Superman : The Movie (1978) **FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION** Is He The BEST Superhero?
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- Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).
Release date: December 15, 1978 (USA)
Director: Richard Donner
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I dig the content! Man of Steel and Batman v Superman were too emotionally complex for some. Can't wait until you get to them.
Omg thank you so much for the super thanks! It means a lot and I will be checking out those movies. Which do you recommend? Man of steel or BVS first?
@@FlixTalk Man of Steel then BVS in order.
It has nothing to do with emotional complexity. That kind of reasoning is a bit of a copout, especially when films like Logan and The Dark Knight are beloved.
MOS and BvS just aren't seen as good films by quite a number of fans.
@@Dmaduruh Your opinion, homie.
people have a right not to like those films if that is how they feel. neither one are as good as the first 2 Reeve superman films IMO. BvS had some glaring issues with the editing. Zach snyder has made some real stinkers.
If you look carefully Clark Kent has more than just the glasses as his disguise. It’s also the way he stands, he trips and stumbles, he also puts on a stutter. When he is superman he has none of them.
Yes, in addition to his glasses, his hair style is different....slicked down and parted on the opposite side. His posture and general body language is different. His voice is different. He is literally a different person in every way.
There is even one version of Superman lore which suggests either he or his glasses project a form of Kryptonian hypnotism which actually does make him appear to be a completely different person when dressed as Clark Kent.
Saw this in the theater when I was 6. And the sequel at a drive in. Life was great back then.
It's been over 45 years since I've been to a drive-in. I remember watching ET on one. My parents went with some friends to watch Jaws. We were supposed to be sleeping in the back. When the first time I seen that shark was the last time I raised my head that whole time we were there.
I know how you feel, I was 8 and this was the first time my mom let me watch a movie in the movie theater, just me and my older brother
Wow thats cool
One of my favorite shots in the film is where Superman brings her back to her apartment and flies away, and there’s a knock on the door and it’s Clark at the door in one long uninterrupted shot. It’s just brilliant.
It was really clever how they did it too. Lois waved goodbye to Superman flying away on a back projection screen. Clark was already at her door when they were filming it.
@@leslauner5062 it amazes me how many people miss that it’s one shot. That is real movie magic right there.
He didn’t chose to leave his mother he was compelled by the green crystal. It summoned him from the barn when he turned 18, told him he had to leave, told him where to go and what to do with the crystal. This was all predetermined by Jor-El, evidenced when he spoke to Kal saying it was his 18th year. Also he arranged for a family friend to take care of Martha and sent her a portion of his weekly salary.
Hello! Reeve actually plays Superman and Clark Kent differently. Pay atention to the voice, posture, words and accent. Reeve based his characterization of Kent on Cary Grant in "Bringing up baby" (1938). Reeve makes two different characters. That is why he is the best actor who made Superman.
Preach!
You understand
Wow, I never knew that man.
His disguise isn't just his glasses. He changes his entire posture and character. And yes .he does change his voice
Clark is high pitched, nasally, and stuttery Superman is deep and confident
When you watch it, it answers the question... Why doesn't Lois ever know that Clark is Superman? It's the way the late Christopher Reeve played them both (Clark and Superman) was amazing. The shy, awkward, very little confidence Clark and the strong, powerful, assured and truthful Superman is a kudo's to his acting ability.
And his change into Superman for the first time is epic. From the buildup of the Superman theme to the score just emphasize the awesomeness
Rest in Peace Christopher. The true essential Superman
I always felt like Chris Reeve was playing a character while he's Kent but, more himself while wearing the cape......Watch his screen test....REEEAAALLY stiff.....A few rehearsals to relax and VIOLA....Clark is who he PRETENDS to be. Superman is who he really IS...
Henry Cavill, the last actor to play Superman, took a challenge of just standing outside in a city, under a Batman v Superman, poster - and no one paid him any attention.
"Say, Jim, that's a BAD OUTFIT! WHOOOO!"
The helicopter scene gets me every time. I'm right there with the crowd cheering him with goosebumps
this film has NO CGI. RIchard Donner is by far the best all-around filmmaker to ever direct a SUperman film.
BTW, after saving Lois, my assumption was THEN he took off to take care of everything else. He just switched priorities... he saved her way before the road split. I saw this movie in Hollywood when it opened (back when theaters had curtains, which hyped that opening) and then got to interview Richard Donner for my film school a few days later. Your legitimacy sends me back. The Marvel Universe owes its existence to this movie.
