Superman III (1983) Retrospective / Review
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Superman III (1983) Retrospective / Review
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There is a good fanedit of SUPERMAN III by one DangerMouse called the "Decrapified Edition" (check fanedit.info/), that makes the movie more fluid and focuses on the characters instead of the jokes. All characters especially Lorelei and Gus are oddly improved. It's a must see!
Oliver Harper I was curious and wanted to ask. I've seen your review of the Supergirl series, but I wondered if you were possibly going to review the Supergirl movie. Granted that is not a great film in comparison to the Superman films, but Helen Slater is the one true element that works for it.
Oh I'm sorry I didn't notice the commentary video you made. My bad.
Here's what I think about Superman III
1) Clark Kent is the BEST step-father to abused children and the BEST second chance boyfriend to abused divorcees. Superman is more human than the other previous 2 movies. I will credit Lester on that
2) Richard Pryor should NEVER be casted in the movie in first place. He is the creep that ruin this whole movie. And I am not racist
3) Lana Lang has been given bigger scenes allowing audience to understand and to pity her for marrying asshole Brad.
4) the scene of Superman saving an unconscious Ricky lying in the cornfield was the Most Humane scene of the 3 Superman movies touching hearts of many
5) the scene where Evil Superman battles Clark Kent was the Best Scene in the movie. 4 stars for the late Christopher Reeve acting so convincingly as 2 different characters facing each other in a showdown
Oliver Harper love your reviews brother. I always thought that this story should’ve been scrapped and that the entire film should’ve focused on the evil Superman and the good Clark (who’s dressed as Superman as well. A good Superman). Throughout the picture they’re dying because they need to be joined again. Have scenes of Clark at the planet having serious issues where he collapses.
That Clark has to somehow get the evil Superman back to the fortress of solitude because with the kryptonian tech, they can be joined as one, otherwise they’ll both die. Have the same stuff with the evil Superman destroying national monuments and whatnot and throughout the picture, Clark (good Superman) and evil supes get into a few battles, (utilizing their super powers such as heat vision, etc) The evil Superman is more the aggressor though, which gives Clark issues. Have one climactic battle at the fortress and then they’re joined. Kinda similar to the Star Trek episode “the enemy within”
I saw this in the theater in 1983 in a crowded theater. We all enjoyed it at the time, people were clapping and cheering. It was a great viewing. Some of it was filmed in my neighborhood in Calgary Alberta Canada. I got to meet Christopher reeve in downtown calgary and I got his autograph.
+Ken You would have loved it more if they decided to go with the original villain, Brainiac. That would have been awesome!!!
i thought the fight sequence at the junkyard was a masterpiece!!!
Daniel Factor That whole angle. The whole “I don’t do that (save people) anymore and I’m an asshole” haha
I Always and still think that the evil superman is Bizarro.
Andre Luiz -Exactly. My brother and I always thought the same thing.
top notch.
Best part of the whole movie.
"I don't want to go to jail because they have robbers and rapists and rapists who rape robbers" That line gets me every time! XD
I love the scene when Richard Pryor secretly steals all the fractions of a cent from the company payroll and becomes rich.
Then the head of the company is like ‘we’re never going to find whoever did this as they’re obviously a genius and way too clever for us’.
Then he looks out of the window and sees Richard Pryor racing into car park in his brand new Ferrari 😂 ‘I think I know who may it be’
"SOMEBODY GET THIS MAN A HELMET!" *turns around* "Oh. FORGET THE HELMET!"
I know that the Superman movies can deal with some pretty dark subject matter like nuclear war and mass murder, but it still does it in a cheery way, making it feel weird to know that rapists exist in that universe.
I haven't watched this movie in 20 years and read your quote while watching it at the exact moment he said it.
