I love how Luthor enters the room very meek and apologetic. By the time the scene ends, he's sitting in the President's chair with his feet up on the desk. Masterful.
@NotShowingOff3 жыл бұрын
I find it hard to believe that Luthor can manipulate these ppl. They probably realize they can kill him at any time, but still.
@AudieHolland2 жыл бұрын
Comedic direction was also great for that scene. After getting his hand nearly destroyed by, correction, *Ursa,* he tries avoiding her while still doing his sales pitch, while she is silently hunting him. Waiting for a nod from Zod to crush him like the puny insect he is.
@zt10532 жыл бұрын
@@NotShowingOff they wanted to kill Jor El's son more
@charlesjwin2 жыл бұрын
@@AudieHolland "Ursa" is her name.
@AudieHolland2 жыл бұрын
@@charlesjwin Thanks! You just know while watching the entire movie, that Zod was never going to keep his promise to Luthor.
@56postoffice4 жыл бұрын
*"Lex Luther, ruler of Australia."* Still love this sequel.
@Adino14 жыл бұрын
Dark Alternate timeline
@luthermcgee4324 жыл бұрын
Yep! Good 'ol Lex Luthor.
@skipper41264 жыл бұрын
My country is where all the criminals from civilisation were sent at one time or another.. might as well have the best of them run the place, can't do a worse job than the current lot.
@drixg5554 жыл бұрын
a.k.a. Why Captain Boomerang Emigrated to the States in That One Universe.
@thegadflygang53813 жыл бұрын
The man does love beachfront property. It is his one true passion
@AnthonyD-sf9jf3 жыл бұрын
Luthor's thumb getting crushed always gets me even till now.. Plus his sarcastic voice "no JorEl the baseball player." 😂😂😂
@scottwalker694711 ай бұрын
I always wondered if that was an ad lib between Hackman, and Douglas.
@TomCruiseOnCocaine7 жыл бұрын
LUTHOR: I can give you the son of Jor-El. Zod: Jor-El? Luthor: I've said that, didn't I? Zod: Jor-El, our jailer? Luthor: No, Jor-El, the baseball player.
@thebandit02566 жыл бұрын
Luthor: You
@simonster-90945 жыл бұрын
I used to know someone named Jarrell.
@daustin88885 жыл бұрын
LOL
@THEREALGULLYTV5 жыл бұрын
LOL
@runetide4 жыл бұрын
@Dowhat Iwant Memes? Those were direct quotes from the video. Did you not watch it?
@bengrimm122211 ай бұрын
Gene Hackman is a GOAT. To transition from drama/action to comedy like he did, and keep going back and forth. Just a masterful actor.
@jumahbrady6704 ай бұрын
Facts 💯
@christopherthorne81335 жыл бұрын
The role reversal here is amazing. Lex starts the scene at the door, waving the white flag so to speak and Zod and co at the Presidents desk. Fast forward a coupla minutes and Lex is smoking a stogie and is in the 'drivers seat' with Zod and co right where Lex started. Luthor is one of the most intelligent villains ever!
@lynnwalker35035 жыл бұрын
Agreed lol.
@srb95 жыл бұрын
Exactly why Lex is a super villain !
@xxlCortez5 жыл бұрын
Not really, because he kept betraying superman despite zod repeatedly broke their agreement.
@summer201057075 жыл бұрын
@@xxlCortez But at the end Zod called him ruler of Australia. Lex is a genius. And even if Zod defeats superman. Ole Lexxy will likely find Kryptonite or come up with some way to defeat those 3 himself. Lex is more dangerous than all of them.
@xxlCortez5 жыл бұрын
summer20105707 not really. He called him ruler of Australia while he needed him to depower superman. They agreed that Lex leads them to the land of solitude for that and zod immediately betrayed him. As for "finding kryptonite", it doesnt grow every corner. He wouldnt have time to do so if they kill him as soon as they beaten superman. They also lack any restraint, if Lex somehow has them in one place with a kryptonite, they can eyebeam him to death or snap his neck.
@ucanquoteme74043 жыл бұрын
"Lex Luthor's keen mind, Lex Luthor's saavy!" And both are on full display. He walks in like a sneaking little rat. Two minutes later, he's barking orders at them with a cigar in his mouth and his feet propped up. And the best part? Zod and crew are following them, without question or hesitation! I love this scene! It perfectly shows just how smart, cunning, and manipulative Lex Luthor really should be.
