Superman Premiered 40 Years Ago Today (yesterday in US time)

[Walter White]

And the superhero movie genre got off to a flying start! *hehe*

[Crimson Dynamo]

i remember going to see it and coming out and thinking i could fly

:flutter:

[Scoot]

It still holds up today! (Except for maybe the ending but there’s been worse)

[Alf]

i remember going to see it and coming out and thinking i could fly

:flutter:Was you in the hospital when you found out you couldn't?

[user104658]

It still holds up today! (Except for maybe the ending but there’s been worse)

...Does it, though? It's a good film but the special effects really don't hold up. Though they're not AWFUL considering the date of release and budget.

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[Walter White]

i remember going to see it and coming out and thinking i could fly

:flutter:Lucky you. I wasn't born yet.

[user104658]

i remember going to see it and coming out and thinking i could fly

:flutter:

I remember coming out of the first Sam Raimi Spider-man feeling like I could just hop up over the seats and swing out the door.

... :joker: I wasn't even a little kid, I was nearly 17.

I also came out of The Matrix feeling like I could alter things with my mind and was a ninja but more excuse there as I was 13 (and already puffing my chest because the film was a 15 and I got in :smug: )

[Scoot]

...Does it, though? It's a good film but the special effects really don't hold up. Though they're not AWFUL considering the date of release and budget.

https://media.giphy.com/media/wYB1rjm7SRUpW/giphy.gif

The special effects are dated yeah but as a film the story/acting holds up.
As much as I loved Amy Adams as Lois, Margot will always be Lois Lane to me :love:

[user104658]

As much as I loved Amy Adams as Lois, Margot will always be Lois Lane to me :love:

https://confusingmiddle.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/lois-lane-teri-hatcher.gif

[The Slim Reaper]

Lucky you. I wasn't born yet.

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[Scoot]

https://confusingmiddle.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/lois-lane-teri-hatcher.gif

I've not seen the show :worry:

That said I have been considering giving it a go, I wonder if it's aged well?

[user104658]

I've not seen the show :worry:

That said I have been considering giving it a go, I wonder if it's aged well?

I would guess at "no", it was before TV went big-budget so it was more like a soap opera than a modern TV show. Like... Murder She Wrote, but with super powers :joker:.

[Scoot]

I would guess at "no", it was before TV went big-budget so it was more like a soap opera than a modern TV show. Like... Murder She Wrote, but with super powers :joker:.

Omg I love Murder She Wrote, you just convinced me :joker:

[user104658]

Omg I love Murder She Wrote, you just convinced me :joker:Honestly if you liked 90's TV you'll love it, it was some of the best.

[Scoot]

Honestly if you liked 90's TV you'll love it, it was some of the best.

I’ll definitely have to check it out!

Back (slightly) on topic, I really like Superman II as well (though I think it’s a bit overrated), Superman III is boring and Superman IV was terrible. Superman Returns I didn’t mind too much? Don’t understand the hate for that one. Man of Steel was great for the most part but really bloated towards the end.

[Walter White]

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/five-ways-superman-the-movie-defined-the-superhero-genre/

https://confusingmiddle.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/lois-lane-teri-hatcher.gifDefinitely a contender for the hottest,

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