I remember putting in superman 3 every morning when I was a kid. I remember feeling bad for waking up superman so early to act for me.. very young and not quite wise to how vcrs and tapes worked. when I told my mom, she suggested I write superman a letter telling him how much I like him.. maybe thank him for the hard work 😉. I did just that. it was hard since writing was kinda new for me, but it was sealed, stamped, and on its way to superman. about 4 weeks later I got a hand written letter back from chris reeve thanking me for the letter! he said to keep watching and I can be as super as I want to be! including a signed 8x10 of him in the costume. still have everything. blew my mind lol. and so so cool of chris reeve
What a fantastic memory to have. Thanks for that great story
That´s incredible !
boobam he was a good guy to take time to do that and not have some assistant do it
boobam that is beautiful
Feeling bad what why how does that work
I like Superman III - I grew up with this film. I like the fact Smallville is explored and Lana Lang is in the film. Nowadays people concentrate on Luthor and Lois Lane, but tend to forget that Smallville and Lana Lang shaped Clark into the person he is now.
lofthouse23 argee
Likewise. It's my favorite Superman movie.
Great comedy line by Pryor, "And I don't want to go to jail because they have robbers and rapists and rapists who rape robbers!" -- classic.
+A G -- The first time I watched the movie, I had to write that line down word for word. It was probably the funniest line.
That line made me laugh out loud watching this review! XD
Ironic that the evil superman suit looks more like the regular Man of Steel suit with it's darker colors
The duel battle between the Dark-side Superman and his good light-side self was good in Superman III.
this was the BEST scene.
The scene when Vera transforms into a cyborg is possibly the closes thing to Brainiac in the live action movies. Another great review Oliver
Good observation, I thought the same thing and on Krypton Brainiac was the supercomputer intelligence matrix grid that programed the entire facility system of Krypton's intelligence capacity environment.
KyleKatarn789
That idea for Brainiac being a kryptonian computer only came in the mid-late nineties animated series version, but still I'd love to eventually see him in the new DCMU that started Man of Steel last summer, would you rather they use him as a league villain at some point or maybe in one of the Superman sequels? I'm just hoping they use some of the villains no one is familiar with, even perhaps eventually Doomsday. Dark Seid is an obvious choice for a league villain at some point though.
Luke Carroll KyleKatarn789 i would like to see braniac as a superman sequel...however, for big villians like darksied dont use them right away but build it up :)
Thanks Sabrina for your feedback!. Sorry I only just noticed! Damn Google+ notifications.
Oliver Harper lol no worries
you always wanted to fly kent. nows ya chance!
Yeah Superman III is still fun and gets a lot of unfair bashing. It has loads of problems but still entertains i feel.
Thanks!..my videos and narration style have come along way since my early videos. Superman III is where i got the tone right and the presentation. I will be going back to first review of Superman IV for a redux.
Was anyone else scared when the computer cyborged that woman in the film? Scared the hell out of me as a kid lol
Let's not talk about that scene. Lol
Same here.
It was showing the true heart of the woman how evil she really was. The computer was trying to live through her. Then it tried to through superman. It couldn't.
robball1000 Yes But it is possibly the most memorable part along with good v bad superman.
Yes! I was so creeped out!!
Annette O'Toole was always my favorite Lana Lang. Her character was so likeable and charming (not the schemer in the comics). Perfect for Clark. At least in this movie universe.
This is one of the most underrated films ever. It's great.
This movie does have one undeniable selling point. It's not IV :)
4 was better.
I think 4 is bad in a more entertaining way though.
Comparing Superman 3 to Superman 4 is like comparing shoplifting with first degree murder.
I like the Nuclear Man angle. I'm always fascinated with opposite side of the same coin villains.
> It's not IV
As if it is a good thing.
Yes, the cyborg scene scarred the hell out of me as a kid. I not only had to close my eyes but also cover my ears.
Yeah the computer was going to stay alive by any means it could. It was kind of spooky.
Vera turning into the cyborg scared the fucking piss out of me as a kid. It's a pretty creepy transformation, and I can totally see why.
