Pryor steals the show in a corny superhero film that is more like a spoof
An altered kryptonite makes Superman go bad almost like a drug. There is some cursing and sexual content too. You see Kentucky Fried Chicken and a computer that looks like an atari game. Richard Pryor doesn't fit into the movie very well. Sure he is hysterical but it just doesn't work alongside the epic Superman part. It's full of jokes that make it feel more like a spoof of Superman than anything else.
First of all, I am a 12-year-old guy who LOVES Superman. The main reason kids SHOULD not see this film is because of heavy alchohol use and a scary scene at the end, in which the main villain's sister, Vera, is turned into a robot. This scene is VERY scary for little kids, BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS.
I like this movie as a movie but not as a Superman movie. Although Richard Pryor makes you laugh it feels strange that it is in a Superman film. When Richard Pryor makes the kryptonite go wrong Superman turns evil and starts drinking and even tries to force himself on a woman. A good version of Superman emerges from the evil one and the two fight but the good Superman kills off the bad one by strangling him. I thought that was way to dark. There is a scene where Richard Pryor gets a security guard drunk and he also gets drunk himself.