Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

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• AJ V

  
  This last Superman movie has a very obvious sub-plot about nuclear war, and it's also very cheesy. It's not as bad as the third one, but it's still not a great superhero movie. Overall, it's okay.

• Conner R

  
  While it does have one of the craziest villians of all time, Nuclear Man, it is not enough to make this movie worthwhile. The plot is laughable and the acting is atrocious. It was a tad better than part III, but still a disaster and horrible conclusion to the series. While it's… More
  While it does have one of the craziest villians of all time, Nuclear Man, it is not enough to make this movie worthwhile. The plot is laughable and the acting is atrocious. It was a tad better than part III, but still a disaster and horrible conclusion to the series. While it's great seeing Gene Hackman back as Lex Luthor and finding new ways to destroy Superman, the series should have ended a long time ago.

• Tony G

  
  Embarrassing

• Jason O

  
  "Superman 4 - The Quest for Peace" is without a doubt my least favorite of the four Superman movies. This last time around, Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a plan to put an end to nuclear war altogether by getting rid of all the world's nuclear weapons. But it… More
  "Superman 4 - The Quest for Peace" is without a doubt my least favorite of the four Superman movies. This last time around, Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a plan to put an end to nuclear war altogether by getting rid of all the world's nuclear weapons. But it won't be as easy as the Man of Steel makes it sound because Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has his own plan of making and selling nuclear weapons in order to get rich. And on top of that, Lex Luthor has made a new being that just might give Superman a challenge as to who's the strongest. This new being gets his power from the sun and is called Nuclear Man. In "Superman 4 - The Quest for Peace," Superman does do some terrific feats such as rescue the Statue of Liberty, rescue an astronaut in outer space, and even visit the USA flag on the moon, but it's just not the same Superman. "Superman 4 - The Quest for Peace" has the worst special effects and also the worst plot of any of the Superman movies. The excitement and sense of wonder that were in the previous 3 movies just isn't here in this movie. "Superman 4 - The Quest for Peace" is an alright movie, but not great by any means. I recommend anybody who likes the other Superman movies to rent this one, but I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you're a Superman fanatic and you absolutely have to have it. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.

• Anthony L

  
  Ok, its not great but it has Christopher Reeve in it as Superman. Thats enough for me :o)

• Chris G

  
  Did you see Superman III? If you thought that movie was terrible then just wait until you see Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. You'll believe a man can fly in front of a blue screen with shoddy special effects work and a script that should have been used to wipe someone's… More
  Did you see Superman III? If you thought that movie was terrible then just wait until you see Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. You'll believe a man can fly in front of a blue screen with shoddy special effects work and a script that should have been used to wipe someone's ass. Superman IV is a shake your finger tale about the dangers of nuclear holocaust. This isn't Dr. Strangelove kids, that movie was actually good. This is a huge heaping pile of mess that can't even be saved by the return of Gene Hackman. Why in the hell did Gene Hackman do this piece of dung!? The same reason Michael Caine did Jaws: The Revenge: Cash. This is the film where we learn that kryptonite and a well manicured set of nuclear fingernails can destroy Superman and that he can lay bricks with his own eyes and apparently Mariel Hemingway is super human and can function in space sans suit. This is a film where one star doesn't say how utterly terrible it is. I want a steaming turd icon for this film. It's no wonder it took 20 years to do another one. With lines like "He'll be alright, he needs a doctor." Superman IV ranks right up there as one of the greatest craptraps ever created.

• Keith A

  
  Don't be put off by the shoddy visual effects. Enjoy it for the entertainment value.

• A B

  
  Terrible! SFX were hopelessly bad. Who wrote the script? Shoot them please!

• Lafe F

  
  Superman IV didn't do much for anybody. There's an anti-war message, bad special effects, an over-the-top laughable super villain, a political Superman, childish opening credits, lack of heroic rescues, an absence of Lois Lane and Lanna Lang - what did they expect when they… More
  Superman IV didn't do much for anybody. There's an anti-war message, bad special effects, an over-the-top laughable super villain, a political Superman, childish opening credits, lack of heroic rescues, an absence of Lois Lane and Lanna Lang - what did they expect when they slapped this thing together? I would gladly watch "Supergirl" over this thing.

• Dean !

  
  This sunk without a trace, barely anyone remebers there were 4 original Superman films!

• Jose Z

  
  an movie that fails in everything, a very wasted formula with a weak plot and despite a good cast, it has a very poor acting

• Jason S

  
  Very silly and you can tell the makers weren't paying much attention to the work they were doing when the bad guy flies into space holding girl and she lives.

• danny d

  
  they should have realized this would be bad when they read the script

• xGary X

  
  Dumb preachy nonsense that pits superman against a caped plank of wood in a non-stop po-faced cheesefest. Laughably bad.

• Aaron N

  
  Movies that should be put in a box and sent into outerspace. Included in that box: This movie. God awful.

• Michael G

  
  If nothing else, the John Tesh-like mullet-headed bad guy was funny.

• Dean M

  
  It was quite okay with Superman's next enemy and I can't wait to watch the long alternative scenes on the DVD soon.

• Kalel J

  
  A Superman film that should have never been made, for so many reasons. Christopher Reeve is the ONLY saving grace in this production that is one of the defining pieces of evidence that four films is a stretch too far. Superman IV has a script that has some potential and being written… More
  A Superman film that should have never been made, for so many reasons. Christopher Reeve is the ONLY saving grace in this production that is one of the defining pieces of evidence that four films is a stretch too far. Superman IV has a script that has some potential and being written by Reeve gives the production another step in this hero's legacy with added heart. But there is literally nothing good about this film apart from Reeve's depiction and the potential it may have had. The main reason to this film's downfall are many, and all are a result of Canon films, who completely cut the budget, running time, and hastily quickened the pacing of production to completion. With this there was an extemely shoddy example of editing, visual effects, cinematography, and ultimately bad direction and script development. It is best to try and forget that this film never existed because Reeve gave a lot to the production but it was all lost.

• James A

  
  A true end to the Christopher Reeves legacy.

• Joey T

  
  Nothing works. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is perhaps the definition of a bad comic book movie. The action and effects are terrible even compared to the first two installments, the acting is uninspired and boring, the villain is a joke, and the script is a mess of bad humor, bad… More
  Nothing works. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is perhaps the definition of a bad comic book movie. The action and effects are terrible even compared to the first two installments, the acting is uninspired and boring, the villain is a joke, and the script is a mess of bad humor, bad dialogue, and everything in between. This is an embarrassment to not only the first two films, but also to the character and films in general.

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