Vera's turning into a cyborg creeped me out as a kid. What happened to her after the computer was destroyed?
Joey Clemenza but this wouldn't creep out people in japany 😂
Man I thought I was the only one. I watch it now and love that scene...hahaha
Weird how the computer puts a wig on her though
that scared me too as a kid. i think what made it scarier is that it happened to a lady instead of a man.
The actress who played Vera is Annie Ross, she is a very well known English actress and singer.
She is also quite attractive, they made her look dowdy as Vera.
I always get a huge laugh every time I see that shot of the matchbook that states "Earn big money, be a computer programmer."
A perfect fair review.
For me the best Superman sequel just edging Superman II.
Superman IV is embarrassing and sad to watch.
The soundtrack from the FSM box is superb too.
Mr Webster :
" the man who stole this money is very clever and very smart and he won't draw attention to himself unless he's a complete and total moron "
looks out the window see
August "Gus" Gorman
drive up in a red ferrari
😂
Far and away the most underappreciated _Superman_ film to date. The Kent/Superman fight, when he rips open his shirt and the music kicks in, damn man, gives me chills every time. That was a moment of cinema perfection
I love that cinematic moment too!
Superman 2 is by far the best. Kneel before zod.
Thanks. Not many other nerds agree with me and some come up with how wrong I am without any content to their argument. TH-cam is full of trolls lol.
They will bow down before me even if it takes eternity. First them and then their children.
It could be the fact that they have not fully adapted to the sun.
lol probably. I always try to analyze things and think of it logically. Cuz she did say that they are getting stronger each time. It could also be psychological.
grownuptrunks Kneel!!!
Vera turning into that cyborg monster scared the shit out of me too I was relieved that she had been returned to normal after Superman destroyed the machine Vera probably doesn't remember what happened.
I'm glad to have finally found a generous review of this film. I agree, while it's weak in several respects (such as the slapstick), I'll always give it credit for breaking from form and going in creative new directions.
It's the only Superman movie of its generation which doesn't feature Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor as the villain, and it presents a very intriguing new conflict with the hero battling his own darker self, compellingly realized by Christopher Reeve, who makes Superman's degeneration genuinely disturbing. The decisive fight scene is visceral, brutal, and has always impressed me. The super-computer was menacing and ominous (if a bit cheesy), and the cyborg sequence always gave me the chills. It's certainly more fun watching Superman battling the machine's varied attacks than a mound of Kryptonite again!
Yeah... I'd say if this movie had just taken itself a little more seriously it may be remembered with much greater respect.
totally agree. as I kid I had the vhs off tv so I watched 3 the most and it's honestly my favorite because of that. while I agree lestors slapstick is atrocious and ruined the film I can look passed it for all the good the film has.
real question is was Clark having a nervous breakdown in his mind to get rid of the red kryptonite version and we just got to see what was in his mind playing out or did he literally separate from the evil part and literally destroy it?
+Joe England Very well said. I love this in the series and could watch it time and again, despite it's flaws. Oliver's retrospectives and reviews are reasonably balanced and well research and presented. This shines through in this one.
+Joe England That's wher this film turns me off, though. Yes, it can be genuinely disturbing and yes they did explore some uniquely uncomfortable concepts for a superhero movie, but they overlook that at the end of a day its still supposed to be a SUPERHERO movie. It's fluff entertainment, intended to excite kids and leave them hopeful and more inspired than before, while also providing a basic story as to keep older auiences from getting bored. Instead, while we got some interesting ideas, its an unbalanced film. It can't decide to be dark, or childishly funny. It can't decide to be a fun energetic film or slow and boring. And it misses on all accounts.
-It's not inspiring
-It's not even mildly entertaining, and slapstick fails miserably
-and it has material unsuitable for younger and older audiences.
This film would get an 'F' if I were to grade it.
I'm not sure superhero movies in general are necessarily meant to be "fluff." In fact, some of the very best superhero films have touched on very serious tones.
