Enjoyable, nevertheless.
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06/24/06
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... [More]
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure
Director: Richard Lester
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Reviews for Superman III
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
Superman fights a super computer with a mind of its own.
08/19/04
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
One of the most underrated movies of all time. Seriously.
06/18/05
Apparently, Richard Lester's intent was to turn Superman into a joke. A really bad joke.
01/20/07
It's a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest.
10/23/04
Top CriticAnyone 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...one of history's most infamous cautionary tales about the dangers of computers, and... also one of the silliest.
04/27/04
Among the worst in the series.
01/01/00
Slow and uninspired.
09/26/01
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.
04/17/07
Top CriticClick to read the article
03/26/09
Top CriticSuper disappointment w/Pryor comedy emphasis a cosmic mistake
10/19/04
There was a day when Richard Lester was a great filmmaker. It was before this.
12/01/02
Wheezy and cheap
02/25/04
A silly and dull continuation of the series. Lois Lane nowhere to be found. Pryor provides scarce laughs. The externalization of Superman's inner struggle mildly interesting.
03/22/03
Better known as: 'When Superman Started to Suck.'
11/22/02
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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