Who saw this in cinemas back in 84?
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TheSolarSailor — 12 years ago(November 26, 2013 11:06 AM)
I remember leaving a bit disappointed. And while I like the James Horner score. I was a bit disappointed that he didn't come up with a new theme.
The movies are too closely linked to come up with a new theme. I support Horner's decision to keep the themes the same, as the movies are like one long story that picks up where the other left off. I also like that he slowed down the theme and made it more somber, which resulted in a score that is far more beautiful than Trek II's score. Don't get me wrong, as I like Trek II's score as well, but Trek III's score is the most moving of the two.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
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elena-28 — 12 years ago(November 30, 2013 03:08 PM)
My family saw it in a movie theater when it first came out. I'm not a Trekker, though I enjoyed the original series (have never found a foothold with any of the others). Therefore, I was stunned at how affected I was when
the Enterprise was destroyed - I kept expecting something to happen so that it wouldn't be destroyed, and when it was, and the audience saw it die, and watched the fireball arc down across the sky, you could hear the gasp. It was surprising to me how much I cared.
For that moment alone, and for it to have been shared in the theater, I rate this movie pretty high.
I also kind of like the rewinding of II: II enacted the reason for the standing for the needs of the many; III showed the why Kirk believed in the needs of the one. II and III balance, and then along comes IV to show how the needs of the many require the exquisite teamwork and commitment of the few - IV shows how all the special talents of the central cast of the first series depended and supported each other (and it's funny, too). For me, II, III and IV fit together in a nice, loose coalition. -
stevelashway — 12 years ago(December 04, 2013 07:31 AM)
I was eleven back in 1984. Ahhh the memories! lol. Well, anyway, I made my brother go see this with me. He wanted to go see IJ and the temple of doom, but I really wanted to see how they got spock back. I loved it (my first Trek film I saw in the theaters.) I remember thinking it was a little slow, but I really enjoyed it. Theater was half full, everyone seemed to enjoy it. Except for my brother.
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Humphrey_Fish — 12 years ago(December 05, 2013 09:37 AM)
5-6 years old. I don't remember any pre-release anticipation, but when it was finally out there, I DEFINATELY wanted to see it. I'd seen TMP & WoK enough times at home, but I didn't see any trailers or commercials for III(that I recall). I remember it on a theater marquee on the sign for a plaza.
I believe this was the first movie I saw
twice
at the theater(once at a regular cinema, and again at the drive-in). I loved the experience. I remember the Enterprise being stolen, the Enterprise exploding, and the image primarily attached to my brain regarding this movie: Admiral Kirk, in the new red outfit, face closeup, when he's meeting Commander Morrow.
That's about the best I can do.
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johnjohn7799 — 12 years ago(December 12, 2013 11:52 AM)
I stopped by the theater every day during the last few days before release just to see the posters.
I remember the theater had the sound volume absurdly LOUD really high, that theater was known for its (then) state-of-the-art sound equip and thinking it was perfectly adequate. I remember the booming music during the Enterprise escaping from the space station and the Vulcan ceremony most of all. Some chairs must have unbolted themselves.
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!!!deleted!!! (9347176) — 12 years ago(December 15, 2013 09:10 AM)
Saw it the week it was released in '84. I was 12 and I remember thinking that it was a bit more violent even than "TWOK" and really more than most PG rated films I'd seen to that point, so that's what initially stuck with me.
The brutal murder of David on the Genesis planet was especially hard to watch and I thought that Shatner probably gave his best performance in the film series in that moment. I also remember thinking how much different the Klingons appeared than in "TMP," but that didn't bother me all that much. The violence was what stuck with me.
I did kind of follow the production in Starlog and I wondered what the picture would be like and I even wondered if it would be the last "Trek" movie. After seeing it, it was obvious that another film would be required to wrap up the story started in "TWOK."
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Porpoise01 — 12 years ago(December 24, 2013 01:56 PM)
saw it. loved it.
it played at a local multiplex whe they had one HUGE theater reserved for big releases. opening weekend. The crowd was mostly fans, applauded each name as it appeared in the opening credits, with an added sense of surprise and delight when we saw Mark Lenard's name. It was like a party.
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bjlevine — 12 years ago(December 27, 2013 12:40 PM)
While I've learned to appreciate it more over the years, and I do like the main theme of sacrifice, I just was really bothered that they seemed to undo everything that had happened in TWOK AND blew up the Enterprise to boot!
