Superman III (1983)
I don't care what the majority says, Superman III is not a bad movie. Fact is, truth be told, it's the best Superman film Reeve ever appeared in. Here's why I believe it to be so:
I hate - loathe - the notion that Superman is the real person, with Clark as the disguise he wears. Superman I, II, and IV heavily adhere to this concept, making Clark an clumsy, ackward, klutz - an obvious facade, in other words. In this one, however, the klutziness is mostly removed, and Clark is emphasized more as an actual character, with his own thoughts and feelings. It's almost like this film is depicting a post-Crisis Superman, when you get right down to it, and I like that very much.
Almost no Lois. I have no fondness for Kidder's characterization of Lois, I hate her relationship with Superman/Clark in this series, so seeing her practically dropped in favour of a far more - shall we say healthier? - love interest in the form of Lana Lang just warms my heart.
No planet - sorry, moon - pushing.
No stupid "turn-time-backward-by-flying-around-the-Earth" nonsense.
No Gex Hackthor.
No Otis.
No John Cryer.
And finally, no Kryptonians knowing how to speak perfect English without having taking the time to have actually studied and learned the language. If that's not the second worst thing about Superman II, I don't know what is.
8/10