Superman II got pretty dark at times, especially when a trucker assaulted Clark Kent without his powers. Heck, some of the superhero movies that excited and inspired me the most as a kid had profoundly moody moments. Tim Burton's Batman was practically gushing with gloom and gravitas. And how many superheroes are born out of tragedy? Batman's parents, Spider-Man's uncle, Superman's whole world... the original film's portrayal of Krypton's apocalypse was horrifying in its scope. The sight of hundreds of people falling in terror is striking, and Lois Lane suffocating in her car was one of the most frightening things I'd seen in movies for a long time.
And when I watched Superman III when I was young I really appreciated the sense that it wasn't all fun and games. Lots of movies were like that "back in the day," even stuff that was meant for kids carried downright terrifying moments which we later went on to cherish for the impact they had, and still have. Just because something's "supposed" to be a superhero movie, doesn't mean it's "supposed" to be nothing but fluff, and if it's done correctly then viewers of all ages can benefit.
Now, I'm not saying you're wrong to dislike this film. Far from it! You're right, the tone is unbalanced, the humor is irritating, the celebrity cameo is shoehorned in, the production values are cheap, and the whole thing is just kind of sloppy and patched together. It's easily one of the worst Superman movies, hands down.
But, as a matter of taste, I appreciate one or two things they tried to do with it. Call it a missed opportunity, maybe. A BADLY missed opportunity, but, still... there was potential there. And, for my part, I'd say it comes closest to that potential in its darker moments.
...................You have a fair point. Ever consider writing editorials? :)
I guess there are supposed to be challenging materials in there as well. The rather graphic Krypton scene and the death of Uncle ben are crucial to the character's development and WHY we love our heroes so much. If we don't have our heroes face traumatic events, how do we draw the inspiration to overcome our real-life challenges, regardless of what scale they be? Yeah, you're entirely correct there. (but again, I think we both can agree that cyborg conversion scene was a little TOO challenging. :)
But yeah, fair point. I guess sometimes I like to oversimplify favorited heroes too much.
Talking negatively about the Clark/Lana relationship on the grounds that it was a standard relationship and did not rely on him being a superhero? As you say, I always thought that was supposed to be the point, that she was in love with Clark not Superman.
Not to speak ill of the deceased, but the more I watch of Roger Ebert's reviews, I do feel that he (along with several other mainstream reviewers of the time) did have a habit of talking out of his bottom.
Yes, this is not a simple film at all, although it appears that way at first glance.
WATCHING THIS AS A 7 YEAR OLD U DIDNT NOTICE ALL THE FLAWS SO I LOVE THIS FILM PLUS SCRAP YARD SCENE IS ONE OF THE BEST
I love Superman III. I think this Superman was underrated. Richard Pryor should be praised for his comical performance. Mr. Reeve was only on his supporting role! Hehehe!
In regards to Siskel and Ebert's criticism of Richard Prior: I'm glad Gus wasn't evil. He came across as a well meaning guy who got in over his head because of his idiot-savant abilities with computers. I like that Superman and Gus parted as friends at the end of the movie. Lets not downplay the fact that Superman had sex with the blond chick. He then came back with, hey that wasn't me that was some other guy. We know she took it up the butt and you enjoyed it Superman...
I think Superman III was definitely a step-down from the first film, but there are a lot of funny parts and funny lines, I think.
You forgot one funny bit: When Webster's sister comes into the office while talking with Gus, Gus says, "You didn't tell me your mother was going to be here."
8:22 _"Superman III doesn't have the human touch....it's well made, it's entertaining but it's got too many stunts..."_
Haha, if this movie critic was reviewing some of the action movies of today, he'd have a heart attack.....
Sadly, this reviewer (named Roger Ebert) passed away back in 2013...
Thank you very much for the kind words and positive feedback. :)
Thanks very much Ed, always happy to hear your comments mate. The funny thing is I've applied for jobs mainly editing roles within the industry but get no replies or interest. Oh well i gotta be patient.
