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Ok, ok, so it's NOWHERE near as good as the original, but it really isn't as bad as everyone says. True, the opening sequence is WAY over the top, and needless to say, STOOPID, and Lois Lane is missed, and the villains are second rate(the evil superman was cool though) and the music is out of place. All that aside, the movie was good enough. The plot is pretty simple: outta work schmuck (Pryor) discovers a knack for computer programming and is recruited by slimy corporate bad guy (Vaughn, as pretty much a Lex Luthor rip off) to do all sorts of nasty things, such as hack into weather satelites, steal world oil supply, create synthetic kryptonite (which is the same thing as red kryptonite, just not red) and build a giant super-computer (which is pretty much the same thing as brainiac, especially when it transforms one of the villains into a cyborg, a scene I remember from when I was a kid because it was scary). Along the way Superman goes to Smallville, saves a chemical plant, romances Lana Lang (O'toole), defeats Brainiac, defeats evil self and, surprisingly, sleeps with bad guy's bimbo. A few things could've made the movie a lot better if 1)Lex Luthor was in it 2)Lois Lane was in it for more than 5 minutes 3)the comedy was toned down a lot 4)the red kryptonite was actually red 5)the computer was actually brainiac. The fight between Clark and evil Superman is also great, even though it could've been a little better if they had taken more advantage of Reeve's great performance. That aside, the dvd is pretty standard, with only the trailer and widescreen. Still, it's worth a look if you're a Superman fan, it should bring back memories from your childhood, or it did for me anyway, considering I was young when it came out. Check it out!
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In my opinion, i'd say this is the best one. The plot: Computer genius Gus Gorman {Richard Pryor} is hired by criminal mastermind Ross Webster {Robert Vaghan} to take on and kill Superman {Christopher Reeve} by exposing him to a different form of krytonite: red krytonite. Instead of killing him, it turns him evil. The special effects are awesome, and the fight scenes are cool too, including the junkyard fight between where it's Clark versius Evil Superman. The other cool part in the movie is when the super-computer gets a mind of it's own and turns Webster's sister into a cyborg. Like I said, This is best superman movie. If you don't have it, Buy it or rent it.
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I enjoyed the first two Superman movies a lot. The first one was pretty cool if you didn't mind the language. The second one, Superman grew darker in my mind because ditched his super powers to sleep with Lois Lane. (Whatta creep!)
I'd been warned about Superman III some, but NOT ENOUGH. This movie is an absolute ruin of the Superman genre. Richard Pryor ruined it with his stupid humor, and the opening slap-stick junk was a pretty good indication of the rest of the movie. It had some potential...Superman being turned nassssty with the kryptonite, and being split into a duel self could have been done so much better, but generally I liked the junk yard encounter. It was an old, split-screen trick, but pulled off convincingly.
The bad Superman corrects the Leaning Tower of Pisa�s lean, and helps the bad guy of the film to cripple the oil supply of the world. Then he goes and sleeps with the ditz of the movie, basically a Ms. Tetsmacher clone of Superman I.
The movie stunk. Bad language, sexual dialogue, implications, and innuendo (Perry White tells Jimmy a good reporter eats with his camera, sleeps with his camera, and Lois groans and says "Oh, I'm glad I'm a writer." is an example), and total stupidity. Please, oh PLEASE don't waste your money on this movie.
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If nobody has this' dvd yet yall need to hurry up and get it the picture & sound is better then the old Superman III vhs i have ' it was like it was renew in the morning ' richard pryor is so funny in the movie but i notice something superman & lois were never together in the movie.........but what the hell i mean he had to take a break from metropolis & the can you read my mind song now i also like the extended version of superman 3 because the credits to the theme are in space' that is something i also like & like about the movie
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The first 2-films of the "Superman" saga were the best which is for sure. But somehow, nobody liked the 3rd-installment to this action-packed, thrilling series. At times, it's a little boring but later throughout the film, it gets better.
Gus Gorman is a professional computer hacking genius who is hired by the evil greedy Ross Webster who wants to control the entire planet's oil-supply. Superman is back in beusiness though, and foils Webster's plans at wiping-out all of Columbia!!
Now, Webster wants revenge, and the only way to defeat Superman once and for all is the high-tech SUPER-COMPUTER!!! A computer with all the deadly traps and surprises which await our hero. Elsewhere, Superman is split into good/evil personalities after receiving a strange, mysterious stone from Gus.
Superman must first defeat his dark ego, and then stop Webster from controlling the world before it's too late. Does Superman have what it takes to defeat the evil that lurks within himself? AND can the man-of-steel actually defeat the machine with a mind of it's own??? All is revealed in this exciting and interesting sequel that didn't make as much as "Superman" I and II.
But if you've been a fan of the D.C. super-heroes for many years, I highly reccomend this! It's got less action than part 2, but it's Special-FX will blow you away!!!
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