However, in spite of some preposterous dialogue and a somewhat miscast villain, STAR TREK III is an entertaining outing for any fan wanting to take a ride on the final voyage of the Starship Enterprise. Enterprise, Kirk hopes that after some repairs he will be able to take his ship back to the Genesis planet, which is also the final resting-place of Spock s remains. Additionally, the technology that created the Genesis planet has stirred up a galactic controversy, which has made the planet being off limits to everyone by the science team surveying it. The cast of STAR TREK III also features James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Judith Anderson, Robin Curtis, Phil Morris, John Larroquette, James B. Sikking and Miguel Ferrer. Additionally, there are occasional shots in the film that looks a little soft.
Colors are very well saturated and the flesh tones appear exceedingly healthy.
Strong reds, which were problematic on the earlier Laserdisc editions of the film, are perfectly reproduced here, without a bit of chroma noise or bleeding. Blacks are faithfully recreated, although there is a somewhat reduced level of shadow detail that will remind one that STAR TREK III is a 1984 film release. Contrast is very good throughout the presentation and the film element utilized for the transfer displays only minor blemishes. Digital compression artifacts maintained a low profile and never become particularly noticeable. STAR TREK III sports a newly mixed Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack that is a definite improvement over standard surround.