- Format: NTSC
- Studio: Star Trek
- Release Date: Jan 27 2004
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006RGCT
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#10,950 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #8 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Series & Sequels > Star Trek
- #8 in DVD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Star Trek > Feature Films
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You didn't think Mr. Spock was really dead, did you? When Spock's casket landed on the surface of the Genesis planet at the end of Star Trek II, we had already been told that Genesis had the power to bring "life from lifelessness." So it's no surprise that this energetic but somewhat hokey sequel gives Spock a new lease on life, beginning with his rebirth and rapid growth as the Genesis planet literally shakes itself apart in a series of tumultuous geological spasms. As Kirk is getting to know his estranged son (Merritt Butrick), he must also do battle with the fiendish Klingon Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), who is determined to seize the power of Genesis from the Federation. Meanwhile, the regenerated Spock returns to his home planet, and Star Trek III gains considerable interest by exploring the ceremonial (and, of course, highly logical) traditions of Vulcan society. The movie's a minor disappointment compared to Star Trek II, but it's a--well, logical--sequel that successfully restores Spock (and first-time film director Leonard Nimoy) to the phenomenal Trek franchise...as if he were ever really gone. With Kirk's willful destruction of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Robin Curtis replacing the departing Kirstie Alley as Vulcan Lt. Saavik, this was clearly a transitional film in the series, clearing the way for the highly popular Star Trek IV. --Jeff Shannon
DVD features
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock follows the same winning formula of the first two Star Trek special-edition DVD releases, although it has no extra footage as The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan did. The first disc presents the film with an audio commentary track, the bulk of it handled (appropriately) by director Leonard Nimoy. He doesn't do it in character as Spock, but rather chortles and gushes about his cast and crew, especially William Shatner. Other contributors include Robin Curtis, who explains how Nimoy and writer Harve Bennett made it easy for her to take over Kirstie Alley's role as Saavik. There's also a subtitled commentary track full of trivia and details by Michael Okuda, joined this time by wife Denise. If you want, you can listen to the audio commentary while reading the subtitled commentary. The second disc offers the basic "Captain's Log" documentary (2002, 26 min.) plus substantial documentaries about models, creatures, and Klingon and Vulcan languages and costumes. Last, in "Terraforming and the Prime Directive," scientists discuss how a Genesis-like project could lead to humans colonizing Mars. --David Horiuchi
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Fun to watch
May 4 2012
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It's a classic, all my favorite actors and a good story. It's got the original feel to it(1968 TO 1970 TV SERIES), nothing complicated and fun to watch.
the power of family
Sep 25 2011
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star trek 3 was the crew going back to genesis to retrieve their dead friend spock. this movie showed their loyalty to spock and their determanation to not let any one stop them. christopher lloyd was excellent as commander kruge the klingon commander. this one was more character driven than wrath of khan but it,s hard to top khan. this shows the power and loyalty of family.
better than number two (3.5/5)
Aug 17 2007
this Star trek installment is better than the previous one.i liked the story more.i thought it was interesting and well written.i also feel that this movie was better paced than the last one and it maintains that pace,mostly.the only time it slows down is toward the end,when it becomes more dramatic.but these end scenes are also well written and compelling.it seemed to flow better,for the most part.there is not a lot of action,but what action there is,is quite good.the special effects are also quite good in this movie,considering it was released in 1984.the characters also have more to do in this one,than in both previous movies,in my opinion.i still feel that it could have been improved,but there are no glaring problems.i do wish though that a few of the secondary characters would have been developed more.but i don't consider that a glaring problem.all in all,not a bad effort. for me Star Trek 3: The search for Spock is a 3.5/5
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