Christopher Reeve is the ONLY Superman (and Margot Kidder is the ONLY Lois Lane). Period. This is the gold standard of all superhero movies. Saw this in '78 (was 11) and it blew my mind. When Clark changes into Superman for the first time (running into the close-up of the S on his chest) the audience went crazy. When he saved Lois the audience erupted and were cheering. When he grabbed the chopper they were on their feet! Never before and never since have I EVER experienced a film like that. Nice that you got the joke about the phone booth (that was a huge laugh!). I lived 5 min. from Hackensack, NJ and the audience could not stop laughing when Luthor uttered that line. A perfect film.
100x yes
I don't think he has a " spidey" sense. He just listens to the people he cares about and can hear when they are in trouble.
He didn't fly to every city to make sure everyone's good, he uses his super hearing and super vision to see where the problems are.
The clothes didn't just appear on him as he was falling, as it was established when he changed the first time, he was moving too fast for the viewer to see.
The scene where Clark is running past the train and a young Lois sees him... Her parents were played by Noel Neill (Lois on the 1950's TV show) and Kirk Alyn (Superman in the 1940's serials).. And Ms Neill wore one of her outfits from the show.
Noel Neill was also Kirk Alyn's Lois in the 40s
Christopher Reeve actually did change the cadence and pitch of his voice along with his posture to make himself appear to be 2 different people.
We had never seen a Superman that actually looked like he WAS flying. It helped that Reeve was a pilot so he knew what position of his body would just look ridiculous when it came to possible flight.
Ahh I must have not have noticed lol yeah it was definitely fun
@@FlixTalk also he used the glasses to great effect. Watch the scene in Lois' apartment when he almost tells her who he is. He completely changed when he took the glasses off and again when he put them back on.
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Interesting how the phone booth transformation was already a cliche in 1978 😂
What Christopher Reeves did in this movie it's just phenomenal the way he portrayed both Clark Kent and Superman you really couldn't tell the difference actually and it wasn't it it's not until you see him in the Superman costume that you really see what he brought to the characters impressed everybody when they first met Christopher reeves the way he could carry or how he understood how Clark view the world
*Reeve
My wife and I met Margot Kidder (unsure of spelling) before she passed away. She was a delight to talk to. We talked about her work before and after Superman.
Let's make this nice and simple. The missile still hit, but Supes was able to be everywhere at once, stopping all the dangers before anyone got hurt. The missile still had to hit so that they could indict Lex. Don't overcomplicate it.
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Regarding the logic of how Lois flies with Superman. It's been said that Superman has an aura around his body that can be extended out to encapsulate other items that he touches. This is what allows Lois to fly until they're no longer touching, this is also why the helicopter didn't snap when he caught it mid air by the landing struts. But keep in mind, this comes from a time where riders were giving Superman all kinds of crazy powers. In one of the comics Superman can shoot miniature super men from his hands... Crazy. Eventually a clone of Superman was made, we know him today is Superboy or Connor Kent/Con-El. Superboy has a power called tactile telekinesis which allows him to completely manipulate and control whatever it is he's touching, it's basically a play on how Superman is able to extend his aura. Most Superman fans in the '70s were aware of this power but it is not really used in today's version of Superman.
Lois Lane's mother on the train was played by the actress who played Lois Lane in the 1950s Superman TV series.
The lady who played Lana Lang in this movie ended up playing Martha Kent in the Smallville TV show.
And sitting across, silently playing Lois's father, was the first movie Superman, Kirk Alyn (Noel Neill played Lois to his Superman in the serials as well).
superman 3 not this movie
Actually Lana in the film was not played by the same actress that appeared in Smallville. The young actress playing Lana in this film was Diane Sherry. In Smallville Martha was played by Annette O'Toole.
And jimmy from this movie played the cop that Lois gave coffee to in the Snyder cut justice league.
@@adamn7516 I believe AO played Lana in Superman IV. Didn't google
I'm Brazilian and SUPERMAN for me is the best superhero movie of all time! I watched it at the cinema when I was a child and I still feel like a child today and I am enchanted by the action scenes and special effects! For me it will always be a wonderful and untouchable classic.
