Who saw this in cinemas back in 87?
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bozo_500 — 10 years ago(June 30, 2015 01:07 PM)
I totally agree with you. I saw this movie opening date and then some more times. It was the first Superman movie that I saw on the big screen! I was obsessed. I even brought my Superman super powers figure and my superman cape with me to the theater. I bought the comic shortly after I saw the film and like you I was also confused. My favorite Superman film due to the sentimental value. The only thing I remember not liking about it back then was Superman's hair, he was missing the iconic spit curl. But hey at 4 years old many things were impressive to me.This move and Masters of the Universe will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for sharing your experience.
great stuff my friend. very similar to my experience. yes I had the SuperPowers figure too but didn't take it with me
. yes you right about the hair. in fact before I saw the film I remember seeing the promo image of Superman holding Lacy in space
http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/images/magazines/mag4a.jpg
(which was everywhere) and staring at it a while thinking something was abit off but not quite sure what (obviously not the fact he was flying a human into space! lol) and then I realised 'no curl!'
btw here the 'Who saw MOTU in 87' thread
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lspear76 — 10 years ago(July 26, 2015 06:42 AM)
Saw this at the drive-in theater. It was my first time at the Drive-in. I knew something was wrong because Superman IV was not playing at any local theater (Eric Theater or AMC 4). I generally liked the movie, but felt something was a little off about it, the special effects, and how quickly it ended after Superman got his powers back. I had no idea things were cut from it until I was older.
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poplion — 10 years ago(September 10, 2015 02:53 PM)
I saw it as part of a double feature running on a Saturday. The other movie was Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise. Interesting combo! My grandmother took me to see it. I was 13. By that time, I had read a review in the local newspaper. It was given ZERO stars and the rating given by the film critic was "bomb." In addition, Siskel & Ebert made note that the movie was not screened for them to review on their show and they indicated that that was never a good sign. I kind of knew going in not to expect much but I kept saying that (unlike part III) Lois and Lex were in it so it couldn't be that bad. I had been a fan of the movies for a while and even had a poster from the movie on my wall (I think it was given away free with a bag of Chips Ahoy Cookies or something. I remember being embarrassed by the movie because it was probably just as bad as my grandmother expected going in. She did not let on. She was there to take me. She laughed at the predictability of some things in the movie (not in a mean way) and of course she dozed off. We did not stay for Nerds II. As bad as it was, something must have clicked because I watched it countless times when it started airing on cable. Yes, it does have a real so-bad-its-good quality!
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bozo_500 — 10 years ago(September 14, 2015 09:17 AM)
I remembered something about when I went to see SIV one of the times I went. I was lingering outside waiting to go in (maybe it was my 2nd or 3rd viewing
and I overheard these two older boys discussing whether to go and see it or not. One was saying he wanted to see it and the other was trying to dissuade him. I remember him saying 'look Superman I and II were good but III and IV are crap' then the other one said 'oh so you've seen IV have you?' (maybe hed read a review of it or something). I think I remember the other boy saying they should go see whatever else that was on maybe it was Jaws The Revenge or Police Academy 4 that were playing at the same time? Man I can still remember it clearly. Esp him saying 'I and II were good but III/IV were crap' (Superman obviously wasn't a 'cool' thing back in 87 at all) the other boy seemed quite agitated like he really wanted to see Superman but his mate was having none of it! (I guess like me he mustve been a big fan of the previous films) I remember I felt like going up to them and saying 'look you should go see Superman. Its awesome, better than II even!' I wonder if his buddy backed down and allowed him to see it or if he had to endure Jaws 4 or whatever he wanted to see. (I guess he couldve gone another time, but man Im trying to imagine that ahole kid telling me I couldnt go and see SIV at the time! Id have just about thrown him through the beep ing cinema walls Non style lol)
there were other things I remember about seeing it at that specific Cannon cin too. Just the popcorny smell of the place and where everything was situated in the cinema (as I said in a prev post the cin is no more now) The little Cannon booklets you could pick up that month had the iconic pic of Reeve from Superman The Movie flying toward the camera (I remember thinking why didnt they use one from IV?). Also there was a 'coming soon SIV poster in the ticket booth -
http://supermaniv.com/Superman_IV_Promotion/Superman_IV_UK_Quad_Poster/01_Superman_IV_1987_UK_Quad_Poster_Christopher_Reeve_Gene_Hackman_Sidney_J_Furie.jpg
. Wish id asked for that or one of the posters in the plastic cases. Maybe if youd asked to have one and theyd give you one when itd finished its run? -
freezedawg98 — 10 years ago(September 17, 2015 01:00 PM)
Back then if you were a kid and you didn't want to see the movie everyone else went to see, you were likely out of luck. That was back when at most you had about 4 to 5 other options and at least half of them were R rated, so you were going to be out of luck. Besides Jaws 4 was an even worse option than Superman IV.
