This is the Superman we need back. Vilgiant, but polite. Powerful, yet gentle. Just a pure heart that always smiles and shows respect to everyone, even to the criminals. This guy literally went from turning crooks in to helping a girl get her cat back within the same hour. This is who Superman is meant to be.
@Supperdude9 Жыл бұрын
This is the appeal of the character. Yes, he's a Mary Sue, but done in the RIGHT way. This is the Supes that people fell in love with.
@akash377 Жыл бұрын
@@Supperdude9Actually, he isn't a mary sue. If he was, his stories (before New 52 and DCEU) wouldn't be appealed to audience. Just a little correction here. I hope it helps.
@blurrthelegend1420 Жыл бұрын
I agree seeing a Superman like this again would be nice. Thanks Christopher for giving us this one to use as a reference hopefully for the next.
@Ay3shizzle Жыл бұрын
We’ll get it for Legacy
@robwalsh984310 ай бұрын
Superman is supposed to be a Boy Scout. A friendly and caring individual who uses his powers responsibly. It's such an uncommon thing in our era of pessimistic dark superhero deconstruction.
@ThePoorBoy Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve's Superman still makes me teary-eyed. He will never be forgotten.
@noelanderson969 Жыл бұрын
Even in the face of his own death!
@shaz2761 Жыл бұрын
Yup, the definitive supes.
@zacharyheller1313 Жыл бұрын
Good, so it isn’t just me. I’m sitting here choking up at scenes from the movie and I have no clue why. Maybe it’s because the optimism and hope in this version of the character (along with that superb Williams score) is just missing in so much of the world today
@noelanderson969 Жыл бұрын
@@zacharyheller1313 Even TODAY'S MOVIES don't have this sort of message!!
@Al-oq7zk Жыл бұрын
I love Christopher Reeve and I don’t care who knows it. ❤️❤️❤️
@robbiemcgill93542 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch Reeve as Superman I can't help but smile. He just brings such a warm feeling to the character.
@jasminnemcdonald94A2 жыл бұрын
Me too. He's always making me smile every time I think of him or see his face. Is it wrong for me to swoon over an actor like Christopher Reeve?
@steevrawjers Жыл бұрын
The gold standard
@Supperdude9 Жыл бұрын
That's how Supes should be. He was raised to be warm. Only when he gets pushed does he go all out.
@tomdotson56 Жыл бұрын
That's superman :) the best of us. The beacon of hope to guide us. Caring and compassionate for all. Even criminals.
@ArthurHILL-xp8bv Жыл бұрын
Superman the movie 1978 is funny when the Superman is catching the criminals.
@245-TRIOXIN3 жыл бұрын
He looks exactly like Superman in the comics. He was perfect for this role.
@bettyboop38443 жыл бұрын
I Know...😊
@peterkralik41823 жыл бұрын
Only one was superman as his role. Chris was
@donkeyslayer46613 жыл бұрын
It's called makeup. They can make anyone look like Superman.
@jameschou56233 жыл бұрын
@@donkeyslayer4661 no,they can't makeup you like superman
@245-TRIOXIN3 жыл бұрын
@@donkeyslayer4661 No. They picked him because of what he looked like and he was also a great actor. He was very slim though and they asked him to beef-up a bit ready for the role.
@channel-nv9xc Жыл бұрын
What I love about this version of Superman is that there's no deed too small for him. His first priority really is simply to help any way he can. If he sees a cat stuck in the tree, he'll rescue it.
@Noah-pq8rv7 ай бұрын
But sadly not the girl getting hit afterwards for “lying”
@UPBEATFOREVER7 ай бұрын
Almost furless kitty..ew
@ManicFiction5 ай бұрын
@@Noah-pq8rv To be fair, this does take place like, in the past, so-
@paul164512 ай бұрын
Cats don't need rescuing from trees, that is just a myth. They are just as capable of coming down trees as they are getting up them, and will come down when they get hungry.
@ovskii964 жыл бұрын
I love how chill and friendly he is towards criminals while catching them.
@lookthekook86293 жыл бұрын
Not like Batman 😂
@langbo99993 жыл бұрын
Superman is good cop and Batman is bad cop
@CesarR123 жыл бұрын
Sounds like every leftist nowadays. More concernet about the crimminal than it's victims..
@RakunnerDagz3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in BvS: Superman smashes a terrorist against the wall.
@stevejoshua95363 жыл бұрын
Yes, instead of the threatening introduction, "I'm Batman", while dangling the criminal of the edge of a building.
@fredachildress37282 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve was the best Superman ever, he is missed. He really did fit the Superman that was in the comic books.
@aragon80722 жыл бұрын
World's Finest "Movie" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmrcmpqrr8h0kMU with Christopher Reeve & Michael Keaton
@ramgladore2 жыл бұрын
Exactly a paragon of goodness
@supermadmac2 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeves wasn't the best; HE IS THE ONLY ONE!
@ramgladore2 жыл бұрын
@@supermadmac I dunno, Dean Cain made for a good Superman and Tom Welling too. And don't forget Tim Daly who voiced Superman from the animated series and still does in current video games like in Injustice.
@sandal_thong86312 жыл бұрын
Funny, so many other people are dying for Henry Cavill to come back and the "Snyderverse" to continue with those actors.
@MrMoorkey3 жыл бұрын
The way he went from busting criminals, to helping a cat as he passed by...an innocence and brilliance you won't see in superhero movies again.