I believe the canon reason is his hearing and superspeed are just that good he can hear a cry from help from all over the world and perceives things fast enough he can seperate individual ones to locate individuals he needs to save. I recall one storyline mentions he tracks lois's heartbeat specifically so he knows if she's in danger by her heart racing.
As a Superman fan, I can safely say YES :)
I saw this version as a pre-release audience reaction test screening and I am glad you picked it.
One of the things omitted from the theatrical release is the 'death trap defenses' scene. People who only see the theatrical go straight from his boring down into the ground to his breaking down the door.
FYI, Hackensack, N.J. wasn't chosen by Lex. It became a target because Otis goofed with the coordinates, 3 sets of digits on his arm instead of 4.
Accidentally bombing New Jersey was the greatest comedic touch, and Hackensack is the perfect target zero both for the way it rolls off the tongue and the image that it conjures up for one who has never been there.
Christopher Reeve IS the best Superman EVER. Superman The movie made Superheroes movies great
Pretty familiar with the 1950s "The Adventures of Superman?"
Saw this movie in the theater on opening night; just a fantastic experience as it was so different than anything else before. Remember this was in the days when CGI were just three letters of the alphabet so all the special effects had to be done with miniatures or physical effects. He doesn't have spidey-sense; he has super hearing where, if he concentrates, can basically hear any sound on earth. In terms of his powers, when someone asks "what can he do?", the real answer is "whatever the plot requires."
Clark Kent DOES slouch and his voice stutters, Superman stands tall has no glasses and his voice is stable. Back in 1978 hiking the HOLLYWOOD sign wasn't illegal (yet).
This movie get from 1 to 5 stars get a million. Everybody did an amazing job but Christopher Reeves performance is unparalleled. I could explain all of the scenes with his powers and how they worked and to an extent the going back in time by flying around the Earth. I'm at work right now so I'll follow up later
can you follow up now?
IMO this is still the best Superman film made, Reeve captured the heart of who superman is at his heart better than anyone else has so far. He is the Babe Ruth or Michael Jorden of Superman.
*Jordan
The radio states that the San Andreas fault had been miraculously repaired, minimizing the damage it did… so Superman’s other work is dealing with the worst of the leftover mess. I think you are right that the only thing he changed by going back in time was rescuing Lois, the only one he didn’t save in his first save spree.
Don't think, just watch. Every answer to every question is...It's Superman.
I will LOVE Christopher Reeve forever!! ❤❤❤❤❤
The reason one of the misiles was heading towards Hackensack, NJ, was Otis messing up the coordinates (his arm , where the numbers were written on, was too short).
So, it was actually just a huge coincidence, that Ms. Teschmacher's mother was living there.
"That's one magical guy!" haha!
32:00 lex luthor did not deliberately aim the missile at Hackensack New Jersey. Remember Otis screwed up... By setting the third one to 117 and the fourth one to zero. If Otis did not screw up the rocket would have been headed to California as initially planned.
The Director's Cut of any film is usually the best version of that film, in my professional filmmaking opinion.
The audience giggled at the running scene when I saw it in '78, but they loved the flying scenes.
Christopher Reeve (RIP) was THE definitive Superman. He will never be surpassed by any other actor IMHO. Haven’t even seen the video yet, will watch later. Margot Kidder the quintessential Lois Lane. Superman II is worth a watch, not a bad sequel. Terrance Stamp was an excellent villain. The next two I forgot and wish I never saw. LOL☮️👏😂
I agree with you that Christopher Reeve is the definitive Superman.
I prefer the Richard Donner Director's Cut version of Superman II.
@@pauld6967 🙏TY but I truly don’t remember if I saw a directors cut of II
@@batgurrl Ah, well I saw the theatrical release of Superman II and decided the Richard Donner Director's Cut version was the one to have in my DVD/Blu-ray collection.
@@pauld6967 I have no idea what the directors cut has, sorry
@@batgurrl No need to apologize.
When time and finances permit, add the DVD to your collection.
Donner did both films at essentially the same time and had the 2nd portion about 85% done when they brought in another director. So, the two films match up well without the usual gap in time between original and sequel film and you get to see what his vision was for the two films when seen as a pair.
