This film is awful.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Superman II
CementedShoes — 15 years ago(March 30, 2011 01:43 PM)
I can't think of a suitable place to begin with this rant. I've just this minute finnished watching the movie, and everything about it is awful. The lousy acting (especially Reeve and Stamp), the obvious special effects, the writing and dialogue in this movie can only be described as shoddy and borish at best.
I hope that Zack Snyder can bring the franchise back from the hangover that's been left by a series of morons.
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Gustav_Fiers — 15 years ago(March 30, 2011 05:34 PM)
The special fx are dated, but so is the original's. Lousy acting no way. Reeve is as good as ever, and Stamp was great as the power hungry Zod. So was Douglas as Ursa.
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cratarded — 13 years ago(December 08, 2012 07:50 AM)
Hear hear, there's way too many of these sorts on IMDB (not lowering myself to name-calling). Anonymity makes some people think they can get away with abuse, but it's just cowardly.
As for the OP, I don't really understand how they were seeing it in terms of Reeve and Stamp's acting. They, along with Hackman (one of my favourite actors, though more-so in a several other films), were top-notch for the dialogue they were given in my opinion. That, in itself wasn't too bad for this style of movie, and there's quite a few funny lines. -
IAmGoatboy — 13 years ago(May 27, 2012 05:09 AM)
It's easy to judge too harshly fx from 31 years ago when we're now used to Avatar capabilities.
I can't say I hold Avatar up as a visually impressive movie, I thought everything about it was too fake. Give me these old FX any day. -
The_Mob_Has_Spoken — 12 years ago(January 18, 2014 10:08 PM)
At least "Finnish" is an actual word. Example: "The Finnish hate the Russians and vice versa." LOL.
"Ass to ass. Ha ha ha ha. ASS TO ASS!"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5z77EI8y0 -
TheSolarSailor — 14 years ago(April 05, 2011 04:39 PM)
The OP is just trolling the message board, looking for a fight. It's one thing to not care for a film, but it's another to chime in and trash every last thing in extreme fashion in some silly attempt to get attention. Seriously, he's one of those folks who thinks a film is defined by special effects, so I am sure he'll like the new movie for that one shallow reason. The movie is a classic, and that doesn't happen to awful films. Being a classic that has stood the test of time and still is being talked about with affection today is much bigger and carries more meaning than the thoughts of a $hit-stirrer does!
These trolls can attack classic films all they like, but they'll never change the fact that they are classics.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
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anannya_sen — 14 years ago(July 24, 2011 11:17 PM)
No way is the acting bad, not sure how anyone can say that.
I actually prefer Lester's take to Donner's in 2 key scenes:- Where he tells his mother that he loves Lois
- Where he goes back to the Fortress and tells Jor-El that he failed then screams father.
Awesome acting.
"But it happened at sea! See? C for Catwoman!!"
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The_Mob_Has_Spoken — 12 years ago(January 18, 2014 10:11 PM)
OP is a dumb fanboy but he's still correct. See my posts on this. As a kid I loved this movie, but as an adult I realize how poorly written (not to mention scientifically ignorant and illogical) it is. Puzo should have stuck with mafia epics.
"Ass to ass. Ha ha ha ha. ASS TO ASS!"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5z77EI8y0 -
The_Mob_Has_Spoken — 12 years ago(January 19, 2014 02:14 PM)
Allow me to rephrase that. Not realistic per se, but rather
realistic within the context of the film.
I suppose the word would be logical consistency. The movie contradicts its own rules all the time. General Zod and his gang can take missiles and bullets without flinching yet Ursa is bitten by a regular old-fashioned snake. An evil Kryptonian breaks off and throws a radio tower at Superman. Later, this same tower is used by Superman to imprison an evil Kryptonian, who all of a sudden is not strong enough to bend and break that metal. Makes no sense. Indefensible. Just plain bad filmmaking. I don't mind fantasy, but when the author or filmmaker is just making it up as they go along for no reason, then I lose patience.
"Ass to ass. Ha ha ha ha. ASS TO ASS!"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5z77EI8y0
