Superman III DVD (Region 1)

7.8	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Warner Home Video
Release date : 1 May 2001
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 9780790752457
UPC : 085391132028

Action (4), Adventure (3), Superhero (2), Sci-fi (1), Comedy (1), Comics (1), Comic Book (1), DVD-R (1), Dead Actors (1)

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Product DescriptionActors: Christopher Reeve. Richard Pryor. Jackie Cooper. Robert Vaughn. Annette O'Toole. Christopher Reeves. Pamela Stephenson. Robert Vaughn. Margot Kidder. Gavan O'Herlihy Director: Richard Lester. Studio: Warner Home Video. Rated: NR. Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes. Features: Color Enhancing its comic book action with b Product Description
Actors: Christopher Reeve. Richard Pryor. Jackie Cooper. Robert Vaughn. Annette O'Toole. Christopher Reeves. Pamela Stephenson. Robert Vaughn. Margot Kidder. Gavan O'Herlihy Director: Richard Lester. Studio: Warner Home Video. Rated: NR. Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes. Features: Color Enhancing its comic book action with broad comedy -- and lots of it -- Superman III gives Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel a delightful foil in Richard Pryor, whose energetic performance adds considerable oomph to this 1983 entry in the series. Pryor plays a skittish, wisecracking computer operator who inadvertently contributes to Superman's near defeat at the hands of archvillain Robert Vaughn. Annette O'Toole contributes additional spice as Clark Kent's old flame, Lana Lang, who sparks the mild-mannered reporter's fires while Margot Kidder's Lois Lane has a diminished role. Director Richard Lester sacrifices some of the series' mythic qualities in his single-minded pursuit of laughs, as evidenced by an opening-reel slapstick smorgasbord, in addition to Pryor's typical manic antics. Less dramatically intense than the first two installments, Superman III still offers plenty of superpowered action for fans and is clearly the fastest, funniest, and most family friendly film in the series. PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES: Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1). Presentation: Wide Screen. Sound: stereo. Features: Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Scene access ; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português. Language: English, Français. SubTitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais. Time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes

Here was a case in which the progenitors of this successful comic-book adaptation figured they had to go in a new direction--and chose the wrong one. For starters, they recruited comedian Richard Pryor, who was the kiss of death for almost every movie he was in except his own concert films. He plays a computer specialist who is hired by a criminal mastermind (Robert Vaughan) to help him take on Superman by exposing him to a new form of Kryptonite: red Kryptonite, which always had unpredictable effects in the comic books. In this film, it splits Superman in two, dividing his good self from his dark side. The special effects had gone about as far as they could, and this movie strains to hold an audience's interest for its full running length. --Marshall Fine

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