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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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May 1, 2001

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Reviews for Superman III

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Not bad. Fun bizarro scenes and the Clark/Superman fight rules.

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09/18/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Slow and uninspired.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/26/01
Jamie Woolley
Jamie Woolley
BBC

No review available.

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10/18/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

It's a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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'Superman contra os avanços da tecnologia'. Uma idéia cuja estupidez só é superada por sua péssima execução.

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07/11/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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06/27/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

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.

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04/05/06
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

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.

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03/22/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

One of the most underrated movies of all time. Seriously.

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06/18/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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09/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

...one of history's most infamous cautionary tales about the dangers of computers, and... also one of the silliest.

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04/27/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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06/26/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

A wonderful Chaplinesque opening scene followed by two hours of pure dog****.

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01/09/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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.

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07/04/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

No review available.

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01/24/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Better known as: 'When Superman Started to Suck.'

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11/22/02
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Super disappointment w/Pryor comedy emphasis a cosmic mistake

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10/19/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

No review available.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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