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I don't know why it took me so long to buy this film. I picked it up at the video store last week, brought it home, and I've been watching it every day since then! I first saw the film in 1978, when everyone was excited about seeing a film about the mythical superhero (before we all became jaded by endless superhero films). I remember being surprised by Margot Kidder's performance as Lois Lane; I was a child then, and I had always thought that Lois was supposed to be a very passive character, not an assertive, hard-working woman. Kidder changed that for me.
This film, regardless of the input of many talented artists, will always and indelibly belong to the late Christopher Reeve. It makes my heart ache to see him, young, strong, beautiful, and able-bodied. I had forgotten how good he really was; he's so good, you can easily miss the little subtleties he brings to his characterization. It was his first starring role, and he holds his own effortlessly even against such heavyweights as Brando and Hackman. He manages to be believably self-effacing and klutzy as Clark Kent, and believably strong and moral as Superman - NOT an easy task, by any means.
I believed that he would walk again, after his tragic accident. Then we suffered the bitter, heartbreaking loss first of Christopher Reeve, then of his incredibly strong wife, Dana. Now, THAT is a story worth telling.
This is the single best casting job ever performed in Hollywood, and nobody knew, at the time, how perfect or compelling it would be. Reeve had less than two decades of able-bodied life ahead of him; he would be gone from us before thirty years had passed. He didn't just play the part of Superman; he WAS Superman, with a strength, courage, and determination that even the Man of Steel didn't possess.
You are sorely missed, Mr. Reeve/Superman.
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The Picture Quality is decent, not as good as Superman II: The Donner Cut...but for such an old movie, the quality is worth the money and I won't need to get this film again until they find a way to make this version obsolete...
I recommend this purchase on BD...even though Superman II is a better version for BD...it just makes the collection that much more worthwhile..
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There are many problems with this movie keeping me from liking it. One, the opening with young Clark just drags on for far too long. I could deal with that, though. The thing that kills the movie for me (spoiler alert, assuming you've been on a deserted island for the last 25 years) is the end. Not only do I think every show/movie that uses time travel to undo some tragedy is a cop out, it was also performed in the most unbelievable way possible. The world is not a big tape!! You can't rewind it! Even as a kid when I first saw this, I realized that spinning the earth backwards would not reverse time. (It would cause some good ol' fashioned world wide devastation that would have made Luthor's scheme look like nothing in comparison.) Also, if he can fly that fast, why couldn't he catch the missles in the first place?
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This is a classic as I remembered watching it throughout my life. To now watching it in high definition, I couldn't believe I was watching the same movie. There were a few scenes that couldn't or didn't get the restore treatment, but in general, the whole film was restored.
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Have not been able to see this movie on my HD Dvd, even after a re-shipment as Zoneing may have been an issue. All other DVD's work 100%.
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