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.

While a great film in it's time, I relay can't take that away from it, I've always gauged a super hero movie not by the hero, but by the villain and the treat they make. The Lex Luthor in this, in my opinion, just isn't what I'd call a match for...
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While a great film in it's time, I relay can't take that away from it, I've always gauged a super hero movie not by the hero, but by the villain and the treat they make. The Lex Luthor in this, in my opinion, just isn't what I'd call a match for the Man of Steel. This is a problem that has plagued all of the movies in the way (No. 2 comes closest to a match with Zod) I don't know, I love them and am not interested at the same time.

This movie is my all time favorite Superman movie ever. Christoper Reeves was perfect for the role. It had a great storyline, With alot of action, Comedy, and Romance. Gene Hackman dose a great job playing Lex Luthor. And Otis is such a funny...
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This movie is my all time favorite Superman movie ever. Christoper Reeves was perfect for the role. It had a great storyline, With alot of action, Comedy, and Romance. Gene Hackman dose a great job playing Lex Luthor. And Otis is such a funny character. This movie is great for the whole family to watch. I enjoy every mintues of it, including the Music.