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Superman III (1983)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:9
Rotten:30
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: When not overusing sight gags, slapstick, and Richard Pryor, Superman III resorts to plot points rehashed from the previous Superman flicks.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a computer genius who discovers the one substance that can harm the Man of Steel. Combining the known ingredients of Kryptonite with a guess at the... Superman matches wits with an evil mastermind and a computer genius who discovers the one substance that can harm the Man of Steel. Combining the known ingredients of Kryptonite with a guess at the unknown, the genius invents a new Kryptonite that doesn't kill Superman--it turns him evil. Meanwhile, a giant computer has been built for the mastermind that becomes self-aware and cannot be shut off. This entertaining combination of spectacular special effects and irrepressible comedy, once again directed by Richard Lester, features terrific madcap turns by Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, and Annette O'Toole and yet another majestic score by John Williams. [More]
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, Margot Kidder
Director: Richard Lester
Director: Richard Lester
Screenwriter: David Newman, Leslie Newman
Composer: Ken Thorne
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Reviews for Superman III
Richard Lester's direction injects nothing new into the material, giving the feeling that he views the whole thing as an exercise in comedy set pieces.
Apparently, Richard Lester's intent was to turn Superman into a joke. A really bad joke.
'Superman contra os avanços da tecnologia'. Uma idéia cuja estupidez só é superada por sua péssima execução.
Reeve continues his traditions of graceful flying moves, confident carriage, and twinkly warmth. Sadly, none of it is enough to save Superman III from being at home only in a junkyard.
Now retooling the Superman series into middleweight comedy, the script feels written for no one above the age of twelve. As a production it looks cheaply made and thrown together. Worse, this is a mean-spirited piece of work.
Pryor is wasted but the image of a bad Superman, and his battle with his good side, is memorable.
It's a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest.
Anyone who has been following the Superman saga will find this installment enjoyable enough, but some of the magic is missing.
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