@sandal_thong863111 ай бұрын
He's interesting, but do we need him in _every_ Superman movie, (including the corporate substitute in _Superman III)?_ They should have called the 2006 movie, _Lex Luthor Returns._ For the next installment, he'll be coming back again.
@carsondyle61163 жыл бұрын
At the very end of this clip (2:44-2:46) Gene Hackman as Lex Luther sitting in the President's Chair in the Oval Office with his feet propped up on the desk, smoking a cigar, and giving Richard Nixon's famous Victory Salute with both hands is absolutely priceless.
@MoneyMan283 жыл бұрын
Don't waste your time playing chess, even a 5-year-old can beat you or Magnus using a 4,000 free engine, all openings memorized by comp
@spkanava Жыл бұрын
1979
@MMAfighter38113 Жыл бұрын
@@spkanava 1977
@miguelthealpaca897111 ай бұрын
Oh is that what that is? I never knew that was a famous victory pose.
@eujrvision229611 ай бұрын
Nixon put his feet up on the desk often
@johnusher76286 жыл бұрын
Love the scene when he tries to hold ursas hand
@Stephen105285 жыл бұрын
john usher Why did he try to do that?!
@johnusher76285 жыл бұрын
@@Stephen10528 Well he probably thought he could charm her BIG MISTAKE !!
@StevenFallonOfficial5 жыл бұрын
And four decades later, just released from prison sans powers but newly 'empowered,' Ursa "#metoo's" Lex Luthor.
@lynnwalker35035 жыл бұрын
Me too, and how she slowly starts to crush it! LOL
@vladskiobi5 жыл бұрын
@@StevenFallonOfficial I mean Lois killed her, can't really #metoo when you're dead.
@adventuressurvivalinthailand5 жыл бұрын
I like how the three of them March out the door, "we shall kill him". They don't even know where he is. Lol
@SirCraigius4 жыл бұрын
Its a small planet, they'll just keep knocking down cities till they find him.
@jameshildreth89924 жыл бұрын
@The Other Point Of View True. But I think the point was to have Lex ironically switch places with them.
@frankgates66633 жыл бұрын
@@SirCraigius That comment is really underrated.
@TallSilentGuy2 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing they were planning to draw him out rather than seek him out.
@paulpeter4291 Жыл бұрын
Freakin funny!!!
@lizmorganjake6 жыл бұрын
Lex's ego certainly knows no bounds. The way he says his name, then repeats it, as if everyone should know who he is. And later in the movie, when he seems stunned that they would want to kill him. "Kill me? Lex Luthor?"
@jakerojas49424 жыл бұрын
That's how villains are powerful. They snake their way into everybody's life/ brain in order to get you to give some of your attention to them.
@DarthVader19773 жыл бұрын
@@jakerojas4942 They wear little hats.
@stevensenator48043 жыл бұрын
And later in the movie, when he seems stunned that they would want to kill him. "Kill me? Lex Luthor?" ================================================================== I agree. That was a great line.
@samuelholmes36964 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman was an EXCELLENT choice for Lex Luthor!
@blakehammerpack47104 жыл бұрын
@Zooman X so dies John lithgow.
@jackhamilton96043 жыл бұрын
Telly Savalas would have been better
@kencummings9533 жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder was the only other contemporary who could have played Lex as well as Hackman.
@logant443 жыл бұрын
Hackman was highly celebrated in his day. Don’t worry
@MattKearneyFan13 жыл бұрын
@@jackhamilton9604 a good equal but no better
@tommym3215 жыл бұрын
Nobody has presence like Gene Hackman
@garrchristopher39504 жыл бұрын
I agree
@cameron1975williams4 жыл бұрын
Except for Brando. Shame they never shared the screen together.
@starwarsroo24484 жыл бұрын
@@sportinlife1 Hackman is regarded as one of the best actors of all time , never been underrated, even in my top 5
@nihilistcentraluk4424 жыл бұрын
@@sportinlife1 he has been given his due.He was great
@DartLuke3 жыл бұрын
He is good. But my favorite Lex Luthor is Michael Rosenbaum
@Diozark5 жыл бұрын
Ursa and those cut pants and arm outfit,, Rawrrrr.
@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx51064 жыл бұрын
Real talk.
