This movie didn't answer much. Search for Spock has some aspect of the Star Trek theme, but it is very poorly handled. Still, not bad for Leonard Nimoy's first directed film. This one isn't as bad as the other odd numbered installments, especially if you factor in the fact that it ties what happen in the events of the previous Star Trek movie 'Wrath of Khan' so well. If you are a first time viewer of this movie, I wouldn't watch this movie until you watch Wrath of Khan first. It's very important to watch that movie before this. Yes, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock came after that movie, and being after such a masterpiece, people going to look at it being worst compare to that film. No, Star Trek film can live up to that film. Still the movie has some OK action scenes and interesting story. The movie starts out with recaps of the last few minutes of Wrath of Khan and then the movie officially begins. A spy has deliver some information about the Genesis program that Klingon commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) needs to hear. It seems like Genesis does, what Nintendo don't. What I meant by that is that Genesis has create life on a planet. The Klingons see this as a weapon to have. The Klingons were always Russian allegory in these films. So hearing this, must have been the same feeling when the Soviets heard about the Atom Bomb. Still, I cannot get over the fact that Christopher Lloyd is playing a Klingon, here. I was expecting him to shout "Great Scott!" or something. His character is quite stupid and silly at times. Just watch the killer plant scene, you can't help laughing at him. He's just not that menacing enough and not epic to the likes of Khan. Well, the Klingons are not the only ones hearing voices, but Dr. McCoy (De Forest Kelly) is talking all crazy about a certain Vulcan name Spock and that Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew should go to Genesis to search for him. Now it's a quest between the crew of the Enterprise to rescue Spock before the Klingons get a hold of the planet. This movie suffers from the typical middle child syndrome of being a 2nd movie in a trilogy's story arc. Star Trek III: The Search For Spock is the second chapter of what is called by some fans "the Star Trek Trilogy", yes it is the third film of the series, but it's the second act in what is indeed a three parter. The first act is in Wrath of Khan, concerning its events leading up to somebody's death. The second act is in Search for Spock where somebody soul and body have to be re united and the third is in Voyage Home where somebody fully regains himself. My biggest problem with Start Trek 3 is that I feel it takes away from the impact of 2. The whole idea of life and death at the end of the 2nd one regarding a death of a character and the birth of a new planet is breath taking. Then this movie has Genesis's kind of break that apart! Breaking apart is a theme here. This film shows that Kirk ends up losing so much more than a friend. He sacrifices his ship, loses a family member and hope. The scene where Kirk is forced to relive his friend's death when he does the mind meld is a wonderful scene. The problem is when you look at how strong, 2 is with its story and themes and how this one causes those scenes to be all for nothing. It's disappointing. I think the worst idea is bringing back a character back after such a heroic death. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Captain Kirk's friend is noted to say for the reasons and justifying about his sacrifice. I believe that if you kill a character, then that character should stays dead. It does no favors for somebody to kill a character, only to bring them back in a later movie. Its movies like this, that started the 'resurrection of Jesus' concept of bringing dead characters back to live. A good example is Ellen Ripley who dies in Alien 3 only to be given an awful new spin in Alien Resurrection. It's like Nimoy woke up and realize how much money he can make, if he brings back a beloved character back to life. At less, this character got a good story on how he came back, so I can't complain too loudly. Still, it makes you wonders if Genesis was aging faster and faster; how come Kirk's friend didn't aged out as well. Wouldn't he die again by old age? Also how comes, nobody else aged on the planet if Genesis does that to life forms? Wouldn't they also grow older as long as they stay on the planet? The science is baffling. Also what's baffling is how Kristie Alley regenerated to Robin Curtis. It's seem like Alley didn't want to return, so the character was rewritten as a new character as Savvik. I find the Pon-Farr scene, stupid as hell. And where was David Marcus's mother, Carol? It would've been interesting to have her in Saavik's place down on Genesis and it would make more sense. The movie's over all is that it's works to a level, but compare to others. It's not that awesome. Still, it's worth the watch, so check it out. So start trekking.
