Superman III

Director: Richard Lester

Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Mark McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stevenson, Robert Vaughn, Margot Kidder

Distributed By: Warner Bros.

Release Date: July 1983

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This is quite bizarre. This third instalment of the franchise really plays it for laughs and there's a lot of visual slapstick humour which seems out of place. Richard Pryor's performance is good and Robert Vaughn also does well, although for me, he doesn't match Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor.
I really enjoyed Annette O'Toole as Lana and she brings real warmth to the story and I found myself completely forgetting Lois due to her limited scenes.
There are some genuinely funny moments but also some very strange scenes too.
Superman facing off against Clark gives the movie a dark tone and some of those scenes would probably be quite upsetting for young children and then the events in the cave become even more bizarre as the super computer does its thing!
Overall Christopher Reeve does well and these movies will continue to be enjoyed for his performance, but the first and second films are the ones to be Cherished!
~~Nikki~~