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359 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.00/4 |
# of Ratings: |
154 |
Genres: |
Adventure, Fantasy |
Rating: |
PG |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Richard Donner |
Actors: |
Christopher Reeve
Gene Hackman
Marlon Brando
Ned Beatty
Margot Kidder
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The story of an outsider from another planet who has Jesus like abilities - based on the comic of the same name.
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Chris aka Tarkin 08/06/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
The original (film) man of steel can never, in my opinion, be topped. Christopher Reeve is brilliantly cast as the hero, and though the plot may be somewhat lackluster, this is pretty much the granddaddy of every superhero film to follow. |
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Alex 07/04/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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2.5/4 |
It's too bad that this has not held up well over time. The two things it has going for it is the music and Reeves as Superman. The way the story is told is not done well, and Lois is quite annoying. |
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05/02/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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A Total Failure as an Origins Flick |
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With all the bad superhero movies of recent years, it's good to know they could still totally screw things up back in the good ole days. Despite a cast that will always remain the most quintessentially Supermanish to me -- no one has played Kent better than Reeves -- this flick sucks. I thought Supergirl was bad when I rewatched it as an adult. Now I see it's a step up.
The script struggles. Between trying to establish the camp of the Superman serial, explain his origins, and introduce the various roles CK's associates will play, Superman 1 fails to have anything like plot or character. Instead, we get a lame interior monologue from Lois Lane when CK takes her for a romantic fly around Metropolis.
Skip Superman I and go directly to II -- you already know who everyone is an... |
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1/4 |
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04/25/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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SUPERMAN IS NO JESUS |
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CHRISTOPHER REEVES IS SUPERMAN. He was probably the main reason why the whole movie was such a success. Don't get me wrong, but I believe GENE HACKMAN did remarkably well too. But please give me a break and do something about the plot here guys. He does not have Jesus' abilities. Jesus never jumped over a building or temple with a single bounce. As a matter of fact, he never blew over a tornado or a storm. All he did was speak the word. And it came to be. And oh, his title was the CHRIST (Grk KRISTOS "Anointed One"), not CHRISTOPHER.. Just get your facts straight. |
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3.5/4 |
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08/01/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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A super movie about the Man of Steel |
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This movie is one of the few that holds up years later. It is an excellent adaptation that hardly changes the myth created in the comic books like other superhero movies.
The visuals are still incredible. CGI looks so fake compared to the technology of two and a half decades ago. This movie proves that the blue screen effect works much better than a computer animated version of a character like in "Spiderman" and "The Hulk".
Christopher Reeve is awesome as "Superman," but not as good as "Clark Kent". I don't remember "Clark Kent" being such a wimp as he is portrayed in this movie.
Gene Hackman is amazing as "Lex Luthor". The actor who portrays "Lex" in "Smallville" should watch Hackman's performance to see how "Superman's" archenemy should be portrayed. Hackman's performance i... |
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3/4 |
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