Gen Z and Gen X React to Superman (1978) First Time Watching!

Join Mike, Ray, and Gerard as they take a nostalgic journey back to 1978 with the iconic Superman: The Movie! Watch as they react to Christopher Reeve's legendary portrayal of the Man of Steel, the groundbreaking special effects, and the timeless charm that made this film a superhero classic. Whether you're a lifelong Superman fan or new to the world of Krypton, this reaction is packed with fun insights, memories, and plenty of laughs. Don’t miss out on their take of this cinematic milestone!
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[@ronaldjeffrey8712]

Fun fact: The old couple on the train with the little girl were played by the original Superman and Lois Lane from the 1940's movie serials.

[@sciguyjeff]

The original Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane. George Reeves died way before this

[@ronaldjeffrey8712]

@sciguyjeff Not George Reeves, Kirk Allen, he was in the movie serials, not the television series.

[@FrancisXLord]

@@sciguyjeff He said the 'original Superman' - George Reeves was not the first.

[@roryotoole3279]

Also the little girl is supposed to be young Lois Lane There is an extended scene where she talks to her parents and they mention her name.

[@roryotoole3279]

After Superman turns back time he's able to eliminate the amount of time it took him to travel across country. That gave him more time to repair the damage done by the second rocket and lessen the amount of damage to the area. If you notice there's no hole, she just ran out of gas. That's the way I've always seen it and explained it to myself.

[@J0stAn0therJ0hn]

this Superman movie isnt just a movie, it's a film. I think that takes it above other superhero movies.

[@shag139]

First off the kid is crazy. Suzanne York is a total smoke show. Brando was 54 when this was released.

[@lukeball4937]

There is also the possibility that a species from another planet might not have all of the same physical characteristics of aging that humans have. :)

[@pedanticperson1149]

Re: Dolph Lundgren in Superman IV - while it looked a bit like him, it was actually an actor by the name of Mark Pillow, he only has 4 credits on IMDB. As to why they didn't head to Earth with their son, he knew that the council would be watching him & that he couldn't build a ship big enough for all three of them, so he chose to save his son.

[@cqtaylor]

You guys missed the part at the very end where Superman in space smiles at the audience.

[@RKnights]

We realized too late. Dang

[@stevesalyer6261]

Always loved your honest reviews... but the dude in the glasses decided to tune out and make fun of this amazing film. Gerard has NEVER done that. This film is ICONIC! The dude with the glasses bounced me out of the film... when he decided to judge the film instead of enjoying it. Big fan of Gerard... because he keeps an open mind. Not gonna lie... the guy with the glasses RUINED this reaction.

[@Rocket_Man232]

Agreed.

[@cwell510]

Thanks for letting me know, I won't waste my time watching it then.

[@cwell510]

I swear Gen Z'ers are the worst; the second the guy in the glasses said "mowing the lawn with one of those push-blade things", I was out...

[@camilocorrales8930]

When you watch the second one please leave those two out of it

[@Rocket_Man232]

The one on the left at any rate.

[@camilocorrales8930]

@@Rocket_Man232 I agree

[@joegarza4869]

Totally agree he's just an asshat

[@kevinstanton5998]

The comic book explanation for why no one recognizes him with glasses on is because superman has superhypnosis. It gives him a aura of power that he can't turn off. The glasses are made from glass on his spaceship and when worn cancel out the power. So now people see him as a normal person. For the time travel, this is probably the most scientifically accurate fro time travel. It doesn't matter what direction he travels around the earth, he simply needs to break the speed of light. Now that he is going backwards in time, it just appears like things flow backwards (think of the movie tenet, which is terrible btw).

[@FrancisXLord]

No-one recognised silent movie star Harold Lloyd without his glasses, which is what inspired them to use glasses to cover his identity in the first place - so its not entirely out of the realm of possibility, especially when Chris Reeve is playing two wildly different personalities so well.

[@manueldeabreu1980]

The Donner cut has a lot of scenes that were cut. The council found out he was using extra resources and deducted he was breaking their rules. He thought by sending on his son he could sneak him off the planet without the council knowing. There is a scene where security is heading to his lab when the sun explodes.