Good choices!. yes i will review them at some point!. Legend has been on my mind a lot.
I got lots of love for Supes 3. It may lack in true quality but it's a great easy watch.
There are some great scenes... The scene where Clark sneezes as great as it helped the little guy get the strike he was fighting to get...... The scene where Chris sees Lana again and her getting her ring back is worth the price of the movie ticket... Gus falling off the building is comedy Gold.....
3:24 "oh. sorry." ROFL the look on prior's face
yes i was a poster on the Superman cinema forums. I still post there now and again but i was a bit more dedicated years back. I think i started joining the discussions back in 1999!. Cheers for the feedback.
Superman 2- He loses his powers
Spider-Man 2- He loses his powers
Superman 3- He turns evil
Spider-Man 3- He turns evil
Gus's scream when he falls from the rooftop is really funny.
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I used to always watch this film while drunk.
It's so much fun!!
And also u mentioned 007, Gavan O'Herlihy was in both this film and "Never say never again" in 1983.
I love you included Siskel and Ebert’s review!!
Always had a soft spot for Superman 3 and have a framed poster of it in my Cinema room..rememeber my father taking me to see it on release and being terrified of the Robot lady transformation!! Thanks for this
Why do people keep insisting that I am Superman?
+Clark Kent Dunno. I don't see it. There was a bumblier guy with a similar name who came through here back in 1978, and some of us thought he had moments of resemblance...but you're a guy with black hair and glasses who's kind of big. Seriously, there is no one who thinks that. Don't worry about it.
You are
I think this movies great i loved it... i remember i used to watch it every day as a child literaly. Brings back so many memories now watchin it id give it 10/10
SM3 WAS NOT a bad film, not as good as the first two but...was not as bad as some people say it was. I did miss looking at Ms. Tessmacher's chest though.
"I can't ski!!"
OTIS: "To ski?"
I see what you did 😀
Great review Oliver. I can understand Superman III holding a special place in your heart. I feel the same way about the first Superman movie I saw. The first one, Superman: The Movie. Christopher Reeve is my favorite actor to have played Clark Kent and Superman. I was really disappointed in Superman III. It was a HUGE mistake casting Richard Pryor in a Superman movie. The best scenes for me were with Lana Lang and Clark, and the junkyard battle with the "evil Superman".
Thank you very much for the support. Yeah i get told that a lot i should get more views which is very nice. Spread the word my friend.
I always laugh at the car door scene with Richard Pryor at 3:24. His face 🤣
The World needs a Retrospective Review Redux of the greatest superman movie.
I love love love that scene with Richard Prior in the cleaning closet....it's one of the very best scenes of someone being drunk but very coherent and genuinely entertaining at the same time (and the goofy country music playing at the same time certainly made the scene as well.)
Superman 3 definitely should not be discounted as a 'bad' movie!
I have been watching a ton of your retrospectives over the past few days and I have to say I really enjoy every single one. I appreciate your enthusiasm and the time you take into making these things. I also really enjoy how you do the short reels at the beginning and ending of each review, you do a truly great job of making the movies look great in their own right. You really could have a career in trailer making.
Just want to let you know that all your hard work is appreciated and hasnt gone to waste.
good job
Thank you very much for the positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video.
This movie is a favorite of mine! I watched it as a kid, and now I watch it to remember how great it was back then. Nowadays people criticize this film so much because they are fucking idiots without a fucking childhood. This movie deserves better! Thanks for the positive review man! I appreciate it!
good question Alan. Well i like to think it was all in his mind. But the script isn't smart enough to imply that so it is as straight forward as it is told in the story that Superman splits into two. It would've been cool to have one of the workers on the site looking from a distance and watching Superman fight nothing or talking to himself to imply he is fighting something in his mind.
