Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I'm gonna tell my kids this was the Borg Queen.

So if Vera in Superman III is trans, then our villain, Ross Webster is the most trans-friendly character in the movie, never misgendering her, and calling her "Sis" the whole time.

So this movie was made in 1983. If it's 1000 times more powerful than the averan 1983 computer...that would be....multiply by 1024....carry the one....square of the hypotenuse....my phone is 3 million times more powerful than their supercomputer.

I mean, really...16 colors at 320x200? My phone is 16 million at 1920x1080. :)

Huh. The Superman III character in Vera is depicted as a transphobic trope and the recipent of transphobia throughout the movie. I wasn't expecting that from a movie in 1983. Especially as "comedy."

Which sucks, because she's the most capable character in the movie.

Jenn: "You know, Superman III isn't as bad as I remember it. There's some real heart here in the Smallville scenes. Maybe I'm just misremembering it all...oh."

Movie:

Baby Trans Jenn Goals #10937:

Heh. I always thought she said "The Big Gay-pricot." I repeated the scene multiple times, and I hear it each time.

Does the New York of the 80s Superman and Ghostbusters even exist anymore post 9/11 and Giuliani? One thing I remember saying a lot of was that New York in Ghostbusters was as much a character in the movie as the leads themselves, and not so much in the 2016 movie.

As someone nearing the end of their unemployment benefits, the opening to Superman III with Richard Pryor being told his benefits have run out is....not fun.

@Mondobizarrro - I really loved the Grandeur of Superman I, and while Superman II dulled that a little, I liked it. I actively didn't like Superman III and have actually never seen Superman IV.

When the Richard Donner Cut of Superman II came out, I fell in love with it, even if it's not the best cut due to all the scenes that didn't get filmed, and it's that sweeping epic grandeur I loved about Supes 1 and 2, the cemented that dislike of Goofy Superman.

"Jenn are you a movie buff?"
"Well, kinda. I do love movies. But...the movies I love are...kinda varied."

Testing the limits of my MST3K tolerances....

@edde - DO YOU WANT THE SAUL BASS MOVIE PHASE IV?! CAUSE THIS IS HOW YOU GET THE SAUL BASS MOVIE PHASE IV.

Spinal injection thoughts....

https://youtu.be/cDGlN6mluGA?si=UKMDCKyBO9hduzq_

Music Before Bed

https://youtu.be/Gd_sBsaOMAg?si=ceKZAL2VXEAu1vnG