[@l.piloto7964]

The crystal is green in color but is not kryptonite. It is the command crystal that communicated to him when he was ready to build the Fortress of Solitude and begin his training. After 13 years of training he is ready to wear the family crest and become the Beacon of light to guide humanity to tomorrow (The Man of Tomorrow).

[@sciguyjeff]

Supposedly in the comics (long time ago), the reason Clark's disguise works is that he inadvertently uses a low level hypnotic power that made people see him (Clark) differently

[@OptmiusPrime114]

Perfect timing, especially with yesterday’s release of the trailer for the Christopher Reeve doc!

[@RKnights]

Funny how that happened :-)

[@zvimur]

​@@RKnights Hoping to see a reaction to trailer and, in time, the documentary.

[@derekramsaroup3883]

In 1978,the tagline for this movie was "you'll believe a man can fly"..and,watching this on the big screen,the audience most certainly did ... the first big budget superhero movie ...

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

34:03 Mark! By the way! Christopher was a real-life pilot, too! He took it upon himself to add flight realism to his flight scenes by using his hands as flight control surfaces. Kirk and George, before him, just punched the air to take off and held the same pose for flying. Except when George leaped out of windows. 😮

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK @ 6:08 ➡ Those "reflective" outfits were a pathetic sight in real life. (For whatever reason) the movie posters during its run showed them in scenes from the film WITHOUT a special effect added! It looked EXACTLY like they were wearing aluminum foil that they had gotten out of a "Reynolds Wrap" package! 🤦

[@harryclarkhulk]

Photoshop? Those are more like paintings. They didn’t have a photo of him yet. It was 1978. No CGI or computers were used at all.

[@johnw8578]

All I saw of Superman before this movie was the old b&w tv show and the cartoons (Super Friends) and some of the comics. Seeing this on the big screen was just awesome as a kid. And the 2nd movie was even better!

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK: You guys would enjoy reacting to the great, fun "Lois & Clark" TV series! (1993-1997)

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

56:38 Mark! She unintentionally caused some trauma for her children when she took them with her to see the movie, because she forgot that she had a death scene! 😮

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1:02:58 Mark! "Doctor Who" did an homage to a "Silver Age of Comics" Superman story in which the Daleks removed some planets and moons from their home planetary systems. The Doctor used his TARDIS to return them. He used a tractor beam, though. Superman constructed the biggest and longest chain ever made to pull the planets back in his story! 😮 In "DC's Guardians of the Galaxy" some celestial types decided to have fun with the fates of worlds by using them as magical bowling balls! Finger holes included! People on Earth with an awareness of Magic could look up and see the giant hands! But not the celestial bowling alley itself! 😮

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Another thing to note: Superman has a "tactile telekinetic" field, which allows him to extend the energy that he uses to fly around any object (or person) he's holding, shifting its center of gravity. This allows him to pick up objects at odd angles without them shifting or losing structural integrity. Thus, Lois can be held up with just her fingertips. Superboy (a sort-of-but-not-really clone of Superman) takes this power even further, using it to simulate the effects of super strength and being bulletproof without actually being super strong or indestructible, and can warp objects on contact.

[@andbrittain]

I usually love the reactions on this channel but that arrogant Mike has taken me right out of this one, what an appalling manner he has, see ya later, hopefully minus Mike.

[@Rocket_Man232]

Agreed!

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

33:07 Mark! No flinching! Cat scratches weren't a concern if you stayed in character. Hey! Not ugly! George stood strong for the special effects bullets to bounce off of him because they weren't there! However, the prop guns tossed at him he ducked because they were real and their weight could hurt him! 😮 They found a workaround by this time! 😊

[@ziggythedrummer]

Somebody probably already said this, but the Nuclear Man in Superman 4 was played by Mark Pillow, not Dolph Lundgren. I used to have a friend that liked to nitpick movies, he said about this one "when he's running by the train, you can see his feet aren't touching the ground so it shows he was suspended from a crane on the back of a truck" My response: "So in the movie SUPERMAN, your biggest problem is that in one scene, the main character - an alien with super strength, super speed and CAN FLY - his feet are not touching the ground?"

[@commanderkruge]

"Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's ... some flying guy wearing red swimming trunks over blue Yoga pants?"

