After watching and re-watching of James Gunn Superman trailer In the past few weeks I'm at the peak of Superman. to keep it going I decided at that moment Build Lego during the Christmas holidays.I'm going to watch it all again. Christopher Reeve Superman Movies. Movies I've seen before—I'm old enough to have seen them. IV in theaters—but not re-watched in sequence for decades. What I found was one of the fastest declining franchises I can think of. Although I believe history has taken a different turn in two films.
Everyone can agree that Richard Donner's 1978 film Superman It's a classic. It was so epic and full of memorable scenes that it still stands as one of the greatest superhero movies of all time. It is clearly the best of the bunch. Superman II Even if it's definitely a step down But it completes the story of that film beautifully. It gives us insight into Clark's character. Kent and Lois Complete lane And that concludes the whole General Zod story.
Then I popped up Superman 3 And immediately I knew it was a bad decision. Let's start with the character of Richard. Pryor in the unemployment office Then he magically becomes the world's greatest computer hacker. Clark Kent returns to Smallville and becomes strangely close to his old classmates. Pryor and his evil boss create fake kryptonite, which is basically cigarettes. And it mysteriously turns Superman into a bastard. Then we have to watch him be an asshole for too long. Superman finally fights himself. Make it back to normal again. and fight computer hackers At the same time, it's inexplicable to forgive Pryor's character and, frankly, it's a giant piece of nonsense.
Superman III Makes me really angry If I want to watch a Richard Pryor movie, I'll do that. Apparently it was just Richard Pryor starring in Superman Movies are nothing else. It misunderstood the character. There was never a dramatic storyline. Full of weird jokes And it works better as an anti-smoking advertisement than anything else. This made me very worried because while I had seen Superman and Superman II A few times over the past few years, I can't remember. Third or IV As well. The only thing I remember is that I thought IV It's the worst group. So when I started I was more than a little hesitant.
I found those low expectations too. Superman IV: Mission for Peace Definitely superior Superman III– It's still terrible—don't forget—but at least it's trying to be. Superman movie. He falls in love with Lois Lane, Margot Kidder returns for the entire movie, Lex Luthor has a new plan, and Gene Hackman returns for the entire movie. Superman battles extraterrestrial villains in Nuclear Man, and the character is working to make the whole world better. These are all things that feel important to a's DNA in some way. Superman movies.
Of course, this all happened too easily. And none of the actors Except for Reeve, who is always talented. to care little about what they are doing Superman 4 Forget the events of the other films, it looks terrible, feels too small for the franchise. And the action scenes are terrible. It's a terrible, terrible movie. But it was a step up from the abominations of the past.
When the movie ends (Superman 4 Still mercifully 45 minutes shorter than the previous three shows. There are many reasons for that.) I feel quite confident in my ranking. One is one, two is two, four is three, and three is four. It really feels like a show where there are no mistakes. So when I looked at Wikipedia and Rotten Tomatoes to see Superman 3 It is better regarded, although not by much. IVI was a little surprised. Clearly that was the story I had in my head. But when you see a bad movie Two stories in a row After the good first and second parts I feel like that history is wrong. Superman 3 It is terrible in every sense of the word while seeking peace Terrible, while at least trying to be a Superman movie. And that puts it over the top.
Luckily, Warner Bros. has the perfect palate cleanser for these two atrocities. No, not an unofficial sequel. Superman returns Since 2006, we mean Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story– A great documentary about a man and a character. at It might actually be the best Superman movie ever.
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