Your reviews are great. I disagree, however, that James Horner's score did not shine in this movie. Horner did an outstanding job. The "stealing the enterprise" scene in this movie is one of the best scenes in the entire Star Trek franchise, and it's certainly propelled by Horner's amazing music!
47imagine I would agree with you both. When Kirk warped off after refusing Captain Style's ultimatum to stop what he was doing and warped away you could literally feel Captain Styles' utter contempt with that percussion and those horns! When the music was good it was great, and when it was absent or off sounding it felt wrong. I also thought the use of Alexander Courage's theme at the end when Spock regains his memory was particularly apt for the joy of the moment after all the sacrifice and loss earlier.
@@Kornknealious apparently, Horner typically takes from the classics. It's not an exact copy. www.trekbbs.com/threads/tsfs-horners-nod-to-prokofiev.230713/
Came here to say this! I would’ve agreed with Oliver about it being weaker than ST2, but the new Klingon theme (like he mentioned) and the Stealing the Enterprise scene music bring it to almost the music level of ST2. I think it’s the other more generic scenes that let it down, since they seem to reuse the ST2 music but only as the main and Vulcan themes.
Christopher Lloyd basically invented the next-generation Klingon in this movie. The Klingons of the '60s were just normal dudes with tan make-up on who talked big, but weren't really physically imposing. You got the sense that they were all mouth and ego. But in the movies they changed, and I'm not just talking about the make-up. They just started seeming... bigger. More savage. Somebody you really wouldn't want to piss off. And that continued from then on. And apart from the few seconds at the beginning of part 1 (which featured a ship of nameless Klingons getting vaporized) part 3 was where that all started. Back to the Future is my all-time favorite movie, but I have no problem forgetting all about Doc Brown when I watch this one. I thought he did a hell of a job playing this blindly ambitious, savage, sociopathic alien.
This was actually out before BTTF, so people wouldn't really be reminded of Doc Brown, but rather, Reverend Jim Ignatowski from the TV show "Taxi". In fact, I think there was even a SNL skit, where Shatner played Kirk and one of the SNL cast played Commander Kruge and when Kruge demanded, "Give me Genesis!", Kirk said, "No!" and Kruge replied with "Okie Doke." like Reverend Jim would say. It was pretty damn funny. I totally agree with you though, I think Christopher just may have gave us the overall savage and warlike nature of the Klingons from that point forward. Which is really cool.
Krug is my favorite of the ST villains, save maybe for (Kang is a close second). His motivations are believable, his character appropriate to them. Lloyd's understated performance was exactly what was needed. Montalban did a great job performing Khan, but the character made no sense. Neither did his actions in any of the circumstances surrounding him.
I remember watching this in the theater when i was 14 and one of the worst scenes in cinematic history happened. They blew up the Enterpise!! I remember cryng,lol
Honestly, I don't see why so many were hit so unexpectedly, because the movie trailers SHOW the destructed Enterprise, stating "join us on the *final voyage of the Starship Enterprise*" totally spoiling the whole thing. They might as well have said "watch the emotional death of Mr. Spock" in Wrath of Khan's trailers. I will never forgive them for that.
Star Trek III is still a fantastic movie to this day, I never tire of this and to watch it alongside II and IV as one whole story makes for the best experience of all the Trek movies . The original cast are still my fave crew as opposed to the sterile TNG crew who I've never taken to. Sure there are cheap and tacky bits but that just adds to the fun of it. Love it.
I really disagree with you that James Horner theme does not help the emotional scenes. I think this is one of the score's greatest strengths. Who could forget 'Stealing the Enterprise', and I cannot think of more beautiful music here for the destruction of the original Enterprise. That's just my opinion.
matthewakian2 Well, it isnt as effective compared to Star Trek 2. But thats not the fault of the third film. Even thought i personally think that the genesis project is the most interesting science fiction topic in a movie.
Indeed, when Kirk activated the self destruct code to begin the countdown but the Klingon boarding party wasn't aware of it, the music gave me that spine tingling sensation in the build up to the Enterprise's fate. It just works so beautifully.
@@brettcooper3893 I think this soundtrack is just as good as STII. "Stealing The Enterprise", the Klingon theme, and I agree with you about "Return to Vulcan". It's probably my favorite track in the whole score.
While this is not my most favorite Star Trek film, the death of Kirk's son was part of the build up for Star Trek 6. Kirk saying "Let them die," is perfect attention to the material and exactly what one would expect him to say.
Yep - 2, 3, 4 and 6 really do play out as a 7.5 hour space opera. (And I'm not knocking 5 there, as I love that film too as a fun space adventure movie, but it doesn't contribute as an 'episode' within an otherwise tight-knit collection of movies that the other four I listed do)
I enjoyed this film much better than Star Trek 4 that got more critic praise . Watching the end of the Enterprise was heart retching , She was like a character , but was played out in battle.
Dan Reese It all depends on one's mood at the time. When you want something sweeping and operatic, Search for Spock is the vastly superior film. But when you want a lighthearted fun Trek Adventure, Voyage Home is superior. Both different moviegoing experiences, and both succeeding in that right. I love them both, and put them at the very top of my list, periodically alternating the no 1 and no 2 position. I still tear up watching the NCC-1701 melting away,... but that being said, I get different tears when I first seen NCC-1701-A
K1productions About Star Trek 4 I only liked the beginning and the end , I didn't like the Earth story at all , it just didn't work for Me it was too silly, but then I never did like any of the Earth stories even on TV except for one and that was The City on the Edge of Forever, but hey its my opinion I just didn't like to see my beloved characters acting goofy though many as You liked the whole picture an that's cool not that the Search for Spock was great but none of the Star Trek films were dark so there was no need for humor as the really bad Star Trek Shatner directed but He blamed it on a bad budget ( that film I cant watch , only one scene was good where Kirk stated that He needed His pain to stay alive ) Star Trek 4 was a huge success and many non Fans liked it .
Dan Reese Final Frontier did suffer from budget problems. Not the least of which, part of promised budget not delivered, and by that time, the budget they already had was gone. You can clearly see post production visual effects suffered horribly.
