Superman III (1983)
23 %
Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 9 Rotten:31 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
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 unknown, the genius invents a new Kryptonite that doesn't kill Superman--it turns him evil.... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole
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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.
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04/17/07
Apparently, Richard Lester's intent was to turn Superman into a joke. A really bad joke.
01/20/07
'Superman contra os avanços da tecnologia'. Uma idéia cuja estupidez só é superada por sua péssima execução.
07/11/06
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.
07/04/06
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.
04/05/06
Pryor is wasted but the image of a bad Superman, and his battle with his good side, is memorable.
11/11/04
It's a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest.
10/23/04
Top Critic
Anyone who has been following the Superman saga will find this installment enjoyable enough, but some of the magic is missing.
08/30/04
Top Critic
When you need someone to reverse-engineer an unknown chemical substance, Richard Pryor is actually a pretty good pick.
07/05/04
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