[@ellie_jeann]

21:07 He was NOT leaving her, he had to go find his origins of why he is special and where he came from as well as get a job to help her pay bills and such. He literally sends all his paychecks to his home from the Daily Planet.

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK @ 16:28 ➡ That "woman looking out the window" was none other than the nifty Noel Neill! "Noel Neill played the iconic role of Lois Lane in various Superman productions, including: Serials: Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) Television: Adventures of Superman (1952-1958), replacing Phyllis Coates in the second season Film: Superman (1978) as Lois Lane’s mother, Ellen Lane Other appearances: Superboy (1988), Superman Returns (2006) Neill’s portrayal of Lois Lane is often described as vivacious and more lighthearted compared to Phyllis Coates’ version. She was a beloved figure in 1950s television and remained closely associated with the role throughout her career. Biographical Notes Noel Neill was born on November 25, 1920, and passed away on July 3, 2016, at the age of 95. She began her career as a model and actress in the early 1940s, eventually transitioning to television and film. Neill’s life and career were chronicled in the authorized biography “Truth, Justice, & The American Way: The Life And Times Of Noel Neill, The Original Lois Lane” by Larry Ward."

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

51:28 Mark! Huh? You mean "wealthy people"! Regular people can't afford it! Hence the remarks about sparing no expense! 🙄

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1:09:26 Mark! The first two movies were made at either "the same time" or "back to back" depending on who you ask and his personal preferences for describing it. 🤔

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

59:39 Mark! He didn't "time travel" per se though. They cut out the scenes that explained what happened to the rumbling. But the novelization or movie tie-in kept the explanations. 🤓

[@freakygoblin3068]

There was a series called Krypton (2018-2019) where the main character was, I believe Superman's grandfather. The girl on the train who saw Superman running... in a cut scene it's shown to be a young Lois Lane. There was a couple of Spiderman films in the late 1970's as well as a series. Trailer is probably available online.

[@linkloudenback8359]

Black coffee no creamer or sugar is what the real men drink.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

16:06 Mark! To see Lana Lang again, "Superman 3" is a must-see! 😊

[@txheadshots]

1978 was a different time for female characters in movies - they were almost always helpless, damsels in distress (Ripley in Alien and Leia in Star Wars being among the first)... "Strong" Lois didn't come around until later in the movies.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1:14:22 Mark! 4,353 Views + Mine! 🎉 Thumb Up #286! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! 😊 Notes: Ahem. 1978? At movie theaters, Superman was it! Everyone else was in television series, reruns included. I was thinking of making a list, but you should do your own research! 😉 Someone with access to "KZbin" to made his own version of "The Justice League" with Superman being the only member from the movies! 😊

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

12:53 Mark! Ray! There is a series named "Krypton"! 😊

[@russellkellett9535]

You can not compare this movie to any other all other movies are compere to this

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

49:20 Mark! That's an example of how women make better listeners than drivers. Regardless of being left-handed or right-handed women use both ears to listen with because they're the mothers who need to be alert to baby needs. Men though? Right-handed men listen with their right ears. Left-handed men with their left ears. So a right-handed man driving from the left seat has his listening ear aimed at whomever is to his right and is talking. Works swell in the USA. Not so much in the UK! There the lefties have the advantage! Remember too, that the left-brain controls the right side and the right-brain the left side. Being ambidextrous gives you the better driving option for hearing passengers! 😊 Ergo, Lois Lane keeps looking at the man because she is focused more on conversing than driving! Women have to train themselves to not turn their heads while driving and talking. TV shows and movies about police women don't often reflect that training if the director and/or writers place more emphasis on the talking. 🤔

[@russellkellett9535]

Now that's what you call a movie

[@tonyneal3266]

Take the dude with glasses off your panel he adds nothing

[@harryclarkhulk]

People reacting to a flying man catching a helicopter are probably just overwhelmed and excited. They don’t know what’s going on. They don’t even know it’s an alien yet. An experimental android or was he flying with air boosters? But you can see people’s reaction after the helicopter sequence which is genuinely shocking.

[@l.piloto7964]

A plane doesn't have heat vision, he could cook the bird before it got close.

[@vincentsaia6545]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies.

[@harryclarkhulk]

Dolph Lundgren? Seriously? Such a blended memory.

