William Shatner,
Leonard Nimoy,
DeForest Kelley,
George Takei,
Walter Koenig
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When last we left the crew of the star ship Enterprise, they were heading home following a skirmish with the despotic Khan. The unpleasant incident had cost the life of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)--or s... read more
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Release Date: June 1, 1984
Keywords:
star trek,
trek movie,
trek film,
christopher lloyd,
trek iii,
Star Trek ,
Christopher Lloyd ,
Leonard Nimoy ,
Robin Curtis
DVD Release Date: April 18, 2000
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October 18, 2011This is a major improvement over the second film for me. Its pacing is much better, and the plot is much more detailed to me, but I do find it kind of cheap to kill Spock off just to bring him back in the next film, but overall this is a great entry in the film series, and to me ... read more
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August 16, 2011Far from exciting story-wise, but worth the watch. I can understand though why so many regard this as one of the weaker Star Trek films, because the writing in this one left a lot to desire. It also has a very dated feel to it, which (however much I tried not to be bothered by it... read more
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January 18, 2011After seeing how The Wrath of Kahn ended, you need to see this sequel, which is obviously the third movie, but most people would agree that the first one didn't count. Anyway, it's another fantastic Star Trek movie, and if you're a Trek fan, you should see it.
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February 27, 2010While it is certainly not the masterpiece that The Wrath of Khan is, this films is still pretty damn good. It's quite a strange movie, but it does feature some nice ideas. Plus, the fates of both David and the Enterprise show that everyone involved wasn't afraid to take some risk... read more
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February 23, 2010This third Star Trek film works as a bridge between the second and the fourth ones, offering decent drama and good performances by our well-known cast, even if the plot is overly convenient and lacks the same impact of The Wrath of Khan.
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September 21, 2009'You Klingon bastard you killed my son'! Christopher Lloyd is probably the best Klingon yet.
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September 8, 2009Admiral Kirk and the crew are at it again in this follow up to "The Wrath of Khan". Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) wants to try and find Spock (Leonard Nimoy) any way he can, just in case Spock is still alive. But on the way to searching for Spock, the Enterprise crew run into th... read more
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July 6, 2009Not too terrible. It was fun to see Christopher Lloyd as a Klingon. I hope that someday if my kid ever gets murded that I remember to scream, "You Klingon Bastards!"
Critic Reviews
May 3, 2009
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
An emotionally satisfying science fiction adventure. Full Review
June 4, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
This 1984 film's few and unimpressive special effects evidently qualify it as science fiction, but the genre it really belongs to is the male weepie: there hasn't been a gooier buddy romance on the sc... Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is a good but not great Star Trek movie, a sort of compromise between the first two. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
The humanity of the Star Trek series, unexpected as it is in a sci-fi setting, remains the series' best feature. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
'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 equ... Full Review
December 15, 2010
Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media
Stirring, successful science-fiction enterprise. Full Review
March 25, 2009
Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm
...a somber, mournful installment of the Star Trek franchise. And when the defining trait of your series is dullness, this isn't exactly the best strategy. Full Review
July 5, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
christopher lloyd!
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