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Synopsis: When Gus Gorman is caught using his computer skills to skim money from his company, he avoids going to prison by helping his employer, Ross Webster, with his own criminal activity. There's just one person standing in Webster's way, Superman. Fortunately for the villain, an artificially created kryptonite has turned Superman into a bad guy. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Reeve , Richard Pryor , Robert Vaughn , Annie Ross and Annette O'Toole . Review: I was flipping channels this morning and came across Superman III. Since it has been a while since I've watched this film, I decided to give it a try again. Overall, it was about what I remembered it to be - a movie that is often criticized but isn't too terrible if you look at it from a different point of view. OK, to be clear, as a Superman movie, this film leaves a lot to be desired. Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor is noticeably absent with Ross Webster (Vaughn) clearly just a Lex Luthor rip-...

Synopsis: With the nuclear arms race in full swing and the world on the brink of World War III, Superman is inspired by a boy's letter to rid the world of all nuclear weapons by throwing them into the sun. His arch nemesis, Lex Luthor, decides to take advantage of the situation by attaching Superman's DNA to one of the missiles and using the sun's power to create another superhuman, Nuclear Man, to kill his heroic rival. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Gene Hackman , Jon Cryer and Mark Pillow. Review: I was a teenager the first/last time I watched Superman IV and while it isn't a movie that has often been panned by critics, I honestly didn't remember it being that bad. So, when I finally had an opportunity to re-watch it, I wondered if it would end up being disappointing the second time around. As it turns out, I still don't know why people hate it. Look, I'm not saying this movie is as good as the original . In fact...

Synopsis: With his home planet deteriorating, an infant is sent to Earth by his parents and is raised by a pair of farmers who hide his both his alien origins and his superpowers created by the sun. As an adult, Clark Kent moves to Metropolis and gets a job as a newspaper reporter at the Daily Planet while secretly fighting crime as Superman. He soon faces his biggest test though, a master criminal by the name of Lex Luthor, who has control of nuclear weapons. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Gene Hackman , Ned Beatty and Jackie Cooper . Review: The cats, still adjusting to the time change, woke me up earlier than I would have preferred on a Saturday and, since it was too early to go get my wife coffee, I wound up watching Superma n on one of my movie channels. It's been several years since I saw this film in its entirety and, while I'm sure there are those who will disagree, I think this still sets the standard for superhero movies. I thi...

Synopsis: A group of sorority sisters and their alcoholic house mother receive prank calls and are stalked by a serial killer over Christmas break. Who's in it? The movie stars Margot Kidder , Olivia Hussey , Keir Dullea , John Saxon , Marian Waldman and Andrea Martin . Review: I hadn't seen the original version of this movie in a couple years so, when I came across it on one of our movie channels a couple nights ago, I made sure to record it. My wife and I got around to watching it last night and, while it wasn't quite as good as I remembered it, it was still a good movie. The thing I like most about this movie is the mystery surrounding the sorority's attacker. We know nothing about him (or if it even is a "him") and that creates a wide range of possibilities. Is it an escaped mental patient? Is it one of their boyfriends? Is it one of the sorority sisters? This mystery did make the movie less predictable than similar films I've watched. ...