Review of Superman (1978) by Peterj — 23 Dec 2008
DON'T BELIEVE THE 88 RATING. This is a pretty bad movie. The pacing is horrible, not nearly 2 and 1/2 hours of material, and the special effects aged poorly. One wonders how esteemed critics could have been bamboozled by such tripe.
The sound track and opening sequence are ripped off Star Wars, which is funny but sad. The acting is ok later on: two good scenes with comic relief between Clark and Lois, but the script is otherwise cheesy, (including Lois's in-flight mental poetics: "I'm flying so high/ Up in the sky") and Lex Luthor's insufferable whining.
The action sequences are fraught with holes and fail to arouse even the barest tendrils of excitement. The only reason to watch this movie is for historical purposes to see how the film version of Superman began.
And if you're a big Christopher Reeve fan (though the red panties didn't age well either...) Otherwise, a waste of time.
This review of Superman (1978) was written by Peterj on 23 Dec 2008.
Superman has generally received very positive reviews.
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