Watched this to get in the Holiday mood with some friends. We all had a lovely time.

It's been about two or so years since I viewed this for the first time and I still find new things to appreciate about it after each new viewing around the season.

From the score, to the actors, to the direction, to even the dated mid seventies visuals, everything feels like a genuine sense of care was put into creating the best possible creation of this character for the big screen.

This movie is absolutely wonderful and it makes me sad that most tend to dismiss it due to some of it's more dated elements along with some (admittedly glaring) issues, but whatever, I guess that's life.

P.S: I could watch an entire movie based around Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, and Valerie Perrine's characters.

Can someone please teach Lois Lane how to spell?

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!!

Superman?

Super bored, more like!

I feel bad cause Margot Kidder played Lois Lane and she only died a couple of months ago and she was also another bitching Bipolar Babe like Carrie Fisher, and you know I have bipolar, so I am all like, "yay, babes with bipolar rule" but I kept picking lint off my hoodie the whole way through this film because I was so bored.

Did I already say I was bored? Cause I was really, really bored

Ok. Im done.

For some reason,  this hit me in the feels today. Maybe it’s because I just turned 42 and my inexorable race to the end of my life is slowly becoming a reality; maybe it’s because I couldn’t help but draw from deep within my subconscious mind the feelings and thoughts I had when my dad first took me to see this as a two year old (I remember every minute of it by the way); maybe it’s because the first 60 minutes or so of this movie is some of the most amazing movie magic ever committed to celluloid; maybe it’s because I couldn’t help but feel an immense grief at the sorrows that would befall Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder; maybe it’s a combination of all of these things, but, whatever it was, I wept throughout this entire movie. Man, oh man...I love this film.

Still really good, but unfortunately it has t aged well. The special effects don’t look to great, but the plot is awesome! And Superman himself is a treat. He’s fun, and interesting, and he’s just a swell guy. Overall, it’s still pretty great.

This movie’s plot is pretty great. It’s not an action heavy movie like superhero films of today are, but instead focuses on Superman saving lives instead of fighting. The script is pretty great and Christopher Reeves does an excellent job playing Superman. In fact all of the cast does an excellent job. However, there are a couple issues. First, the effects have aged incredibly poorly. There are a couple that still look pretty good, but for the most part they look pretty bad. Especially when Superman is flying. Secondly the ending. There is so much wrong with it even if you suspend belief for it. The rest of the movie is still solid. If you can’t stand Man of Steel or Batman V. Superman, try this one. It gets Superman’s character perfectly.

Turns out it's cool to see Superman smile with a mouth that wasn't created on a computer

...the 'extended cut' of the film...

* (Watched it over two seperate nights: 8/13-14 & 8/15-16.)

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Only saw clips of it not very good

The visuals haven't aged particularly well and the pacing is slow in some parts but Christopher Reeve is fantastic as Superman, Hackman is good as Lex Luthor and this film's significant influence on pop culture can't be denied. The turning back time element is lazy writing but this film's charm and sense of optimism and hope is enough to overcome most of it's flaws. John Williams's score is masterful as well.

Also it's "Krypton" not "Kryptin"

I prefer George Reeves.