5/10
a cheese fest film that seems quite the antithesis of its predecessor
29 June 2008
Cheap, If I were to asked to describe Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in one word that would have to be...cheap. I'm not just talking about production values, though they would have to be at the top of the list, but every aspect of the this film permeates a kind of cheap feel. The climax of the previous film featured the heart wrenching sacrifice of one of pop cultures more beloved characters. So what is a sequel to do....bring him back of course. So you see the very concept of TSFS is cheap as it nullifies said sacrifice. Where as TWOK shied away from Star Trek's trade mark fuzzy narrative logic and non since science. TSFS could be thought of as one long challenge of your ability to suspend disbelief. Though its not an entire waste as (like the previous film) the score provided by the wonderful James Horner is fantastic. Christopher Lloyd is wonderful as the quintessential Klingon two dimensional protagonist. At the end of the day a cheese fest film that seems quite the antithesis of its predecessor.
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