Superman 3 is sadly one of those movies that has some nice parts to it but never really came together. They needed to put Reeve front and center where he belonged and casting/writing a menacing villain, one that is not a poor mans Lex Luthor. If they were going to cast Pryor why not let him get in there and really be a bad guy? He had no defined part. He's not really good or bad he is just there..
Well ALL the Superman movies, of THIS SERIES, have an element of HUMOR, even 1 and 2 ( though I'm not sure I'd label them "comedy" exactly ). Oh, and WHEN did Pryor EVER play really "evil" guys?
If R. Pryor was the main villain, imagine the possibilities and how different this movie could be!
I still think it's hilarious Robert Vaughn was a business tycoon and ended up being the villain, man I love this movie lol
Superman, Superman III and Man of Steel are my favorite Superman movies.
The Superman films definitely put anyone into a good mood!.
This is the first Superman movie I had seen. I was 4 when it came out. So as bad as it maybe, I have a special fondness for it.
Things I can easily sit through:
--Eye splinter scene in "Zombie"
--That scene in "City of the Living Dead" where the woman vomits her intestines.
--All of "Cannibal Holocaust"
--All of "Cannibal Ferox"
--Fetus eating scene in "Anthropophagus"
--"A Serbian Film"
Things that still creep me out:
--Vera Webster turning into a cyborg.
--The post-credits scene in "Masters of the Universe"
I recognize the flaws in this movie, but it still remains one of the most fun superhero movies ever for me. It's dripping with character, from the stars right down to the people with one line of dialogue, and that makes it fun. Plus, Pryor is always hilarious, and the juxtaposition of his story and Superman is inherently funny.
Thank you very much for the kind words. Well i hopefully when i've produced more videos i can build up my portfolio and move into documentaries for home entertainment or TV.
This movie was good.
I always liked the way how Superman takes off, flies and lands in this part of the series. C Reeve was the best Superman ever.
cheers man, well i think you can pick up the deluxe release in many shops but most places will just sell the box-set. I recommend the blu-rays. Better colour timing on the transfers.
Reeves played an awesome bad superman. Heartbreaking to see my superhero, in pain and suffering. He played the part well and convincing. Thats great acting.
Was I the only one that laughed my ass off when Richard Pryor came off the skyscraper on ski's lol
I remember seeing this movie in theatres I was 7 years old.
I too have a soft spot for this film regardless of it's more than obvious flaws.
The robot chick at the end scared the absolute crap out of me!...LOL!!!
Long live Superman!....Sorry...I meant.... THE MAN OF STEEEEL!!
Good to hear its your favourite Superman film!.
OMG ... I completely forgot about that cyborg scene until seeing it again. Scared the hell out of me as a child. I really enjoy your retrospectives ! Job well done Mister Harper. Did you ever think about doing one on 'Van Helsing' ? Not the greatest film but started from a great idea.
One thing that will be seen in criticisms of the Superman sequels, especially modern reviews, is that in quite a few scenes the wires are visible in take off and landing shots. Today those would be removed digitally, but back in the 70s and 80s they would have had to go frame by frame and paint them out of the master prints (which they did do for a few scenes in the first film). The other option, done with Superman III and Supergirl, was to cut prints that were made with a slightly softened focus. It didn't make the film exceptionally blurry, but it did obscure really fine lines like flight wires. But when they would go back and make DVDs and Blu-ray disks, they would use the original master and print with a clear picture. This your Blu-ray of Superman III shows the wire work (and optical matte lines) more than if you'd watched the film in the cinema in 1983.
Same here, first Superman movie I watched, and for me, for the first 3, this one is the best. Oh and that scene at the end, damn, yeah, that scared me too as a child. Freakishly well done.
Also, that scene where he fights his evil self, that to me, is one of the best scenes in any movie, in my top 10 list.
Surpised you didn't mention that the kid at the photobooth was Clark Kent as a toddler in the first film.
Wow, Chris Reeve really is 6'4.
realisticly superman could do anything he wanted , he could own the world. the idea of him turning bad is believable.
