Star Trek III The Search for Spock
So now we begin searching for one of the most popular Star Trek characters after his death. After all, a dead character can't bring in money, and a character like Spock is incredibly profitable. So should they bring him back? Let's find out.
The movie begins right where the last one ended with the death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Kirk (William Shatner) giving his final thoughts at Spock's funeral. Afterwards, the crew begin to head home where some hope for a hero's welcome for what they did in the last film. On the way back, Kirk is informed of someone breaking into Spock's room. It turns out to be McCoy (DeForest Kelley) who thinks that he is Spock. When they arrive, they're congratulated, but are told not to talk about their knowledge of Genesis to anyone. They're also informed that the Enterprise will be decommissioned soon. So the crew go their separate ways, but McCoy decides to try and find a way to Genesis to find Spock's body. Later on, Kirk is informed by Spock's father that Spock is most likely still alive. So Kirk gets the rest of the crew to help him find Spock.
While going over my thoughts on the movie, keep in mind that I have yet to have seen the previous two films by the time this was typed. So I have no idea if this holds up to fan expectations or not. With that said, let's start talking about the characters. Starting off with Kirk, he's a really likable guy. Shatner does an amazing job of showing the pain that Kirk is going through right after losing his best friend and the determination of wanting to get him back, no matter the cost. Kirk also refuses to put his crew in danger unless they believe they can handle it. He'd do anything to save them, including sacrificing his own life or bargaining with the enemy. As for McCoy, or rather the part of Spock that's in McCoy, he's pretty good. Kelley managed to be able to pull off doing two characters in one body. That's a lot more difficult than it sounds given that some actors can't even sell that they're playing one character. He manages to show the confusion that Spock is going through along with how crazy McCoy is having to deal with Spock inside him. The other characters do a great job too, but I felt that these two were the most notable given what they had to show off. The fighting scenes are also pretty exciting with a lot of flips and kicks during the final fight between Kirk and the movie's main villain.
While I don't have that many problems with the movie, there are a few I feel need to be brought up. For starters, the villain just feels too silly. His actions and the way he talks his just too much. Yeah, I understand it's an alien language, but that's not the point. His crew sounds just fine using the same language, but the main villain just sounds silly. He also doesn't really do a lot, other than killing a major character. Other than that, this movie could have been done without him or an even better villain that actually has connection to someone. I just feel that the movie would have benefited from a character that was more connected to Kirk or even Spock. This guy just shows up out of nowhere and wants to fight. That's really my only big problem, but some small problems are the occasional cartoony sound-effects. They just take away from the moment.
So should you see Star Trek 3? If you can get a matinee showing, then yes. While it is a great movie, it's not one that has to be seen. It's good enough for Star Trek fans and fans of science fiction films in general, but it's not a must see movie.
The movie begins right where the last one ended with the death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Kirk (William Shatner) giving his final thoughts at Spock's funeral. Afterwards, the crew begin to head home where some hope for a hero's welcome for what they did in the last film. On the way back, Kirk is informed of someone breaking into Spock's room. It turns out to be McCoy (DeForest Kelley) who thinks that he is Spock. When they arrive, they're congratulated, but are told not to talk about their knowledge of Genesis to anyone. They're also informed that the Enterprise will be decommissioned soon. So the crew go their separate ways, but McCoy decides to try and find a way to Genesis to find Spock's body. Later on, Kirk is informed by Spock's father that Spock is most likely still alive. So Kirk gets the rest of the crew to help him find Spock.
While going over my thoughts on the movie, keep in mind that I have yet to have seen the previous two films by the time this was typed. So I have no idea if this holds up to fan expectations or not. With that said, let's start talking about the characters. Starting off with Kirk, he's a really likable guy. Shatner does an amazing job of showing the pain that Kirk is going through right after losing his best friend and the determination of wanting to get him back, no matter the cost. Kirk also refuses to put his crew in danger unless they believe they can handle it. He'd do anything to save them, including sacrificing his own life or bargaining with the enemy. As for McCoy, or rather the part of Spock that's in McCoy, he's pretty good. Kelley managed to be able to pull off doing two characters in one body. That's a lot more difficult than it sounds given that some actors can't even sell that they're playing one character. He manages to show the confusion that Spock is going through along with how crazy McCoy is having to deal with Spock inside him. The other characters do a great job too, but I felt that these two were the most notable given what they had to show off. The fighting scenes are also pretty exciting with a lot of flips and kicks during the final fight between Kirk and the movie's main villain.
While I don't have that many problems with the movie, there are a few I feel need to be brought up. For starters, the villain just feels too silly. His actions and the way he talks his just too much. Yeah, I understand it's an alien language, but that's not the point. His crew sounds just fine using the same language, but the main villain just sounds silly. He also doesn't really do a lot, other than killing a major character. Other than that, this movie could have been done without him or an even better villain that actually has connection to someone. I just feel that the movie would have benefited from a character that was more connected to Kirk or even Spock. This guy just shows up out of nowhere and wants to fight. That's really my only big problem, but some small problems are the occasional cartoony sound-effects. They just take away from the moment.
So should you see Star Trek 3? If you can get a matinee showing, then yes. While it is a great movie, it's not one that has to be seen. It's good enough for Star Trek fans and fans of science fiction films in general, but it's not a must see movie.