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Batman/Superman movies 6 – Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
When I talked about Superman II last week, I focused mainly on the troubled production the movie faced. From the conflict between Richard Donner and the producers, to the problems with the cast when he was replaced with Richard Lester. … Continue reading
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Batman/Superman movies 5 – Superman II theatrical cut
In the previous post, I touched on the production difficulties behind Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. I probably spent more time talking about them than the actual movie, yet I didn’t even scratch the surface of what happened. The production problems … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, christopher reeve, clark kent, gene hackman, gene siskel, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, movies, peter spengler, richard donner, richard lester, roger ebert, sarah douglass, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman 2, superman II, terence stamp, tom mankiewicz, ursa, zod
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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alexander salkind, bafta, christopher reeve, comics, david newman, dc comics, gene hackman, guy hamilton, ilya salkind, john williams, jonathan kent, jor-el, krypton, leslie newman, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, mario puzo, marlon brando, pierre spengler, richard donner, robert benton, saturn awards, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, tom mankiewicz, warner brothers
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Action Comics 1000 review
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is quite possibly the most well-known superhero in the business. He is meant to be someone you look up to. He’s meant to be someone people can aspire to be like. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged action comics, action comics 1000, alejandro sanchez, alex sinclair, brad meltzer, brian michael bendis, cindy goff, clark kent, clay mann, comic review, comics, curt swan, dan jurgens, dave mccaig, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, earth, geoff johns, hi-fi, jerry ordway, jerry siegel, jim lee, joe shuster, john cassaday, john romita jr, jon kent, jorge jimenez, jose luis garcia-lopez, krypton, laura martin, lex luthor, lois lane, louise simonson, marv wolfman, MXYZPTLK, Patrick Gleason, paul dini, peter j tomasi, peter steigerwald, rafael albuquerque, richard donner, scott snyder, superboy, superman, tom king, trish mulvihill, walter simonson
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Why I hate Man of Steel
Batman vs. Superman is about to release, and right now, it’s not doing very well with the critics. Last I checked, it had a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and about 48% on Metacritic. That’s significantly lower than even Man … Continue reading
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Tagged batman vs superman, christopher reeve, clark kent, david goyer, henry cavill, jonathan kent, lex luthor, lois lane, man of steel, martha kent, metropolis, movies, nuclear man, rant, richard donner, smallville, star wars, starkiller base, superman, superman 4: the quest for peace, the force awakens, zack snyder, zod
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