Superman II - General Zod Loses His Powers | Super Scenes | DC

[@jackieanderson9408]

Rest in peace to both Superman and Lois 🙏🏿

[@duncancurtis5108]

And Sarah Douglas.

[@SupermanJL]

​@@duncancurtis5108Sarah Douglas is still alive

[@gerardflynn7382]

R. I. P. to both Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve.

[@auntiesemite9295]

This role was beneath Gene Hackman.

[@n3r0wolfe]

@@auntiesemite9295 i didnt see him complaining.. nice bot account btw

[@thewab1974]

My dad took me to see this movie on the opening night and I’ll never forget how much we all cheered once Superman started to crush General Zod‘s hand and the music started in. It was the first time I’d ever gone to a movie where the audience audibly cheered. It was amazing.

[@ChrisCrossAplsauce]

Had the exact same experience

[@davefb]

Was just going to post, I remember watching the first time and being so desolate that, no it can't be he's lost all his powers :-O . dunno about cheering, this would have been the uk :D

[@nofun3903]

That must've been incredible! I was born a bit too late to catch it in theaters but I still remember how I lost my mind from excitement when I first saw this scene on VHS.

[@egrintarg230]

Yeah, being a kid and watching that on the big screen was unforgettable. And that was when big screen was not your TV.

[@stacylayton3254]

No one will ever replace Christopher Reeve . He will always be the ICONIC SUPERMAN

[@frankcarlone5130]

George Reeves is the ICONIC SUPERMAN

[@SaddleTrampTV]

@@frankcarlone5130 ^^^^^^ Nope nope nope

[@mikefuller363]

henry cavill was special as well, now we have neither

[@Mysticinvestigations]

Superman was really having fun playing along with them. He even kneeled before Zod just to mess with his mind.

[@larryfrazier5925]

Well done clark

[@JeremyTurpen-s7h]

@@larryfrazier5925 I used to play this game at school I was never very good at it

[@draexian530]

That school kid walking to the principle act was all Clark. Many years of bowing to ordinary human bosses trained him well to conceal his strength.

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

@@JeremyTurpen-s7hthat line doesn’t make sense since he left Krypton as a baby and the human kids aren’t able to play this game

[@wydryfly]

Crushes General Zod’s hand, cue John Williams’ music……. Awesome!!!

[@venividi8523]

John Williams remains the GOAT forever

[@BloodiedFearr]

I love the crunching sound of Zod's hand 👍

[@kineticdeath]

bone crunching followed by the subtly building superman theme is top notch

[@robertbusek30]

@@kineticdeathAs much as I like the themes Zimmer came up with for the modern Superman movies, there really is only one John Williams…

[@BloodiedFearr]

@@robertbusek30 John Williams is amazing 👍

[@BloodiedFearr]

@@kineticdeath 👍

[@ja3482]

@@BloodiedFearr they f---ed with sup's babe. He wanted to make zod pay hard for that.

[@travelingjazzman117]

I love this scene because it shows that *Superman* realized that using punches and powers weren't going to win the battle. Thus, *Superman* finally understood his opponents (including Lex Luthor's deceitful ways) and went back to his *Fortress of Solitude* and used "prep-time" to outsmart them. Furthermore, in the first film *Lex Luthor* said "Mind over muscle" to *Superman* as a way to show his dominance over our hero. Now in this film, *Superman* did exactly that in this scene and when *Lex Luthor* realized it, *Superman* pointed to his head gesturing, "Yep, Luthor. Mind over muscle. I used my brain."

[@ArtofLunatik]

batman would be proud😊

[@robertbusek30]

And even Luthor is impressed that he got played by Superman…

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

[@PittAfterSchool]

I thought Superman couldn’t lie.

[@ArtofLunatik]

@@PittAfterSchool why?

[@markoarkaina8656]

I love how Superman smiles at Zod after crushing every bone in his hand into powder.

[@EthanAnania]

Much better than Cavill’s screaming outburst in Man of Steel.

[@AlaborJinta]

is that what happened? powder you say?

[@stephenmiller2337]

I love this scene because it shows that Superman was playing chess while the villians were playing checkers.

[@e-pflow3144]

My goodness, all the actors in this movie are truly amazing from Gene Hackman, Terrance Stamp and the late Christopher Reeve.

[@miguelarcachero6103]

The late Christopher Reeve, is pure DC All In.

