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.

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!!

Can someone please teach Lois Lane how to spell?

"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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iConic is the word best used to describe this movie. I saw this plenty of times as a child. I’ve watched it countless times as an adult. I’ve even watched it a few times on regular channels, where commercials are involved😂.  I own it on DVD and digital.  

Dope af

Some of the visuals still are ill compared to today's cgi. Expert directing. The film shows that a great civilization can still meet its ego, its doom. Superman represents renewed hope for a fallen people. Great science too, as Superman's biology works differently under our Sun.

Saw it in SF opening weekend. What a rush! I do remember it taking a bit of time to get going (get to Earth and in that suit already!), but it was such a great early movie experience for me.

Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman.

One of the greatest superhero movies ever made. 

This film is so uplifting, witty and hilarious.
 40 years later and this has better special effects, dialogue, jokes, performances, romance and music than most superhero movies coming out today. 
So refreshing to see a distinction between the hero and the superhero, a love interest who feels like they existed before they met the protagonist, and villains who are just after greed and corruption. 

This movie is about real estate!! That’s hilarious!

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Sweet jesus christ, Christopher Reeve was fine as hell!!! 😩🥵😳

Reviewed by Vince Lopez. [⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2]

The one that started it all, the father of comic book movies; while the visual effects are dated, the superb character portrayals, Reeve and Kidder's dynamic chemistry and the iconic and brilliant musical score make up for them in spades.

Christopher Reeves' portrayal of both personas was and always will be perfect. His take on Clark Kent remains my favorite; he's ignorant, soft-spoken, excessively friendly, shy and a complete klutz, whereas he's entirely different when he suits up and flies off to the sky.

Gene Hackman's Luthor, though not as good as Rosenbaum's or Spacey's, was pretty decent. That Superman theme has stood the test of time and will never be forgotten. Nostalgia will get to you whenever you put this flick on as you hear those heroic, triumphant tunes.

I saw the 3 hour cut which dragged a bit. Maybe if I saw the theatrical cut, it would have gotten more stars.

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It’s weird that Superman is so polite to a pimp. Dude, they enslave women.

Today is the first time I realised that Richard Donner being a producer on Lost Boys is why there’s the Superman references and Corey Feldman saying the Frog brothers stand for truth, justice and the American way.

Incidentally, Star Trek Deep Space Nine’s theme is sooo stolen from The Planet Krypton music cue.