Superman wasn't supposed to alter history, so he tried to be as minimal with it as possible. He managed to repair the fault and keep California from falling into the sea. But the aftershocks still did cause a lot of damage and killed people. But for Lois, he decided if he was going to do time travel, that he would only do it enough to save her as an exception. He probably did something several miles down the road where the crack originated and stopped it. Sure, he could have reversed time to stop ALL the damage, but I think he didn't want to make such a huge change in history. This way, the nuke still goes off, but the damage is something minimal but still possible. Also, the reason the other missile went to Hackensack is simply because that's where Otis' screw up happened to be the coordinates for. That's why they had to alter the second missile.
The reason why the first Rocket went to Hackensack was because Otis put the wrong coordinates.
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
The Mother and Father of Lois Lane in that train scene were played by Noel Neil and Kirk Alyn, the first live action Lois Lane and Superman from the 1950 film serial.
There is nothing significant about Hackensack, New Jersey. The second missile being sent there was not part of Lex's original plan. He only planned on hijacking one missile and setting it to strike the San Andreas Fault in California. But Otis messed up the coordinates of the first missile (Army Bird) and set it to Hackensack New Jersey instead of California. That's why they had to divert the Navy later on to hijack another missile. Miss Teshmacher programmed the Navy Bird missile to the correct coordinates in California. The fact that there were now two nuclear missiles that went off their original course just turned out to be a fortunate happenstance for Lex, as it ensured that Superman couldn't reach both of them. But that little insurance policy wasn't actually planned because his original plan was to kill Superman Kryptonite anyway. I'm a huge Superman fan. This movie came out the year I was born so I literally grew up with it.
I'm sure this has been explained by others already, but many of Superman's powers are based on "tactile telekinesis". He has an energy field around his body based on manipulation of gravitons, that allows him to basically levitate. Anything he touches has this field extended around it, which is why Lois can seemingly fly when she's touching him (and also why he can catch her while she's falling without killing her). This ability also explains his superhuman strength and his ability to lift huge masses without them collapsing under their own weight. His super senses (high frequency hearing, x-ray vision etc) are based on his alien anatomy.
There are some issues with this movie today, including some material which might be considered very dated and inappropriate. The scene where Miss Teschmacher pretends to be hurt in a car accident and the soldiers suggest a "vigorous chest massage" and "mouth to mouth" to help her is incredibly cringy today. Also, she kisses Superman while he's incapacitated with Kryptonite. While that probably made her come off as sympathetic in the 1970s, today that's basically sexual assault. Also, I'm sure that showing a little kid's penis wasn't really considered to be a big deal back then, but again today it comes off as a bit cringy (although for some reason they do the same thing in the Henry Cavill Man of Steel movie).
I do remember parts of this movie scaring me a bit as a child (the destruction of Krypton with everyone dying was rather intense, and so was Lois Lane being crushed by the earthquake). The scene where Lex kills the cop on the train tracks actually gave me nightmares, lol. But there's a special place in my heart for this film as the wire work still comes off as largely convincing even today (although the blue screen effects don't hold up as well). John Williams score is as magical as Christopher Reeve's acting.
Funny story, I'm actually an extra in Man of Steel (as one of the soldiers in a large formation awaiting the arrival of General Zod and Faora). That scene was shot at Edwards Air Force Base in 2012 (where I worked at the time) and all of the solders in that scene (minus the principle actors) are real Airmen stationed at the base. There was only one extra in that scene who wasn't a member of the military. His name is Aaron Smolinski and he played one of the officers in front. He's also the same actor who played Clark Kent as a child in this movie (the baby penis kid, lol). That's just a random, weird coincidence.
He sent the missiles to opposite ends of the country so Superman wouldn't be able to stop both of them.
But that was not Luthors original plan. Luthor only needed one of the rockets to destroy Callifornia , but Otis failed to
put the numbers one the right place ( that Army rocket now would go to NJ. Now Luthor needed to program the Navy rocket
to go to Callifornia ( Miss Tessmacher changed the numbers of the Navy rocket )
There was no need for Luthor to put 2 missiles to the opposite of the country, Luthor took Superman out of
action with the kryptonite.
The train running over Superman had no wheels 🤣
Superman came to Earth for a reason and he has a mission MUCH MUCH larger than keeping his aging Earth mother company.
The green crystal compelled him to leave, and told him where to go. Just as his father planned.
I think I need to point out Christopher Reeve was the only actor to portray Clark and Superman as 2 different people. He played Lark as a goof so people wouldn’t suspect him as Superman.