For me, whilst 'The Voyage Home' does verge on silly at times, it was a much needed breath of fresh air and lighting up on the heavy going-ness of the movie series up until this point (as with the TV series, 'Star Trek' can sometimes take itself a bit TOO seriously). I love the gung-go vibe of so many of the '60s episodes, with Kirk fighting giant lizard guys on rocky planets and whatnot, which hadn't really appeared much in the first three movies instead going for a far more 'dramatic' and serious tone, so to lighten up for a while in STIV and to let the characters actually enjoy themselves in a break from the flat-out-seriousness I feel did come as a welcome breather. Trek has always stumbled with comedy, it's either funny or cringey, but if you're criticising 'goofy comedy' episodes have you ever seen the likes of "The Trouble with Tribbles"?! :) 'The Final Frontier' did indeed suffer from budget problems, and studio interference with the script, which is a shame as the original concept for it was pretty impressive and potentially might have been one of the Trek movie greats. However I feel it's not the worst ST movie, I'd say it still out-ranks the far too slow first one, as well as the last couple of "Basically a two-part TV episode but on the big screen" Next Generation movies where they felt like they'd run out of steam.
If this is "not a perfect movie" then I say: "Please give me more of this (not perfect movies) today" It's ok for me if they are not perfect as long as they start to make movies like this again....
I completely agree. No film is perfect anyway, but even the very flawed ones are much better than the woke rubbish that Hollywood churns out these days.
Yeah, if we could get movies where characters have personalities and talk in dialogue that conveys plot, motivation and feelings... I'd be happy with that. It feels like to get a movie made these days, they have to pitch it as "Smug smart-asses talk in smug smart-assy quips at each other then explosions and end."
I grew up as a huge fan of the original Star Trek series and really loved this movie for its creative and almost flippant break from convention. It was the first time I saw the crew portrayed in such a humanistic manner. They're out of uniform, they're committing a heist, it had humor. It was awesome to me. And it was a visual spectacle. This movie delivered. Also, at the time this came out, I only remembered Christopher Lloyd as that guy from Taxi and didn't really recognize him as anyone particularly noticeable. I could be wrong, but I think Back to the Future came out later (and even then, he was still that guy from Taxi). In any case, I didn't see Back to the Future until after Search for Spock. That being said, you can imagine my joy at seeing the Voyage Home. Not just one of my favorite Star Trek movies, but one of my favorite movies. Belated thanks for another great review!
Yes, “Back to the Future” did come out after “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”; the latter came out in 1984 whereas the former was not released until 1985. “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” is indeed wonderful, and works even if you are not really a Star Trek fan! Just a shame it was followed by the woeful “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier”, which was a huge let-down by comparison.
Texy88 overall, Final Frontier was a let down, but it bears the closest resemblance to TOS of any of the films, and focuses more heavily on the trinity of Kirk-Spock-McCoy, keeping that relationship front and center. The final lines of the film make the whole movie for me. "I lost a brother once,... I was lucky I got him back" - "I thought you said men like us don't have families" - "... I was wrong". Kirk, Spock and McCoy ARE a family, and forever will be.
TheYorkMan There were more than 12 good episodes, though I will agree there were many bad ones. Most in the third season, in fact. But, when one says "TOS", it includes the TOS movies as well.
As a child, I was at first shocked and heartbroken at the loss of the enterprise. But then I realized that it was a good sendoff for the beloved ship. What more fitting of an end then to be destroyed in the process of defeating the enemy and allowing her crew to cheat death one more time.
charlesvan13 Ya, I still admit Star Tre. 5 is ok, I must say that I do enjoy watching it when I do. But it's definitely one of the worsts of the original cast movies and the next generation movies for that matter even though they only had one good hit and that was First Contact.
Hate to break this to you, but Christopher Lloyd's performance in this could not be " off - putting " as a result of his part n Back to the Future, because BTTF had not even been made yet - Search For Spock was at least a year before Back to the Future.
I'm sure you're "breaking this" to nobody, Raymond, as it's clear STIII was released a year before BTTF. But that doesn't suddenly void viewers saying "Hey, that's Doc Brown playing the Klingon" for those 35-years-and-counting afterwards...
At the the time, Lloyd was best known as Reverend Jim from Taxi. In fact, in the MAD magazine satire of this film Most Drucker drew the Klingon Bird of Prey with. a lighted taxi sign on top in one panel.
@@pjgathergood6987 Oliver doesn't really make that too clear in his review. I get what you mean, but if you watch the video his statement doesn't consider a re-watch years later AFTER Back to the Future.
Leonard Nimoy: "We decided the wings (of the Bird of Prey) should change to an attack position....I don't know if the fans noticed." - Oh yes Len we noticed!
Am I really that rare in thinking Star Trek IV was the best Trek film? I mean,... it was the closest to what made Star Trek TOS so great. You didn't even need a bad guy to "fight". Even the alien probe was never seen as an enemy, rather something misunderstood to be talked to rather than defeated. Maybe I'm just an idealist, I dunno
I really enjoyed Star Trek 3. For one thing, it had DeForest Kelly best work as a Actor. When he channeling Spock, he is very effective. He does a great job.
I remember an advert urging people to use public transport in London rather than cars; it showed a poster for this film, with the caption "By the time you find somewhere to park they'll have found him"
PART III has an emotional and "off-the-reservation" drive that brilliantly demonstrates friendship, loss, and a cause higher than yourself. It's the BEST Star Trek of them all, though "Khan" may have been more crafty. 🖖
Should also mention james sikking performance -one of usa TV land great actors (howard HILL STREET BLUES one of his great characters, as is hired assassin in Point Blank (67) and gis grief stricken father in the star chamber) his cameo is just another great addition to ST3.
I beg to differ, this is a great movie did very well at the box office, James Horner's score has to be different from the last film. This film is about belief and resurrection. This movie was well thought out as a prelude to #4.
I'm not the biggest Star Trek fan...but I watched the review anyways because it was done by Oliver Harper...Your videos are just excellent. I love your lead ups that set the tone before the review..excellent work. Can't wait to see your documentary.
James Horner's soundtrack is phenomenal. One of the greatest moments in Trek lore is that burning Enterprise streaking across the sky with the score swelling, and he adds a lot of tension to the ship battles and escapes. ST III was one of my favorite films as a kid and still rewards multiple viewings. Excellent work you put into these videos. But I wish you didn't use long clips of Siskel and Ebert. It's just two guys' opinions who happen to be the most famous and also hate on a lot of good movies undeservedly.
Day Light dislike is not hate, and Roger often gave good reasons for his reviews. While I like some of my childhood movies more than he did, I think that Roger was right and many of them are not as good as their fans believe they are.
