Superman III

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Superman III

PG

1983

2h 5m

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Action

Fantasy

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Computer programmer Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is hired by financial tycoon Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) to seize control of a weather satellite and annihilate Colombia's coffee crop. When Superman (Christopher Reeve) manages to thwart the plan, Webster commands Gorman to use the satellite to locate kryptonite, the Man of Steel's mortal weakness. But a missing unknown element in the kryptonite -- replaced by Gorman with tar -- causes an unintended side effect when presented to Superman.

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Critics Consensus

When not overusing sight gags, slapstick, and Richard Pryor, Superman III resorts to plot points rehashed from the previous Superman flicks.

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David Denby

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jul 8

Tedious, labored, and feeble beyond belief.

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Anna Maria Dell'oso

Sydney Morning Herald

Jul 8

A witty refreshing escape of a movie.

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jul 8

Mainly, it is pretty much what you would expect from a Superman movie starring Richard Pryor: moderately entertaining and totally predictable.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 12

The "Superman" saga seems to be running out of fresh ideas, smack into premature middle age.

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Brad Cook

Flickering Myth

Jul 10

2/5

Lester apparently encouraged Pryor to do a lot of the shtick he was famous for at the time, which made the movie more campy than it should have been.

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

Jul 8

Attempting to endow Superman with human weakness drains the inherent magic.

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Jaycen D.

@JDtheGoat Feb 19

Can we all agree that this is basically one of if not the worst thing ever created? Actually, this rating should be 0/5 but they won’t let me go that low.

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Robson C

@RT82519826 Jan 12

Gus Gorman, um programador habilidoso, chama a atenção de seu chefe, Ross Webster, ao criar um sistema que desvia centavos de transações para sua própria conta. Impressionado, Webster o recruta para realizar ataques cibernéticos capazes de provocar desastres lucrativos. Porém, Superman frustra seus planos, tornando‑se alvo direto do milionário, que chega a produzir uma kryptonita artificial com efeitos inesperados. Após dois filmes excelentes, este marca o início do declínio do herói no cinema. O humor escapa do controle, culminando em sequências constrangedoras nas ruas de Metrópolis. Superman vira quase coadjuvante de Richard Pryor, enquanto Robert Vaughn entrega um vilão que parece uma versão diluída de Lex Luthor. Lois Lane sequer aparece, substituída por uma Lana Lang apática — culpa muito mais do roteiro, que tenta ser comédia enquanto lida com um alienígena onipotente. Nada funciona, e até a luta entre Superman e Clark Kent soa absurda. Um verdadeiro vexame para o Homem de Aço.

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Albert W

@CommonSenseAl Dec 21

So nowhere near the quality of the first 2 but still has Reeve as Superman and still enjoyable if you like silly fun.

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Farah R.

@Farah Dec 20

I heard about how terrible Superman III was but I didn’t expect it to be that bad. The entire film is a soulless rehash of the first two movies with more slapstick and silly gags. It’s a shame Christopher Reeve, the best actor to portray Superman on screen, was stuck with these movies.

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Brent A

@BrentAprill45 Dec 2

10% rating ... This film was awful. The acting and the plot are mind-numbingly bad. This has turned into an awful film franchise 3 films in.

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Rafael S

@RT29537273 Oct 29

Boring and uninteresting film, it began the downfall of Superman in live action

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Synopsis

Computer programmer Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is hired by financial tycoon Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) to seize control of a weather satellite and annihilate Colombia's coffee crop. When Superman (Christopher Reeve) manages to thwart the plan, Webster commands Gorman to use the satellite to locate kryptonite, the Man of Steel's mortal weakness. But a missing unknown element in the kryptonite -- replaced by Gorman with tar -- causes an unintended side effect when presented to Superman.

Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Screenwriter: David Newman, Leslie Newman
Production Co: Cantharus Productions, Major Studio Partners, Dovemead Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Surround

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