[@commanderkruge]

There actually IS a Krypton TV show. :D 2 seasons of it. Haven't watched it so far, only know it's in the days of Jor-El's father / Souperman's granddad. :D

[@athos1974]

The flying part where Superman saves the cat in the tree still looks so good. It almost seems "real".

[@brandonflorida1092]

"The Adventures of Superman" TV show in the 50s was very low budget but very good. I never saw an episode I didn't like.

[@commanderkruge]

(Nobody recognizes Clark is Superman) Hehe - in "The Tick" there's a scene that makes fun of that. The Tick (a weird super hero) meets that series' version of Superman and doesn't get he's that one Lawyer without his glasses on. To the absolute ridiculous degree that he'll stand in front of him and "Superman" puts on his glasses in front of the Tick and the Tick goes: "Whoa, hi 'Clark Kent' - say, where did Superman go, he was just here a second ago!". And that goes back and forth a few times. The Tick is not the brightest... :D

[@Rocket_Man232]

In 'Lois & Clark' the reveal scene was one of the greatest scenes in television history!

[@rttoonist4275]

My pet theory is that Superman is at his best when he's played by somebody named Reeve/Reeves, and the studios missed a big opportunity not to cast Keanu in Man of Steel. Given the Superman curse however, I wouldn't blame him for declining the role.

[@paulamoya7956]

Before this .. . He was just a Cartoon or a Comic Book .. Hello!!

[@Ashwgun]

Dolph Lundgren was not in Superman 4

[@colinbayley6764]

People didn't like lex Luther at the time. I think they weren't sure of the audience It would get so they went for camp to keep regular people. The version of Superman was based on the Bronze age comic. Superman 2 is closer to what you would expect when the phantom zone villains are released . Superman 2 is more your style.

[@grabtharshammer]

Marlon Brando was 54 when he made this film

[@phillymike3181]

There were several Superman cartoons during World War II as part of the propaganda war and a TV series during the 50s (With George Reeves as Superman ---- No relation)

[@RaceDayReplay]

THE best superhero movie

[@paulamoya7956]

I was 10 yrs old when this came out! Saw it in the Theatre . Christopher Reeves will forever be my one and only Superman !!⭐️☑️this was hard to watch with u guys . Total Disrespect to this Movie and series which is a Classic .. geeez.. learn the context ..guy on the left with the distracting voices cause he needed attention and didn’t appreciate this film. ☑️

[@Emburbujada]

I'll agree that this is the best movie Lex Luthor (I refuse to forgive Snyder for his), but the best live action Lex is Smallville's, even if the show ruins it after a couple of seasons.

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

To understand the Council, just think about how science-deniers talk about climate change.

[@zvimur]

React to the trailer of the new documentary "Super/Man the story of Christopher Reeve".

[@brockbaby]

Dood on left.. arms... 17 inches?

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 The only flaws in this movie are the stupid 'Otis' character, the stupid oversized eyeglasses 'Kent' is given to wear and the stomach-churning way Reeve portrayed Clark Kent. Thankfully both George Reeves and especially Dean Cain portrayed him like a f-g MAN!

[@toodlescae]

Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me. Tagline was: You'll believe a man can fly. Before this we had a tv Superman who was obviously jumping on a trampoline to "fly" off. 1978 figures: Budget $55 million Box office $ 300.5 million 2nd highest grossing movie that year.

[@toodlescae]

It wasn't just the glasses. Christopher Reeve was the only one who made it believable that no one realized that Clark and Superman were the same person. The scene in Lois' apartment is a fantastic piece of acting. With just a pair of glasses, a change in posture and a change in the tone and confidence in his voice Reeve became 2 different people.

[@russellkellett9535]

There will never be a better Superman then Christopher Reeve never

[@Mittens.49]

Guy on the left has no business reviewing any movies. Such a hater.

[@Rocket_Man232]

Agreed.

[@beatmet2355]

He’s too busy trying to be funny to actually watch the movie. He isn’t.

[@marlasotherchannel9847]

One of your panel is utterly obnoxious, but the rest of you are great. Thanks for watching :Superman"!

[@Rocket_Man232]

Agreed.