Superman possesses super-senses, including super hearing, which is how he could hear & recognized Lois gasping for air inside her car.
In the round-the-world scene after the death of Lois, Superman uses his incredible speed to actually fly back through time & stop Lois from being trapped In the avalanche.
Lois (Margot Kidder) talks about the gas station blowing up and telephone poles going everywhere. Superman (Christopher Reeve) must have therefore only gone back far enough in time to save her rather than stop everything from happening. However, that means there was an earthquake but not a fault line fracture where it consumes the car. Yes, a plot hole but this movie was not about a murder mystery either. It's a love story. Nothing makes sense when love is involved. Time gets bent, the impossible becomes possible etc.
When they shot this film they were also shooting Superman II. Also, the guy who got Christopher Reeves into shape is the same guy who played Darth Vader in the suit.
That's awesome trivia thank you! And thanks for watching
David prowse
Reeve, not Reeves.
Lex Luther didn't decide on New Jersey for the 2nd missile.. that was becasue Otis screwed up with the coordinates! They modified 2 missiles, not just the one twice
This is my favorite Superman , even Henry Cavill said as much when he stated Christopher Reeves is his Superman.
Interesting fact. The people in the train with young Lois was Alan Kirk the 1st person to play Superman in the 40s and the lady was the original Loos Lane in the Superman TV show in the 50s.
The voice of his Father while traveling to earth were basically recordings playing within the spacecraft. Teaching Kal El while in flight. They just allowed us to listen in.
The Phantom Zone is like a living death.
We have the tendency to see what we want. Clark Kent is meant to be the nerdy type. His back hunched, soft voice, and timid speech pattern. While Superman is straight back, confidence, no hesitation. Even during filming, Reeves wasn't noticed as Clark, but in Superman outfit had crowds. In the beginning in train scene, I believe they got the original Lois and Jimmy for the 50's series
I recently saw old batman and superman movies from the 50s I think on TUBI, and even though I love this superman, I'd imagine future generations will view this like I view those old superman and batman movies
Watching the original Adam West Batman movie soon!
Thanks for watching the director's cut; I'd never seen the whole scene where little Lois Lane sees teen Clark outside the train before. In the final movie version, you only see little Lois pointing outside the window, then it cuts away before her mother calls her by name. I had read behind the scenes trivia that revealed who that was supposed to be, but I'd never seen that scene. Here's more fun trivia about that scene: Lois' mother in that scene is one of the two actresses who played Lois in the Superman TV series in the 50s, and here father in that scene is Kirk Alyn who was the first actor to play Superman in live action (as opposed to the radio series and theatrical cartoons) in 2 movie serials.
I agree with you that the end makes no sense and it used to bug me because Superman could never turn back time by spinning around the earth in the comics (and, scientifically, that would likely cause all kinds of disasters on the planet without actually turning back time in real life). I saw a comment where someone theorizes that Superman isn't turning back time in that scene, he's just using his super speed to travel back in time himself (which he did do in the comics).
There were a lot of goofy parts of the movie that you pointed out that I didn't much like because they just didn't happen in the comics. He can't just magically change into his uniform in mid-flight and he doesn't have spidey-sense. Supposedly, he heard Lois with his super-hearing. Though how he can separate out all the other sounds on earth doesn't make much sense. He also didn't leave his mother for 12 years to be tutored by Jor El in the Fortress of Solitude. He went to Metropolis University in that time.
Did he stop the missiles? This was the question I asked my dad when I was 10 years old when I first saw it in theaters. To my understanding, my dad said since he turned back time and everything went into reverse, he can go back to time to where he met Luther and nullified all the interaction since he already knew what was going to happened. There would be no nukes to both places and Lois would of just ran out of gas anyway. I may be missing little pieces as Jimmy did say leave a a guy in the middle of nowhere during an earthquake, but you get the idea. It's a fantasy movie and there will always be holes. To this date, it's still the best Superman movie ever. A masterpiece for 1978 that shows the true galant knight that was Clark Kent and great acting by Christopher Reeves. The part of Superman and his gut wrenching scream after Lois dies always gets me.
Christopher Reeve is the greatest Superman ever
My childhood in a nutshell! Your reaction to him catching Lois and the helicopter is me every time. Nice video my dude!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Reeve is perfect casting , only thing that matches him his RDJ as Ironman and Hemsworth as Thor
Nah. Reeve is still in a class by himself.