@nickford26922 жыл бұрын
Yup, I've always loved this man's performance as an iconic superhero I've adorned since childhood. Superman has been interpreted by several actors over the years but no one can do it better than Chris Reeves! TBH, here are more actors I wanted to return to play the roles of Clark Kent/Superman: 1. Tom Welling (too bad he never wore his suit) 2. Henry Cavill (if possible for him to reprise his role) 3. Brandon Routh (since he did it in Crisis, he could've done it again) 4. Tyler Hoechlin (his is comic accurate, almost. Seen his portrayal on HBO GO. It's amazing since he debuted in Supergirl.) Rest in peace, Christopher D'Olier Reeve. You will be flying free in paradise peacefully with the angels triumphantly playing the theme we once heard in the film as the Creator welcomes you with open arms.
@vernonsmith61762 жыл бұрын
You are sooo correct....nowadays super heroes are too busy beating up each other !! No wonder we cant get along lol
@stigtuneback19662 жыл бұрын
@@nickford2692 he was , pardon the expression , superb for this role as superman , .
@14DaveHunter2 жыл бұрын
He should've got an Oscar win as Supes.
@cheaptoons2 жыл бұрын
You can ...you just need a great director or light hearted spirit to make a film with that attitude
@PaulMarriott3 жыл бұрын
1:08 Gotta love how both police officer and burglar are equally perplexed by a mysteriously-dressed guy who can fly, let alone realise a criminal has been caught so easily. Also love how the officer tries to explain to his sergeant that "a big blue bird with bright red boots" caught and delivered the criminal. Wonderful and hilarious scenes! Testament to the actors, especially to Christopher Reeve (RIP).
@hobomike69352 жыл бұрын
*staring at disbelief at the impossible* "Mooney.....first bottle's on me." lol!
@danielhaire6677 Жыл бұрын
@@hobomike6935 "Let me get my hat."
@arghjayem Жыл бұрын
The real mystery is….if the thief had already stolen the goods, why was he scaling the building? To me it always looks like the thief is at the beginning of the heist not the end. 🤔🤷😂
@gwbwla Жыл бұрын
@@danielhaire6677like a big blue bird
@abneryokum Жыл бұрын
@@arghjayem I always assumed he was stealing from more than one office or building that night.
@davemustaine59924 жыл бұрын
The way he flew was elegant, graceful and majestic. His lines and the way he spoke was polite, soft, confident and gentleman like. The way he behaved and acted showed superiority without even trying hard. He showed a character that had strength and confidence, that people could rely on him. He showed a character that was fearless although there were dangers all around him. Christopher Reeves created his own persona of Superman which we all fell in love with. Those are some of the traits which made made him the best Superman.
@elijahlee36104 жыл бұрын
Yes and thr fact that he gave up his powers just to live a normal life not caring about humanity. Best superman ever
@silverskull76694 жыл бұрын
@@elijahlee3610 what, he didn't lmao
@elijahlee36104 жыл бұрын
@@silverskull7669 you didnt watch superman 2 have you
@robwalsh98434 жыл бұрын
@@elijahlee3610 and don't forget he turned back time only to save Lois. Even so, Reeve was a great Kal-El.
@victorpradha99464 жыл бұрын
@@elijahlee3610 I never got the give up his powers bit. Lois fell in love with Superman. NOT Clark. Without his powers, Kal-El is just unsure, clumsily, insecure, timid, lacking self-esteem Clark Kent. WHY would Lois want THAT?! She fell in love with Kal-El's confidence, his poise, his self-assuredness, his determination. Clark was NONE of those things. The diner scene pretty much exemplified that.
@guyonabudget52095 жыл бұрын
The one liners are hilarious 😂 Superman always had a sense of humor. This is the true Superman no actor played it better!
@bryanbrowls43813 жыл бұрын
Bad Vibrations.
@serpentsepia66383 жыл бұрын
Grins as he momentarily watches a criminal fall from a building before casually catching him.
@thedude84573 жыл бұрын
@@serpentsepia6638 he’s faster than a speeding bullet, he can catch him in the blink of an eye
@TheMovieHowze3 жыл бұрын
Superman when written right has to be like the ideal father. Hes a goober with his humor and is quietly reserved in his strength. He knows what hes capable of doing but doesnt have to flex. Reeve got that aspect of the character pitch perfect.
@alanw5053 жыл бұрын
"Hi there, something wrong with the elevator?...Going down".
@emptyhand7774 жыл бұрын
The way Christopher Reeve played Clark Kent/Superman was superb. They truly were 2 separate characters.
@isaned2 жыл бұрын
The whole thing about Superman is that if you don't play a good Clark Kent, you don't have a good Superman. Anyone can put on tights and muscles and a cape, but it was the way Reeves played Clark that sold it. NO ONE would suspect that Kent was superman the way Reeves played him. All the rest of the actors who play superman don't play a good Clark Kent and they blow it.
@sandal_thong86312 жыл бұрын
I realized this year that he's actually three personas. After 12-years of re-education with Jor-El, he's now Kal-El, who chooses to reveal himself in the form of Superman, a persona. Then to be near people and breaking news, he becomes the Clark Kent persona, an extremely stiff version and exaggeration of who he used to be in high school. If they had understood this in _Superman III_ then it would have been Kal-El, Christopher Reeve dressed like Jor-El who ended the fight.
@spkanava Жыл бұрын
1977
@Squab19727 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve is the best Superman IMHO
@devolutionone6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, i liked Brandon Routh interpretation too but Henry Cavill killed it for me..
@mrraoulandtheking116 жыл бұрын
He isn’t the best superman he is superman
@GisherJohn245 жыл бұрын
check him out in Somewhere in Time.
@detmstr3415 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Christopher Reeve.
@fallguye60115 жыл бұрын
Henry Caville's good but nobody was better than Christopher Reeve or Michael Keaton as Batman. Ben Affleck's pretty good, too.
@mngentry5 жыл бұрын
He actually stops to shake an officers hand and learn his name... Let’s take a moment to appreciate that.
