Not bad, but the series would boldly go to better places.
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05/19/08
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:29
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Though it may be short on dazzling special effects, The Search for Spock is still a strong Star Trek installment, thanks to affecting performances by its iconic cast.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In the third STAR TREK feature film, directed by Leonard Nimoy, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) has defeated the genetically created genius Khan, but Spock (Nimoy) is dead and McCoy (DeForest... [More]
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Reviews for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Top CriticDecent SFX, but a little more action wouldn't have gone amiss.
02/09/06
Top CriticAll the old Enterprise personnel carry the film, as it is more concerned with character re-animation than development.
09/11/01
Top CriticContrived but involving.
06/12/04
This 1984 film's few and unimpressive special effects evidently qualify it as science fiction, but the genre it really belongs to is the male weepie: there hasn't been a gooier buddy romance on the screen since Joe Buck took Ratso Rizzo to Miami.
06/04/07
Something of a let-down, a longwinded paean to the grandeur of Leonard Nimoy’s famous Vulcan character, which shouldn’t come as much surprise since Nimoy himself directed it.
11/10/02
...a somber, mournful installment of the Star Trek franchise. And when the defining trait of your series is dullness, this isn't exactly the best strategy.
03/25/09
If Wrath of Khan is the 'action' entry and Voyage Home is the 'comedy' installment, then Search for Spock is the 'drama' – and it's a damn good entry overall.
03/06/03
May be the unappreciated middle child of the Trek franchise, but it's still one of better and more indispensable episodes.
02/11/06
It's reasonably entertaining fare for non-fans.
06/04/07
Top CriticNo review available.
10/04/02
No review available.
06/19/05
Offers a thiought-provoking treatment of the mind-body problem.
07/23/03
'Star Trek III' takes nearly forty minutes, much of which is filled with silly, mystical exposition about the current state of Spock's soul, before things start moving. The last twenty minutes are equally slow, but the stuff in between is quite enjoyable.
01/01/00
Familiarity breeds contempt since this is not really a notable entry in the Star Trek series.
01/01/00
The humanity of the Star Trek series, unexpected as it is in a sci-fi setting, remains the series' best feature.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
02/07/03
One of the best of the series.
05/26/06
No review available.
07/01/03
Directed by Leonard Nimoy, this episode could best be described as functional, in that the situation is interesting enough for a routine episode of the TV show.
10/28/02
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