Reasons why Superman The Movie may be the best movie ever made...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 22:08
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Unlike Peter O'Toole in Lawrence Of Arabia, Christopher Reeve was so very pretty.
Geoffrey Unsworth's photography was and to this day is unmatched in it's artistry.
John William's score is breath-taking.
Dick Donner's direction clearly had the characters foremost in mind, treating them with the care all directors shold have. They were real peeps.
Superman's costume was lovely and correct from the comics.
Stuart Baird's editing was ahead of it's time.
The whole production hit just the right notes.
Now, Serenity is my favourite movie of all time, but objectively speaking, Superman The Movie must be among the best ever made, if not THE best.
I welcome your puny attempts to prove me wrong, heh heh.
Super-Chrisisall
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oh come on. How can anyone pick the best movie ever made? There are a ton of good movies out there and they are near impossible to compare. It all depends on what you like in a movie. I doubt anyone is looking to Superman for a good comedy.
The best argument against you, however, is that I know I've seen it but nothing about the movie sticks with me.
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LOL!
It's a good movie, if rather dated. But I wouldn't even consider it the best Superhero movie, much lest best movie movie.
I'll give it best Superman movie...but just by a bit. There are quite a few things I prefer in Superman 2 (either cut - though the fan-edited Hybrid cut would be my overall favorite).
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Quote:I forgive you, my son.
Originally posted by Storymark:
I wouldn't even consider it the best Superhero movie, much lest best movie movie.
Okay- a bit tongue-in-cheeky here, but visually at least, it is amazing. Just think of those overhead shots of Lex talking to Supes about his 'fault'.
Uber-fanChrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
The best argument against you, however, is that I know I've seen it but nothing about the movie sticks with me.
Seconded.
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I'll admit it's been a couple years since I watched it, but none of the cinamatography struck me as all that spectaular. Not to say it was bad, it served the story very well.
But my tastes lean toward the more stylish. Donnor's a good director, but as a visual stylist, he's got nothing on guys like Ridley Scott, Jim Cameron, Tim Burton, Zhang Yimou, Steven Soderberg or many others.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Quote:Oh boy, you need to watch the DVD again, man. It is one of the best photographed flicks ever- no exaggeration. That's also why I love the Donner Cut of S2 so much, a lot of Unsworth's photography was put back in, and the hack stuff removed.
Originally posted by Storymark:
I'll admit it's been a couple years since I watched it, but none of the cinamatography struck me as all that spectaular.
Really, look at it on a good TV...
Cinematography nut Chrisisall
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I've seen it plenty (and have watched the 3 versions of 2 back-to-back lately), so I remember it pretty well.
Sorry, the cinematography just didn't wow me. It's perfectly serviceable, and does the job. But it's nothing that stands out for me.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Films photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth:
* The People's Land (1943)
* The Man Within (1947)
* Jassy (1947)
* Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
* The Blue Lagoon (1949)
* Trio (1950)
* Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
* The Clouded Yellow (1951)
* The Planter's Wife (1952)
* The Million Pound Note (1953)
* The Purple Plain (1954)
* The Seekers (1954)
* A Town Like Alice (1956)
* Hell Drivers (1957)
* A Night to Remember (1958)
* North West Frontier (1959)
* On the Double (1961)
* The 300 Spartans (1962)
* Becket (1964)
* Othello (1965)
* Genghis Khan (1965)
* Half a Sixpence (1967)
* 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
* The Assassination Bureau (1969)
* The Reckoning (1969)
* Three Sisters (1970)
* Cromwell (1970)
* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
* Cabaret (1972)
* Baxter! (1973)
* Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
* The Abdication (1974)
* Zardoz (1974)
* Lucky Lady (1975)
* Royal Flash (1975)
* The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
* A Bridge Too Far (1977)
* Superman (1978)
* The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
* Tess (1979)
Just in case you were interested....
Impressive works Chrisisall
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