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Actor: Al Matthews, Alexander Salkind, Annette O'Toole, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Jackie CooperBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-28
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 86852
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- After Superman: The Movie's epic storytelling and Superman II's awesome battles, how could the first two hits be topped? In Superman III, meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming natural. For him a keyboard is a weapon - and Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his most beloved role, deepening his character's human side as Cla
DVD Reviews of Superman III (Deluxe Edition)
DVD Review: Despite the flaws I can't help, but love Superman III
Summary: 4 Stars
Superman III is one of those films that spark a lot of debate among fans of the series. The fans are split on this one, but it seems more people dislike it in general. I understand both sides of the argument on why some people see Superman III as a good movie and others see it as a bad movie. As a whole Superman III in my opinion doesn't live up to the previous 2 installments; I know some people will go crazy over this comment, but I actually prefer this over Richard Donner's cut of Superman II. So that would make Superman III, my 3rd favorite of the series.
I'm in the minority when I say I liked Lester's cut of Superman II more than Donner's, but of course Richard Donner was still a big reason for the success of Superman II since a lot of his footage made it's way into the final cut. This time around it's all Richard Lester and Superman III is a little uneven. Lester was more interested in the comedy aspect of Superman and while the comedy worked well in Superman II it's hit or miss in Superman III.
At times I found Superman III a little too over the top in the comedy department. Some scenes could have played a little straighter or even some light humor, but Lester makes it way too over the top and also there is too much comedy at times and that does take a way from the movie. Certain scenes have to be played that way; sometimes people forget the script. If the scenes are written a little silly playing it straight won't work well. Some scenes though really could have been played straight with a little comedy, but Lester options for the laughs and quite honestly it works well for some scenes, but falls flat in others.
Screenwriters David & Leslie Newman did a pretty good job with the script, but they also fail in a lot of areas. The one thing that has always bothered me a bit is Clark's obsession with Lois Lane. I think it's safe to say we have liked a girl and for the women reading this a guy, that was based on looks. It might be superficial but most of us are guilty of that. I understand why Clark likes Lois, but she pretty much ignores him and well isn't always that nice to him. In Superman III we are introduced to Lana Lang played by Annette O'Toole.
There really was a lot of potential with Clark and Lana. I like Lois Lane, but Lana was a lot nicer and she actually was nice to Clark and seemed to be interested in him. The plot worked really well for the first half of the movie, but than suddenly Lana pretty much goes MIA for most of the 2nd half only appearing in a couple of brief scenes that really don't add much to the plot.
I think the Lana/Clark scenes really helped flesh out the movie and really worked very well. But in the 2nd half that plot is pretty much wrapped up and wrapped up rather weakly there really isn't any closure. It seems like the makers forgot to film those scenes. We spend so much of the first half seeing something possibly develop between Clark and Lana all for nothing in the end as it never goes anywhere.
Lois Lane only appears briefly and while I did like the character and I like Margot Kidder a lot it was a nice change to have somebody else instead of her, but I would have liked to have seen more screen time giving to Lois. But Superman III doesn't lack without Kidder, Annette O'Toole does a solid job at making up for the loss of Margot Kidder.
Another problem with the script was the character of Ross Webster played by Robert Vaughn. Simply put he was the poor mans version of Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor. Even though Ross Webster is the main villain too little is done with his character. He has no depth and just really isn't very interesting. Vaughn plays the role well and does the best he can, but the character wasn't fleshed out nearly enough and again is just a clone of Lex Luthor. If I didn't know any better I would think the role was written for Hackman to play Luthor. Webster really is Lex Luthor with a different name.
Richard Pryor seemed a little out of place at times in the movie while he does play the character of Gus Gorman rather well there was too much focus on him at times. It's good to focus on the supporting players. Even though this movie is about Clark Kent/Superman it's still good to have the other players involved. But there are too many stretches where the main focus is on Gus, which slows the pace down at times; had there been some more Clark/Superman scenes mixed in I think the movie would have played out much better. In many ways this movie is Gus Gorman and Superman; Pryor just got too much screen time. Some of his scenes really should have been edited down and the pacing would have been a lot better.
The 2nd half of the movie while there is still some comedy it's toned down and also several scenes are played straight and it works very well. Superman III is a little too silly at times and as I stated a couple of times it works well in some areas, but falls flat in others. My biggest complaint though is Gus is helping Ross Webster and even helps him try to kill Superman. Only it doesn't kill him, but makes him evil. But at the end Gus seems outraged at what Ross is trying to do and is even shocked he is trying to kill Superman.
That just annoyed me; why the shock? Not that long ago in the film you tried to help Ross kill Superman so I don't understand why he was so surprised in the final act. Gus wasn't your typical villain and despite what he has done I still don't think he is a villain, but it still annoyed me how he was so shocked.
Christopher Reeve is Clark Kent/Superman; he plays the role to perfection in each installment. He may not be the first actor to play the role, but for people of a certain age he was our first experience of seeing Superman. Christopher Reeve does such a brilliant job as the nerdy Clark Kent, but when it comes time for him to become Superman who is the complete opposite, Reeve pulls it off perfectly. In many ways Christopher Reeve plays double roles and Superman III you can see it as 3 roles. When he becomes evil Superman he is just as believable.
Well I guess it's not fair to call him Evil Superman, he's more of an arrogant selfish jerk. And Christopher Reeve does such a great job, my favorite line is, "Well I hope you don't expect me to save you, `cause I don't do that anymore." Simply put Reeve is perfection in all the Superman movies. I highly doubt there will ever be an actor who can rival Christopher Reeve in the role of Clark Kent/Superman.
The highlight of the movie is Clark Kent Vs Superman; that was a great scene and really helps elevate the movie. For that scene alone Superman III is a must see and I'll go as far as saying that was one of the greatest moments in the Superman franchise.
Superman III is overall a very mixed bag; I personally don't think the movie is as bad as so many make it out to be, while yes it's a big drop off from the previous 2 it's still a fun movie. The point of the movie is to entertain and despite the flaws Superman III did just that in my opinion. That is why I give Superman III a 4-star rating; no this isn't a classic movie not as good as the previous 2, but when all is said and done the film entertains and I must say again that is the point of a movie to entertain the viewer.
My review may not be glowing, but Superman III really wasn't so bad; all it really needed was some editing. What's shot is shot, but editing would have greatly fixed the pacing problems. But again Superman III is a fun movie. Superman III won't go down in history as being an all time great, but I still really enjoyed the movie despite my complaints.
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