Superman Premiered 40 Years Ago Today

[James T. Kirk]

And the superhero movie genre got off to a flying start! *hehe*

[Powerboy]

And the superhero movie genre got off to a flying start! *hehe*

And I saw it just about two months later on my 21st birthday- and I believed a man could fly.

[Jeramas]

I saw this movie with my family. it still feels like yesterday.Happy anniversary to the man of steel.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

WOW! Awesome! Methinks I'll give it a watch tonight!

[Hypestyle]

there are some theater showings at certain places- check online if there's an event near you.

[Kirby101]

This filled me with sadness because of the eventual fate of the two stars.

[Starter Set]

This filled me with sadness because of the eventual fate of the two stars.

You're a "half empty glass" kind of guy, aren't you?

Well, i was barely one year old when this movie came out so i'm not going to pretend that i remember anything about that release, or anything else from that years of 78 really, but i do remember watching it some 6 years later or something on tv.

And thus, my love for super powered heroes in general and Superman in particular started.

[Anarchist]

The Donner movies will forever be remembered as timeless classics.

[James T. Kirk]

And I saw it just about two months later on my 21st birthday- and I believed a man could fly.

I saw this movie with my family. it still feels like yesterday.Happy anniversary to the man of steel.

Lucky you. I wasn't born yet.

WOW! Awesome! Methinks I'll give it a watch tonight!

:thumbsup:

there are some theater showings at certain places- check online if there's an event near you.

None near me.

This filled me with sadness because of the eventual fate of the two stars.

You're a "half empty glass" kind of guy, aren't you?

Well, i was barely one year old when this movie came out so i'm not going to pretend that i remember anything about that release, or anything else from that years of 78 really, but i do remember watching it some 6 years later or something on tv.

And thus, my love for super powered heroes in general and Superman in particular started.

I was born in '81 and watched it on TV when I was about 5 or 6.

The Donner movies will forever be remembered as timeless classics.

:thumbsup:

[Green Lantern wannabe]

The best Superman movies are still the first two Christopher Reeve ones.

[Powerboy]

The best Superman movies are still the first two Christopher Reeve ones.

You beat me to it. Not bashing anything else but the 1978 Superman movie is currently in no danger of continuing to be regarded as the greatest of all Superman movies.

[Comic-Reader Lad]

You beat me to it. Not bashing anything else but the 1978 Superman movie is currently in no danger of continuing to be regarded as the greatest of all Superman movies.

You mean "...the 1978 Superman movie is currently in no danger of NOT continuing to be regarded as the greatest of all Superman movies," right?

I have a feeling that as time passes Man of Steel will win over a lot of the naysayers and be evaluated more positively.

However, since this thread is about Superman '78, I'll add my thoughts that I also love the first two Reeve movies, and if anyone has bought the 4K version that Warners came out with to celebrate it, I'd like to know if the picture quality is above and beyond what we've seen on the Blu-Ray.

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

This thread did not get the attention it deserved. Where's all the love for one of the genre defining films?

[James T. Kirk]

Today's the BIG day. The 40th anniversary of its release in US cinemas.

The best Superman movies are still the first two Christopher Reeve ones.

:thumbsup:

This thread did not get the attention it deserved. Where's all the love for one of the genre defining films?

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com...perhero-genre/

[Powerboy]

You mean "...the 1978 Superman movie is currently in no danger of NOT continuing to be regarded as the greatest of all Superman movies," right?

I have a feeling that as time passes Man of Steel will win over a lot of the naysayers and be evaluated more positively.

However, since this thread is about Superman '78, I'll add my thoughts that I also love the first two Reeve movies, and if anyone has bought the 4K version that Warners came out with to celebrate it, I'd like to know if the picture quality is above and beyond what we've seen on the Blu-Ray.

Correct. That was poor wording on my part.

You may be right. If the concept of who and what Superman is keeps changing, MoS may be more accepted. Well, once all of us old fogeys that grew up in the Silver Age kick the bucket.