13 Things to Love About Superman III

[Earth 2 Chris]

Despite a falty premise, Superman III isn't all bad. I discuss 13 Things to love about it, on the date of it's 41st anniversary!

https://13thdimension.com/13-things-to-love-about-superman-iii/

[Nostalgiabuff]

i always enjoyed S3. yes it's goofy at times, but it's goofy fun

[rykerw1701]

S3 isn't good, but it is watchable with some good scenes throughout. Anything that doesn't have Richard Prior or the wannabe Lex Luthor works pretty well. Now S4, there is just nothing to love there at all.

[Earth 2 Chris]

S3 isn't good, but it is watchable with some good scenes throughout. Anything that doesn't have Richard Prior or the wannabe Lex Luthor works pretty well. Now S4, there is just nothing to love there at all.

Yeah, that movie just makes me sad. I can't watch it. It's so poorly made. I know Reeve's heart was in the right place, but the budget was pulled out from under them. It's just such as sad state of affairs for a once great franchise that I love, that I can't stomach it.

[Nostalgiabuff]

yeah S4 is painful. the effects are just awful. terrible script and acting. most people forget it exists I think

[Dannyc]

I'm going to have to rewatch S3 one of these days. The only thing i remember is the scene with the Atari graphics.

Funny thing about S4, I went to the Smithsonian in '88 with my dad to see the Superman 50th anniversary exhibit. At the hotel we were staying at, Quest for Peace was literally playing around the clock on one of the channels in the room lol. So unfortunately I am very familiar with that movie despite not having watched it in decades.
Btw, the Smithsonian gift shop was selling bagged Superpowers Superman figures. Its not something I've ever seen mentioned online anywhere.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Btw, the Smithsonian gift shop was selling bagged Superpowers Superman figures. Its not something I've ever seen mentioned online anywhere.

Were the baggies labeled Kenner? I have an SP Flash in a Kenner baggie. Oddly enough, and off topic with Superman, at my town's Christmas parade in 1985 or so, someone was throwing Salcious Crumb figures from the ROTJ Jabba's Palace playset into the crowd. They were in Kenner baggies. I'm only about an hour south of Kenner's HQ in Cincinnati. Some mabye someone worked there?

[Dannyc]

Were the baggies labeled Kenner? I have an SP Flash in a Kenner baggie. Oddly enough, and off topic with Superman, at my town's Christmas parade in 1985 or so, someone was throwing Salcious Crumb figures from the ROTJ Jabba's Palace playset into the crowd. They were in Kenner baggies. I'm only about an hour south of Kenner's HQ in Cincinnati. Some mabye someone worked there?

I have that same SP Flash in the Kenner baggie too. I'm almost certain Superman's didnt have that blue Kenner logo on it. If there was anything at all printed on the baggie, maybe it was small and I just didnt notice-thats very possible.
I try to look it up every once in a while but, nothing ever turns up. It's odd cause I seem to have these childhood museum gift shop findings that I dont see others having. Another one I remember is Luminos from the Super Joe line being sold loose at the Philadelphia Science Museum in the mid-80s.

[libby 1957dog]

Were the baggies labeled Kenner? I have an SP Flash in a Kenner baggie. Oddly enough, and off topic with Superman, at my town's Christmas parade in 1985 or so, someone was throwing Salcious Crumb figures from the ROTJ Jabba's Palace playset into the crowd. They were in Kenner baggies. I'm only about an hour south of Kenner's HQ in Cincinnati. Some mabye someone worked there?

ive had most of the first 12 super powers in baggies factory overstock ,and a superman and clark kent i bought which were described as vendor samples
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[publiusr]

That was nice.

Of course, the MX looked nothing like the actual Peacekeeper missile:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper

the FX

http://bigerboat.com/indexfx/?p=1681

[Dannyc]

ive had most of the first 12 super powers in baggies factory overstock ,and a superman and clark kent i bought which were described as vendor samples
20190710_120735.jpg

Oh that's interesting. I guess I would have to concede that mine was probably in a Kenner baggie, even though it sticks out in my mind that it was unmarked. That seems to make the most sense anyway and it is an almost 40 year old memory afterall.

[libby 1957dog]

Oh that's interesting. I guess I would have to concede that mine was probably in a Kenner baggie, even though it sticks out in my mind that it was unmarked. That seems to make the most sense anyway and it is an almost 40 year old memory afterall.

could be but in the past ive had kenner baggies that had next to no writing on them ie no logo just the company details in blue small print on one side of the bottom part of the bag

could be how these were sold
as overstock in minimal packaging
in bags to save space and cost and offer no competition to retail outlets with official carded kenner super powers stock

cool memory anyway to have them on sale in a display in a museum gift shop to coincide with the event i love memories of classic toys found in the wild now or back in the day