Review of Superman (1978) by Grandpajoe6191 — 21 Sep 2011

Do you people know how comic book adapted movies started out? Uh Huh. "Superman" started it all, and guess what; it was marvelous.

This review of Superman (1978) was written by Grandpajoe6191 on 21 Sep 2011.

Superman has generally received very positive reviews.

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