@LukeLovesRose5 жыл бұрын
You mean he doesn't just fly off to destroy another building just to apprehend another perp like Snyder's Superman would do?
@jeffzebert49825 жыл бұрын
... Which is just one of the reasons why Richard Donner did an EPIC job of doing a "Superman" movie. And Richard Donner chose the PERFECT person to portray Superman: Christopher Reeve!
@Oneeye_snaps5 жыл бұрын
Luke M Snyder’s Superman is a more realistic take if Superman were actually around. This is more child friendly
@LukeLovesRose5 жыл бұрын
@@Oneeye_snaps Superman is a childhood hero. DUH!
@Oneeye_snaps5 жыл бұрын
Luke M it’s also an unrealistic take on a legitimate godlike being clashing with another godlike being in a major city. Snyder actually follows legitimate physics. I mean I guess if you’re into nostalgic kid movies sure but Snyder’s Superman is the most realistic
@SealAngel2 жыл бұрын
Superman will always be the greatest superhero. He just embodies everything that a superhero is meant to be. Truth, honour, peace, light, justice and hope. Supes forever. R.I.P Christopher Reeve you'll always be the best Superman
@anotherkat4u7 жыл бұрын
I was one of the very few lucky ones too see the original SUPERMAN ( Christopher Reeves ) in theatres in the 70's , I was 8 years old...like star wars, We were blown away by this film, i payed for the whole seat...but used only the edge. the WHOLE cast was awesome ( Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, the guy who played General Zod? ) Rest in Peace Christopher. i can smell the popcorn after all these years, feel the sticky floor, my gigantic bucket of pop, watch the 'ole red curtain open...how many kids did you make us believe?, " I've got you..."... ty Christopher ,,,,=^..^=,,,, have a good day everyone
@strangelee44006 жыл бұрын
Terence Stamp was General Zod.
@Leadeshipcoach6 жыл бұрын
I was 13 when I saw it in the theater. I walked thinking “I believe a man CAN fly!”
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
"Easy miss, I've got you." "You've got me? Who's got you?" Some of the greatest dialogue ever.
@Thesimon2215 жыл бұрын
That makes of us
@leejee885 жыл бұрын
@@odysseusrex5908 :who are you ? : ......" A friend " :*)
@theludonarrian4 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this version of Superman and why i get tears in my eyes every time i hear the theme. He is such a pure superhero. No cry for help is too small.
@noelanderson969 Жыл бұрын
Or TOO BIG!
@ptertaintv Жыл бұрын
When watch these clips, it brings a tear to my eye. Such wonderful memories. May Christopher Reeve rest in peace. He IS Superman. 🦸♂️
@ravsucks24 жыл бұрын
"it's alright" "bye frisky" reeve is so optimistic, it's contagious, i kept smiling throughout each scene
@Elvis68spec4 жыл бұрын
Unforgettable performances! Christopher Reeve, God rest him, is the best Superman yet!
@NazriB3 жыл бұрын
Lies again? Chevrolet Carlsberg
@amalalnckamsk69392 жыл бұрын
and i'm your dad
@Elvis68spec2 жыл бұрын
@@NazriB What?
@Elvis68spec2 жыл бұрын
@@amalalnckamsk6939 I'm not sure what you mean.
@Elvis68spec2 жыл бұрын
@@amalalnckamsk6939 Hi, Dad!
@rjgonzalez9220 Жыл бұрын
I am not alone to say that this is the golden age of superman that my grandfather loved and remembered. Respect to all the people that made this movie memorable. Thank you Superman, Thank you Christopher Reeves.
@Dohsoda6 жыл бұрын
A superhero classic. Still wonderful to watch 40 years later.
@alexanderevangeli7487 жыл бұрын
he can bench press a plane whilst it's in m8dair. but he will st8ll save a kitten. this is why superman is awesome
@kenb26716 жыл бұрын
He can also fly fast enough around the earth to reverse time but can also fly with just enough speed and carefulness to save the girls kitten. Superman is awesome.
@acewilliams79176 жыл бұрын
+Ken B And when he takes off he doesn't damage things around him. How smooth was his takeoff after saving the cat?
@Leadeshipcoach6 жыл бұрын
This is what was missing Man of Steel!
@drumking2416 жыл бұрын
Bingo! i hate how they keep trying to make Superman a jerk, he gets called the "blue boyscout" etc. thats the main thing with sups, all that power and uses self control and for good-
@redfullpack5 жыл бұрын
@@drumking241 Millions of people outside US still adore, admire and loved Superman. Especially at Asian countries. Forget about comparisons with Jesus rubbish, at rural villages even kids worshipped him as a god, a perfect father/protector figure.
@44aske3 жыл бұрын
I just love the 70's scenes, it looks so cozy and comfortable.. good times.
@44aske3 жыл бұрын
(and) thanks for the thumbs up.
@sandal_thong86312 жыл бұрын
Funny, the 1970s was a time of violent crime and bombings for anti-war protests and violence in the Black Panther/Power movement. Things got better in the 1990s, going down almost every year, but the media kept pretending we were still in the 1970s; "if it bleeds, it leads". Even today with crime up due to COVID, it's still better than even 2015.
@spkanava Жыл бұрын
1977
@bananaking27824 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeves played the big blue boy Scout to a T loved it. Miss you dearly Supes
@leftcoaster674 жыл бұрын
But he still had one liners, so he wasn't quite a Boy Scout. He was just awesome.
@chessandmathguy3 жыл бұрын
Reeve*
@TheSaneHatter7 жыл бұрын
"They say confession's good for the soul? I'd listen to THIS man." "Take him away."
@strangelee44006 жыл бұрын
"I am a world renowned building freeclimber and I always carry my lucky jewelry when I climb. Now get me my lawyer!"
@jaycegti22005 жыл бұрын
Mooneys face is a picture. Makes me laugh every time!!