I find it fitting that in the next movie, kirk and company travel back in time using the vessel previously captained by a character played by Christopher Lloyd.
I've always liked star trek 3, and I couldn't understand why certain fans didn't like it. I thought the Klingon commander/ Lloyd did a really good job. Kahn was a tough act to follow as the villain who ever played the role in the 3rd outing. Ricardo montelban as Kahn still hasn't been topped by any actor or character in the trek universe. Lloyd speaking to his officers without even looking at them and saying he trusts his instincts while just staring at the view screen is really good and I think Kruge is a underrated just like the movie itself. I don't mind the planet obviously being shot in a studio. I think the artificial look of the studio movie set fits with the idea that the plant life and everything else on the planet is man made, created by the genesis device and isn't by nature. The shot of the Enterprise just before it begins to self distrust and the colours and detail in the model's are alot better than the CGI star ships we have had since. Every trek movie that Nicholas Mayer has had any involvement in are considered the best, 2,4,6. I wish he would have wrote and directed a TNG movie. I think he could have saved that franchise, and given it some depth and made it a good adventure.
I think the death of David was perfect. Deaths are no glamorous go out in a blaze of glory. It's swift and brutal. He saves Savek's life and gives his own. It adds weight to the Klingons who throughout the original series were more punching bags than actual adversaries. That's my opinion anyways.
Yeah Captain Styles was a bit of an arse to be honest. Cheers for the feedback!. Glad you agreed on the points i made. You recorded my vid from your Skybox?. I didn't know you can do that!.
I really enjoy ST3 it manages to be funny and serious often simultaneously ST3 also manages to put jesus resurrection story into science fiction with certain characters replacing their biblical forebears. The levity the movie has also secures it's place as a pretty good movie-with the actors selling their motivations in refreshing ways. I was surprised you didn't mention the crucial scenes between Kirk and spocks father (a character often ignored ignored by reviewers) as the actor who played brought the right amount of sympathy and confusion regarding Spock. Lloyds portrayal of kruge is just the right side of tongue in cheek and his killing his own crew with his pistol often looks painful. As for David dying , it a digression from main plot-but credit to William shatner-his reaction to Davids murder is superbly played, his physical pain excellently done Finally the destruction of the enterprise is beautifully shot and reasoning behind it sound (unlike now when the hero ship tends to blow up every movie!) Great review
I always wondered why I didn't think much of this movie when it came out, and barely remember watching it in theaters. You reminded me that this came out the exact same summer as Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indy & Temple of Doom...! It got blown out the water, and its a miracle I remember it at all.
Great review, but I disagree about Horner's score, I find it quite majestic during the opening credits and the rousing 'Stealing of the Enterprise' piece makes an otherwise pretty slow moving sequence (basically the Enterprise backing out of Spacedock!) into a really exciting one. I love the way the music just keeps building and building until they get through the doors and eventually escape, an amazing sequence and shows that you don't need action, battles and explosions all the time.
I remember seeing this film as a very small kid, when it was in theatres...it's one of my first retained memories from that age...of the whole theatre erupting in applause at several moments. The people in that theatre loved this film...clapping and yelling positive things, is not so common today.
A disturbing trend that was set in this movie was the destruction of the Enterprise. A plot device that has been overused since, in TNG, with "Yesterday's Enterprise", Star Trek Generations, Star Trek Nemesis, And in the Kelvin Universe as well. Seriously, can't we see an Enterprise being retired?
Damn! Now I want to watch this film again! The same thing happened with your review of ST:2! I guess rewatching parts 2-4 is how I'll spend my quarantine day! 🖖
I'll miss James Horner too. If you listen to "S.T.: Wrath of Khan", Search for Spock", "Cocoon", and "Aliens", you' ll hear bits of the same music. I doubt if that was an accident.
Cheers man. Some people aren't too keen on the Siskel and Ebert reviews which is fair enough but i like to balance it out and show different views on the film by critics at the time. :)
Star Trek III is my favorite out of all the Star Trek movies mainly because this is the first film where the crew actually become family instead of just Star Fleet officers. I think the score is just as good as Star Trek II. I think Star Trek II is a better made film but for some reason this one is closer to my heart.
I really appreciate your input and description of this movie, however I do respectfully disagree with one aspect you mention both in this and the 2nd movie about the different movie theme songs. You say that they should have stuck with the same Goldsmith intro for all the movies, I think the different intros for 2 through 6 all are good and fit very well into the premise and style of the movie. I don't think the series would have been as exciting if they had just used the same song for each movie's beginning. but that's my opinion.
Geez Oliver, we get it. You favor Jerry Goldsmith’s score and wish he scored every damn movie. I appreciate what he did but Horner did the best scores for the best movies in the series. (Part III is actually my 3rd favorite after Vi)
I love Horner's music in the ST II and III. His soundtracks enhanced the films and I never get tired of listening to them. Goldsmith did well, but I don't really care to listen to his music from TMP or TNG just for fun. Horner's compositions still thrill me.
100%. Horner's scores are superior. Goldsmith turned in a beautiful soundtrack, but Horner-even rushed and ripping himself off-created something transcendental. Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock, the best of the Star Trek films, wouldn't be as great as they are without their music.
I won't get into a pissing contest over who was the better Trek composer, as I have always absolutely loved both Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner ever since these films came out. I will, however, absolutely agree that Oliver has this weird thing about Jerry Goldsmith in these Trek reviews.
Love the reviews, but moreso I love the choices you make in what to review. It's like you've reached into my brain and found every movie I feel is underrated or under-appreciated from my childhood. Good work!
Yes, the effects look good today, especially in HD - except for some of the matting (in particular the cliff edge on which Kruge and Kirk duke it out, and the bits in the foreground as the Klingon Bird of Prey approaches to land on Vulcan)!
Another great review man! Whenever you cover a movie I haven't seen in years, I always have to watch it that very day. More than any other reviewer you really do encourage people to enjoy cinema. Keep up the great work!
I enjoyed this soundtrack, but only because it was a near direct copy of the Wrath of Khan's incredible score. I agree, that James Horner was on autopilot a bit in this one - not straying far from the previous film's music. I love the music used when the crew were stealing the Enterprise from the space dock.
