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An alien grows up with super powers.

Bunches of this movie make no sense. It’s cute and dated, but ultimately not great because of moments of terrible writing.

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1. Superman – (1978 movie)
2. Superman II – (1980 movie)
3. Superman III – (1983 movie)
4. Superman IV꞉ The Quest for Peace – (1987 movie)

5. What Could Have Been: Superman 5

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Grab her.

Super fillings

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• 2018-01-08 – 2000 expanded edition

• Watched before, likely more than once; no notes were taken.

2018-01-08 – 2000 expanded edition ∞

I got a four-disk special edition.

• Dedicated to Geoffrey Unsworth, O.B.E.
• 0:15 — June 1938
• 0:30 — Narration.
• 0:30 — Action Comics
• 1:00 — Wow that’s a fast-moving sign.
• 1:30 — Opening credits, eww. It’s safe to skip from here to 5:00.
• 2:00 — Ugh, those effects don’t line up with the text.
• 5:00 — Movie begins.
• 8:30 — Those rings have an annoying wobble.
• 20:00 — I was expecting the enforcer-guy to come in. Maybe that’s why he was cut out of the theatrical version.
• 22:45 — If they know about other worlds, then presumably Kryptonians survived elsewhere.
• 25:30 — Full frontal child nudity. Would never happen with a girl, then or now.
• 28:00 — Phonograph record
• 37:30 — This scene is brought to you by Cheerios.
• 37:45 — .. and so is this one.
• 39:30 — Know what?
• 44:00 — All that water is confusing.
• 49:30 — So what’s with his costume?
• 50:45 — That is an awful smile.
• 54:00 — Did he just grab her by the pussy?
• 56:45 — He doesn’t go for the guy’s wallet. He’s dressed nice and everything.
• 1:02:33 — That’s not the Doom sound, but it’s the sound Doom uses for its doors!
• 1:06:00 — Air Force One
• 1:10:00 — It’s so confusing that he’s been knocked out or killed.
• 1:11:00 — That was a nod to Superman changing in a phone booth.
• 1:11:15 — Where’d the rest of his stuff go?
• 1:17:15 — Superman is a dick to.. who would remove boats from the middle of the road?

• 1:18:00 — Abusive mother.

• 1:22:00 — This scene is brought to you by JVC
• 1:25:30 — Moses, Biblical Mount Sinai, Ten Commandments
• 1:25:30 — “What are you standing around about for?” doesn’t make sense.
• 1:25:30 — The cigar reappears in his mouth.
• 1:28:30 — Wait, why would she ask if he can see through anything? Or any of that?
• 1:29:00 — Why would there be lead in a planter?
• 1:31:15 — Peter Pan
• 1:33:15 — Yes, yes she would be cold.
• 1:40:45 — Particle from Krypton drifted to Earth? No, it’s not likely.
• 1:41:00 — The paper is unwrinkled in her hands.
• 1:41:15 — Addis Ababa
• 1:41:30 — None of that makes sense. Why would they know he can’t be shot or burnt? What’s with the bullshit about radioactivity and shit from that meteorite being able to kill him?
• 1:42:00 — A brenoose(?)
• 1:47:15 — Hoover Dam
• 1:48:30 — Why would international news like that even reach them?
• 1:50:15 — What. He has a magical transforming suit.
• 1:57:00 — San Andreas Fault
• 2:00:45 — Hackensack, New Jersey – United States
• 2:03:45 — That’s rape.
• 2:09:15 — What.
• 2:15:30 — That water dam thing makes no sense. Water doesn’t work that way.
• 2:18:00 — That’s corpse-rape.
• 2:18:45 — He has fillings.
• 2:19:45 — Even as a kid, this didn’t make any sense.
• 2:23:30 — So what about Zod and company? I guess this movie was specifically lining up a second.

• 2:30:02 — Brought to you by..

The fourth wall is broken at the final moment when he is flying, then looks at the camera and smiles.

Original 1978 Theatrical Version ∞

(not watched)

Footnotes

1. was www2.warnerbros.com:80/superman/home.html [ ↩ ]