i hate to admit this but Superman 3 has grown on me over the years - mostly out the fact that the two stars, who are legend in my book, are no longer with us. That and the drunk Superman shooting peanuts at liquor bottles (try getting that in a movie today) then battling with the good Clark is fun stuff.
I have an issue of WGA Magazine where they interview Chris Reeves about a Superman script Warner approached him to do after Quest for Peace. Chris talks about how he refused unless they could get Donner to direct it. Donner was somewhere in Lethal Weapon land (doing 1 or 2) but to everyone's amazement he agreed to doing another one, adding that he'd love to bring in Shane Black (writer of Lethal Weapon) who was a Superman fan and always wanted a crack at the character. Arnold schwarzenegger (this would be around Predator time) was also in talks to appear in a cameo as another Superhero who helps Superman "in his darkest hour". Reeves talks about how this was to be his farewell to the character and that the story dealt with Superman returning from retirement to deal with an alien invasion. To quote him "It's War of the Worlds with an aged Superman fighting for Earth's freedom". Unfortunately it wasn't long after that Chris fell from his horse. He seemed excited about the project in the article ending it by saying "kids still approach me all the time, their eyes wide saying It's Superman. iT'S REALLY HIM." i know a lot of actors who would be bothered by this sort of thing, but I consider it a real honor to touch the lives of young people in a positive way. Some of these kids may not have anyone in real life they can look up to and I'd always remind myself of that everytime I put that costume on."
