cinemajesty Movie Review: "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" (1984)After a finale furioso with "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" in the movie summer of 1982 beyond belief with highly inventive still-standing pictures as "Tron" directed by Steven Lisberger, "Blade Runner" directed by Ridley Scott or even visually-splendid "E.T.-the-Extra-Terrestrial" directed by Steven Spielberg, comes this "Star Trek" movie of succession directed by initial 1960s-television star-actor Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015), who enjoys the benefit of a high-end Hollywood production produced by Harve Bennett (1930-2015), who keept close ties to distributing Paramount Pictures, a Los-Angeles-based studio major since cornerstones of 1912, which can be proud of this 1984 summer release.Even though "The Search for Spock" marks the shortest of all "Star Trek" movies with shy off 100-Minutes-Cut by film editor by Robert F. Shugrue (1937-1999), who is able to arrange fulminate visual effects shots ingnited by Lucasfilm Ltd. affiliates company of Industrial, Light and Magic (ILM) with up-playing famous cast surrounding William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, who together with Dr. "Bones" McCoy, portrayed with utmost convictions and retrieving years of comfort in his alterego actor DeForest Kelley (1920-1999), when actor James Doohan (1920-2005) as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott steals the show by preparing a major steal of a life-time in high-jacking an already-damaged "Enterprise NNC-1701" from the main near-earth all-new "Federal Space Station" in order to bet into a notorious race toward the secret artificially-made "Planet Genesis" at the far side of the Galaxy only to have an historic stand-off between "Enterprise" and a Klingon "Warbird", led by close-to "Khan" viciousness-playing, yet all-too-ambition Commander Kruge, given face by actor Christopher Lloyd in high-quality nevertheless former-feel of analogy and then overthrown make-up-effects by Wes Dawn (1938-1990) and assciates, benefiting of a high-contrast, hot-spot to dark-ambience indulging cinematography by Charles Correll (1944-2004).This "Star Trek" movie becomes highly-recommended as a dramatic as "Enterprise" challenging centerpiece in a three-part viewing experience, if any spectator can afford a full running-time of approximately 315 minutes, alongside "The Wrath of Khan" (1982) and "The Voyage Home" (1986) to witness stunningly written character arcs by a consortium of writing filmmakers involved, including producer Harve Bennett, actor Leonard Nimoy and also-directing Oscar-nominated writer Nicholas Meyer, who given into familiar as emotional human conditions of rise, fall, struggle and risen again, especially with regard to the extraordinary friendship captured between "Kirk & Spock".© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

mike48128 One of the better written and directed Star Trek (early) movies. The actors (especially "Scotty and Bones") look quite long-in-the-tooth. So many full head wigs, probably sold at a "fire sale" to Pat Sajak of Wheel Of Fortune. Just a comment about Vulcan men in "season". There must be more to it than the intense rubbing of fingertips. The ILM models are good but some of the scenes look over-processed and a bit fake. Christopher Lloyd makes a pretty good "Klingon" and his snarly alligator-dog is a hoot! The new "Vulcans" prove that it's all in the ear make-up as female "Saavik" can truly be played by anyone, so it appears. A rather fast-moving story with pretty good scenery and somewhat convincing set decoration. The "puppet worms" on the planet look truly disgusting. The Genesis Planet doesn't look quite as hokey as most Star Trek "worlds" do. I expected Kirk's son would die as both the other hostages were needed for the movie to continue. Star Trek (usually) only kills off extraneous female aliens. As usual, typically over-tight costumes on female personnel. Saavik was needed to help transport young Spock's "body shell" home to Vulcan. A good satisfying film although quite a predictable ending. A nice Star Trek adventure from beginning to end.

Maddyclassicfilms Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is directed by Leonard Nimoy and has music by James Horner. The film stars William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Christopher Lloyd, Robin Curtis, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Merritt Butrick, Mark Lenard, Judith Anderson and Leonard Nimoy.This is a very good film and pretty underrated compared to some of the others. It has several moving scenes and is really funny too. McCoy trying to charter a ship in an alien bar is hysterical. The mind meld scene between Kirk and Sarek is very moving and Christopher Lloyd is excellent as the cunning Klingon Captain. It's a bit odd that Carol Marcus isn't in this film, you'd think she would have wanted to study the Genesis planet.The Search for Spock is set shortly after the events of The Wrath of Khan. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew are returning to Earth, Kirk is devastated by Spock's loss and is struggling to come to terms with it.David(Merritt Butrick) and Lt. Saavik(Robin Curtis)have been assigned to the Starfleet ship Grissom, they are in orbit of the Genesis planet and are studying how the planet is evolving. That sector is off limits now to anyone apart from their science team.When the Enterprise returns to Earth, Kirk is told the ship is to be decommissioned. Dr. McCoy(DeForest Kelley)appears to be having some sort of breakdown and Kirk is visited by Spock's father Sarek(Mark Lenard).Sarek pleads with Kirk to return Spock's body to Vulcan(at the end of the previous film he was buried on the Genesis planet), he tells Kirk there is a ritual that could restore Spock to life. It is discovered that McCoy is now carrying Spock's memories and personality within his own mind, that is why Spock melded with him at the end of Wrath of Khan.Spock's memories must be taken from McCoy and placed back into Spock's mind. Kirk, Scotty, Sulu, McCoy and Chekov steal the Enterprise and head to the Genesis planet.Rogue Klingon Captain Kruge(Christopher Lloyd)has found out about the Genesis device and realises the potential it has to be a weapon. He and his crew head to the Genesis planet.This film has some very interesting things in it, such as the mystical Vulcan ceremony that can restore life and the accelerated development of the Genesis planet. It makes you think also about the positives and negatives of building a device like Genesis.Although it's great that Spock lives again, I think this lessens the impact of his sacrifice at the end of The Wrath of Khan. I think it would have been better if he stayed dead, and then we could see the impact on Kirk and McCoy and how they coped with that loss.Well directed by Nimoy, with strong performances from the cast. Shatner is good as the devastated Kirk who will stop at nothing if there is even the slightest chance of saving Spock. Robin Curtis is good as Saavik, but it is a shame that Kirstie Alley didn't reprise the role.Doohan, Takei, Nichols and Koenig get more to do in this film and that's great to see. DeForest Kelley steals every scene he's in as a very different Dr.McCoy.

napo user all in all there is no depth in ST. No real story. Here is why.At some point Enterprize gets destroyed (omg)Kirk stops being a captain and becomes admiral therefore no more treks (sad face) Spok dies (WFF no) Kirk finds out he has a son (sweet) oh wait a sec at the end of the series a new Enterprise gets build (relax guys false alarm) kirks f$%ks admiral-ship and gets demoted to captain (again ?? WFF) Spok gets resurrected or some similar stuff (aliluia) Kirk's son dies (sweeeeet)u see my point?no consequences for peoples actions everything will conveniently conclude at the end with happy result