SUPERMAN (Theatrical Release USA 1978)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0 Starsììì

Superman—an origin story—starts its small flirtation with ‘this may be an interesting movie’ in its opening scenes. By the time this farm boy is ready to leave the farm, the cheesiness is irretractable. After the romance scenes with the bad-spelling Lois Lane, any hope that Christopher Reeve 'shoulda’, coulda', woulda'’ played romance better than superhero movies flies out the window.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia 

Storyline

Superman finds himself and his true purpose on planet Earth.

Additional Thanks

 Thank you to Director Richard Donner. Thank you to Executive Producer Ilya Salkind for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jor-El (Marlon Brando), Otis (Ned Beatty), Perry White (Jackie Cooper), Pa Kent (Glenn Ford), 1st Elder (Trevor Howard), Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), Non (Jack O’Halloran), Eve Teschmacher (Valerie Perrine), Vond-Ah (Maria Schell), General Zod (Terence Stamp), and Ma Kent (Phyllis Thaxter).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. Christopher Reeve provides the glamour, but good looks alone don't make good movies. Better films in the superhero genre are: Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman series and Director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Ben Meyers