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
@Nostalgia Poodle Having already robbed one or two places, he was looking for more.
@glow25905 жыл бұрын
That's how Thomas Wayne made his fortune!
@alexmotts4 жыл бұрын
Yep dude is gonna walk. No evidence at all.
@dl6kid2 жыл бұрын
3:39 love this part the most. here's a guy who's built to take on Gods or fight intergalactic battles but he stops to get a cat down from a tree for a child. love it. shows how truly caring Superman is. helps everyone. having John William's theme in the background made it even more perfect. Hanz Zimmer is GREAT dont get me wrong but nothing beats the classic John Williams
@jacobbogner90435 жыл бұрын
Two of the best questions ever: "something wrong with the elevator?" And "bad vibrations?"
@desertswimmer3 жыл бұрын
"Going down....."
@spkanava Жыл бұрын
1977
@HeroQuestFans Жыл бұрын
I forgot about all the subtle one liners that superman delivered here. not so on the nose as later superhero movies, but definitely there. he knows how powerful he is, and tries not to abuse it. don't get superman angry
@zazaranger510 ай бұрын
Apparently it was Spiderman's night off
@XTRABIG7 ай бұрын
"id listen to this man"
@BishopTJH7 жыл бұрын
"Bad vibrations? " LOL!!! Loved this movie.
@jaycegti22005 жыл бұрын
Especially when the guy hits him with his tuning crowbar boooooooiiiiiiiiiinngg!!!!!
@RobertNielsen19704 жыл бұрын
One of Gene Hackman's best lines (to Ned Beatty): "Otis, do you know _why_ the number 200 is so vitally descriptive to both _you, and me?_ It's _your weight, and MY IQ!"_
@spkanava Жыл бұрын
1977
@Tony-19713 жыл бұрын
He will always be THE Superman. The kid getting a slap at the end made me laugh.
@fredwerza34783 жыл бұрын
LOL that was so funny --- could never do it these days because it would condone "child abuse"
@Tony-19713 жыл бұрын
@@fredwerza3478 😂👍 Agree. The PC brigade would cancel the entire movie.
@jtroll07243 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that mother apologized to her daughter once they seen Superman in the newspaper or on TV? LOL
@richardjoyce27643 жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn't hearing things lol
@hannahgaming17243 жыл бұрын
Supermán shoulda gone back and slapped that mom to next Tuesday
@hamsterminator7 жыл бұрын
In this film he can take off without destroying everything around him.
@danielchalhoub26187 жыл бұрын
he also has a cape that defies gravity lol
@TopTierHater7 жыл бұрын
hamsterminator That's because in this film, Zod and Faora wasn't trying to replace earth with a world engine
@bigshow7717 жыл бұрын
What does that have to do with the destruction when he takes off or lands?
@paulpolpiboon95357 жыл бұрын
hamsterminator : LOL
@autryf92527 жыл бұрын
By "everything around him" I suppose you mean just the pavement.
@mekrabj29017 жыл бұрын
Those wire lines they used for Christopher Reeves were just as good as any CGI movie ever made. R.I.P. Mr. Reeves.
@michaelccozens6 жыл бұрын
IIRC, and not to take anything away from the great work of the stunt crew, but Reeve himself deserves some credit for making Superman's flight look as real and natural as possible. Reeve worked really hard to make the flying look like second-nature to Superman, so easy and graceful that you'd never even think that you're watching something physically-impossible, sorta like how elite athletes make their sport look so easy that every couch-potato thinks, *I could do that!", until they try doing it. Reeve focused especially on his take-offs and landings, which are just so smooth that you don't even notice. Great example of performance and effects coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts. I can only imagine how hard that must have been, physically, on Reeve. It'd be like having to hold a plank position for hours at a time.
@peterp21536 жыл бұрын
Not if you want to do anything other than midspeed cruising. You can’t do a Doomsday battle like in BvS with just wires and rear projection
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
@@peterp2153 Yeah, maybe, but BvS sucked. You need a good story first, then the special effects are secondary.
@kensstudio08065 жыл бұрын
@@odysseusrex5908 BvS had a good concept but they deliver it terribly..... Martha scene should be sad and heartmelting but again they deliver terribly...
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
@@kensstudio0806 It was just a bad movie.
@Citizen_JQP4 жыл бұрын
"Haven't I told you to stop telling lies?!... SMACK" 🤣😂
@danbev93134 жыл бұрын
That Mom sounded like a real uptight bitch
@renatoigmed3 жыл бұрын
with that trauma she became Harley Quinn years later.
@Hossak3 жыл бұрын
70's parenting right there champ :)
@CaptApril1233 жыл бұрын
I've always found that scene really friggin dark..
@CaptApril1233 жыл бұрын
@@danbev9313 More likely a drunk.. the great thing about the movie is that it inserted an optimistic, hopeful 1950's Superman into the cynical world of the 1970's.. Superman: "for truth, justice and the American way".. Loise: "you're kidding, right?"
@NYBravest827 жыл бұрын
THIS is and always will be the real man of steel.
@torystrending72857 жыл бұрын
NYBravest82 I totally agree!!🙌
@jason757 жыл бұрын
Forget George Reeves, Kirk alyn the first superman in 1948. He made two serials
@acewilliams79176 жыл бұрын
He even has time to get the cat out of the tree. Cavill ya got work to do.
@FlashEarth896 жыл бұрын
Yes! The new guys face don't fit as Superman but Man of Steel remake was good.
@606danco6 жыл бұрын
He also was the man of wheels
@Slamdoxicalz7 жыл бұрын
"Something wrong with the elevator?" "Bad vibrations?" I totally forgot the awesome one-liners
@kumarammoy76156 жыл бұрын
tamil film
@ICET1006 жыл бұрын
No its English
@kenb26716 жыл бұрын
Take him away!
