If the first two Christopher Reeve Superman movies helped to define the early origins of the superhero film genre, then Superman IIIstarted to show how easy it is to destroy that legacy. Superman III ...

The story of the original Superman franchise is one of tragically missed opportunities. It's a mournful tale rooted in all of the things that can doom a movie: writers with shoddy ideas, egomaniacal ...

The first three minutes of Superman III set a tone that is impossible to resist, and a pace that’s just as impossible to maintain. Even before the credits start to unspool, Star Wars fashion, director ...

Scenes like that are most likely Superman III’s biggest issue for fans. From the very start of the movie, as an extremely poor and hard-to-read title sequence plays, we are treated to what looks like ...

Everyone knows that the only way to defeat Superman is to hit him with some kryptonite. But, what several, several classic Superman movies actually do is to try and defeat Superman with some other ...

The obvious reaction to this statement is “How?” After all, the version of Superman III that ended up in cinemas is plenty bonkers already. A slapstick comedy sequence kicks off the movie. Comedy ...

Christopher Reeve will forever be the definitive live-action Superman, even as other performers (up next: David Corenswet in James Gunn‘s DC Studios release) have assumed the mantle on the big and ...

1983’s Superman III features a sequence in which Christopher Reeve’s Superman gradually becomes evil and eventually has a knockdown, drag-out fight with his Clark Kent persona. While it is certainly ...

On June 17, 1983, Warner Bros. unveiled the third Christopher Reeve starrer, which added Richard Pryor to the mix. By Arthur Knight On June 17, 1983, Warner Bros. unveiled Superman III, which added ...