SUPERMAN - THE MOVIE: DC Movies Revisited
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- SUPERMAN - THE MOVIE is without a doubt the film that gave birth to the idea of superhero movies as a viable, big-screen genre. Before Richard Donner's 1978 film, superheroes were campy (see the old Adam West Batman) but with this movie, they treated the Man of Steel with respect. The result was a money-making bonanza that paved the way for more big screen superheroes. We get into the history behind the film, including the casting of unknown Christopher Reeve in the title role, plus Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman, along with Donner's herculean struggle to get it to the big screen.
It's all part of our latest show here on JoBlo Videos, DC MOVIES REVISITED. We plan on counting down all of the major DC movies, from the early days of Christopher Reeve and Michael Keaton to the current DCEU and beyond!
DC MOVIES REVISITED is written, narrated and edited by Tyler Nichols, produced by Chris Bumbray & Nick Bosworth, and executive produced by Berge Garabedian.
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RIP Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve. They made us believe a man can fly.
Here here!😊😊😊
They got CGI now but no heart and soul...as corny as the special fx were I still find some shots of Reeve flying more convincing than Synder....DC should learn about flying from Marvel....they struggle with it so badly
Richard Donner directed some of my favorite movies. Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Shaine White is going for likes.
Saw this as a kid in the theater, multiple times. Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me!
Are you insulting Henry Cavil or just wanting people to know you are old. Which one is it?
N e v e r m i n d.
Same here.
Duh Duh Duh Duh Duh.
Duh Duh Duh. Ha.
And for me as well!
@@andrewhartmangunsmith2755 Sorry but Christopher Reeve made Cavil obsolete. 🤷♂️
I had the good fortune to see this movie on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse not long ago. It really holds up, and helps you see how EPIC it was at the time, how different it was from every previous superhero project.
How is that place? I keep meaning to check it out now that they are open again
@@mattberg6816 Alamo is the only theater I've been going to for about the last 4 years or so. They're the only place that actually has "no talking or texting" rules, and actually enforces them. Maybe a little pricey, but the food and drink are good, and in the same price range as nearby bars. And if I'm going to the theater, I'd rather give my money to people who actually love movies.
@@mattberg6816 It’s the only place I saw movies in Austin. Besides private theaters. They had fun events to go along with some openings too.
@@suedenim sounds like a nice spot. Thanks for the recommendation.
Did you believe a man could fly?
Love this movie as a kid. It's a product of the 70's but still so great and one of most iconic theme songs EVER.
Oh yes, but it definitely has a timeless quality as well. =)
A genuine masterpiece. The film goes from cod-Shakespearan space opera with Brando to disaster movie to John Ford-esque domestic drama to screwball comedy to romantic drama & back to action movie.
Donner & Mank understood that Superman needs human connection & the world as much as the world needs a Superman - he's the one superhero who acts solely out of love for the shared humanity in which he is a part.
Someone's showing off their knowledge of cinema.
Reeve will always be my favorite Superman. He was a massive part of mu childhood and my earliest memory that I still remember so clearly is sitting in front of the TV with a red towel around my neck watching the movie.
I was 11 when this movie came out, and it will always be THE Superman movie. And of course the John Williams score still gives me chills at age 54.
Best superman film. Best actor to portrait superman and his alter ego clark kent. Lets be honest, he had a run and nobody has even come close to that. That alone speaks volumes.
I disagree I tired to watch it few times it's boring af and the cgi made me puke
Henry cavill version is much much better
@@aessosayed3484 Cavil who? Is he from the 1940’s?
In 1978, my dad was an "opening night" kind of guy before it was a thing. There we sat in the grand old movie house near the middle of the theater as the lights dimmed. "This is in B/W?," I thought. My six year old brain kept absorbing the movie, especially when the credits began. The score with the visuals. There are no words, except "Thanks Dad! I'm still a movie geek and its awesome!"
I liked Superman. Christopher Reeve was fantastic as Superman, although I really loved Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor.
Yes, Hackman was great
Movie holds a special memory for me. Its the first movie I watched with my son in 1997 when he was a month old at 3 or 4 am. Being a new dad and had to be up with him and it happened to be on, so I watched it while I rocked him to sleep and feed him
Williams' score sure makes a heck of a lullaby! =)
I got to host the 40th anniversary showing of this movie at the Davis Square Cinema in Massachusetts in 2018 as part of the Boston Sci-fi Film Festival
I remember going to the movies to see this movie over and over again this movie and of course Star Wars.
👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Me too. Mom would drop me off at our little strip mall theater for the first matinee, I'd be there all day, and it only cost $1.
Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman I remember watching him at the movie theater when I was 3 years old I think
For me, it's the totally uncomplicated inocence of the film that I love. It didn't take itself too seriously, it didn't preach, and it totally is the product of a much simpler era. Cheers all.
Nobody has ever lived up to Richard Donner, when it comes to making Superman movies
@Omar 94: Not only Superman movies but also action packed cop-buddy-movies! 👍
Absolutely my favourite movie of all time. Saw this as an 8 year old and loved it ever since. Reeve will always be my Superman, and the only actor they really nailed the two halves of the character. You can genuinely see that just a change of posture and manner is enough to ensure that no one would guess his Clark is also the Man of Steel. Also, that soundtrack - even just the opening fanfare still gives me chills.
When that superman shield pops up during the opening credits...still get chills
baaaaaaaa ba-bo-ba-baaaaaaaaa..............
Its that music
I watched this movie so many times with my dad while I was growing up. I can't imagine life with out it.
Superman 2 is my favourite. Featuring the original and best General Zod!
THANK YOU... again. I have a personal attachment to this movie. Richard Donner was my first interview at our film school and, seeing this at Grauman's Chinese Theater, after "Star Wars" the year before, this movie still has the best opening to be experienced in a theater EVER.
I've watched this movie more times than I can remember, on TV AND DVD, my wife and I quote it at each other and I will STILL enjoy it more than some of the more recent films. We have also been lucky enough to meet Jeff East, Marc McClure and Margot Kidder when they did signing events here in the UK.
Superman doesn't turn back time, he alone travels back in time by flying faster than light.
It's misunderstood because of how it was visualised.
Indeed ❤
Never thought of it that way. Makes sense.
“Something good and pure, doing something right…” couldn’t be more accurate!!!
Imagine landing your first big role and then getting trained for it by Vader himself!
And that look of grief turning into rage as he kneels by Lois's body then explodes into flight with his face contorted & his fist clenched _still_ gives chills.
Incredible
I know he didn't voice Vader but I hope to God at some point seeing Reeves working out he said to someone "The Force is strong with this one."
The morphing at the beginning of this video made me realize how beautiful Reeves really was, perfect superhero face!
Glenn Ford is absolutely the beating heart and soul of this movie. Such a short screen time, yet such an important emotional anchor. You really understand how Clark became such a good person.
I was fortunate enough to see Superman in the theater. I will never forget the experience. Even the opening credits received an ovation!
1st. R.I.P Christopher Reeves.
Being born in 76, I was a little kid when I saw it the first time. I loved Superman and when my mom and dad bought the movie. I wanted to watch it all the time and was told no every single time. This would be my issue as an adult. I remember when Superman 2 came out and if I thought I loved part 1, part 2 was even better. Well by the time we bought part 2 I was older and playing football and baseball. I boxed for 5 years, so I didn't have time for movies anymore.
In the early 90's there was a comic book that came out that I had to have. DC The Death of Superman in comes Doomsday. But like as a little kid, I was told NO.
When I finally moved out in 94. I promised myself and my future kids. I would NOT tell them NO like I was told as a kid. I also went and bought all 4 of the Christopher Reeves Superman movie series. I found the comic book The Death of Superman. I own every Superhero movie that has been made along with every Superhero tv show made that came out on TV. I need to get the TV show pilot Aquaman that stared The Green Arrow from Smallville Justin Hartley. I haven't seen it yet and when I had the DC universe app. I was more worried about reading all of the comic books that I wasn't allowed to as a child. My wife laughed when she saw me me reading comics. Then I told her about how I was treated when it came to watching and reading Superhero stuff. Yeah she backed off then and called my momma. My mother said that all of those comics and movies were all a waste of money. Anyway, Because of a Superman The Movie I got to see as a small kid. I fell in love with the Superheros. Dont get me started on the Super Friends cartton back then. Lol. Have a great day and thank you for reminding me about the original Superman movies.
- You will believe a man can fly
- And they did.