@FantasticalFlorance6 жыл бұрын
Awesome?! They're okay at best and meh more accurately.
@donald_the_savage12346 жыл бұрын
Dr Weatherface it’s cheesy in a good way.
@joedavis8204 жыл бұрын
"You've got me....whose got you?" Love it!
@carloschartrand77cc7 жыл бұрын
There will only be one real Superman Man Of Steel & his name is & always will be Christopher Reeve R.I.P u were the best superhero ever
@itpennywise19683 жыл бұрын
No
@anthonygarcia87493 жыл бұрын
@@itpennywise1968 yes
@zombwars77493 жыл бұрын
@@itpennywise1968 wow man. I guess you are one of those who care solely about CGI and not acting. However you should give reasoning behind your statement.
@caolanmcflynn24123 жыл бұрын
You side it
@zombwars77493 жыл бұрын
@@caolanmcflynn2412 your comment needs elaboration.
@emp0rizzle6 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve IS Superman.
@supermadmac5 жыл бұрын
AGREE!
@xXSilentAgent47Xx5 жыл бұрын
WAS*
@zeeshankarimi22355 жыл бұрын
No. Superman is Christopher Reeve.
@zeeshankarimi22355 жыл бұрын
@Youre Gonna Need a Bigger Boat First of all, I didn't said Christopher is Superman. I said Superman is Christopher Reeve. Of course I know he's dead. I meant no one's got that Superman face cut besides him. So who's the f***ing idiot?
@theamericanshepherd53783 жыл бұрын
Maybe he truly is Superman who came from a parallel world into our reality.
@elzibiel3 жыл бұрын
I love how he smirks at the guy after he loses grip and falls (0:44). Supes is just messing with him, enjoying himself. and who could forget "Haven't I told you to stop telling lies???" *slap* these movies had their dark moments, disguised as silliness. I still love it. :)
@ianjenkins41477 жыл бұрын
"Hi there, something wrong with the elevator?" Lol
@csic1234 жыл бұрын
Ian Jenkins "Going down."
@DarkPaladin244 жыл бұрын
"Bad vibrations?"
@darthkahn454 жыл бұрын
Channeling his inner "Nightwing"
@Kiddo_X4 жыл бұрын
"They say confession is good for the soul. I'd listen to this man."
@Yerflua4 жыл бұрын
*confused look* "...nah."
@notoriousvalcor63417 жыл бұрын
his one liners are hilarious
7 жыл бұрын
Superman always has the best sarcastic one liners and trash talk.
@TanielaLigairi7 жыл бұрын
".. Hey there Officer ... Mooney.... you what they say, confessions are good for the soul, I'd listen to this man... take him away.." hahaha ... Christopher Reeve too good as Superman
@childfreesingleandatheist88994 жыл бұрын
"Bad vibrations?"
@hawksfan88703 жыл бұрын
3:55 This scene is so iconic man! It truly defines superheros!
@vincentleeadams4 жыл бұрын
The special-effects still look pretty good, considering it’s been over 40 years.
@DarthVoxyn5 ай бұрын
Very little CGI. Almost all practical effects were used. The only time cgi was used was for the heat vision.
@Gmon7504 жыл бұрын
There's something about conventional special effects that CGI just cannot touch. It brings so much more realism and warmth to the shot. Christopher Reeve will always be the gold standard from which all other Superman characters will try to reach.
@elijahlee36104 жыл бұрын
And that cavil already surpassed
@thefilmwatcher13024 жыл бұрын
Darth El 🤣🤣🤣 Thinking Henry Cavill is better than Christopher Reeve. Close, but yeah, no.
@elijahlee36104 жыл бұрын
@@thefilmwatcher1302 yes because the hero that sacraficed his life for a planet of beings that hated him is worse than a simp who permanently gave his powers away to get with a girl.
@kendallrivers11193 жыл бұрын
@@elijahlee3610 says who!? Lol I like Henry but most people hate his version of Superman. If you don't appreciate this Superman then I do why you're here you clearly don't get it.
@elijahlee36103 жыл бұрын
@@kendallrivers1119 arbitrary nonsense, you addressed none of my points
@waynemacfarland15462 жыл бұрын
I love how calm and nonchalant Superman is towards the bad guys before he captures them.
@mrlee73284 жыл бұрын
I'm 43 and even as a child watching that scene today with how they were able to make that scene still blows my mind. Remember the movie came out in the 70s!!
@markrosenholtz19805 жыл бұрын
The greatest Superman ever!!! No one these days will ever come close. RIP. Thumbs up if you agree!
@PenneyBack3 жыл бұрын
Laughed my ass off at the end - Superman inadvertently enables domestic abuse by saving a cat 🤣
@leejee882 жыл бұрын
That same little girl was in comics with a picture drawing of superman. She's also in one of the last panel's in the death of superman comic
@jhagestad Жыл бұрын
Oh man, that smack sound at the end. That’s 1970’s parenting.
@robertsmith6490 Жыл бұрын
@@jhagestad...and kids need that today.
@robertsmith6490 Жыл бұрын
I guess his super-hearing went out cuz he didn't hear the slap. 😂
@GLUBNOIR5 ай бұрын
@@robertsmith6490 Wtf is wrong with you?
@LukeLovesRose5 жыл бұрын
Reeve is Superman, Jackman is Wolverine and Robert Downey Jr. IS Ironman.
@aaronbruceladner19834 жыл бұрын
And Michael Keaton is Batman
@joshuamcgee98194 жыл бұрын
Tobey Maguire IS Spider-Man
@LukeLovesRose4 жыл бұрын
Patrick Stewart is Prof X
@aaronbruceladner19834 жыл бұрын
Also Captain Jean-Luc Picard
@LukeLovesRose4 жыл бұрын
@@adrienneflowers2237 I'm sorry. I respect his take on Captain America. But I always felt like he was far more natural as Johnny Storm.