For the most part I do agree with your review; however, I think you do underrate the soundtrack a bit. I think it does rather provide a transition from the second film and adds melancholy and grief after Spocks death. Above that, the music has some moments when it’s not just supporting the visual action, but actually sets both: pace and atmosphere. Best example is the “stealing the Enterprise”-scene: I think there are very few scenes in the history of cinema when music and visual action work so well together. Thanks to the fitting score, the characters’ emotions of loyalty to their friend and defiance towards their authorities are carried over in an empathetic and graceful manner. But other than that I do agree with you: it is a film with flaws, but not as bad as often made out to be.
Awesome review Olly. Star Trek 3 was always a favourite of mine. The piece of music 'Stealing the Enterprise' is an amazing track....I can always listen to that and picture everything that happens during it. Also...one of the best scenes in Trek happens during this..."000 Destruct 0" "Speaking?? Let me hear....6,5,4,3 GET OUT!!!!! GET OUTTA THERE!!!" lol awesome. Thanks as always for a top notch review Olly
I feel that the score was well written for being a middle film of a trilogy. Im surprised you didn't comment on the stealing the enterprise track and scene which is key in the movie... but thank you for the review...
What makes this movie one of the best of the series is that all the characters are together except for Uhura but her part with Mr. Adventure was awesome and her last words to Kirk was from the heart. I really loved there dedication to there friend, when Captain of Excelsior says to Kirk "if you do this you will never sit in the captains chair again" Kirk does not even hesitate. Well done all
Also, I think one of the reasons I've grown to love this film more is the emphasis on friendship. These characters are all willing to suffer a court marshal and potential death to rescue an old friend. It is a wonderful payoff after almost 20 years of character development for this crew.
This film was on the verge of greatness like the Wrath of Khan. The evil character was there. This movie missed the mark on more action and a sappy ending. It had the action, and dramatic loss, but it was too rushed like you said.
love your reviews, but I wish you used music from the movie itself during the clips you show. You've done this with other reviews of Star Trek movies as well; for example, you used Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek 1 theme during clips from Star Trek 6. During the clips at the end of this review, I believe you're using music from Star Trek Insurrection, if my memory serves me correctly. Other than that, I got no complaints about your reviews - you got the best movie reviews I've ever seen. Good job :)
Nice review. I've always enjoyed and praised Search For Spock. It's a fine movie. I think it's real failing is that it doesn't have that strong thematic material that Wrath of Khan had. The content is there to work with, but it's not drawn together to forge an overarcing thematic cohesion. Kruge is also a good villain, but he could've been expanded for more depth. And yes, Goldsmith's score is sorely absent here. I LOVE his Klingon Theme, and this would've been perfect for its return!
Great review. Was that theme also used for Star Trek-The Next Generation? Great review on Moonwalker as well. I remember seeing it as a kid on Laserdisc. I was glued to it.
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hey,,,kiddie,,,we didnt think he was doc brown....all we could see and hear after he started speaking english was ..BROTHER JIM.. from taxi.
@@autopartsmonkey7992 do you have the star trek score albums at all
At the end of the review the music is Jerry Goldsmith’s Star Trek theme from the first film.
Your reviews are great. I disagree, however, that James Horner's score did not shine in this movie. Horner did an outstanding job. The "stealing the enterprise" scene in this movie is one of the best scenes in the entire Star Trek franchise, and it's certainly propelled by Horner's amazing music!
47imagine I would agree with you both. When Kirk warped off after refusing Captain Style's ultimatum to stop what he was doing and warped away you could literally feel Captain Styles' utter contempt with that percussion and those horns! When the music was good it was great, and when it was absent or off sounding it felt wrong. I also thought the use of Alexander Courage's theme at the end when Spock regains his memory was particularly apt for the joy of the moment after all the sacrifice and loss earlier.
Except "Stealing the Enterprise" is not Horner at all. It is straight out of a segment from Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet" ballet.
@@Kornknealious apparently, Horner typically takes from the classics. It's not an exact copy. www.trekbbs.com/threads/tsfs-horners-nod-to-prokofiev.230713/
I agree. At the time of the movie coming out, which I was present, that scene was a big selling point and a big topic of discussion.
Came here to say this! I would’ve agreed with Oliver about it being weaker than ST2, but the new Klingon theme (like he mentioned) and the Stealing the Enterprise scene music bring it to almost the music level of ST2. I think it’s the other more generic scenes that let it down, since they seem to reuse the ST2 music but only as the main and Vulcan themes.
I think Lloyds performance is more important than you realize. Outside of Worf he is very much the template for modern klingons
Unfortunately.
He’s a major weakness
Christopher Lloyd basically invented the next-generation Klingon in this movie. The Klingons of the '60s were just normal dudes with tan make-up on who talked big, but weren't really physically imposing. You got the sense that they were all mouth and ego. But in the movies they changed, and I'm not just talking about the make-up. They just started seeming... bigger. More savage. Somebody you really wouldn't want to piss off. And that continued from then on. And apart from the few seconds at the beginning of part 1 (which featured a ship of nameless Klingons getting vaporized) part 3 was where that all started. Back to the Future is my all-time favorite movie, but I have no problem forgetting all about Doc Brown when I watch this one. I thought he did a hell of a job playing this blindly ambitious, savage, sociopathic alien.
Unfortunately,... he still retained qualities that remained from the original version of the script where Kruge was actually Romulan, not Klingon
Whatever Christopher Lloyd does, he nails it! Good guy or villain!
This was actually out before BTTF, so people wouldn't really be reminded of Doc Brown, but rather, Reverend Jim Ignatowski from the TV show "Taxi". In fact, I think there was even a SNL skit, where Shatner played Kirk and one of the SNL cast played Commander Kruge and when Kruge demanded, "Give me Genesis!", Kirk said, "No!" and Kruge replied with "Okie Doke." like Reverend Jim would say. It was pretty damn funny. I totally agree with you though, I think Christopher just may have gave us the overall savage and warlike nature of the Klingons from that point forward. Which is really cool.
That MAKE-UP was really introduced in the FIRST movie, I think it should be noted.
@@ianfindly3257 It was noted. 3rd line from the top.
"Stealing the Enterprise" was definitely a fun romp in the soundtrack
Yep, brilliant cue.
Dave Kwiatkowski Still get chills when they clear the space doors. Really great score there.
Kruge has some of my favourite lines in the entire series, and Lloyd delivers them brilliantly.
I prefer him as a Villain over Khan. Lloyd did a really good job with him.
Krug is my favorite of the ST villains, save maybe for (Kang is a close second). His motivations are believable, his character appropriate to them. Lloyd's understated performance was exactly what was needed.
