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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:7

Rotten:0

Average Rating:6.9/10

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... 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 Kelley) is suffering from a strange mental aberration. Defying Starfleet orders, Kirk takes the Enterprise to Genesis to recover the body of Spock. Wonders--and dangers--await the Enterprise crew on the strange new planet. [More]

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Christopher Lloyd, Merritt Butrick

Director: Leonard Nimoy

Director: Leonard Nimoy
Composer: James Horner

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Not bad, but the series would boldly go to better places.

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Decent SFX, but a little more action wouldn't have gone amiss.

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
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All the old Enterprise personnel carry the film, as it is more concerned with character re-animation than development.

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09/11/01
Nick Hilditch
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These are classic directorial occasions, and Nimoy rises to them with fervor, in effect beaming his film up onto a higher pictorial plane than either of its predecessors.

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05/03/09
Richard Schickel
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An emotionally satisfying science fiction adventure.

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03/26/09
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This is a good but not great Star Trek movie, a sort of compromise between the first two.

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10/23/04
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The humanity of the Star Trek series, unexpected as it is in a sci-fi setting, remains the series' best feature.

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05/20/03
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April 27, 2009: Trekking With Tim, Day Three: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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