[@robertbusek30]

I really wish we had had a Reeve/Keaton crossover movie…

[@robertdawson291]

I’ve always liked Christopher Reaves over the other people who played Superman, even though black-and-white TV series.😊

[@neneshubby]

I love how Ursa even screams in a British accent.

[@michaelc9090]

Not Sarah Douglas's voice throughout the movie, she was dubbed over for some stupid reason

[@antoniocarlossousa8207]

Christopher Reeve, the ultimate Superman looking!

[@richard77231]

I love how Zod has to qualify his statement about Superman being his slave, with a pause, forever. Very dignified ;)

[@brianburgett5894]

That punch was the most satisfying part of the scene .😊

[@GeekX3010]

Christopher Reeve. May God keep you 😢🙏🏻

[@framework-d1u]

@@GeekX3010 God would have been more useful a little earlier in Christopher's life. Maybe He was off playing golf or something. 🙄

[@GeekX3010]

​​@@framework-d1u How insensitive, man! 😑

[@framework-d1u]

@@GeekX3010 How? 🙂

[@GeekX3010]

​​@@framework-d1uDon't play dumb. You're insulting our God, aren't you?

[@framework-d1u]

@GeekX3010 I'm certainly questioning the idea that gods exist, which is a highly questionable idea. 🙂

[@dcacplus]

He was always my inspiration

[@miguelrodrigo3875]

I like Henry Cavill a lot as Superman, but this Reeve is the Superman!

[@ryanakers1372]

I wish Cavill had better writing to work with. So much wasted potential.

[@earlygenesistherevealedcos1982]

He's THE Clark Kent as well.

[@robertnobody]

All American Classic...they can keep remaking them, but these movies will always stand the test of time.

[@followword6452]

I remember watching this great movie over and over in the 80s

[@robertgearhartii4710]

In my opinion, Christopher Reeves will always be the very best Superman. ❤

[@elizabethv_royalsfan]

And years later, Zod would lose his chancellorship in the galaxy of Star Wars

[@jonathanmyers2867]

3:55 "Hey, you know something? You're a real pain in the neck!" 💥🤛

[@shukitheconscious3150]

"AAAUauUUUUUUUUGH 😩😩" 💀

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

Seeing Lois punch Ursa warmed my heart.

[@johncap6495]

@@seanwolslau-holdren6731 Supes should have married Ursa j/k I got a thing for Ursa for some reason 😂

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

@johncap6495 I beg to differ. Zod, Non, and Ursa were criminals who were bent on conquering and ruling Earth. Sure, Ursa is a fellow kryptonian, but as Jor-El put it, "Who's perversions and unreasoning hatred for all mankind have threatened even the children of Krypton,"

[@WintersWar]

I would have scooped ursa up and pushed lois into the ice fog drop.

[@Don0311]

All the amazing effects that they have 40 years later with the new Superman movies are nothing compared to the original for 1 reason. The acting in the original is absolutely superb.

[@Kwaj]

Been crushing on Ursa (Sarah Douglas) for over 35 years. ❤

[@Jpgundarun]

The good old switcheroo on the superpower taketh away machine! Genius!

[@AriellePolder]

Christopher Reeve was Superman. Period.

[@davidwainwright8021]

But, so was George Reeves!

[@lucky889s9]

That's the real gym body without steroids, peds, etc. Reeve declined to take all of those and workout by himself

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

@@davidwainwright8021I thought he was a better Clark Kent

[@justinbrown9838]

The smiles, after they both just murder three people.

[@douglasfrior6428]

noone was murdered though.

[@RajHK8]

@@douglasfrior6428 Zod’s hand was

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Zod, Ursa and Non deserved it. They're not people, they're murderers. Superman did the right thing.

[@WintersWar]

Everyone is so young! Gene Hackman always a treat. I never could reconcile whether Superman should have kneeled or not.

[@robertbusek30]

He’s so good whatever he’s in.

[@ryanakers1372]

I mean, he had won, so why not have a bit of fun, lol.

[@ja3482]

It's a great callback that makes Zods downfall even more ironic: In the scenes where jor-el sentences the three to the phantom zone(not sure if this is in the theatrical cut tho), zod loudly declares that Jor's children will kneel before him. So Zod wound up having his wish fulfilled, but not in the manner in which he intended 😏

[@tomace4898]

"Lex Luthor, Ruler of Australia, activate the machine."