Lex didn't choose Hackensack, NJ. When Otis messed up the first time, that's where he sent the missile.
Just enjoy the innocence of a fun sci-fi super hero movie from the 1970's......too many questions
I appreciate that you went back and watched the 1978 version. I understand that you have questions but, sometimes! You just have to buckle up, and enjoy the ride. Like you would on a roller-coaster. 😆😅😂🤣👍👍👍
Now this is what you call a movie
I just think people didn't question plot holes like the missiles back then. I grew up on these movies, and Star Wars, and we just thought Superman was too cool. I think we were more involved in the imagery and not the plot as kids. He was just so perfect as Superman. It's like he stepped right out of the comics. Lynda Carter also had that strong visual as Wonder Woman. She was unbelievable casting. She was Wonder Woman and you get lost in that. I'm still in awe as a adult when I see these Superman's or Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman TV show.
What plot holes?
There are no plot holes in this screenplay.
One thing most people miss: The movie starts with a kid opening and reading a comic book. I think Richard Donner is cueing the viewer that’s this is what this movie is trying to capture. The wonder and excitement that a kid feels when he reads a comic book and I think the film succeeds at this.
When I was around 16 years old I met Suzanna York, who played Kal-El’s real mum in Superman 1 on the Piccadilly train line, when I was going to see my dentist. She was with her husband and she looked at me and smiled. To this day, I wished I had the courage to ask her for her autograph, and to say how well she played the part. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago.
In 1978 you COULD hike that close to the Hollywood sign.
There's a 44-year time jump between when this was made and when you watched it.
And a 74-year difference between when this was made and when Columbia Pictures released the first live action Superman serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane (which is why you didn't recognize them as Lois Lane's parents when young Clark races past the train.
In the modern world it is impossible to replicate how genuinely ground-breaking this film was, in terms of its subject matter, at the time. it is unapologetically 1970s too, in that it poses genuine emotional questions. I don't think the character had returned to that until quite recently and is the stronger for it.
Christopher Reeve was the epitomy of Superman and his persona and what the character is truly about like the blue boyscout we all know and love. He was my childhood hero. And this is the same movie that made me *believe that a man can fly.* 🦸
I remember seeing at the theater and who was sitting around me , the place was packed in my little north Texas town and everyone was fully engaged, laughing clapping cheering etc, them was fun special experiences, thanks again
Sounds like a fun memory! Thank you for watching!
I didn't see it mentioned, but.... Mr. Reeve was told, "You are Superman. You are ALWAYS Superman. When you are Clark you are playing Superman Playing Clark Kent." And it made all the difference in the world.
And as for the tag line, "You will believe a man can fly." Go back and re-watch that first flight in the Fortress of Solitude. The wire works and acting totally made us believe.
Christopher Reeve is The Superman
He has super hearing, super strength, super speed! We're have you been under a rock!! Read up on his powers!!
Gene looking right at home in that cowboy hat
Lois died because Superman gave his word to Miss Tesmacher........He never lies...
In general a fun reaction to your first time seeing the movie but you're completely wrong about Reeve's Clark Kent/Superman. His disguise is WAY more than a pair of glasses, he intentionally hunches to make himself shorter, puts on a higher voice, and in general acts like a meek, well, mild mannered, person. You even skip over the scene where he shows EXACTLY how different the two halves of the character are played. Also, one of his super powers is literally his hearing. Dude can hear the entire world lol. It's not hard to understand how he knows who to help.
Like you said at the beginning. You have to watch fantasy films a certain way. Full enjoyment comes from the suspension of disbelief.
What This movie did was allow Superman to fail... And how it affected him on an emotional level.
Imagine being an 11 year old boy, sitting in a theater, watching this movie for the very first time and seeing these effects, which at the time of the film's release were like something nobody ever had seen before.
And according to Henry Cavill, this is his favorite Superman too.
The woman who played Lois' mother played Lois Lane in the 50s Superman TV show
I couldn’t care less about the plot holes, because I was 10 years old when this came out. Every time I see it I’m 10 again, and I think that the vibe of the film trumps the plot issues by a wide margin.
