To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Paramount Pictures is rereleasing the movie in cinemas on 14th June.
The third instalment in the Star Trek film franchise directly follows on from the tragic events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - one of the greatest sequels ever made. Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) death left an indelible impression on a generation of fans (myself included).
Read the official synopsis:
"Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock’s body."
40 years ago, I vividly remember seeing The Search for Spock with my parents at the ABC Cinema. So many memorable moments, from the Klingon Bird of Prey and Space Dock to the USS Excelsior and stealing the USS Enterprise. All underscored by composer James Horner's soundtrack building on his leitmotifs from The Wrath of Khan. This was Horner's last hurrah for the franchise, but he pulled out all the stops as evidenced by Nick Smith's review courtesy of the fine folks at Intrada.
Pre-order Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (affiliate link) on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc.
Will you be watching Star Trek III: The Search for Spock on the big screen? Let me know in the comments below.
I really enjoyed all these Star Trek movies for all their own ideas. Star Trek 3 is a great solid entry into the movie series with Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan probably being most people's favourite entry but I have a big soft spot for Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home :)
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see these classic sci-fi movies back in the cinema for people to enjoy again and may it continue.