[@davidedwards4088]

Back when movie theaters kept movies for almost a year on the screens. My father took me to see the first one, which was still selling out. Another movie has just come out at the time called The Warriors. There were only single seats left. One in the front and one in the back. I sat in the front🤣 at the time you knew this was something special.

[@heatherrounds6550]

The most iconic scene ever

[@brandonbeard077]

Best SuperMan movie to date.

[@alexsummers9140]

Don't you LOVE that JOHN WILLIAM'S SCORE?

[@iec7587]

and all the others

[@robertbusek30]

3:17 : Narrator: “It was at this moment that General Zod knew he f*cked up…”

[@petecoventry6858]

Terence Stamp was 42 when he played Zod He is now 86 and still acting. Gene hackman is 94. Ned Betty is dead (otis), so is Reeve and Margot. Sarah Douglas is still acting as is Jack O Halloran. 4 out of the 6 in that scene are still around

[@Alex-xh9kv]

Ned Betty isn't in this scene, just the movie.

[@rajnirvan3336]

3:14 the crack was awesome

[@kurtb8474]

Margot was a such cute Lois Lane. Her, Christopher and Gene. Perfect casting.

[@aribhugoo454]

That moment the music kicks in when he crushes Zod's hand is pure magic.

[@johncap6495]

@@aribhugoo454 yep some said there’s no emotional growth for the characters here. Emotional? Your comment defines emotional. People literally get goosebumps when the hand cracks and the iconic music blasts

[@sledgehammer301]

@@johncap6495 Yup. And if you watch it 1000 times, you get the same feels as the first time.

[@johncap6495]

@@sledgehammer301 yep! I’ve learned that this week😂 If I was Supes I’d take Ursa for a spin 😂

[@chantayb86]

Terrence Stamp was the best portrayal of the villain, Zod.

[@kurtwpg]

Back when I saw the movie, I thought he was old. He was a puppy compared to my age now, and he's still around.

[@Slenderman822]

Classic movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@vjreimedia]

The shot all that in a day. Started at 10 am, by 3 they were done.

[@hankking9007]

superman was very intelligent to outsmart lex

[@manuellim6284]

Superman tricked Zod

[@RedPyramid-lf4sb]

And the best way Superman did that was by using his brain, outsmarting Zod. Superman definitely had something up his Kryptonian sleeve.

[@timothyturner1056]

​@@RedPyramid-lf4sbAnd also Superman outsmarted Luthor too.

[@larryfrazier5925]

​@@timothyturner10562 4 1

[@4985boo]

Thanks captain obvious 😂

[@nicholasimholte7359]

No, really?

[@TheRyanMan2194]

3:14 The Crack Is Unbelievable!

[@thearch1tect249]

The Greatest and only SUPERMAN "Christopher Reeve" !!

[@alwayspooh1588]

Timeless scene. Reeve was Superman, both as the character of Superman and his attitude after his accident. Cavil is good and so was Tom Welling, to be sure, but they or anyone else will never be Superman like Reeve.

[@ericdunn7352]

@@alwayspooh1588 What about George Reeves?

[@alwayspooh1588]

@@ericdunn7352 Have not seen enough of him to make a fair assessment.

[@SamuelVaness-qg2cp]

We all need a friend like luthor 😅

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

Best part of the scene was left out. Lex Luthor attempts and fails to convince Superman he was in on the trick and was trying to help him beat Zod all along.

[@seanwebb605]

I appreciate that a convicted criminal wants to rule Australia.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@seanwebb605 In the very early shooting script, it was Cuba.

[@seanwebb605]

@@mainstreetsaint36 Did they release a film where he said Australia or an early script that read Cuba?

[@mainstreetsaint36]

@@seanwebb605 Script only. They just kept it to Australia for the movie. To be honest, Luthor would not have been the worst thing for Cubans at that time.

[@seanwebb605]

@@mainstreetsaint36 So in the movie it is Australia? And the script wasn't released? I wonder then if we're commenting on a clip from the movie it is the movie that is relevant. Just thinking aloud I guess.

[@lashandajones4630]

Superman was my first crush. I swooned so hard; I couldn’t finished my popcorn.🥰

[@thomasjefferson3506]

Superman was Zod's last crush. His hand, that is.