[@tonyneal3266]

Yeah get rid of him

[@Rocket_Man232]

@@tonyneal3266 A member told me that "they all love" him. I replied that it's not personal.

[@heavenknows4857]

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone watches older movies and just mocks the special effects. They completely overlook the acting, story, music, and everything else, showing no real appreciation for the film as a whole!

[@Rocket_Man232]

@@heavenknows4857 Well, I said that he shouldn't be amongst the reactors and the response was "We all love Michael". I replied that it wasn't personal.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Saw at the theater and Christopher was and always will be Superman, thanks guys

[@tulinfirenze1990]

Agreed - saw this as an eight year old and there is no other Superman. When he smiled at the camera in space at the end of the movie, I felt he was smiling directly at ME.

[@stevesalyer6261]

On e more thing..... I saw Gerard roll his eyes at the beginning o f Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.... but he opened his mind... and he got emotional when Spock died. The dude in the glasses was "too cool for school" and decided early on that this movie was beneath him. What a shame. This movie is FREAKING ICONIC! This movie made me believe that a man could fly! The dude in the glasses was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too busy being too cool for this movie. Keep Gerard.. he's a GOAT.... lose the judgmental dick in the glasses before you watch Superman II. Don't get me wrong... your reactions are the best... just not today! But I'll keep watching because of Gerard's honest reactions!

[@Rocket_Man232]

You're far from the only one who believes in "addition by subtraction" by cutting the guy in glasses loose from being in any more R Knights videos.

[@PriceFamPrime]

I like the part where Superman rescues the cat and nonchalantly flies away while the girl is hard slapped by her mom for "lying".

[@tulinfirenze1990]

HAHA - that ALWAYS cracked me up.

[@neilaslayer]

Kal-El's mother is Susannah York, who was born in 1939. She was 39 when this film released in theaters. Marlon Brando was 54, being born in 1924. And you are correct, the lines did wrap around the theater for this film. I was 12, and remember the search lights outside the theater for weeks.

[@shawncat]

Something to consider - despite his powers, he was completely powerless to prevent his adopted father's death. That triggered his need to leave, walkabout and 'find himself'.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Yep, that's Cliff from Cheers and JR from Dallas.

[@meanstavrakas1044]

Almost 50 years old and better than most of what has come after it. This is the ORIGINAL Superhero movie. Todays movies have NOTHING over this! This film made people feel good. We were happy to see Superman do good things. He was so humble it was hard not to be proud of him.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

I think they made Superman too strait laced. I prefer Chris Evan's take on a lawful good paragon, or Tyler Hoechlin's portrayal of the Man of Steel. That said, Reeves' talent to play such different personas as Superman and Clark is something to watch.

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RAY @ 1:02:17 ??? Superman was NOT spinning the Earth backwards, he was traveling back in time, therefore everything was SEEN moving backwards. HUGE difference!

[@rttoonist4275]

Exactly. He travelled back in time by accelerating to a relativistic speed while orbiting the earth, causing it to look like it was rotating backwards relative to his perspective frame of reference.

[@chaepark8720]

I just found you guys. The guy/dad in the middle and the guy on the right were great. However, it seemed like Mike was not giving it a sincere try, checking his phone and was over the top with his disrespect. First impressions are important. Good luck to you guys on KZbin.

[@Bfdidc]

The woman who plays Ursa, only briefly seen in Superman I, was played by the same actress who played Deathwalker in Babylon 5.

[@sergioaccioly5219]

People tested how belieavable it was that nobody recognized Clark for Superman during filming. Some producers during filming wouldn't believe itwas thesame actor in both roles. Also, when Reeves went to the studio cafeteria dressed as Clark, nobody would glance his way.When he was dressed as Superman during lunch break, heads would turn. Worth mentioning, the scene of him circling the planet he was time travelling, NOT him moving the Earth backwards as most people assume. As he travelled into the past, the planet would look like it was spinning the wrong way.

[@Senkoau]

Not just him there are stories of other actors and actresses who are able to turn the charisma on and go from just a person in the street to turning heads.

[@TheDanEdwards]

This was big, really big, when it came out. Watching it in a theater was impressive. The soundtrack became very popular and I knew people who bought the album. This was the first serious attempt at a superhero movie since the old days when indeed the Superman b&w TV series star George Reeves was in one. The 1960's era Batman movie was, as the TV series, primarily a comedy.

