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  Review by Matt Singer ★★★★ 4

  With apologies to Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, and people who pronounce the word ‘Krypton’ wrong, this movie would be even stronger if you cut out the first 45 minutes entirely and started with the very first shot in Metropolis. That’s when the story really begins anyway. Even in 1978, everyone knew Superman’s origin — or at least enough to understand the rest of the movie.

  The thing Superman still has going for it, even as its cutting edge you-will-believe-a-man-can-fly effects age, is Christopher Reeve. Very few comic book movies feature one performance as good as his Clark Kent or his Superman — and he’s doing both equally well.

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  Review by YI JIAN ★★★½ 6

  This is my dad's favorite film he even brought my mom to see it on their first date, 30 years later when this was on TV my mom admitted to all of us that it was a pretty shitty date because my dad was so transfixed by the movie he didn't pay any attention to her at all, what a nerd!!

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  Review by Graham ★★★★★ 8

  Boom! That intro music hit me like a hurricane and in an instant I was transported back to the very first time I saw this movie. The very first movie I ever saw at 'The Pictures' with my Dad.

  He was a busy guy and always doing what he could for us. At the time, we really didn't get to see very much of him what with work and one thing and another, so having him all to myself (while my teen sister and Mum went shopping) was a dream for this 9 year old. When we arrived at the local Odeon I had no idea what was happening, but I do remember seeing the huge <S> posters on the…

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  Review by #1 gizmo fan ★★★½

  Can someone please teach Lois Lane how to spell?

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  Review by Cinemonster ★★★★½ 6

  During a discussion with friends about Man of Steel the other day, it quickly grew into a discussion about all Superman films. More specifically: Superman the Movie, Superman Returns and Man of Steel. We compared highs and lows and kept coming back to the same question: Why don't the latter two work as well? The answer is very simple. Because Richard Donner is a better storyteller than Bryan Singer or Zack Snyder.

  Neither Singer nor Snyder has demonstrated a consistent grasp of combining visual and story elements throughout their careers. Their projects skew heavily towards one or the other (primarily one for Snyder). Donner, despite a clunk project here and there, has always had command of all necessary elements to…

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  Review by Mark Mooney ★★★★★ 3

  "They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... my only son." - Jor-El

  Perfection. Other Comic Book movies pale in comparison and can kiss its red shiny boots.

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★★★ 3

  "That's a bad out-fit!"

  [Extended TV version]

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  Review by Matthew Noble ★★★★★ 7

  "Do you have a girlfriend?"
  "...if I did, Miss Lane, you'd be the first to know about it."

  I remembered that this movie was good. I didn't remember it being that good. In fact, I'd go so far as to say Richard Donner's Superman is the greatest, most charming, and most joyful comic book movie of the 20th century. If it isn't, I don't know what is.

  Every element of the production is perfect: from John Barry's fantastic design work, to Geoffrey Unsworth's dreamlike cinematography, and especially John Williams' breathtaking score. As a result, this film is captivating in a way few modern blockbusters could ever be, let alone most of the identikit superhero movies that come out now.

  Oh, and did I mention how absolutely bloody incredible Christopher Reeve is as Clark Kent and Superman?
  Because he is.

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  Review by Fake Shemp

  I love how Reeve changes so drastically between the two personas, and how he makes Clark such a useless dork 🥰

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  Review by <Todd> ★★★★★ 7

  "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way." -S

  Superman Franchise Ranked: boxd.it/2dqj4

  I love this film and it was great to see it on the big screen a few days ago. It was fun because there was a critics intro and an original superman short ahead of time.

  Superman is the Psycho of the superhero genre and it still is a fucking delight. Give me that 40 minute prologue! I love it! This is a film that had the guts to make the first damn scene a setup for the sequel. They made what Marvel does with post-credits scenes the first fucking scene in the movie. That is amazing. Then this movie is like now…

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  Review by 📀 Cammmalot 📀 ★★★★½ 7

  ”Been showing off a bit, haven't you, son?”
  “Um... I didn't mean to show off, Pop.”

  Superman is the Star Wars of Superhero movies

  Believe it or not, there was a time when superhero movies were completely out of fashion and pretty much nonexistent. Sure, we had campy tv shows, but they were just silly fun and never taken all that seriously.

  And then came Superman.

  Written by Mario Puzo with groundbreaking special effects, spectacular casting and a massive budget which included a record breaking 3.7 million dollar salary to Marlon Brando for two weeks worth of work, Superman is the film that jumpstarted an entire genre.

  Christopher Reeve makes a pitch perfect Superman and his chemistry with Margot Kidder…

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  Review by Sir William Blake 🎥 ★★★★½ 7

  Jor-El: [bidding his son farewell, as Lara looks on] You will travel far, my little Kal-El. But we will never leave you... even in the face of our death. The richness of our lives shall be yours. All that I have, all that I've learned, everything I feel... all this, and more, I... I bequeath you, my son. You will carry me inside you, all the days of your life. You will make my strength your own, and see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father the son. This is all I... all I can send you, Kal-El.

  SUPERMAN

  With these lines, we open this cinematic…