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Superman (1978)

Scifi | 143 minutes / 151 minutes (gerestaureerde versie) / 188 minutes (extended version)
3,14 1.035 votes

Genre: Scifi / Fantasy

Duration: 143 minuten / 151 minuten (gerestaureerde versie) / 188 minuten (extended version)

Alternative title: Superman: The Movie

Country: United Kingdom / United States

Directed by: Richard Donner

Stars: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman

IMDb score: 7,4 (195.707)

Releasedate: 14 December 1978

Superman plot

"You'll believe a man can fly."

Failing to convince Krypton's council that their planet will be destroyed, Jor-El sends his son Kal-El to planet Earth so he can save their race. There Kal-El is raised by the Kent family, they call him Clark Kent. On earth he turns out to have super powers, with those powers he wants to fight the bad in the world. When he grows up, he goes to Metropolis to work for the Daily Planet as a reporter. There he meets his first love, Lois Lane. But while all this is happening, the greatest criminal brain on Earth is planning a horrific crime to take over the world. The only one who can stop him is the man of steel, Superman. Now all he has to do is find Lex Luther in time.

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IH88

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“Um, um, would you like a glass of wine?”

“Uh, no, no thanks. I never drink when I fly.”

Nice. This is how Superman should be, and the light-hearted tone and humor make for a very entertaining film. Clark Kent is a somewhat wimpy and lanky nerd, and the contrast with Superman is well highlighted in the film. Christopher Reeve is the one and only Superman, and especially the interplay between him and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane works great. The scenes between Kent and Lane are highlights, to which are added the impressive special effects, music by John Williams, and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. Richard Donner's direction and script do the rest. Superman radiates fun, and that's how I prefer to see this superhero.

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Duke Nukem

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Together with the 1980 sequel, Superman II, the best film about this superhero. Christopher Reeve is the ideal man for this role. It takes a very long time before we get to see him, only after 47 minutes in the film. The whole introduction to planet Krypton and to Earth when Superman is still a Superboy I find rather long-winded. It only gets fun once we see the interaction between Lois Lane and Clark Kent in Metropolis. Margot Kidder stars as Lois Lane, the reporter who can't spell. Also nice to see old hands Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford and Gene Hackman at work.

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