Montalban did a great job performing Khan, but the character made no sense. Neither did his actions in any of the circumstances surrounding him.
This is my favorite Star Trek film. And if you don't know why it's the best, then you are not a true Star Trek fan.
I remember watching this in the theater when i was 14 and one of the worst scenes in cinematic history happened. They blew up the Enterpise!! I remember cryng,lol
That scene is tragic but also very bad ass how Kirk fools them and kills their asses!
Honestly, I don't see why so many were hit so unexpectedly, because the movie trailers SHOW the destructed Enterprise, stating "join us on the *final voyage of the Starship Enterprise*" totally spoiling the whole thing. They might as well have said "watch the emotional death of Mr. Spock" in Wrath of Khan's trailers. I will never forgive them for that.
Star Trek III is still a fantastic movie to this day, I never tire of this and to watch it alongside II and IV as one whole story makes for the best experience of all the Trek movies . The original cast are still my fave crew as opposed to the sterile TNG crew who I've never taken to. Sure there are cheap and tacky bits but that just adds to the fun of it. Love it.
I really disagree with you that James Horner theme does not help the emotional scenes. I think this is one of the score's greatest strengths. Who could forget 'Stealing the Enterprise', and I cannot think of more beautiful music here for the destruction of the original Enterprise. That's just my opinion.
matthewakian2 Well, it isnt as effective compared to Star Trek 2. But thats not the fault of the third film. Even thought i personally think that the genesis project is the most interesting science fiction topic in a movie.
Indeed, when Kirk activated the self destruct code to begin the countdown but the Klingon boarding party wasn't aware of it, the music gave me that spine tingling sensation in the build up to the Enterprise's fate. It just works so beautifully.
And "Returning To Vulcan" has literally brought me to tears before.
@@brettcooper3893 I think this soundtrack is just as good as STII. "Stealing The Enterprise", the Klingon theme, and I agree with you about "Return to Vulcan". It's probably my favorite track in the whole score.
While this is not my most favorite Star Trek film, the death of Kirk's son was part of the build up for Star Trek 6. Kirk saying "Let them die," is perfect attention to the material and exactly what one would expect him to say.
Yep - 2, 3, 4 and 6 really do play out as a 7.5 hour space opera.
(And I'm not knocking 5 there, as I love that film too as a fun space adventure movie, but it doesn't contribute as an 'episode' within an otherwise tight-knit collection of movies that the other four I listed do)
I enjoyed this film much better than Star Trek 4 that got more critic praise . Watching the end of the Enterprise was heart retching , She was like a character , but was played out in battle.
Dan Reese It all depends on one's mood at the time. When you want something sweeping and operatic, Search for Spock is the vastly superior film. But when you want a lighthearted fun Trek Adventure, Voyage Home is superior. Both different moviegoing experiences, and both succeeding in that right. I love them both, and put them at the very top of my list, periodically alternating the no 1 and no 2 position.
I still tear up watching the NCC-1701 melting away,... but that being said, I get different tears when I first seen NCC-1701-A
K1productions About Star Trek 4 I only liked the beginning and the end , I didn't like the Earth story at all , it just didn't work for Me it was too silly, but then I never did like any of the Earth stories even on TV except for one and that was The City on the Edge of Forever, but hey its my opinion I just didn't like to see my beloved characters acting goofy though many as You liked the whole picture an that's cool not that the Search for Spock was great but none of the Star Trek films were dark so there was no need for humor as the really bad Star Trek Shatner directed but He blamed it on a bad budget ( that film I cant watch , only one scene was good where Kirk stated that He needed His pain to stay alive ) Star Trek 4 was a huge success and many non Fans liked it .
Dan Reese
Final Frontier did suffer from budget problems. Not the least of which, part of promised budget not delivered, and by that time, the budget they already had was gone. You can clearly see post production visual effects suffered horribly.
For me, whilst 'The Voyage Home' does verge on silly at times, it was a much needed breath of fresh air and lighting up on the heavy going-ness of the movie series up until this point (as with the TV series, 'Star Trek' can sometimes take itself a bit TOO seriously). I love the gung-go vibe of so many of the '60s episodes, with Kirk fighting giant lizard guys on rocky planets and whatnot, which hadn't really appeared much in the first three movies instead going for a far more 'dramatic' and serious tone, so to lighten up for a while in STIV and to let the characters actually enjoy themselves in a break from the flat-out-seriousness I feel did come as a welcome breather. Trek has always stumbled with comedy, it's either funny or cringey, but if you're criticising 'goofy comedy' episodes have you ever seen the likes of "The Trouble with Tribbles"?! :)
'The Final Frontier' did indeed suffer from budget problems, and studio interference with the script, which is a shame as the original concept for it was pretty impressive and potentially might have been one of the Trek movie greats. However I feel it's not the worst ST movie, I'd say it still out-ranks the far too slow first one, as well as the last couple of "Basically a two-part TV episode but on the big screen" Next Generation movies where they felt like they'd run out of steam.
3 is probably my favorite star trek film
Thanks bud. I always try to be fair with my reviews. Its a good film and gets a lot of unnecessary slack.
Good overall review. When Kirk finds out his son is dead always gets me. Shatner knows how to make a moment.
Klingon basterd killed my son. That scene on to the part of blowing up the enterprise is amazing
@@rxtsec1 I really love how he tried to sit in the chair and ended up on the floor. You get the idea it came as a shock.
@@n.d.m.515 that was a great emotional scene perfect for that moment
If this is "not a perfect movie"
then I say:
"Please give me more of this (not perfect movies) today"
It's ok for me if they are not perfect as long as they start to make movies like this again....
I completely agree. No film is perfect anyway, but even the very flawed ones are much better than the woke rubbish that Hollywood churns out these days.
Yeah if a movie is entertaining its good, a movie is only bad if its boring and has nothing worth watching it for
Yeah, if we could get movies where characters have personalities and talk in dialogue that conveys plot, motivation and feelings... I'd be happy with that.
It feels like to get a movie made these days, they have to pitch it as "Smug smart-asses talk in smug smart-assy quips at each other then explosions and end."
Star Trek 3 is my 2nd favourite Star Trek film before the 2009 reboot. Star Trek 4 is my favourite of all Star Trek films.
I grew up as a huge fan of the original Star Trek series and really loved this movie for its creative and almost flippant break from convention. It was the first time I saw the crew portrayed in such a humanistic manner. They're out of uniform, they're committing a heist, it had humor. It was awesome to me. And it was a visual spectacle. This movie delivered.