Still my favourite Super Hero movie
Still the best superman movie ever made! Rip Richard Donner and Chris Reeve for making not only the best superman but one of the best comic book movies of all time!!
I had the chance to see John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl. Listening to the Superman theme under the stars was a dream come true.
I'm so here for this series and what a great first installment! Superman was my hero when I was a kid and Superman 3 was one of the first films I ever saw in a theater. Good memories.
YES!
Thank you for this. Now I feel like an idiot...I knew the extended TV cut existed, but I didn't know it had been remastered and released on Blu-ray! Guess what I'm going to go buy!
I had a VHS tape in the early to mid 80s that my Grandpa made for me with this and Star Wars on it. I wore it out! At one time I could quote this entire movie from start to finish. This is THE Superman.
I can't believe that David Prowse aka Darth Vader was the one trained Christopher Reeve in a physical bodybuilding training to play Superman.
Reeve is still the best Superman and this movie still features the best Superman theme
Everything is magical that no any new movies can imitate. A timeless masterpiece.
Christopher Reeve (RIP) will always be my Superman
I saw this again at the local drive in last summer! One of my favorites.
The flying scenes still hold up
Look better then modern Superman Routh cgi model away looked fake. Same for Cavill. For Reeve he was their. Like at Tylor Hoechlin he look like he was their not a cgi model. Just put your actor behind a blue screen and move the background around him
@@PeterTennant CGI or computer graphics used in more recent Superman films did not show the elegancy of how Superman flew. The CGI shots were either of a "super small Superman" flying fast or a close up shot of the other actors playing Superman flying. No full body shots of Superman flying; take off or landings as was seen in "Superman: The Movie." Even the way George Reeves flying in from a window was more "believable" than the CGI effects in the more recent and probably future Superman films. Christopher Reeve being a glider pilot gave him the "moves" in his flying sequences that "made you believe a man could fly." None of the later Superman films did that. In fact, CGI is very much overused in all special effect movies, whether comic book heroes or space films. Look what Stanley Kubrick accomplished without computer graphics. No space film has matched "2001: A Space Odyssey" with CGI effects.
This was the first Movie I ever watched in a Theater (yes I'm old), so it is the Beginning of my Love for Movies and the Love of the Theatrical experience!
To me this movie remains the gold standard for all other superhero movies and all the more glaring when you see how much MOS missed the mark.
MOS was fantastic
Just brilliant thank you. It is a movie that my kids and I have seen multiple times. Unfortunately Chris Margo and Richard are gone now.
I grew up with the TV cut and so it is my go to which I finally got last year on Blu-Ray!!! Happy Days!!!
Still the greatest comic book superhero movie ever made!!!
A performance so perfect, it has never been replicated. As a kid, I was never scared of Santa seeing me up to no good, but if I so much as IMAGINED Chris Reeves Supes giving me a disapproving look, I was done lol my hero TO THIS DAY. Nothing more inspirational than Supes.
One minor correction: Sups flew faster than light to go back in time. It's based on Einstein's relativity. It's similar to how the Flash also travels back in time. No "reversing time" required, as you called it.
I watched this movie in theaters when it first was released in December 1978, and it set aflame my love for movies. I was seven years old.
Excuse me I love Superman The movie (my favorite film) but if you do every theatical Superhero movie you should start with the 1966 Batman movie. (No Superman vs the mole man in 1952 because it became a 2 part episode of the Adventures of Superman.) Do The first Batman The Movie 1966 especially today would be great because yesterday 9-19-2021 would of been the late Adam's West 93 birthday
Richard Donner said that Superman turning back time was for the ending of part 2 but do to budget and time for the first movie, it had to be finished so it was placed in part 1. Also superman flying fast around the earth generates a quantum field and because special fx was limited the effect comes out poorly and is not fully explained so it looks like he just made the earth spin backwards.
This movie is where the superhero movie craze began, not Spider-Man, not X-Men, not Blade and not even Batman 89. Batman 89 started the modern craze for sure and Blade showed MARVEL they could do great movies but Superman 78 showed Hollywood that superheroes are not just kids entertainment and can be serious stories and very profitable. RIP Richard Pryor.
I say this with absolute sincerety, I enjoy these films more than anything that has come out of the DCEU regarding Superman these days.
