Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.
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October 10, 2006It soars with enough excitement and charm to put any other comic book movie to shame.
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September 3, 2009Superman is by far the best Superhero movie of all time. Sure the new Batman films are excellent but they're not a touch on Donner's classic. Reeve is the quintessential Superman, even though he the 3rd (or is it 4th?) person to play him. I just can't express how much I adore thi...( read more)
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May 30, 2009Very Seventies. Gene Hackman is great but not that much in this flick. Being the starter film for a series like Superman I felt it was lacking. Might be that films nowadays need to be over-the-top to be noticeable, but this movie could've been shown in a thirty minute TV episode ...( read more)
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November 30, 2008You know how we have comic book adaptation films every summer. This is the granddaddy of them all (even though it would be another decade for Batman to get his film and yet another decade for the genre to truly take off). Everyone knows the story of Superman, so I won't even wast...( read more)
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November 20, 2009While it is extremely dated by today's standards, Richard Donner's adaption of one of the world's most popular superheroes is revolutionary. It made the superhero genre a financial success and a legitimate form of storytelling.
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November 12, 2009So this is the real deal huh? How the legend starts and all. It was quite educating for me. I liked it. Lex Luthor was very funny. Superman interfering an earthquake was a bit too much.
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November 11, 2009Though it is a bit dated, this is still a very fun movie to watch. I thought that Christopher Reeve was nothing short of amazing in this film. I really loved his portrayal of Clark Kent. This also had quite a punch with the rest of the cast as well. You had Brando, Hackman, Kidd...( read more)
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November 8, 20095 of 5 stars for the comic book based movie Superman The Movie. This movie starts the franchise with the destruction of Krypton following sending of its last survivor to Earth. From the landing of his ice craft in the fields to his experiences in high school to his moving to Metr...( read more)
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November 3, 2009for the time frame and sticking to the comic this was a great film kudos to Chris for this one
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August 17, 2008I watched The Dark Knight the other week. Even though I thought it was good I still think this is the best superhero film of all time.
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September 23, 2007Calling all superman fans how can I get an MP3 version of Jor - els speach when he says - "The son becomes the father, The father becomes the sun"
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March 23, 2007That is my Homage to you Christopher Reeve and your Family.
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March 19, 2007This movie is just fantastic! I have seen it so many times and it still makes me swoon ! Christopher Reeve is the best Superman ever! This movie is a must see because if you want the essence of Superman than you should watch this. LOVE IT !
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July 7, 2006As great as I thought Routh was and as much of a fan as I am of him, I still feel that Christopher Reeve did an utterly brilliant role here that takes the whole cake and eats it too. If you thought Superman Returns was good, you really need to check this film out, it is probably better.
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