Also, at the time this came out, I only remembered Christopher Lloyd as that guy from Taxi and didn't really recognize him as anyone particularly noticeable. I could be wrong, but I think Back to the Future came out later (and even then, he was still that guy from Taxi). In any case, I didn't see Back to the Future until after Search for Spock.
That being said, you can imagine my joy at seeing the Voyage Home. Not just one of my favorite Star Trek movies, but one of my favorite movies.
Belated thanks for another great review!
Yes, “Back to the Future” did come out after “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”; the latter came out in 1984 whereas the former was not released until 1985.
“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” is indeed wonderful, and works even if you are not really a Star Trek fan! Just a shame it was followed by the woeful “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier”, which was a huge let-down by comparison.
Texy88 overall, Final Frontier was a let down, but it bears the closest resemblance to TOS of any of the films, and focuses more heavily on the trinity of Kirk-Spock-McCoy, keeping that relationship front and center. The final lines of the film make the whole movie for me.
"I lost a brother once,... I was lucky I got him back" - "I thought you said men like us don't have families" - "... I was wrong". Kirk, Spock and McCoy ARE a family, and forever will be.
TheYorkMan
There were more than 12 good episodes, though I will agree there were many bad ones. Most in the third season, in fact. But, when one says "TOS", it includes the TOS movies as well.
Spock’s Brain
You said a lot here, and I'm with every bit! Props! 👍
As a child, I was at first shocked and heartbroken at the loss of the enterprise. But then I realized that it was a good sendoff for the beloved ship. What more fitting of an end then to be destroyed in the process of defeating the enemy and allowing her crew to cheat death one more time.
+The Cinema Cell glad your enjoying my work!.
+Oliver Harper can you review the voyage home I because I have never seen a review for it
"I think things really fell apart in ST5." That's a major understatement. Having Shatner write and direct it doomed it to failure.
charlesvan13 Ya, I still admit Star Tre. 5 is ok, I must say that I do enjoy watching it when I do. But it's definitely one of the worsts of the original cast movies and the next generation movies for that matter even though they only had one good hit and that was First Contact.
We shall dedicate this awesome review to the late Leonard Nemoy.
I really enjoyed this movie - it's one of those movies I can go back to and watch again and again and never be bored of it.
Absolutely. While everyone seems to love Wrath the most, I feel Star Trek III and IV are my two favorite, and I can never get enough of them
My personal favorite of the Star Trek films
Hate to break this to you, but Christopher Lloyd's performance in this could not be " off - putting " as a result of his part n Back to the Future, because BTTF had not even been made yet - Search For Spock was at least a year before Back to the Future.
So you can't be put of 2016 because back to the future came out a year later ?
The Enterprise fires on the Klingon Bird of Prey and the Klingon Commander's last words he says when the Klingon Bird of Prey is "Great Scott!".
I'm sure you're "breaking this" to nobody, Raymond, as it's clear STIII was released a year before BTTF. But that doesn't suddenly void viewers saying "Hey, that's Doc Brown playing the Klingon" for those 35-years-and-counting afterwards...
At the the time, Lloyd was best known as Reverend Jim from Taxi. In fact, in the MAD magazine satire of this film Most Drucker drew the Klingon Bird of Prey with. a lighted taxi sign on top in one panel.
@@pjgathergood6987 Oliver doesn't really make that too clear in his review. I get what you mean, but if you watch the video his statement doesn't consider a re-watch years later AFTER Back to the Future.
Leonard Nimoy: "We decided the wings (of the Bird of Prey) should change to an attack position....I don't know if the fans noticed." - Oh yes Len we noticed!
DAMN RIGHT!!! 👍 🖖
Always liked this one, broke the odd number rule for me. Liked it better than 4 and always thought it was underrated in terms of the Star Trek films.
Am I really that rare in thinking Star Trek IV was the best Trek film? I mean,... it was the closest to what made Star Trek TOS so great. You didn't even need a bad guy to "fight". Even the alien probe was never seen as an enemy, rather something misunderstood to be talked to rather than defeated. Maybe I'm just an idealist, I dunno
I also REALLY like this movie, puts the lie to the outright silly 'odd number curse' myth. III is VERY underrated and a fine entry in the series.
No no no....this soundtrack is amazing. It sets such a somber, sweeping and emotional mood. It is the natural progression of ST2 and I adore it...
I really enjoyed Star Trek 3. For one thing, it had DeForest Kelly best work as a Actor. When he channeling Spock, he is very effective. He does a great job.
The scene near the end where Kelly has a monologue over the sleeping Spock is genuinely some of the finest acting you'll see in the whole franchise.
Kelley is definitely in top form here. I love the part where he tries to give the Vulcan death grip to the security officer lol
4:43 RIP James Horner
*'Federation Battle Cruiser!'*
Is still my favorite line in all the Star Trek films
I remember an advert urging people to use public transport in London rather than cars; it showed a poster for this film, with the caption "By the time you find somewhere to park they'll have found him"
PART III has an emotional and "off-the-reservation" drive that brilliantly demonstrates friendship, loss, and a cause higher than yourself. It's the BEST Star Trek of them all, though "Khan" may have been more crafty. 🖖
I have never understood why people say this is a 'bad' Star Trek movie. It's not Shakespeare, but it's a good solid entry.
Should also mention james sikking performance -one of usa TV land great actors (howard HILL STREET BLUES one of his great characters, as is hired assassin in Point Blank (67) and gis grief stricken father in the star chamber) his cameo is just another great addition to ST3.
Oh thank you very much!. Thats really nice of you to say. Have a great day!.
I beg to differ, this is a great movie did very well at the box office, James Horner's score has to be different from the last film. This film is about belief and resurrection. This movie was well thought out as a prelude to #4.
I've been in the hospital for two weeks. This video series has been keeping me company. I thank you. Keep up the good work.
I'm not the biggest Star Trek fan...but I watched the review anyways because it was done by Oliver Harper...Your videos are just excellent. I love your lead ups that set the tone before the review..excellent work. Can't wait to see your documentary.
James Horner's soundtrack is phenomenal. One of the greatest moments in Trek lore is that burning Enterprise streaking across the sky with the score swelling, and he adds a lot of tension to the ship battles and escapes. ST III was one of my favorite films as a kid and still rewards multiple viewings.
