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Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984)
Star Trek is one of Rachel's core fandoms, so it was really only a matter of time before Reel Deep Dive handled a film in this long-running franchise. Rachel chose Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, a film often seen as one of the weaker entries in the saga. Both Rachel and Ryan think that it's actually a pretty solid movie, so one of the discussion points is why Search For Spock is dismissed as frequently as it is.
Other topics include the film's actor-centric direction, the dicey gambit of using death and resurrection as a plot point, the lo-fi charm of 80's lightning effects, the "Odd-Numbered Star Trek Curse", and how episodic film franchises had to structure themselves in the days before streaming took hold. Rachel and Ryan also speak about the difference between watching a long-awaited sequel in theaters and stumbling across it decades later on home video.
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Star Trek is one of Rachel's core fandoms, so it was really only a matter of time before Reel Deep Dive handled a film in this long-running franchise. Rachel chose Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, a film often seen as one of the weaker entries in the saga. Both Rachel and Ryan think that it's actually a pretty solid movie, so one of the discussion points is why Search For Spock is dismissed as frequently as it is.
Other topics include the film's actor-centric direction, the dicey gambit of using death and resurrection as a plot point, the lo-fi charm of 80's lightning effects, the "Odd-Numbered Star Trek Curse", and how episodic film franchises had to structure themselves in the days before streaming took hold. Rachel and Ryan also speak about the difference between watching a long-awaited sequel in theaters and stumbling across it decades later on home video.