@bryanneufeld43282 жыл бұрын
She was smoking hot
@sylkelster2 ай бұрын
Superman should have kept her at the end for a side piece.
@luctran1540 Жыл бұрын
Just when I came to America from Vietnam, Superman 2 was in theater. Our family went to see this film, I was only 10yrs old then. I loved this scene so much. Gene Hackman and Reeve were the best.
@manolokonosko28683 жыл бұрын
The acting and sharp dialogue on the first 2 films is worth gold. Never been matched by any of the remakes even with the tens of millions thrown at it on special effects .
@AllGoodThings6073 жыл бұрын
Yeah, just a different time and place. Quality in film has gone to pot.
@Cukito43 жыл бұрын
No relation between dialogue and special effects. Tomatoes and oranges.
@lamueldagon76182 жыл бұрын
@@AllGoodThings607 Agreed
@lamueldagon76182 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@monetenglish682 жыл бұрын
Absolutely....I mean he special effects were just a bonus attraction. The acting was superb. The way they used their bodies and voices to draw you in. Now we have special effects over load 🤣.
@obliviousmode575 Жыл бұрын
I loved it when Ursa crushed Lex’s hand when he tried to hold her hand. Lol!
@drumking24110 ай бұрын
Yep, she wasn't having none of it lol and that shove too, she was not a fan of Lex
@seanwood88833 жыл бұрын
Ursa though, whoa, what a woman. I fancied her like mad when I was younger 😍😍😍
@chrishague87593 жыл бұрын
She was very strong and sexy don't know what she meant by puny planet though
@davedrabczyk27735 жыл бұрын
I always loved when Ursa crushes his thumb lol.
@mrripley8677 жыл бұрын
I always thought Ursa was a smoking hot,,, who agrees with me>?
@coryferguson82347 жыл бұрын
Mr Ripley totally agree
@reemthinrichs42636 жыл бұрын
She is trinity of the 80s
@zoso736 жыл бұрын
70s (these scenes were shot in the late 70s).
@wo37016 жыл бұрын
Her legs
@HarshPTHESNAKEFIST6 жыл бұрын
Will K So totally right 😍😊
@tabibnialawfirm3 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman is just a brilliant actor. Terrific in every role.
@jumahbrady6704 ай бұрын
Facts 💯
@Migz2682 Жыл бұрын
The exchange between Luthor and zod it's just awesome it's so fun and entertaining that lex can be scared but confident, zod could be curious yet authoritarian
@gamewizardks11 ай бұрын
Well stated.
@rmglover31917 жыл бұрын
my childhood says "thank you" . thoroughly enjoyed this! ...."australia"....!
@savagestan2543 Жыл бұрын
"My Fullness" and "Australia". Words burned into my mind by Gene Hackman. From Popeye Doyle, to the comedy of Lex Luthor and the blind man in Young Frankenstein, to tough guy sheriff in Unforgiven. Hackman had range.
@@chrishague8759 she was responding to Lex's claim to be "the greatest criminal mind on Earth."
@chrishague87593 жыл бұрын
@@RichardX1 I was disappointed that the military didn't use missiles, fighter jets and tanks and maybe warships against the alien trio surely the military gave up far too easily
@theily17243 жыл бұрын
@@chrishague8759 What indicated to you that the trio weren’t impervious to those attacks as well? Why waste the resources if it’s clear it won’t produce results?
@chrishague87593 жыл бұрын
@@theily1724 it just seemed poor how the military gave up easily they should have deployed tanks outside the white house or intercepted them with jets
@beav19624 жыл бұрын
Love this scene. Just enough lightness for fun and enough sinister to move the story along
@wotdoesthisbuttondo6 жыл бұрын
Lex was always hilarious, "Otisburg!??"
@maccafan19745 жыл бұрын
It’s a little bitty place.
@wwb164 жыл бұрын
@@maccafan1974 Otisburg?!
@SirCraigius4 жыл бұрын
@Ashok Hegde Ms. Teschmacher has a place of her own!