Christopher Reeve is the only superman that could convince you people wouldn't instantly recognize Clark as Supes. It's not just the glasses, obviously, everything changes, the way he talks and walks, his mannerisms, everything. Striking resemblance to be sure, but quickly passed over by "it couldn't possibly be him."
Ì would have loved to seen it during its 40th anniversary re-release. It's a groundbreaking film and its still one of the best within its genre.
Great video. I saw this when it came out after tons of comic ads and articles had us bouncing in our seats over in anticipation. I can still recall the magic and being blown away even beyond anything Sinbad movies or anything else had done. Luthor wasn't a hit at first but by end of movie had grown on me; he had a clever sneakiness that made him a perfect arch enemy. I love that Superman '78 comic and Batman '89 have given us a chance to revisit these universes (which we were sure were the same one). Keaton's even returning, like dream come true. I just wish Reeve and Kidder could. Maybe Hackman at least could give us a live action return to it (with Supergirl actress?) or even meet Keaton to canonize these being the same world?
What a great idea, to revisit the dc movies, congratulations joblo 🥇🏅🏆🎖👍👏😊🥇🏆🏅🥇
Still my favorite Superman movie, starring my favorite Superman
This film is a kind of magic. No other iteration can come close to it especially concerning the twin roles of Superman/ Clark Kent; Chris Reeve being the cornerstone of the project around whom all the talented cast and crew are carrying their art to near perfection (in a paradoxical state where even imperfections are great! Ha ha).
Pa Kent's speech to young Sup in this movie is probably the greatest speech ever in a superhero-flick. And yes, I'm including Costner. =)
The entrepreneurial mindset of these guys was immense. Do undertake a very high risk project, which no one had never done is incredible thinking.
Still the greatest superhero film ever made
This is still the gold standard and the template for superhero movies
Flying on wires is so much cooler than CGI flying.
The original Superman is 45 years old!
It was the second highest grossing film of 1978 behind Grease making $300 million worldwide
Everything in this movie works; from the cast to the music by John Williams to the amazing special effects to the action scenes
Seeing this movie you don't see actors you see these characters coming to life from the pages of the comic
When it comes to the flying scenes you hardly notice the wires for Reeve because it blends so well, you're actually with the actors flying through the city being so swept away in the magic
Many actors since then have donned the red cape but few have been able to match the successful translation of this film, after all Superman’s devotion to truth and justice is naive but the proof is in the outcome
The example he sets is ultimately humanity’s duty even when he’s amused how humanity works he’s still allowed to feel a range of emotions making him fully fleshed out
Alexander Salkind, his dad, and Richard Donner pulled off an impossible feat bringing this iconic hero to life even though there was so much behind the scenes tension they ultimately parted ways afterwards
Several different cuts of the film have existed as well so people can pick their poison
Regardless the movie was enough of a success to make merchandise, radio dramas, tv spin-offs, cartoon series, and even more film adaptations bringing a new interpretation
Humans can be a great people if they wish to be, we only lack the light to show the way, mind usually wins over matter, all the powers in the world sometimes can’t save everything and everyone, we punish ourselves with vanity it leads to self-destruction
Whatever problems people still have with particularly the ending making no sense not figuring out the technicals behind it still works tremendously
Thanks to Donner and company Superman is more than just a symbol, he’s a character making us believe even a god can become a man and this ultimately set the template for superhero origin stories to follow
Damn, didn’t even know young Clark’s voice was dubbed by Reeve!
Jeff East who played young Clark apparently was upset when he learned his voice was to be dubbed. Heard he got over it.
Great movie! that opening music is stunning!!!
“And over the last few years we have heard a lot about something called ‘family values’. And like many of you, I have struggled to figure out what that means. And since my accident, I've found a definition that seems to make sense. I think it means that we're all family. And that we all have value.”
- Christopher Reeve, speaking at the Democratic National Convention in 1996.
What a Super Man.
Superman's theme is my favourite of the John William's scores. There's just something about it.... it's literally the perfect hero theme.
I'll never forget the day I saw it in theaters back then. One of the biggest magical moments in my movie going history.
Few times it can be said that lightning was caught in a bottle. Casting Christopher Reeve for this role was one of those times.
He made men who played the role before him obsolete and the ones after compared to him.
CR is Still the best Superman ever.
I like the tv cut too. I recently saw the Donner cut of Superman 2. I was blown away by how different it was.
