History YMMV / SupermanIII

* HollywoodHomely: Vera. They make her sound like [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]], but she's a handsome woman.

** For better or worse, the scene of Vera being transformed into a robot has stuck out to many people due to how jarringly nightmarish it is.

* SignatureScene: Clark Kent vs. Superman. It's the one sequence that everyone universally liked about this movie, [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct largely in part to Christopher Reeve, who perfectly pulls off both characters onscreen at once.]]

* MagnificentBitch: [[ObfuscatingStupidity Lorelei Ambrosia]] presents herself as the unintelligent kept woman of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Ross Webster]] but posses a calculating and insightful mind beneath her exterior. She reads philosophy books and throughly understands the working of a complex supercomputer. When Superman foils Ross's plan to corner the coffee market through unscrupulous means, Lorelei is the one to suggest that he get kryptonite to use against Superman before their next plan, which involves causing a devastating energy shortage. When the kryptonite only turns Superman amoral, [[TheVamp Lorelei seduces him into doing their bidding, and seems to develop genuine feelings for him]]. She shows concern for both Superman and her SitComArchNemesis Vera when they are in danger in the climax. Throughout the movie, Lorelei acts as an essential part of Ross's schemes, and no one else but Superman even seems to realize it.

* RetroactiveRecognition: So Lana Lang [[CastingGag grew up to become]]...[[Series/{{Smallville}} Ma Kent!]] Really, Creator/AnnetteOToole (unbeknownst to the producers of the TV show) played Clark's high school flame Lana Lang here.

* RetroactiveRecognition: So Lana Lang [[CastingGag grew up to become]]...[[Series/{{Smallville}} Ma Kent!]] Really, Creator/AnnetteOToole played Lana Lang here and (unbeknownst to the producers of the TV show) Martha Kent to Creator/TomWelling's Clark.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Usually considered one of the worst ''Superman'' films by fans, for some even more so than ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''. While ''III'' has a few interesting scenes and concepts, those who dislike it more than ''IV'' will concede that the latter is worse in technical quality, but will gladly accept its whole-hearted (if ''very'' {{Anvilicious}}) attempt at a message over ''III'''s broad comedy and Creator/RichardPryor's spotlight stealing antics. Also, being as loaded with [[{{Narm}} unintentional hilarity]] as it is, it's easy to argue that ''Quest for Peace'' is the funnier movie, too.

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** It is not clear exactly how much Ross buys into Loreli's [[ObfuscatingStupidity airhead act]]. Most of the time he seems entirely fooled but in one scene she winks at him while Vera isn't looking, suggesting it might be a game the two are playing.

** Gus. Often he's seen as too wacky and with a fairly abrupt HeelFaceTurn, but he does have those who find him interesting and likable (it helps that, being played by Creator/RichardPryor, he's one of the few comedic elements in the film that usually succeeds in being funny).

** As scary as the computer scene turning Vera into a robot is, the fact that this horrific moment is in the same movie as the two above points makes the admittedly random scene [[MoodWhiplash all the more jarring.]]

** The supercomputer being this continuity's counterpart to ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. There could've been so much more done with that, too. [[NeverTrustATrailer It doesn't help that the trailer built up the supercomputer as the main threating force of the entire movie, when it only comes into play in the last third.]]

** Creator/AnnetteOToole also gives a pretty sincere effort as Lana Lang. Many fans find her a love interest more interesting than Lois Lane, and regret that she has not returned in ''Superman IV''.

** Superman turning evil. ''COME ON''. There was ''SO'' much potential there, but despite Christopher Reeve performing it very well, the film leaves little room to really make the Evil Superman a real threat. ([[BewareTheSuperman Though the concept]] [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs has been explored]] [[Series/TheBoys plenty since this movie.]])

** Also, the supercomputer being this continuity's counterpart to ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. There could've been so much more done with that, too. [[NeverTrustATrailer It doesn't help that the trailer built up the supercomputer as the main threating force of the entire movie, when it only comes into play in the last third.]]

** [[Film/BackToTheFuture An awkward guy dances to "Earth Angel" at a prom with his original flame.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: Usually considered one of the worst ''Superman'' films by fans. While ''III'' has a few interesting scenes and concepts, most will concede that ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' is worse in technical quality, but will gladly accept its whole-hearted (if ''very'' {{Anvilicious}}) attempt at a message over ''III'''s broad comedy and Creator/RichardPryor's spotlight stealing antics and, being as loaded with [[{{Narm}} unintentional hilarity]] as it is, it's easy to argue that ''Quest for Peace'' is the funnier movie, too.

* ColbertBump: Odds are far more people are familiar with the film these days due to ''Film/OfficeSpace'' tacitly admitting it was ripping off the "sending fractions of cents into a separate account" scheme from it than from actually watching the film itself.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Composer Ken Thorne returns from Film/SupermanII and does a great job blending all new music cues with the iconic Music/JohnWilliams score. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Rj12tr-dQ The Struggle Within—Final Victory]], playing after Clark defeats the evil Superman and the good Superman triumphantly returns, is a notable standout.

** The slapstick opening sequence doesn't belong with the rest of the movie, as if the reels were switched with one from a ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' movie.
** The scene where the two traffic sign 'walk' and 'don't walk' figures fight each other. It's weird, bizarre, and nonsensical even in this context, and isn't mentioned again.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Many fans watch this movie just for the fight between Clark Kent and the evil Superman at the junkyard, or for the scenes with Lana Lang.

** As scary as the computer scene turning Vera into a robot is, it still doesn't erase the fact that the scene is very random.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Usually considered one of the worst ''Superman'' films by fans. Most will concede that ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' is worse in technical quality, but will gladly accept its whole-hearted (if ''very'' {{Anvilicious}}) attempt at a message over this film's broad comedy and Creator/RichardPryor's spotlight stealing antics and, being as loaded with [[{{Narm}} unintentional hilarity]] as it is, it's easy to argue that ''Quest for Peace'' is the funnier movie, too.

** Superman turning evil. ''COME ON''. There was ''SO'' much potential there... ([[BewareTheSuperman though the concept has been explored plenty since then.]])
** Also, the supercomputer being this continuity's counterpart to ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. There could've been so much more done with that, too.

* SignatureScene: Clark Kent vs. Superman. It's the one sequence that virtually everyone liked about this movie.

** Superman turned evil. ''COME ON''. There was ''SO'' much potential there... ([[BewareTheSuperman though the concept has been explored plenty since then.]])

** Despite how incredibly stupid the film is, the late Creator/ChristopherReeve still gives a sincere performance as Superman, both good and bad - which just makes the wasted plot even more offensive.