@vfighter: Then allow me to do so.
*sips water, clears throat*
Even though Superman IV may be technically worse than III, (because Golan-Globus is notorious for making movies with no budget), it at least has a proper villain, and interesting, if not cheesy battles. Three is the worst film because:
1. Tons of terrible, nonsensical humor & jokes at the expense of the narrative. There's way too much dumb humor such as when the buxom blonde walks down the street and a car crashes into a fire hydrant and the driver almost drowns. Ha-ha, funny. Ugh.
2. There's no proper villain in the story. Robert Vaughn is a piss poor substitute for Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor--he's a generic businessman, who lacks the on-screen charisma of both Christopher Reeve & Richard Pryor. Even Pryor, who is a decent performer--particularly in dramatic roles--is wasted here as an accidental hacker genius who stumbles into being a computer genius. He's skiing off the side of a building in one scene--it doesn't make for a scary or interesting villain.
3. Wasted potential with the whole Evil Superman bit. I think that would have made for a more exciting movie, but instead of using that for the final act, it's in the movies second act, and the viewers are left with a weak final battle with Superman vs a computer that is ultimately uninteresting and boring.
Ultimately, Superman 3 is the worst Superman movie. No need to thank me.
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