[@RKnights]

I figured this had to be a big deal when it came out

[@luminiferous1960]

The first live-action superhero movie is the 1916 12-episode French movie serial "Judex." Judex is a masked and caped vigilante who seeks revenge on a corrupt banker and his criminal gang. He is a master of disguise and armed with gadgets. The first live-action superhero movie in English is the 1917 16-episode movie serial "Jimmie Dale Alias The Grey Seal." As the Grey Seal, Jimmie Dale wears a mask and carries a girdle full of lock picks and such, meaning no door or safe can defy him. Jimmie Dale/The Grey Seal is often credited with popularizing and evolving what would greatly influence later pulp and comic book heroes. The foppish playboy by-day-crimefighter-by-night routine had a precursor in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," but it was Jimmie Dale that brought the idea into a contemporary setting and added the idea of a costume and mask for his secret identity, serving as a possible influence for characters like Zorro, The Shadow, and Batman. He also established the concept of a hero's secret hideout or lair, The Sanctuary, a precursor of the Batcave or the Fortress of Solitude. These were serious movies. There followed many other live-action superhero films in the 1920s through the 1940s including The Mark of Zorro (1920), Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925), The Bold Caballero (1936), Flash Gordon (1936), Zorro Rides Again (1937), Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938), The Spider's Web (1938), The Lone Ranger (1938), Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939), Buck Rogers (1939), Mandrake the Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941), The Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). When I went to see the 1978 Superman movie with my father during the Christmas break from college in 1978, he said that he liked the 1948 Superman and other superhero movies of the 1940s better because he thought the 1978 movie was not serious enough, especially the portrayal of the silly villains and the ribald sexual innuendo from the female characters of Lois Lane and Eve Teschmacher.

[@roryotoole3279]

​@@RKnightsthis was like the next big blockbuster after Star Wars. In fact many of the same crew worked on the film and there are some actors as well. Yes this was a huge movie when it came out, a big hit.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

57:23 Mark! Man! Somebody behaving like that next to me when I'm watching a movie wouldn't last long! 😮🙄

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK: Definitely see Superman II ! It had the at-the-time distinction of being heralded as one of the few big hit movies to have a sequel that was as good or better than the original, (the others being Star Wars and The Godfather). Don't waste your time on 3 & 4.

[@RKnights]

Part 2 Might happen def not past that

[@Rocket_Man232]

​@@RKnights👍

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK @ 30:47 The issue of Lois Lane not recognizing Superman is Clark Kent IMHO made for one of the greatest scenes in television history in an episode of 'Lois & Clark'!

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

43:36 Mark! Really? A nice romantic scene and you spoil it with immaturity! You're married?! How? 😮

[@tonyneal3266]

Yeah he is weird😂

[@shannanmuire]

After three and a half minutes I was done.

[@toodlescae]

Marlon Brando (Jor-El) was 54 when this was filmed. Definitely not in his 30's. 😂😂😂

[@kevinwright4837]

photoshop didn't exist in 1978

[@johnw8578]

Photo tricks did though.

[@handsomestik]

Reeve will always be the Supes every live action actor has to live up too

[@RKnights]

agreed!

[@Nebulous6]

That opening sequence of the trial, banishment, and destruction is just amazing. Seriously excellent art direction.

[@williambranch4283]

Truth, justice and the American way!

[@RaceDayReplay]

and shot in the UK

[@gregorygant4242]

That's a big joke to say about the America of today . The only thing that's true of those three words is the last word .

[@williambranch4283]

@@gregorygant4242 Don't wear your undies on the outside ;-)

[@Odinist]

Life is too short to listen to your kids. Adios.

[@Rocket_Man232]

🤗

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK @ 35:31 Just wait'll you see John Shea's GREAT Lex Luthor portrayal in 'Lois & Clark'!