Excellent work you put into these videos. But I wish you didn't use long clips of Siskel and Ebert. It's just two guys' opinions who happen to be the most famous and also hate on a lot of good movies undeservedly.
Day Light dislike is not hate, and Roger often gave good reasons for his reviews. While I like some of my childhood movies more than he did, I think that Roger was right and many of them are not as good as their fans believe they are.
Malafakka a film is as good as you like it. It’s art, it’s subjective.
I find it fitting that in the next movie, kirk and company travel back in time using the vessel previously captained by a character played by Christopher Lloyd.
Ah yeah, I didn’t think of that connection! 😂
I've always liked star trek 3, and I couldn't understand why certain fans didn't like it. I thought the Klingon commander/ Lloyd did a really good job. Kahn was a tough act to follow as the villain who ever played the role in the 3rd outing. Ricardo montelban as Kahn still hasn't been topped by any actor or character in the trek universe. Lloyd speaking to his officers without even looking at them and saying he trusts his instincts while just staring at the view screen is really good and I think Kruge is a underrated just like the movie itself. I don't mind the planet obviously being shot in a studio. I think the artificial look of the studio movie set fits with the idea that the plant life and everything else on the planet is man made, created by the genesis device and isn't by nature. The shot of the Enterprise just before it begins to self distrust and the colours and detail in the model's are alot better than the CGI star ships we have had since. Every trek movie that Nicholas Mayer has had any involvement in are considered the best, 2,4,6. I wish he would have wrote and directed a TNG movie. I think he could have saved that franchise, and given it some depth and made it a good adventure.
A kind of underrated movie that I found highly enjoyable
I think the death of David was perfect. Deaths are no glamorous go out in a blaze of glory. It's swift and brutal. He saves Savek's life and gives his own. It adds weight to the Klingons who throughout the original series were more punching bags than actual adversaries. That's my opinion anyways.
My only complaint is savek wasn't played by christy alley
Yeah Captain Styles was a bit of an arse to be honest. Cheers for the feedback!. Glad you agreed on the points i made. You recorded my vid from your Skybox?. I didn't know you can do that!.
I really enjoy ST3 it manages to be funny and serious often simultaneously
ST3 also manages to put jesus resurrection story into science fiction with certain characters replacing their biblical forebears. The levity the movie has also secures it's place as a pretty good movie-with the actors selling their motivations in refreshing ways. I was surprised you didn't mention the crucial scenes between Kirk and spocks father (a character often ignored ignored by reviewers) as the actor who played brought the right amount of sympathy and confusion regarding Spock.
Lloyds portrayal of kruge is just the right side of tongue in cheek and his killing his own crew with his pistol often looks painful.
As for David dying , it a digression from main plot-but credit to William shatner-his reaction to Davids murder is superbly played, his physical pain excellently done
Finally the destruction of the enterprise is beautifully shot and reasoning behind it sound (unlike now when the hero ship tends to blow up every movie!)
Great review
I always wondered why I didn't think much of this movie when it came out, and barely remember watching it in theaters. You reminded me that this came out the exact same summer as Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indy & Temple of Doom...! It got blown out the water, and its a miracle I remember it at all.
Great review, but I disagree about Horner's score, I find it quite majestic during the opening credits and the rousing 'Stealing of the Enterprise' piece makes an otherwise pretty slow moving sequence (basically the Enterprise backing out of Spacedock!) into a really exciting one. I love the way the music just keeps building and building until they get through the doors and eventually escape, an amazing sequence and shows that you don't need action, battles and explosions all the time.
You are going to need to invest in a video capture card and a professional microphone. The video and audio are edited and mixed with Final Cut Pro.
Love your retrospect videos Oliver! I've watched them all more than once. Keep them coming!!
I remember seeing this film as a very small kid, when it was in theatres...it's one of my first retained memories from that age...of the whole theatre erupting in applause at several moments. The people in that theatre loved this film...clapping and yelling positive things, is not so common today.
A disturbing trend that was set in this movie was the destruction of the Enterprise. A plot device that has been overused since, in TNG, with "Yesterday's Enterprise", Star Trek Generations, Star Trek Nemesis, And in the Kelvin Universe as well. Seriously, can't we see an Enterprise being retired?
the bit where they steal the enterprise is up there as one of the most tense trek moments I love it
Damn! Now I want to watch this film again! The same thing happened with your review of ST:2! I guess rewatching parts 2-4 is how I'll spend my quarantine day! 🖖
Didn't realize until now that David quoting a Star Wars reference in a Star Trek film
*Now that I've read twenty comments all parroting *who could forget "Stealing the Enterprise"* I suppose I really can't, now. Time to search for it.*
While they did just repeat the Horner music of part 2,that's like complaining about having to hear Mozart's requiem twice,not exactly an ordeal.
Best moment: "hey this clock is moving towards zero" "get out of there!" 😆
I absolutely love the 'stealing the enterprise' musical sequence, I have it on me MP3 player. =)
I'll miss James Horner too. If you listen to "S.T.: Wrath of Khan", Search for Spock", "Cocoon", and "Aliens", you' ll hear bits of the same music. I doubt if that was an accident.
he also did krull.
Cheers man. Some people aren't too keen on the Siskel and Ebert reviews which is fair enough but i like to balance it out and show different views on the film by critics at the time. :)
I get the idea of odd and even rule. But III is one of my favourites hahahaha
I felt David's death was in keeping with how quickly the red shirts died in the series. Tasha Yar had a similar sudden death in Next Generation.
+TheYorkMan incredible that they liked her less than first season Troi!
the actor SIMPLY WANTED OUT of the series got his wish
Yarr was killed off because SHE wanted to leave.
ariel films inc he didn’t want out. He had a guest role in TNG and you could see he was really ill.
Star Trek III is my favorite out of all the Star Trek movies mainly because this is the first film where the crew actually become family instead of just Star Fleet officers. I think the score is just as good as Star Trek II. I think Star Trek II is a better made film but for some reason this one is closer to my heart.
I didn't have a problem with the theme music from this film. Reminiscent of Wrath of Khan.
This is the first Trek movie I really got into. I remember recording it when it was first on tv in 1987, and watched it over and over.
I really appreciate your input and description of this movie, however I do respectfully disagree with one aspect you mention both in this and the 2nd movie about the different movie theme songs.
You say that they should have stuck with the same Goldsmith intro for all the movies, I think the different intros for 2 through 6 all are good and fit very well into the premise and style of the movie. I don't think the series would have been as exciting if they had just used the same song for each movie's beginning. but that's my opinion.