@mammankuru78214 жыл бұрын
"it's a small town" LOL
@RichardX13 жыл бұрын
Refuses to even humor the idea of Otisburg, then almost gets disposed of by Zod in the second film (twice!) once he's served his purpose. #karma
@WarhawkBeyond20404 жыл бұрын
All due respect to Sarah Douglas and Jack O' Halloran who were great but Terence Stamp and especially Gene Hackman owned this scene, their characters are the complete opposites in terms of the type of villain they are but yet they worked so well together. Fantastic performance from two of the best actors in movie history
@HoustonSoto3 жыл бұрын
The first true big screen supervillain team up (not counting Batman ‘66). The irony is that they have a lot in common; they both love the sound of their own name, repeatedly speaking in the third person. They have beautiful right hand women, and buffoonish but useful henchmen. One hates the father the other hates the son. So similar but SO different.
@WarhawkBeyond20403 жыл бұрын
@@HoustonSoto another thing they have in common is they both like to be in control but the one difference between Zod and Lex is, Zod knows exactly what he wants and very rarely ever bragged about himself but Lex was always constantly reminding anyone who was willing to listen who he was at any given opportunity
@lessermook76082 жыл бұрын
They were like troublesome siblings Krypton couldn't take anymore.
@LordTalax Жыл бұрын
All Jack did was growl sometimes. Any tall, tough looking actor could have done that role.
@sandal_thong863111 ай бұрын
No sign of Lex Luthor in _The Flash._ Could he have beaten Zod?
@matthewdunham16894 жыл бұрын
Lex putting the move on Ursa. LOL
@adrianross8383 Жыл бұрын
As an Australian he was absolutely right about investing here. Sydney is right up there among the most expensive real estate on the planet, as are most waterfront properties here. Would have picked them up for a bargain in 1980.
@YD-uq5fi11 ай бұрын
The property prices would plunge if it became a dictatorship under Luthor's rule.
@vectorm43 жыл бұрын
How rapidly Lex takes control. Genius.
@GizmoMaltese Жыл бұрын
They could have threatened him and given up nothing.
@ReinoldFZ4 жыл бұрын
I love how there is a subtle flirting from Lex to Ursa, and she acts playfully toward it :3
@likestallwomen2 жыл бұрын
Actually I think after she almost destroyed his hand she was wanting to do more damage to him the way she kept following him
@andysahs1599 Жыл бұрын
@@likestallwomen She hated men except General Zod and Non .
@crazedvole Жыл бұрын
@@andysahs1599 I think I heard somewhere that when Ursa was accused of "endangering even the children of the planet Krypton" it was only boys. And you saw the look on her face when Non killed the boy. "Who will never become a man!"
@lorraineridout57272 жыл бұрын
Sarah douglas gives the best evils ...love it ! Fabulous
@JnEricsonx Жыл бұрын
Glad I met her.
@Martvandelay2 жыл бұрын
This is true filmmaking: The way the camera moves, the shots, the editing and the acting. Flawless.
@HarPlayer5 жыл бұрын
notice those legs
@dannydinosaur735 жыл бұрын
"No, Jor-el-ah baseball player! Yes, Jor-el your jailer." LMAO 😂😆
@lessermook76082 жыл бұрын
Ursa following him around is so funny, Lex on the verge of life & death. But he still chewing the scene.
@booboolips6053 Жыл бұрын
Still, the funniest moment is when Lex tried to slide his hand onto Ursa’s.😂
@aspeltaofkush35404 жыл бұрын
“What...do you want?” Zod knows a bullshitter when he hears one. 😂
@TheTallMan504 жыл бұрын
First thing Lex's dad should have taught him is never bullshit a Kryptonian bullshit artist.
@rustykuntz946 жыл бұрын
I wish you kept it going for when Zod says "Lex Luther, ruler of Australia." I just loved the way Terence Stamp said it.
@YouLoveMrFriendly5 жыл бұрын
That was in the fortress, at the end.
@spkanava10 ай бұрын
1979
@davidkaneda33172 жыл бұрын
Zod looking bored being the ruler of the world. Priceless!
@desotowright2 жыл бұрын
Lex: "You are three." Non: *grunts* Lex: "Or four if you count him twice."
@Xylarxcode5 жыл бұрын
Ursa following Lex around like a cat, lol. Always silent, always watching and you never know why they're doing that or when they're gonna jump you.
@NotShowingOff3 жыл бұрын
But I never understood why. Would you follow around a person when you’ve x-rayed them and are far superior to them physically? It’s like they gave Kryptonians human behaviors despite them being far beyond human.