[@johnw8578]

I saw this movie int he theater when I was 9 (in 1978). My father had died of a heart attack earlier that year, so when Clark's father dies in the movie, it hit me hard.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

58:27 Mark! They don't call it that at funerals! It's just a farewell kiss. 🥹😢

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 RK @ 29:05 The Spider-Man movie amusingly had Spidey do the same shot: Run towards the camera and pull open his shirt to reveal his superhero outfit underneath! 😁

[@donaldseale2700]

1:02:47 Reversing the spin of the Earth wasn't what caused time to reverse. It was reversing time that made the Earth reverse. Even in the real world, there are a few physicists that believe that if you could break the light barrier that you could possibly go back in time.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1:03:30 Mark! When the boys in "Stand By Me" were discussing an encounter between Superman and Mighty Mouse, the "Superman" in mind was live-action George and "Mighty Mouse" was the animated cartoon. One boy said Superman would win because "he was real and not a cartoon"! There's a special episode of "I Love Lucy" that has been colorized as part of updating the series to digital standards. The debate it has is, is George playing himself in the show wearing his costume for the birthday party for the children or is it Superman? 🤔 The piano stunt has people believing the latter. The dialogue seems to be vague or neutral about it some say. 1966 "Batman" is what people were used to until 1978 when this movie revolutionized the Superhero movie concept! 🎉

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35:02 Mark! Guys! The actress here appeared in "Playboy Magazine" thanks to a previous movie, "Slaughterhouse Five" in which her character, "Montana Wildhack" was a "Playboy Playmate"! So, in the issue, they reprinted the images used in the prop magazine as well as provided new images of Vallerie Perrine as herself! When this movie came out, she did a newer layout in color. Margot had a color cover for her issue, but a black and white layout, and she was so bushy! 😮 Like a hippie girl! 😮

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37:10 Mark! When the actor who played "Joker" for... Oh yeah! Heath Ledger is his name! But anyway, when he died, the monthly rent for his NYC apartment was over $4,000,000.00! 🙄 No wonder he needed big contracts! Actors and actresses get paid per episode on television. For movies, it is what their agents/managers can get in their contract! Because you know, they get paid 10% of whatever they earn for their clients. So the bigger payday for their clients, the bigger their payday is. They pay their entourages with their income. 😮

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0:01 Mark! Ray & His Knights! Greetings! 😎🖖 I don't know how we, as readers, would be able to see the distinction in the relatively small comic book panel art, not even on a subliminal level, but somehow the artists drew "Clark Kent" as being an inch or so shorter than "Superman" and it wasn't about shoes or slouching! 😮 To emulate that, the live-action actors had to improvise their own method of making a physical distinction. Christopher, I saw him doing that, but only after reactors noticed it a few times! Kirk Alyn, or whatever the spelling is, was the first live-action actor and animated actor in the black-and-white movie serials. His flight scenes were done with animated cartoons! 😮 George Reeves, or Reeve. Ugh. I don't know why, but the surnames of him and Christopher, I still conflate, no matter how many times I read and/or see them! Before he did the 1950s television series, he also did a movie, or two. The little girl in the pre-"Amtrak" train is Lois Lane! (Her parents, others, pointed out.) Ergo on a subconscious level at least, she should've recognized "Superman" in action as perhaps being the same person that she saw racing the train. 😮

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38:09 Mark! If you read "Man of Steel, Woman of Paper" it explains how the force of his ejaculation would 🤯 her head! 😮 In the series on "The CW" in order to safely impregnate Lois, they had to live in a red sun environment so that it would be regular sex for both of them. 😊 Wait! That storyline began in "Supergirl"! By the time they got their own "HBO" series after "The Crisis on Infinite Earths" they went from having one son to having two sons! 😮

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59:12 Mark! His method avoids problems with the "TVA" if they existed here because he didn't create a new separate time branch! In Nicole Kidman's "Bewitched" movie she actually casts a magic spell that makes it look like a video cassette is rewinding! However, it seems like I'm one of the few people that noticed that the spellcaster version of herself stayed in place as she watched herself being "rewound"! It was like she was both the "launch pad" and the "rocket ship"! Visually it makes sense because she has to monitor it to know when to "Resume Play"! 🤫

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53:37 Mark! The missiles have always been a problem for me! They didn't know the big differences between ICBMs and cruise missiles! Flight tests don't use live warheads! Just dummies! Bomb tests are called that! In 1978 weren't nuclear tests no longer a thing? Though North Korea has done underground testing in this century. 😮