Still my favorite Superman movie out of the series. It's silly yes, and at times jarring and unfunny. But it was still a fun movie that does something Man of Steel couldn't do. It made me care. Clark and Lana's relationship is what makes me come back to this movie, Evil/Bizarro Superman the junkyard fight, the Vera scene which gave me nightmares as a kid. Even the opening I enjoyed, it was different but a typical day in Metropolis in my eyes. Underappreciated gem.
To this day, I can't watch the scene of Vera Webster turning into a robot. I just watched Cannibal Holocaust, Salo and A Serbian Film all in a row, and I STILL have to close my eyes and put my hands over my ears when that scene happens.
I love this movie, and you did a really fair review for it.
Christopher Reeve probably did his best acting performance from all the franchise, not only as the evil Superman, but overall. Annette O'Toole was so sweet in Lana Lang and Ross Webster was ok.
Richard Pryor was annoying and unfunny. The slapstick scenes were unfunny too. But, fortunately the good points outway the bad ones, just like you said.
Richard Pryor put on a pink cape and pair of skis, slid down the ramp, and jumped the shark. Good review as always.
as a kid watched it at the cinema, taped it from the TV....entertaining movie, fond memories
Reeves films I feel sort of went the gambit of gold, silver and even touched bronze age and even a touch of Brave Bold campiness. It was a thrill ride, like reading comics, we wanted to skip the real life parts and get to the action and had a few laughs along the way.
Brilliant. Love this review. Enlighting. Hi from Mexico.
the Overlord Computer at the end is the only reason I watch Superman 3 its like a primitive version of Skynet in a way if you think about it
I'm so old the very first vcr we bought and the very first movie we rented was superman 3 and I loved it back then
this was my fav superman movie. I love the AI computer at the end
Spot on review. As a kid I didn't mind all the slapstick but now I see it as overstuffed for a Superman movie. It's still nostalgic to me and evil superman is brilliant. Watched it when I was home sick a lot as a kid. The ABC Sunday Night movie airings with added scenes.
Actually i've havent reviewed it yet and didn't feel compelled to because the dvd/blurays already have great documentaries attached to them. If i did do a review it would be on Temple of Doom.
Spot on here. I really did forget at how many attempts at humor there were in this. I remembered the darker elements with evil Superman and his fight with Clark and the end battle with the computer and yeah, that transformation scene with Vera...that was really unsettling when i was a kid...but I was RIVETED uring that part, lol.
yeah it was awesome hearing John Williams music again. Always gets an audience excited. Hans Zimmer is shitting himself about scoring Man of Steel, he should be. He can't top Williams. Oh yeah I completely agree about Reeve. He will always be Superman. He is the only actor ever to portray a super hero to make you believe he is that character.
There's an interesting book on Richard Lester's film career which mentions how Lester actually turned down off making Superman III. It was his wife told him not to be stupid and make so that he can make his personal films. www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Lester-Beatles-Complete-Biography/dp/1556114354/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1410152782&sr=8-9&keywords=Richard+Lester+book
This was the first movie I was taken to as a child and indeed, it scared the hell out of me!
I saw this when I was 19 at a special screening about a month before it was released in the US. Could still see the cables, etc. I remember at the time thinking how small the scale was. Now I believe they if they weren't willing to stick to the massive scale they should have stopped after 2.
I was tripping balls when I saw this, which made the weird 'phony kryptonite' and comedy aspects even better.
I like all the old Superman films including Supergirl.
That cyborg lady... (shivers)... haven't thought of her in 35 years... and now it is all coming back tom me :-)
actually that was what I hoping for - review of temple of doom, theres so much controversy over that film in regards to child slavery , the incorrect portrait of indian culture, willie's whining ,the casting of short round and Steven Speilberg being totally regretful over this movie, yet in my opinion its the most fun Indy movie to watch and my favourite.