@victorwilson6826 Жыл бұрын
1:15 No, Jor-el, the baseball player ! 😂
@maldicientin7 жыл бұрын
0:45 I lost it when he was going to say Lex Luthor's School of Better Real Estate
@austinpearce54426 жыл бұрын
maldicientin Lex University
@johnnyfavorite11946 жыл бұрын
Austin Pearce I’m pretty sure he was going to say Lex Luther’s School of Better Reasoning. Better Real Estate makes no sense in terms of the Super Villains.
@lambert23326 жыл бұрын
But this Luthor is obsessed with real state
@ChrisWooten855 жыл бұрын
I like to imagine he was going to say "school of better reunions"
@scottyclayton56044 жыл бұрын
It always sounded like "School of Bettering" to me.
@Wowmusicable3 жыл бұрын
This is so far the best Superman movie of them all!
@vernonherb Жыл бұрын
Yup
@bradlafferty60763 жыл бұрын
This scene is still classic, holds up great. Funny writing!
@elijahgriffiths70144 жыл бұрын
Great scene by everyone involved!!! Lex's little snippet " I just said that didn't I?" Subtle but funny.
@Lawlietftw304 жыл бұрын
Ursa in the whole scene, yes, but also... 0:08 Ursa's LEG.
@chrishague87593 жыл бұрын
What did ursa mean when she called earth a puny planet
@breezy33922 жыл бұрын
@@chrishague8759 She means if Lex is the greatest mind, then that's pretty pathetic
@chrishague87592 жыл бұрын
@@breezy3392 i would have thought the military would have not surrendered so easily i thought they would have used tanks,missiles and fighter jets
@Loner-Wolf4 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman is such a Brilliant actor...good guy, villain and comic genius. He did all types of roles....sad he doesn't act anymore. His lex Luthor is still the best
@JMBluecoat82892 жыл бұрын
It’s his choice I suppose, but I think there is something amiss when a person with that much talent decides to call it a day. There are few movies that Mr Hackman has been in that weren’t classics or at least very good. The Conversation, The French Connection, even The Firm - all great performances from him. Christopher Plummer kept going. Why couldn’t he?
@alliwishis_2 Жыл бұрын
@@JMBluecoat8289 For what I heard he was supposed to have gotten nominated for 2 different oscars at two different times but both of them went to two different actors
@andyroseby4539 Жыл бұрын
"What do you want?" (quietly) "Australia!!!" (with aplomb) Still makes me laugh-hurt now.....
@threea10612 жыл бұрын
Love the way Ursa keeps pushing Luthor!
@q.t.gamingfamily2 жыл бұрын
I've been using "why do you say this to me when you know I'll kill you for it" line ever since I first heard it in 1978. 😆
@generalzod7959 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I still use it too!
@q.t.gamingfamily Жыл бұрын
@generalzod7959 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 now THAT'S awesome, General!
@j_m_b_191410 ай бұрын
LOL! I say this line all the time. Unfortunately the older I get, the more Millenials and Gen-Zers just think they're hearing a mad-man talk to them. I've tried quoting Blazing Saddle lines but I just come across as racist now.
@paulbradshaw33379 ай бұрын
H e said it in Superman 2 in 1981
@q.t.gamingfamily9 ай бұрын
@@paulbradshaw3337 yes, my mistake. Superman I was lex Luthor. It was in Superman 2 when the 3 prisoners were freed from that mirror prison (I forgot what it was called). I had the hugest crush on Christopher Reeve back then lol
@Whoknowsuknow4 жыл бұрын
Ursa struggled to shove Lex forward, for a woman who could literally blow a helicopter out of the sky.
@pastortimhahn43436 ай бұрын
Not to mention, earlier in the movie she was in pain after a snake bite!
@FreakyTeeth2 жыл бұрын
"I told you this was a puny planet." Oh my god what an underrated gem this movie is.
@chrishague8759 Жыл бұрын
Why did ursa think it was a puny planet
@ai6894 Жыл бұрын
@@chrishague8759 the planet was run by mortal, human *men* . She always despised men (except for Zod) and threatened children on Krypton.
@alansmithee18311 ай бұрын
@@chrishague8759 Ursa likes her planets a little more...well-endowed
@ray.shoesmith3 жыл бұрын
As an Australian, we've had worse
@johnnyfavorite11944 жыл бұрын
Happy 90th Birthday to great Gene Hackman. Always loved that moment at 0:43 “Lex Luthor’s school of better REEEEEASONING!”