Search RUclips for SUPERMAN 2 FINAL CUT by Malachi Parker. Its even better than the Donner cut. Movie is in description
Never even knew they over dubbed the younger actor thats very well done
@09:35 *"all-be-it" NOT "I'll bite"
@10:10 He does NOT "turn back time". He goes back in time and we the audience see it from his perspective.
Reeves was and always will be the ONLY true Superman. I encourage everyone to read Reeves last book before he died. He had endured real life tragedy, only to fight back as a Superhero.
What a GREAT MOVIE! RIP CHRISTOPHER REEVE...❤️❤️💙
First night Superman was showing at the theatre in my town.. I WAS THERE 😍😚😚 yep, I'm old
I really do admire this movie. Watched it for the first time proper a couple of years back and I thought it was damn near close to perfect until the ending. Damn sad moment and even comes back to something he learned in his youth about not always being able to save everyone, even with all his power, but then the film does it's famous turn time back trick for the sake of having a good ending and completely ruining a surprisingly thoughtful bit for those times. Makes you wonder why they bothered with the idea if that's what the ended up doing with it.
I can hardly wait to see your videos on the batman movies 🏆🏆🏆🏅🥇😊👏👍👍👍
Still thinks it holds the top #1 spot of all superhero movies, for laying down the 'bible' of how to do them, so to speak. RIP Richard Donner.
Christopher Reeve was born to play Kal-EL, he's the only true Superman.
the casting...the dialogue...the chemistry...the MUSIC...
STILL the best (live action) Superman movie EVER.
F man of steel..bVs..superman returns (TO BORE the audience)...none of the makers of those movies GOT the character work...and what made it work then..and what would make it work for today's audience.
RIP Richard Donner, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, Mario Puzo & Jackie Cooper.
*Forgot...RIP Glenn Ford (Pa Kent)
I love the three hour version of the movie. Three hours eight minutes to be exact. Krypton is stranger and its destruction/explosion is scarier. Lex Luthor goes darker and is not quite as toothless as he can appear in the theatrical version.
*Rest In Paradise-* Richard Donner, the father of the comic book movie.
All through I love Man Of Steel, the first, and original Superman film is still my top favorite of all of his movie protrayals.
Still the BEST Superhero movie of all time. No other superhero film has been able to match it's ambition, creativity, charm, or heart. Sure, Batman was great, but a little more niche. The original Superhero was PERFECTLY casted and you couldn't dream of a better group of actors.
OMG, love this! Brilliant!
I love Duperman (1978)
Also, the football had to be made of wood to withstand the cannon blast.
dont forgot another of Christopher Reeves superman powers to add to superman's long list of powers. breaking the 4th wall just by his smile especially at the end of the movie.
The Grandaddy of The Comic Book Movies
In early 1975, Brando signed on as Jor-El with a salary of $3.7 million and 11.75% of the box office gross profits, totaling $19 million. In today's dollars that like 40 mil for just 17 min of screen time that Brando was in. Jeez!!😳
as a kid i used to think the superman disguise was silly. then i began wearing glasses.it is totally plausible.
0:11 "This couldn't be further from the current era of superhero films *reigning supreme* over the *box office..."*
**Shows clips of The Suicide Squad**
Uhhhh, should we _tell_ them _or...?_
It has nothing to do with the quality of the film, but the decision to release it on HBO Max at the same time rather than trusting people would return to the theaters. I think next year all DC theatrical releases will get a 30 day window before coming to HBO Max. And the comment isn't wrong. Shang-Chi is doing quite well.
Christopher reeve superman forever
To put in perspective how good Christopher Reeve was; more time has passed between Reeve's 1st film in 1978 & today than from the serial of 1948 til 1978. But in 1978 fewer remembered the 1948 serial & even less remembered the man who played Superman Kirk Alyn. Arguably the Superman of the 50s TV series, George Reeves, was also less remembered in 1978 than Christopher Reeve is today.
For all the flack that the Weadon cut gets, Henry Cavill came the closest to finding “Superman”. While the movie itself wasn’t great, his Superman at the end, felt like Superman.
Lex does say of Otis “It’s amazing that brain can generate enough power to keep those legs moving.” But, I also don’t know why Lex put up with Otis.
This film is just so damn charming.
"You've got me? Who's got YOU?"