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07/01/03
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
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06/19/03
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 CriticIf 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
Cheesy but cool, especially when Spock gets his space burial by being ejected into space in a giant sunglasses case.
02/13/03
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02/13/03
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02/07/03
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01/27/03
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12/24/02
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
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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10/04/02
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08/15/02
Nimoy's first turn at the director's helm makes for reliable viewing, though no one will ever mistake it for one of the best.
08/13/02
The Enterprise crew blasts us with existential phaser hits, but this third series entry betrays its western roots so badly the spurs are showing. Glorious - if derivative - fun.
08/03/02
The best odd-numbered Trek movie.
10/28/01
'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
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