[@paulqueripel3493]

Wouldn't Zod also have super hearing? Therefore Lex's double cross wouldn't matter, he'd have heard the whisper.

[@groovymusic6776]

I saw this at York Plaza Theater that used to be near my home in Columbus... I went with my mom and dad and hid between the scene when Zod and his cronies attacked the capital.... Great memories.. Too bad we can't go back....

[@bargainmaterials1]

Non was none too smart was he. 'OMG General Zod has lost his powers....Let me fly and...Oh Yeah. That would also include me'

[@danielnunn7602]

No. ..he lived to play Simon Moon in the Hero and the Terror ..

[@skateboard_sandwich]

Best "gotcha" ever.

[@djparaense]

Christopher Reeve and Helen Slater (Supergirl) are the best casting for superhero films ever. Their perfect hairs, bodies, height, the shape of their faces, they really look like comicbook people.

[@way2gocurtis]

You didn't like Supergirl on CW with Melissa Benoist?

[@djparaense]

@@way2gocurtis I love her too, Melissa is a beautiful lady.

[@paul16451]

Well, anyone could look like that when you have a whole team of people to help build you to the role, including a personal trainer with an extnsive workout program to follow, a dietician and nutritionist, a makeup artist, a hair stylist, a costume artist, a personal tailor, acting and voice coaches, script writers telling you what to say, and lighting techs who can shoot you from your best angles every time.

[@gregrowe1168]

@@djparaense Brandon Routh looked a lot like Reeve. Very tall and muscular. Probably even more so than Reeve. Reeve almost lost the audition because he was considered too skinny to play Superman. He had to bulk up a lot to convince them he was right for the role.

[@michaeltilley8708]

@@paul16451we know you could

[@TheOne_KingDavid]

He played the best Zod!

[@petervickers911]

the best superman ever

[@bobwoods1302]

I remember going to see this with my family back when we still talked to each other.

[@neutral6941]

Christopher Reeve is the best 2 play SuperMan.

[@ManahManah77]

I saw part of an interview with the guy who played Nor not too long ago, and he was laughing about how he basically got famous from a movie and never had to say a word.

[@PaulJohnson-ju8sl]

Superman, when you get that machine with the green crystal, you become even more powerful and normal. Urus and General Zod lose their powers well done man of steel and rest in peace my number one through man who is born on my birth year 1978.

[@aldoileanumeliber]

The sweat at the arm pit is so funny

[@michaelstone1]

Super sweat

[@gilcarvalho2525]

This was very funny vídeo. Superman have his powers back. Rest in peace Christopher Reeve. I miss you. 😢😊😅😂❤🎉

[@franzfrunzner4086]

I always asked myself: Why did Lex Luthor not start the molecule converter again, after he recognized what had happened? Superman would be helpless, because this time he was outside the chamber.

[@talgoren2246]

powerless is not the same as helpless. even without powers, farm boy could still beat him up. also, I am not sure there was a way off that stage without flying.

[@grf15]

One time use, perhaps. An interesting question. However, Lex was probably too stunned to think.

[@ricklee6196]

Christopher Reeve, the ultimate Superman

[@ericdunn7352]

Zod : Chancellor Valorum, Kneel before Zod. Valorum: The Jedi will stop You Zod: Then They will kneel before Zod as well.

[@actioncom2748]

In the end, Zod did get everything he wanted. If only for a minute. But I find interesting is that is what it took to defeat Zod. Give Zod what Zod felt like he was cheated out of and then let Karma do the rest.

[@DeadManSitting]

I love the scene, but why does superman have pits to death in his home? lol

[@Kneedidaname]

Speaking of pits, why does Superman have underarm sweat in a house of ice at 3:27

[@igfoobar]

No superhero will ever be as awesome as Adam West's Batman. No one else even comes close.

[@ja3482]

4:03 "hey, lois, now we're Both killers" 😏🥰

[@StareachValcin]

Superman and Lois didn't kill anyone in this scene.

[@ja3482]

​@@StareachValcin 3:35 4:00

[@venividi8523]

James Gunn saved us from Hack Snyder’s “vision”, cry harder

[@ja3482]

@venividi8523 not yet!

[@AustinYoshino]

Came here for this comment

[@theyux1]

Superman kneeling before zod just to troll him. Its always great when superman is petty. Not super petty, but like .01 perecent petty.