@joejoerunya89083 жыл бұрын
Holy shit he is 90. Just looked it up
@Kain5th Жыл бұрын
hes 93 now
@spkanava10 ай бұрын
1979
@stevenguy40574 жыл бұрын
Best portrayal of Lex Luthor ever
@vernonherb Жыл бұрын
Rosenbaum was a better classic luthor And Supeman TAS Lex is perfect But Gene's version can not be duplicated... hes different but so smart and funny... and boy did he take command of this scene
@EdwardGarcia-ig4kk2 ай бұрын
“Plus, Lex Luthors keen mind, Lex Luthors savvy, Lex Luthors career guidance, Lex Luthors school of…”. LOVE that!
@shazanali6924 жыл бұрын
Alwasy gets me from the first time I watched it AUSTRALIA
@angelopetrozzi446 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman best Lex Luther of all time
@Choices2aa6 жыл бұрын
Lex Luthor wait a minute I can give you anything you want! I can give you the son of Jor-EL! Lex Luthor had me laughing and I love Superman 2 Superman 3 stupid and so was Superman 4 was even worse. I love Gene Hackman as a bad guy!
@shadowdramon015 жыл бұрын
*Cough* Clancy Brown *Cough*
@pushalusha52815 жыл бұрын
YEEES! Kevin Spacey didnt do it for me. He never yelled for Ms. Teshmacher.
@Rlotpir19725 жыл бұрын
MISS TESCHMACHER!!!!!
@veets2075 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Gene Hackman is one of the best actors ever. Putts Brad Pitt in his back pocket.
@netcurtains Жыл бұрын
Standard youtube comment "i feel sooo lucky to have seen this in the cinema,i miss the 80s,they were the greatest of times"
@mikey_suzefour10 ай бұрын
This is STILL one of the best scenes in the film--TY Richard Donner Director's Cut!
@williamkeough2846 жыл бұрын
Jor-El The Baseball Player... so funny. Thanks for posting this. BTW, Iive in Australia!!!
@Jamescreaney4 жыл бұрын
Classic movie. Miss those days
@magicalThinktank Жыл бұрын
2:10 I love how eagerly they're leaving the room without knowing where they're supposed to be going until Lex reminds them.
@bryantmungo31235 жыл бұрын
LEX totally worked that Room like a "G" !!!!! lol
@Housephonestimes43 жыл бұрын
Ursa! The human feral cat!
@tmrezzek57283 жыл бұрын
Looking back, it's so refreshing to have a criminal supermind who doesn't growl and mumble and get all Method-acting via a horrible character backstory. Hackman is having fun with the part simply because his Lex Luthor is having FUN being a villain.
@dangussin7524 Жыл бұрын
One of the nice touches in the scene is Nan clearly understanding what is happening and being able to portray that in a non verbal way. He is not just a brute, but an integral part of what is occurring and why. Great acting
@neildavis3664 Жыл бұрын
It’s “Non” not “Nan”
@YD-uq5fi11 ай бұрын
The only reason Non doesn't have any speaking lines is because Jack O'Halloran's voice does not quite match his size.
@brucedavis38163 жыл бұрын
Man I love Lex's jabs at Zod!!!
@Lord_of_The_World3 жыл бұрын
I miss Gene Hackman. Loved every movie he's been in.
@univang1852 Жыл бұрын
Uncommon Valor was a great movie with Hackman in it
@spkanava10 ай бұрын
1979
@knoxsecurity29313 жыл бұрын
The best bit or roguery in the history of film...oh my fullness 😆
@jontibloom5 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman was his brilliant best here
@MrSpuzzz2 ай бұрын
“Well my fullness, as I explained to you before, I’m about the best there is”. Hilarious dialog and indeed Hackman delivers it better than anyone could.
@HoustonSoto4 жыл бұрын
Stares death in the face, literally at odds with a force that just took over the planet, and ends up kicking his feet up on the presidents desk while lighting up a stoge. I don’t care what anyone says; Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor was the baddest mother fucker of the bunch.
@vernonherb Жыл бұрын
Facts.. that took balls of steel
@mattes78443 жыл бұрын
Love how Zod; from another planet still knew bargaining right when he heard it. "What...do you want".
@VashtheStampede0073 жыл бұрын
He is the brain of the group 💁♂️. I mean he wouldn’t be a general if he is dumb.