What a colossal cosmic coincidence that Otis’ mistake on the first missile’s coordinates sent it toward Ms. Teschmacher’s mom in Hackensack, and that she was the one person in Lex Luther’s camp who had the stones to free Superman. THAT might be the biggest “plot convenience” in cinematic history, but who care, lol?
i believe he reversed time just enough to save lois lane. so his actions on saving california were done already... if you get what i am saying.
1. The 1st rocket was heading towards Hackensack as Otis screwed up the coordinates and instead of putting in the ones for the San Andreas fault, he accidentally put in the ones for Hackensack New Jersey by mistake. Lex did not plan to send a rocket there. Lex was only planning on using one rocket but when Otis screwed it up he had to program the other one using Ms Teshmacher. She is the one who programed the rocket to hit the San Andreas fault. But as Lex eluded to it worked out to his advantage as Superman could not get both as they were heading in different directions. 2. He flew under the Earths tectonic plates and moved the Pacific Plate back to where it was before the explosion. 3. He went back in time to save Lois only. So he did interfere with hUman history but only to save Lois. 4. He doesn't have Spidey senses. He has Super Hearing. He can actually hear everything on the planet. That is why he knows where to go in emergencies. However he can focus it and hear Lois. So as soon as he was done making that damn, he was able to hear her.
Looks like Supes went fast enough to reverse time to right before the ground split open to engulf Lois. Then, he breaks the time barrier again to skip over that moment in time so that the ground didn't open. That's the nearest I could figure. He wouldn't take it any further because, if he did, the time ripple effect would be even greater. So, he literally did JUST enough to save Lois. Thanks for reviewing this one! I love this movie!! My dad took me and my brother and sister to see this when it first came out. They utter joy and chillike happiness on my dad face makes this movie EXTRA magical for me. It was fun to see you react the same way we all did back then with your wide-eyed wonder, just like us. Thanks for sharing it with us again. This movie, for me, truly is a memory that has lasted, a lifetime.
It's interesting that the current TV series Superman and Lois cast an actess (Elizabeth Tulloch) as Lois Lane that looks remarkably like the late Margot Kidder. Perhaps it was a bit of a tribute since Kidder had died a few years earlier.
He wasn't lifting all the little pieces, he was lifting the tectonic plate that was under all the little pieces.
Otis got wrong co-ordinates so he didn't plan to even change the other one.
It is impossible to overestimate how this changed the perception of comic book characters. My brother took me to see it when it hit Britain for the first time (so I suppose 1979) and he was more mesmerized than me. Christopher Reeve just embodied the part. It's not hyper-masculine but it's not shy either. He does the right thing. And, back the, we could - as the blurb suggested - believe a man could fly...
He has superhearing. He can concentrate on one thing at once.
Think he only went back so far.....to save her, after he sealed the fault line, all he had to do was deal with after shock situations in different locations 😆
The movie tagline was, "You'll believe a man can fly."
Sadly, if I remember then as a kid, some child saw the movie, bought into the "I can fly" stuff and later jumped out of a highrise apartment building and died.
Here are a few fun facts about Christopher Reeve. 1. The director didn't want him to play Superman. A friend of Chris's kept putting Chris's headshot on top of the pile until the director caved. He called in Chris, and he blew everyone away. The director hired him on the spot. 2. The reason Christopher Reeve did so awesome as Superman was that he was an experienced pilot. He used that experience to aid him while flying also if you listen to the tower calling the helicopter and Air Force one that's Christopher Reeve.
The first missile is going to Hackensack, NJ because Otis messed up the directional vector. The second missile went to San Andreas correctly because Lex no longer trusted Otis to do it right, so they changed the roadblock con a little and Miss Teshmacher, still wearing her dress and wig from the first con, programmed it correctly.
I refuse to watch another Superman Movie. Since this was released ..This is The only Superman I will accept .
Glenn Ford is so good in this movie. He has only two scenes, but leaves such an indelible impression of Jonathan Kent that he permeates the entire film. You feel his presence in Superman.
Costner is in Man of steel maybe 20-22mins more than a cameo (with the dumbest death ever and the worst line ever uttered by Jonathan Kent that "maybe" he should let people die) and is terrible, but Glenn Ford is in this maybe 7 min's and the definitive Jonathan Kent
@@redsabreanakin John Schneider was pretty good a Johnathan Kent in the "Smallville" series.
@@RustyX2010 he was indeed. 👍