[@JamesMacarther]

General Zod came in in like a God - went out like a punk !

[@liquidmagma]

Out like General Sod

[@DamienDunne-l6h]

Great film,rip Christopher,great clip in the film

[@danw4490]

One of the best scenes ever in film.

[@UPCM01]

If Warner would do a new re-edited version, utilizing Both Lester and Donner's cuts. That would be the best Ultimite Version of Superman 2.

[@berniesykes5184]

Basically, The Donner cut is...If you listen to the commentary, Donner said he had to use some of Lester's work to make the movie complete..As there was no way to go back and reshoot anything. He makes this very clear during the Battle Sequences in Metropolis And Fortress Of Solitude as Lester Directed practically all the the battle sequences

[@UPCM01]

@@berniesykes5184 Basically, Donner had no choose but to use Some of Lester's footage to make his (Donner's) version make sense. Since both Lester and Donner have passed away, WB can and should make a version Utilizing the Best of both of Lester's version and Donner's version plus extended & deleted scenes to make... the Ultimite version of Superman 2

[@azurerainbow4637]

Lex Luthor should be proud that he helped Superman make General Zod, Ursa & Non lose their powers because they threatened to kill millions of Earthlings if Superman dares to continue to defy them. Luthor's girlfriend, Eve Tessmacher would've been killed and also Luthor's family.

[@Amigation-if9ds]

I love this scene in the Donner's cut.

[@joeykim6550]

Christopher Reeves will forever be my Superman

[@theiran]

For me, the highlight of the movie was Lois punching Ursa. Several years back, someone did it as a meme with audio.

[@DanSullivan129]

I wonder what would’ve happened if lex Luthor had gone along with superman’s plan and tried to get him into the chamber

[@SkyNetGeneral-]

Ladies and gen z millennials? This is Iconic , stamp and reeve and Hackman !! In this movie . Really Epic❤

[@nicholastomaselli7958]

Superman’s armpits were sweaty when he lifts zod in the air, even though its an ice castle, it must have been a big deal.

[@VizioN-Scope]

3:27 Superman is sweating a lot. That suit really seals in the flavor 😅

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

That crunch sound

[@pascalmeyer8768]

I know everyone loves Christopher Reeves. And they're right. But I do. Love, Gene Hackman hazlelex

[@QWorld-Me]

Love this scene ❤

[@guyburgess2160]

Rest in peace Christopher 🙏🏾

[@Adam-lw9xp]

The clever thing is that Superman set up a no lose scenario with or without Lex Luther's help. Hypothetically, if Luther went along with it, Superman at the controls would just reversed the settings back to normal.

[@conatcha]

3:54 "¿Sabes que te digo? Que eres más pesada que las moscas."

[@proudhunter85dirty]

C'mon Zod, you want a piece of me, I'll fight you

[@larryfrazier5925]

Been great if jorel had Appeared one final time with zod there...

[@Eric_W]

Superman sweats!? 3:27 hmmpf well I'll be dipped!

[@IdgaradLyracant]

3:28 Always makes me giggle. Reeve pitting out.

[@HANSMKAMP]

3:39 He: "Oooooo-iiiiihhh!!"

[@DWNicolo]

Once again, Superman pulls a rabbit out of the hat.

[@thegreatinterpreter8382]

Honestly, I've been worshiping Zod for 20 years now. There's a lot a kneeling and a lot of Polyvinyl involved. And don't even get me started on my beard trimmer accessories. But, at the end of the day, it's all worth it. I've got exactly 2 friends; hate the son of Jor-el and, bet you didn't know this about Zod... have a pretty good Karaoke voice.

[@thomashenry2514]

The part where Superman picks up Zod overhead. I guess even Superman sweats.

[@Bigdawgrazorback1]

😂😂😂

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Lex luthor Ruler of Australia !

[@chrispswann6825]

I've heard there's a deleted scene that shows the three villains in prison. It was to show that Superman didn't actually kill them as it would have been out of character and there was no need to kill them as their powers had been taken away. But it was deleted for whatever reason. I guess they wanted to end the movie with the amnesia kiss and Zod being in prison didn't fit in.

[@XB10001]

Superman looks eerily similar to Clark Kent .... but it cannot be, Kent wears glasses.

[@cinnamoncypher7507]

RIP Lex Luthor in the future⚰️🦸🏻‍♂️🇺🇸