@Filthy_Larry2 жыл бұрын
Just because you from another world doesn’t mean their retarded.
@Yuurei213 жыл бұрын
0:43 still gives me a good belly laugh.
@christopherthorkon39973 жыл бұрын
You know, after having lived a little life and seeing how many strange people have come and gone through the Oval Office, having these four in the Oval Office doesn't seem so bad.
@TH-sn7mw3 жыл бұрын
They would definitely be an improvement over the drooling incoherent resident who now occupies it.
@jamesbutler88213 жыл бұрын
@@TH-sn7mw Nope, Trump is gone
@waluigitime17803 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbutler8821 No he was the man child. Biden is the drooling neanderthal.
@PR--un4ub2 жыл бұрын
@@TH-sn7mw You guys *loved* Regan, Alzheimer's and all. The double standard is hilarious.
@A203D2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbutler8821 Don't you get it yet. They mainipulated us for years. Haven't you figured out why they defrauded the election. ... Because of course, its not really a vaccine.
@Tabish295 жыл бұрын
Hackman is too good of an actor
@creasemason63473 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman is a crazy guy... Only he would go in to a room with three superhuman villains and attempt to get Austrailia, lol
@zerocool13445 жыл бұрын
What do you want? Australia...
@2345allthebest7 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman... "My Fullness" ... lolol
@kidofsteel03627 жыл бұрын
Lmao Gene Hackman was amazing
@cft97986 жыл бұрын
Justa Bowler Lex got nothin' on Trump. That's a fullnes of fat twitter fingers and a two - faced lego hairdo, and a foul stench that'll rip this planet apart. and even keep the devil himself cowering in hell with a nose pinch.
@acewilliams79175 жыл бұрын
+KidofSteel 026 Best Lex Luthor.
@summer201057075 жыл бұрын
@@cft9798 Wow I like him already. "jack nicholson batman"
@MsDrava4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@elpitucaselacree3 жыл бұрын
Beachfront property, mentioned by Kevin Spacey in the boat scene
@TOMKHOMION4 жыл бұрын
Gene was brillant as always
@arlieferguson39904 жыл бұрын
The world is a big place. Thank goodness my needs are small.
@luiszuluaga6575 Жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman was so good at being a character and one has to appreciate the depth of conviction to which he approached each of them
@leafyutube4 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize when I was a kid that Ursa is hot.
@joshua.dmurphy86434 жыл бұрын
We have all this without you You cannot bargain with what you do not have
@celinejohnston43884 жыл бұрын
Lex on ursa,s back, lucky man.
@vincentmartinez82416 жыл бұрын
We have all of this without you. You can not bargain with what you don't have!
@melquannshabazz2224 Жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman and Terrence Stamp are simply BRILLIANT 💯💯
@RoadRallyLife11 ай бұрын
Crazy that there isn't a single scene in the Snyderverse with an iota of the writing, class, and humor of this one scene.
@trueblue620111 ай бұрын
I think you over value this scene.
@spkanava9 ай бұрын
1979
@RoadRallyLife9 ай бұрын
@trueblue6201 oh not at all, it's not the greatest scene but my statement holds true.
@trueblue62019 ай бұрын
@RoadRallyLife Yeah you definitely overvalued this scene.
@47imagine4 жыл бұрын
Hackman delivers this line in a very Shatner way ... 2:00
@alliwishis_2 Жыл бұрын
This whole movie was phenomenal and historic but this clip is the part that actually made it for me. Thanks for the Post
@thegadflygang53813 жыл бұрын
Since I was five I thought "ARJEHLA" was an esoteric nickname for Jor-El, never realizing it was "OUR JAILER" until just now
@jefflukaszyk59703 жыл бұрын
This! LOL
@thegadflygang53813 жыл бұрын
@@jefflukaszyk5970 tell me I am not the only nut who spent most of his life thinking this?
@jefflukaszyk59703 жыл бұрын
@@thegadflygang5381 Nope totally not LOL
@JohnDoe-tm9wz5 жыл бұрын
Lex Luthor, shows up out of fucking nowhere, mocks the three kryptonians, gets a sweet deal for himself then sits on the President's chair and lights a stogie, LIKE A BOSS
@vernonherb Жыл бұрын
Like a BOSS!
@georgehenderson77834 жыл бұрын
2:00 Luthor: "He is just one. Where you are three. Or four if you're counting twice." 😁