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Porpoise01 — 12 years ago(January 04, 2014 05:09 PM)
I always objected to this "undid EVERYTHING they did in TWOK" Obviously they'd undo Spock's death if they got Nimoy back, but they did not undo the growth of the characters, and David's death does not "undo" the changes in Kirk that came from meeting him and speculating on "My life that could have been." In fact, I considered trading the Enterprise for Spock to be character growth discovering what REALLY mattered.
I see TSFS to be an EXTENSION, not an undoing, of TWOK.
"After years of fighting with reality, I am pleased to say that I have finally won out over it." -
shaggyhairedteen — 12 years ago(January 02, 2014 01:05 AM)
yes i remember seeing it. i also remember seeing posters for it in the spring a few months before its release. it was exciting because we wanted to see what happed to Spock after they left him of the Genesis planet
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michaelward15 — 12 years ago(January 21, 2014 04:01 PM)
I saw in the theater in '84 when I was 11. I remember being excited because of Spock's return and wanting to see how it was going to happen. My friend and I assumed as most people probably did that the Genesis effect would bring him back. I remember being really please with the mind meld angle which I had not noticed in Star Trek II. I don't remember the crowds very well or even who I saw it with. Probably my father though the rest of my family might have been with us. Or my best friend. I remember liking it a lot. Unlike most people, I really liked Robin Curtis as Savik, but I was disappoint that the role had been recast because of the discontinuity.
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faeria — 12 years ago(February 19, 2014 10:25 AM)
I actually saw this movie at a drive in theater, with my family. My sister and I were just children and we went with our parents to see this film at the drive in. I remember the warm summer night and sitting with the speaker on the car window, my parents snuggling in the front seat.
I still clearly remember getting sleepy partway through but determined to watch the whole movie. And snapping full awake when the Enterprise was destroyed. Watching that ship burn across the Genesis sky on the giant outdoor screen, itself surrounded by stars (by then night had fallen) was a visual that is still ingrained in my head.
I also remember asking my mother (I think the next day) what happened after the end of the movie. She said "we'll just have to wait until they do the next one to see" or something similar.
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tigheman — 12 years ago(March 17, 2014 07:15 PM)
I remember when the first movie came out the audience applauded each actors name as it appeared on the screen. By this movie we knew it would keep going on for a while. We all wondered how Spock returns. He's dead, Jim.
Favorite memory was the 2 people on a date sitting behind me. As the lights dimmed the girl asked him, "Now, who is Spock?" I quietly laughed imagining how to answer that in 10 seconds before the film starts.
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Fluke_Skywalker — 11 years ago(May 24, 2014 06:28 AM)
When I left the theater after having watched
The Wrath of Khan
in 1982, Spock was dead and Han Solo was frozen in carbonite. When I left the theater after having watched
The Search for Spock
, the universe had been put back in orderA journey into the realm of the obscure:
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konover — 11 years ago(June 19, 2014 05:54 PM)
I was 9 years old and here's what I remember:
- HUGE lines at the concession stand, which had a model Enterprise hanging overhead.
- Being inside waiting for the movie to start and hearing an even smaller kid whining about the waiting and the dad trying to comfort the kid by telling him, "It's alright, it's alright Star WARS is about to start."
- Being in ABSOLUTE SHOCK that the Enterprise was blowing upthen thinking, "Nah, it will be repaired somehow." and then it turns into a fiery streak in the sky.
- My dad trying to cover my eyes when David opens Spock's casket, but then removing his hand when nothing was in there except a robe.
- I remember loving the movie.
- To this day, the stealing of the Enterprise remains my favorite sequence in ANY Star Trek film.
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bjlevine — 11 years ago(August 22, 2014 12:30 PM)
As I"ve said elsewhere, my overall impression was one of disappointment. Three movies in and only one even remotely like an episode of the series. While I did like the theme of sacrifice, I didn't like that they basically undid everything from TWOK, and blew up the Enterprise to boot.
I also thought that Kruge was rather comical, which made his decision to arbitrarily kill a hostage seem rather strange.
And what's with Kirk offering his hand to Kruge during the fight? Maybe he thought Kruge was his only ticket off the planet.
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bjlevine — 11 years ago(August 25, 2014 01:20 PM)
That was partly the reason, but I had seen him play villains on TV. The way he fried his gunner and waxed philosophically at times.
He was obviously some kind of Klingon renegade. Makes you wonder why the Klingon Empire was defending Kruge instead of apologizing for his actions.
"Lovey-dovey. Bonk bonk on the head!"