The beginning credits with the soaring music is enough to make me tear up about this one. Though there's a lot of action (for 1978), the main thing about it is the romance as portrayed by Kidder and Reeve, and they have such a sweet and amusing...
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The beginning credits with the soaring music is enough to make me tear up about this one. Though there's a lot of action (for 1978), the main thing about it is the romance as portrayed by Kidder and Reeve, and they have such a sweet and amusing chemistry together. One to be watched again and again.

Now, this is my idea of the perfect superhero movie. The script has a lot of big name writers behind it and it doesn't disappoint. The talent in front of and behind the camera really does make the story come alive. Christopher Reeve is perfect for...
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Now, this is my idea of the perfect superhero movie. The script has a lot of big name writers behind it and it doesn't disappoint. The talent in front of and behind the camera really does make the story come alive. Christopher Reeve is perfect for the Man of Steel. I watch this movie a lot, and I still am not bored. Let's not forget the memorable score by John Williams. The entire soundtrack is amazing. Overall, awesome!

In many ways, my favorite super-hero movie because it is not a faithful recreation of the 30-40s Superman, the Silver or Bronze Age Superman, the radio program or the TV program. Instead it's the hopelessly idealized general public's perception of...
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In many ways, my favorite super-hero movie because it is not a faithful recreation of the 30-40s Superman, the Silver or Bronze Age Superman, the radio program or the TV program. Instead it's the hopelessly idealized general public's perception of the Man of Tomorrow, containing elements of all of the above.

Therefore, Reeves wooden delivery is perfect, a Man of Steel in New York would be completely out of his element. The mixture of grand music and golden youth with increasing comedy is exactly spot-on for a mature vision of Superman. So...no criticism of "turning back time", no "fan boy" moaning about any comic's elements lost here. It's just about the perfect allegory for a man who "came from the sky and did only good".

Even the well-regarded first sequel to this film is superflous and takes away from what is shown here.

This film can only be described as super. In it's time Superman the Movie was overwhelmed with great special effects. The acting is very well done and Christopher Reeve (may he rest in peace) did a fantastic job at portraying Clark/Superman. Gene...
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This film can only be described as super. In it's time Superman the Movie was overwhelmed with great special effects. The acting is very well done and Christopher Reeve (may he rest in peace) did a fantastic job at portraying Clark/Superman. Gene Hackman plays a hilarious Lex Luthor as you can tell how he would like nothing more than to rule the world with some better help. From lifting up giant landforms to making a dam, or even spinning the world to rewrite history Superman had everything. You believed a man could fly.