Tales of a geek girl... Star Trek edition

It still gets to me.

"Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."
Capt. Kirk, Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan 

I just watched some of Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan. I saw the movie the first time when I was 10 years old and it was in the theatres. I only remember a couple things from it. I remember being scared and freaked out by the bugs going in Chekhov's ear. And I remember Spock dying. The death scene at the end, and Kirk's speech at his funeral, still gets me a little teary eyed.

Back then there was no internet. You didn't really know if they were making movies until you saw the preview on television. I can remember being in our den and the preview for Star Trek III, The Search for Spock came on. I clearly remember running through the house yelling for mom... I was yelling "Spock's alive! Spock's alive!" Mom seemed pretty happy about it as I recall, though nowhere near my level of joy. As much as I recognize that Khan is the superior film I have an eternal soft spot for The Search for Spock. 

Live long and prosper. :)