@skall3455 жыл бұрын
The best part in my opinion is that whole superman is clearly helpful and needed, this movie goes out of its way to show that cops aren't incompetent and useless, that superman doesn't just do everything
@TheLAGopher Жыл бұрын
Superman went out of his way to say that he was on the same side as the authorities.Batman symbolizes that the system doesn't work. Superman symbolizes that it can.
@carltobiah56972 жыл бұрын
I watched this with my dad when i was a litttle kid. This scene is still fresh in my memories. Miss my dad
@bigal27485 жыл бұрын
He will always be the greatest superman, good sense of humor too.
@Dr.MantisTobogganMD3 жыл бұрын
2:49 Now that’s the best heroic shot of Superman that can’t be matched. Literally nothing can match this whole movie.
@capricola86823 жыл бұрын
I'm giving this version of superman to watch for my son. This superman was indeed cartoonish but it gave us simple moral lessons and heroic inspiration like saving a cat from a tree, saving random people in need and assuring them that they'll be okay. His leadership is also visible when he helps the police and the fire fighters. It's not trying to be cool or dark like todays superman, no disrespect to snyder's version. Christopher Reeve really had that charisma and charm. And he also potrayed 3 different personalities in a single movie in superman 3 such as the nerdy clark kent, the charismatic superman, and the evil superman very convincingly. He was really superman in flesh.
@leejee882 жыл бұрын
It's the way the character was intended to be portrayed
@VijayKrishnan4 жыл бұрын
Thats my Superman, always inspiring, always loving and above ALL always there for us when we need HOPE. RIP Christopher Reeve
@KennethKralyJr2 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman on film always and forever !!!
@northernstudioworks Жыл бұрын
Have to give props to Tom Mankiewicz for adding the little comic touches and depth of character to this film. He added all these little nuances in the script that brought out Christopher Reeve's acting even more. Even Jor-El's first line "This is no fantasy...." although he was talking about the three criminals it was Mankiewicz and Richard Donner telling the audience as well that this was real. This is what made this film such a timeless classic.
@gillianorley7 жыл бұрын
Still the best comic book superhero movie ever made.
@6jackace6 жыл бұрын
dark knight, spiderman 2, captain america winter soldier are probably all better but i believe this was well ahead of its time and Christopher reeves probably is the best portrayal of any super-hero only one close is RDJ's Iron Man portrayal
@mainman34765 жыл бұрын
Superman: The Movie and The Dark Knight are the best 2. This movie is perhaps one of the most influential movies ever made towards the movie industry. The success of this movie showed the business that superhero movies could make it.
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
Superman, the Movie, Wonder Woman, and Batman Begins are all on a par.
@odysseusrex59085 жыл бұрын
@Dominik Klein No, no it is not. The three best, in no particular order, are Superman, the Movie, Batman Begins, and Wonder Woman. OK, that's chronological order, but all three of them are head and shoulders above the rest, including the other movies in their own franchises.
@naranciaghirga41195 жыл бұрын
@Dominik Klein no lol
@LATVERIAN16 жыл бұрын
"STILL" the greatest Superman movie of all-time!
@seanjohnson44754 жыл бұрын
What's up Captain America
@LATVERIAN13 жыл бұрын
@@seanjohnson4475 Christopher Reeve as Superman.. 😉
@elizabethjones77353 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder one of the best Superman and Lois Lanes ever. I remember when these movies came out, Christopher Reeve was a handsome man with his blue eyes and his portrayal of the Man of Steel made movie history. He was really the perfect person to play Superman.
@BigNoseDog7 жыл бұрын
This is one thing I wish Zach Snyder's Superman had. A sense of humor.
@invisiblefiddle16457 жыл бұрын
BigNoseDoggie humor? Uh... Huh.. NAME 5 SENSES OF HUMORS 5!!!!! Name 5!!!!!!!!
@bootsdad137 жыл бұрын
Yup. A wonderful good natured movie.
@Zafire947 жыл бұрын
Well thank god Joss Whedon gave us that in the new JL movie. He's on par with Reeve's Superman in that movie, he's so happy. (Henry Cavill himself confirmed that he and Joss made the superman we get in JL in case you're wondering where I got that from.)
@McSuperfly1016 жыл бұрын
Bilal Zafar - I’d probably be interested to see a 100% Joss Whedon take on Superman but what we ended up getting was a bit of a Frankenstein style amalgamation between Snyder and Whedon.
@mohammadekramfaruquefahim1946 жыл бұрын
Superman had a few jokes, it wasn't just shoved in your face because they're were more important things in the film than just catching petty criminals
@williamshaw90473 жыл бұрын
0:57 Superman catching the jewel thief was filmed with Reeve standing on solid ground and the "Nah" actor at a 90 degree angle, with everything glued to his desk. It's replicating the Solow Building on 57th Street in New York City.
@Only-me3 жыл бұрын
Remember the house climbing scenes in the Batman series of the 60´s? Those were made in the same way, but this looks so much better.
@firebirdone11 ай бұрын
I am glad Christopher Reeve gets to live forever on KZbin and on the internet as the quintessential "Superman."
@TomLiberman4 жыл бұрын
I honestly like the silent flying better. No effects, no swooshing but somehow far more impressive. Obviously the SFX aren't nearly as impressive and some updating was in order for the new movies, still, I wish they had kept the effortless, silent flying.
@SceneArtisan5 жыл бұрын
3:00 "Mooney,............ first bottle's on me, let me get my hat!" - lol
@mtsflorida4 жыл бұрын
If I had a bottle for every time I said something that really happened that no-one would believe I would have a tremendous wine cellar. Why don't people just have an open mind, believe and give it shot. What can they lose and so much to gain.
