Kevin told me to Netflix this and intimated that it was awesome.
Kevin, if you’re wondering, was right.
If this movie were a person, I’d hug it.
(An aside: Is it wrong that I find it humorous that Mario Puzo was one of the screenwriters on this?)
We all know the story of Superman: Clark Kent comes to earth and Ma & Pa Kent adopt him, and when he grows up he becomes the Man of Steel. Plus, there’s that whole issue of being in love with Lois Lane.
I have my issues with Superman; there’s a couple of really glaring holes in the movie and it movies really fast, so you’d better be prepared to keep up. Plus, I’m not totally sure how I feel about Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. I know I’m not terribly fond of his bumbling assistant type who seems to serve the purpose of grating on your nerves through an entire movie, but I will say this: I was sold on Superman in the first fifteen minutes. Why?
KRYPTON IS AWESOME.
It looks like a place where Shirley MacLaine would kill someone to have a summer home: