set-up. Then the 2nd part rushes by with outrageous twists & no time to process any of it. If you blink you might miss a redemption-seeking main character's son dying in the back of the frame somewhere. Still, despite its many oddities, it's a pretty entertaining, more character-driven Trek story that actually manages to get away with the cheap premise. Ham Lloyd does a fun klingon.
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| Average Percentile 44.35% from 2368 Ratings |  |