@actioncom27484 жыл бұрын
Ah, the boss I'll never have.
@jamessullivan43912 жыл бұрын
The cat rescue scene is still the best depiction of a flying person I have ever seen. It was just magic.
@TheCoolProfessor5 жыл бұрын
"Haven't I told you to stop telling lies?" WHAP!!
@renatoigmed3 жыл бұрын
with that trauma she became Harley Quinn years later.
@victorbonilla46343 жыл бұрын
@@renatoigmed 😂👍
@Xylarxcode5 жыл бұрын
Those criminals counting their bills with that gleeful smile on their faces is so goofy, it's great. I fucking love it. It's almost like it came straight out of a goddamn cartoon, lol. Gives it a weird kind of charm of times you didn't get to see for yourself. They don't do stuff like that anymore.
@christopherwinstanley13488 ай бұрын
The Superman movie brings back some warm memories. I was a child when this movie was realised. My father took me to the cinema while we were on holiday in Wales. I didn't have a clue. I was going to watch this movie. At that time, it was the movie not to miss, with a huge impact on children. ❤
@llperks5 жыл бұрын
I'll never understand how when we have a movie that NAILS this character that can be used as a template for future movies, future directors will continue to ignore it to try to "put their spin" on it. How many failures can you have before you admit that maybe every director and screenwriter who wants to do a Superman movie, should at least WATCH this movie as a starting point.
@drumking2414 жыл бұрын
Bingo man! i have a huge problem with them doing that, they cant leave him alone, trying to make him a jerk or dark.
@emanuel66934 жыл бұрын
Yeah because Superman Returns was a box office hit. Just like Superman 3 and 4
@llperks4 жыл бұрын
@@emanuel6693 lol, if your not aware of the reason those didn't work. Then I can't help you.
@wrestlinganime4life2884 жыл бұрын
@@emanuel6693 Superman returns didn't work because it was set in a modern world. They nailed the Superman character but should have had more challenge to face. Man of Steel tried but the execution was poor and they tried to deconstruct to Superman in a lazy way
@0megacron4 жыл бұрын
Same reason a new CEO takes over a successful company and then proceeds to change everything that made it a success. It's just human nature, I guess.
@defblinders95857 жыл бұрын
I'd have rather seen a movie of Superman and Batman working together than fighting each other.
@Caleb-iq6jg6 жыл бұрын
Def Blinders reeve/keaton vs hackman/nicholson
@daustin88886 жыл бұрын
Goku Black In a parallel universe we got that movie
@hermionesvillage6 жыл бұрын
Although we already have movies showing them helping each other instead of fighting, Batman and Superman have been best friends for 80+ years so I agree with you.
@T1000-s4j6 жыл бұрын
Ben Affleck as batman is the worst casting decision EVER!
@nandhakumar-ss5er6 жыл бұрын
@@T1000-s4jcorrect
@mactavish24016 ай бұрын
Superman... Our childhood heroes. Never stop to amaze us.
@rayshardrobinson78785 жыл бұрын
Moody 1st Bottle is on me, let me get my hat! Priceless! There will never be a better Superman Movie than Superman and Superman II
@america81877 жыл бұрын
U.S Navy Disabled Veteran 😎🇺🇸 I was born in 81 thanks To my Mom who was also a huge fan, I had the Honor to watch the greatest Actor play the greatest Superman of all time RIP Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana Reeve 🙏🏽😞😢 !!!!!
@vava85457 жыл бұрын
America 81 , thank you for your service!🖒🖒🖒
@JMyoutube13 жыл бұрын
The 70s were such a great time to be a kid
@jrag10004 жыл бұрын
2:05 love this scene it's realistic ( the way it portrays Superman ) Superman could be watching the deaths of cops by killers but he's making his way to the scene of the shootout, he didn't just fly there instantly and whirlwind up all the crooks. This leads a little believability to the fact that even though he can do the impossible he is still only one man, he's not a god, he's not omniscient, a fact later movies shit on. Later on in the movie, Lois Lane even dies due to this fact which at this early point in the movie is established with the viewer.
@Edatron7 жыл бұрын
Little Girl: "Mommy! Mommy! Frisky was stuck in a tree! This man swooped out of the sky and gave him to me!" Mom: "Haven't I told you to stop telling lies?!" - slaps little girl -
@sharkdentures32477 жыл бұрын
It was probably more of a spank. (or swat on the behind) Spanking, while not 'encouraged' back then, was certainly more socially acceptable. But slapping a child? (on the face) was not so (I don't believe it ever was) & would have generated lots of backlash (especially in such a feel-good movie).
@ofcrgry7 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Superman felt when his super hearing heard the slap....
@ChrisLuongo7 жыл бұрын
You can still spank your kids when they are bad not leave marks on their body. Pararents still does it. They need to learn when they doing is wrong to make them right.
@3Rayfire6 жыл бұрын
Well the real injustice of course is that she was telling the truth. The mom is gonna feel bad when she sees the newspaper talking about a Superman that can fly.
@sablesanctum6 жыл бұрын
Superman doesn't give a fuck.
@IdealUser4 жыл бұрын
This is why this Superman is the best. He doesn't just fight crime, slug it out with big bad guys, save falling airplanes. He takes the time to rescue a little girl's cat.
@williamreilly57234 жыл бұрын
Christopher thank you so much for the memories growing up in Glasgow Scotland uk thank you rest in peace
@james54602 жыл бұрын
This just shows that Superman at heart is just a really nice guy with superpowers. This is how Superman was meant to be, and it's never been duplicated.
