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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014780101326
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1978
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Richard Donner's 1978 epic about the Man of Steel showed how a film about a superhero could be a moving and romantic experience even for people who long ago gave up comic books. Beginning on the icy planet Krypton, the story follows the baby Kal-El, whose rocket ship lands in Smallville, Kansas. He is found there by a childless couple and raised as the shy Clark Kent (the young Kent is played by Jeff East). The film is perhaps most touching in these sequences, with expanses of wheat fields blowing in the wind and with a young man who can't figure out what part in destiny his great powers are meant to play. The second half, with Reeve taking over as Clark/Superman, is bustling, enchanting (the scene in which Superman flies girlfriend Lois Lane--played by Margot Kidder--through the night sky is great date material), and funny, thanks largely to Gene Hackman's sardonic portrayal of nemesis Lex Luthor. --Tom Keogh
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Remember those PSA commercials? For example. I feel so dark inside I feel like I want to cry it's hard to live with a lie (this is a song). Then the girl goes to her sister and says, "I took your necklace". I think it was from the church of Latter Day Saints (if I messed that up and your a member, sorry). No fear Superman is here and he doesn't lie! He does however live one but there are reasons.
What about the PSA about safety in the house and the pot of boiling water with the ... Read More
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Can there ever be another Superman. No.
Reeves will always be the man of steel no matter how many times Hollywood tries to remake the movie.
The acting is just so so.
But we didn't see this movie for the acting. We saw it to see what Superman could do.
What couldn't he do?
Awesome story, awesome FX for it's time.
A brilliant movie and a must see/must own.
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Dear Warner Home Video: How about taking a page from the Blu-Ray releases of "Blade Runner" and "Close Encounters"..? - Feel free to dole out all the the extended or director's cut versions you have... But PLEASE INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION. Do really expect fans of this movie to sit down with VHS or laserdisc, if they simply want to see the 1978 classic???
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The Blu-ray edition gives you the "Extended Version" edit, without telling you anywhere in the packaging that this is not the original release edit. The added scene where Superman tries to give Marlon Brando's ghost a hug is unintentially hilarious. There's a reason Donner cut it, and the decision to restore it is poor. We already have to deal with the Margot Kidder voiceover during the romantic flying sequence...we don't need to add more groaners to this movie. Donner's already stated he prefers ... Read More
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I remember watching this movie at home and thinking wow, this is great! However, I was 12, the special effects were good for the time and I had nothing to compare it to (remember,I was 12). Anyway, this movie came free with my PS3, so no harm, no foul, let's see how it looks... The transfer is not that good, especially the early scenes with Brando. But that's not the only problem. Unfortunately, for me, I've seen Batman Begins, X2, Iron Man, Spider Man, just to name a few. When comparing current ... Read More
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