Geez Oliver, we get it. You favor Jerry Goldsmith’s score and wish he scored every damn movie. I appreciate what he did but Horner did the best scores for the best movies in the series. (Part III is actually my 3rd favorite after Vi)
I love Horner's music in the ST II and III. His soundtracks enhanced the films and I never get tired of listening to them. Goldsmith did well, but I don't really care to listen to his music from TMP or TNG just for fun. Horner's compositions still thrill me.
100%. Horner's scores are superior. Goldsmith turned in a beautiful soundtrack, but Horner-even rushed and ripping himself off-created something transcendental. Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock, the best of the Star Trek films, wouldn't be as great as they are without their music.
I won't get into a pissing contest over who was the better Trek composer, as I have always absolutely loved both Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner ever since these films came out. I will, however, absolutely agree that Oliver has this weird thing about Jerry Goldsmith in these Trek reviews.
Love the reviews, but moreso I love the choices you make in what to review. It's like you've reached into my brain and found every movie I feel is underrated or under-appreciated from my childhood. Good work!
Yes, the effects look good today, especially in HD - except for some of the matting (in particular the cliff edge on which Kruge and Kirk duke it out, and the bits in the foreground as the Klingon Bird of Prey approaches to land on Vulcan)!
"The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many" My favorite line in the movie in contrast to part 2 which was just as brilliant
Another great review man! Whenever you cover a movie I haven't seen in years, I always have to watch it that very day. More than any other reviewer you really do encourage people to enjoy cinema. Keep up the great work!
Back to the Future was not filmed until after this movie.
I enjoyed this soundtrack, but only because it was a near direct copy of the Wrath of Khan's incredible score. I agree, that James Horner was on autopilot a bit in this one - not straying far from the previous film's music. I love the music used when the crew were stealing the Enterprise from the space dock.
This is my favorite movie. I was seventeen when this came out and just graduated high school. Good times.
I gotta say "Christopher Lloyd" truly played a I don't give a Damn type Klingon.
For the most part I do agree with your review; however, I think you do underrate the soundtrack a bit. I think it does rather provide a transition from the second film and adds melancholy and grief after Spocks death. Above that, the music has some moments when it’s not just supporting the visual action, but actually sets both: pace and atmosphere. Best example is the “stealing the Enterprise”-scene: I think there are very few scenes in the history of cinema when music and visual action work so well together. Thanks to the fitting score, the characters’ emotions of loyalty to their friend and defiance towards their authorities are carried over in an empathetic and graceful manner.
But other than that I do agree with you: it is a film with flaws, but not as bad as often made out to be.
Awesome review Olly. Star Trek 3 was always a favourite of mine. The piece of music 'Stealing the Enterprise' is an amazing track....I can always listen to that and picture everything that happens during it.
Also...one of the best scenes in Trek happens during this..."000 Destruct 0"
"Speaking?? Let me hear....6,5,4,3 GET OUT!!!!! GET OUTTA THERE!!!" lol awesome.
Thanks as always for a top notch review Olly
Ooh I strongly disagree about the music the Stealing the Enterprise Suite is probably my favourite James Horner Suite
Hearing Jerry Goldsmith's score on top of the clips at the end was a treat!
I feel that the score was well written for being a middle film of a trilogy. Im surprised you didn't comment on the stealing the enterprise track and scene which is key in the movie... but thank you for the review...
+MrBipson i love how scotty is in the turbo lift on excelsior and he says "up your shaft" lol
its from Star Trek Insurrection buddy. I can't remember the track title. Sorry.
What makes this movie one of the best of the series is that all the characters are together except for Uhura but her part with Mr. Adventure was awesome and her last words to Kirk was from the heart. I really loved there dedication to there friend, when Captain of Excelsior says to Kirk "if you do this you will never sit in the captains chair again" Kirk does not even hesitate. Well done all
Star Trek II, III & IV are as good as the original Star Wars trilogy
Better. They're more consistent
The mystery of surveillance cameras on ships continues ?
Great review. Any chance of doing one for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?
1:39 - that was a great summer line up of movies! You do not get that anymore.
Thank you very much!. Cool to hear you love the same movies I do.
More great lines that green Blooded sob it’s his revenge for all those arguments he lost The theme when the arrive on Vulcan is so beautiful
Search for Spock is definitely one of my favourites.
Also, I think one of the reasons I've grown to love this film more is the emphasis on friendship. These characters are all willing to suffer a court marshal and potential death to rescue an old friend. It is a wonderful payoff after almost 20 years of character development for this crew.
I think Horner's score during the stealing of the Enterprise scene is fantastic.
What a movie year is must have been in 84. Cant even imagine all these titles that came out that year.
Having watched this film for the first time in about 20 years the other night, my opinion is that its much better than often thought, and underrated.
This film was on the verge of greatness like the Wrath of Khan. The evil character was there. This movie missed the mark on more action and a sappy ending. It had the action, and dramatic loss, but it was too rushed like you said.
Just discovered your channel. Keep up the good work, really enjoying the retrospective reviews
Love your channel dude, where's Star Trek 4 review?
Cheers man, not had a chance to do retrospective on it yet.
Oliver Harper i love you
One of the best in the franchise!
It does not deserve the hate it gets. As this video shows, great bridge from 2 to 4. I love all 3.
Love the Insurrection music inserted to scenes at the end!
love your reviews, but I wish you used music from the movie itself during the clips you show. You've done this with other reviews of Star Trek movies as well; for example, you used Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek 1 theme during clips from Star Trek 6. During the clips at the end of this review, I believe you're using music from Star Trek Insurrection, if my memory serves me correctly. Other than that, I got no complaints about your reviews - you got the best movie reviews I've ever seen. Good job :)
Nice review. I've always enjoyed and praised Search For Spock. It's a fine movie. I think it's real failing is that it doesn't have that strong thematic material that Wrath of Khan had. The content is there to work with, but it's not drawn together to forge an overarcing thematic cohesion. Kruge is also a good villain, but he could've been expanded for more depth. And yes, Goldsmith's score is sorely absent here. I LOVE his Klingon Theme, and this would've been perfect for its return!
thanks matey..True 'Stealing the Enterprise' track is awesome. Someone posted that track on my FB group. :)
Great review. Was that theme also used for Star Trek-The Next Generation?
Great review on Moonwalker as well. I remember seeing it as a kid on Laserdisc.
I was glued to it.