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Superman III
The third Superman movie is made up of three Superman plots, plus a Richard Pryor plot that converges eventually with the Superman ones. None of the separate plot strands -- Clark Kent's reunion with his high-school heart-throb Lana Lang; the pernicious effects on Superman of a glob of computer-formulated synthetic kryptonite; a confrontation with an invincible computer -- can be said to violate the tradition of the original comic books. Each of them is very much the sort of dubious idea that comes from having to crank out a new issue month after month, year after year. No monthly comic book, on the other hand, in distinct contrast to the average screen blockbuster, would have such grandiose ambition as to roll these plots into one. The result is an utter mess, and a mean-spirited mess at that. With Christopher Reeve, Robert Vaughn, and Annette O'Toole; directed by Richard Lester. 1983.
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MPAA Rating: PG