@randy-U.I.O.G.D.6 ай бұрын
What makes this the best movie is because of the simplicity of saving people and catching criminals.
@Sigma02834 жыл бұрын
(Superman catches criminal and disappears jus as the office guy looks) “....... Nah.” Cracks me up every time.
@1-JBL4 жыл бұрын
First film I ever watched twice -- on two consecutive nights. Saw it at the premiere at the Capitol Theater in Charleston WV, went back the next evening after a horrific day at work and watched it again. I begin to suspect Reeve will never be surpassed.
@TrentPruitt1997 Жыл бұрын
From 1:03 to 1:23, that is easily the epitome of who Superman is and sums up Christopher Reeve’s portrayal of him. Just flat out awesome.
@ObservantDog7 жыл бұрын
I remember back when Superman was this awesome. :-D
@jodandtalentlessschild73625 жыл бұрын
Mr. Observant It still is!
@thetalkingbookchannel7 жыл бұрын
Forever the one and only Superman/Clark Kent
@robertdougherty3495 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@EjRidenhour Жыл бұрын
I love this Superman I hope James Gunn brings this type of Superman backbeverything doesn’t have to be dark I love the bright colors on the suit it actually feels like the comics and actually feels like a real superhero that you can trust and and be comfortable instead of him being dark and destroying the city just cause
@DiedrichKnickerbocker17834 жыл бұрын
42 years later and the scene still holds up.
@tadimaggio7 ай бұрын
There was a real-life "Superman catches criminals" moment that was truly delightful. About six months after "Superman" premiered in 1978, Christopher Reeve and a close friend were bicycling around Manhattan. They decided to stop at a coffee shop, and secured their bikes on the bike stand outside the door. Just as they were sitting down, Chris looked outside and😊 saw a thief using tinsnips to steal his bike. He ran out of the shop; the would-be thief saw this large man chasing him, dropped the tinsnips, and took off. Chris chased him across the street into Central Park, where he tackled him. When the thief rolled over, he looked up into Chris' face for the first time. "SUPERMAN! I'm -- I'm sorry! I swear that I'll never do it again!"
@67maverick4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. These scenes are actually what made me LOVE the movie. The humor in the scenes when he caught the villians. But also the loving side of Superman
@williefinn49327 жыл бұрын
chris reeve played superrman with great humour....it helped that he was a hot looking guy.
@nissansentraglx5 жыл бұрын
so glad to have been in the a kid in the 70s to see Superman, Star Wars, Rocky in the theatres !!
@sandal_thong86312 жыл бұрын
Once the Vietnam War was over, I imagine it felt like a great weight or dread was off. Maybe these movie-makers rescued people's childhoods?
@agalgonzalez2 жыл бұрын
Officer Mooney talking to his Sargeant is a classic. Especially when they both walk out, see the yacht in the street and Superman flying away. "Let me get my hat."
@keyenzaseawright54385 жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve's, then Brandon Routh the only one to capture his likeness.
@0megacron4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Although to be fair, the older Routh from the CW crisis does it better than he did in 'Superman Returns'.
@black-sv4gk4 жыл бұрын
I think Routh is a very underrated superman. He's way better than Cavill (Cavill ain't bad) But Reeves is the best their ever was, and will be. Because of how they make superhero movies today. I think thats pretty save to say. Today it's so dark and depressive.
@glass97643 жыл бұрын
@@0megacron Routh wasn't given the best script in Returns.
@donnn-ow4rj3 жыл бұрын
@@glass9764 the film was terrible. Plain and simple.
@RM-qj8cs3 жыл бұрын
@@black-sv4gk *Reeve*
@nomercyforthewicked7 жыл бұрын
the good old days ,damn I miss them
@invisiblefiddle16457 жыл бұрын
tanny bash uh huh. Name 5 memories! 5 NAME 5!!!
@darthrevan277 жыл бұрын
Invisible Fiddle shut up 5!!!
@darthrevan277 жыл бұрын
Invisible Fiddle whats wrong dude
@nunyabizness90456 жыл бұрын
Darth Revan he must have been born in the 90's
@acewilliams79176 жыл бұрын
+Invisible Fiddle Here's 5 for ya. Superman(every guy wanted that curl), Starwars(the impact it made), 1985 bears(swept the nation. everyone was a fan), Member's Only jackets(damn near every guy had one), Indian Jones(Harrison became the man), Bird vs Magic rivalry(whos side are you on?). Jordan's (they were just so damn cool!) A n' W root beer float stations where you'd dine in your car. Drive in theaters.(that's funner than the indoor theater)
@waynemacfarland1546 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Reeve was the best Superman! God bless him!
@Marsh551164 жыл бұрын
"You say the world doesn't need a savior, but every day I hear them crying for one!!"-Superman Returns
@martinkuliza Жыл бұрын
They say the world doesn't need a hero well.... Damn them I'm gonna give them back their hero's Fifi Macaffee (Mad Max)
@williamjackson49764 жыл бұрын
I was 26 viewing Superman in theatres in '78 i couldn't get enough. You really could believe he was flying for real. 😲🇺🇸
@MarklovesAngels Жыл бұрын
For reasons I can't explain, there was something comforting about that lightning and distant thunder in the background just before saving the cat. Yeah, I know it was foreshadowing the next scene, but you don't know that on first viewing and it added a deft touch of realism. So glad the director and cast approached this movie seriously. Some fun stuff, but no campy tongue-in-cheek put ons.
@quincyjoelcahilig3 жыл бұрын
This is what Man of Steel lacked-- scenes that establish Superman as a hero for everyone. And the humor.
@axebomber21083 жыл бұрын
Think of all the misunderstandings that would have been avoided if Superman saved one person in public before Zod showed up. After all, all it took was for him to protect the soldiers in Smallville for Hardy to say "This man's not our enemy".