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bozo_500 — 10 years ago(September 21, 2015 04:09 AM)
yeh maybe. I guess if hed been like 'beep you im seeing superman you go see Jaws or whatever the beep you want' come Monday morning hed be known as 'Nuclear-Man' at school
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Lexx-2 — 10 years ago(January 24, 2016 09:06 PM)
I saw this at Ballarat's Southern Drive-In around January/Feburary 1988, a few months shy of turning 7. I'd been insanely excited for the film, having seen ads for it in Melbourne's Sun newspaper in the months before. It was the top half of a double-bill with Masters of the Universe (also from Cannon), so it was like a million birthdays had come at once. Like the OP, I absolutely loved it on that first viewing, though certain things struck me as Off. It was noticably shorter than the other films (and I grew up the extended cuts of I-III taped off the telly), and the opening titles seemed odd.
A few months later, my parents bought me the film on Beta (!), and I was most aggrieved to find that it was even shorter on tape, with the tornado and Russian missile sequences missing. Around this time, they also got me the poster magazine, which confused me even further with all this talk of a "Nuclear Man I" who wasn't in either version of the film I'd seen, along with lots of other bits that weren't in it!
As I revisited the film, I became more and more conscious of all its problems, and the clarity of DVD and Blu-Ray only makes the production gaffes all the more apparent. Nonetheless, when I bought the giant 14-disc steelbox set of all the Superman films (to that point) in 2006, the very first thing I did was pop on the long-lost deleted scenes. Sure they weren't all included (no visit to the Kent grave, and no Metro Club dance scene), and they were presented in unfinished form with fake scratches (reportedly to discourage fan edits), but it was STILL a thrill to finally see these scenes after reading about them for nearly twenty years!
For all its myriad faults, I have a lot of nostalgia for Superman IV, and if they ever do a Donner Cut style reconstruction of the 134min cut, I'll buy it in a heartbeat! -
stevenackerman69 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 05:06 PM)
Well, in those days I was a teenager and would probably go to a film that teens would like (did see the fourth Police Academy in a theater). But today, being older and more of a wiser moviegoer, I know not to waste time and money on crap films.
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bozo_500 — 10 years ago(March 07, 2016 04:15 AM)
but..but Superman IV was awesome! (yes Hackman did receive a big payday - I fact I remember reading somewhere in an interview he was asked 'why are you doing SIV?' and he said 'you mean aside the $2 million?'))
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stevenackerman69 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 05:02 PM)
I had thought of seeing it then, but decided to see Spaceballs instead. Then the film came and went. Seeing it on cable, I could see why: It was only 90 minutes and basically some of the same stuff from the second Superman-the evil villians who have Superman's powers fight him and Superman wins. Also, the flying of Superman and Lois is from the first film. Amazing that Ned Beatty and Valerie Perrine didn't appear in this-guess they were smart enough to realize it wasn't worth it. Why Gene Hackman did it must've been a big paycheck for his ass.
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bozo_500 — 10 years ago(March 14, 2016 06:01 AM)
i remember being quite disappointed there were no action figures
lol check out these custom figures. id have KILLED for something like that back in '87!
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=nuclear+man+custom+figure&safe=strict&biw=1265&bih=650&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic95_lncDLAhXL1hoKHdi2A3YQsAQIIg
(ones on ebay now - anyone got a spare $230 lol)
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CUSTOM-NUCLEAR-MAN-FIGURE-SUPERMAN-/271948871113 -
stevelashway — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 02:27 PM)
My birthday is July 25th, this came opened July 24th. I wanted to go see it for my 14th birthday. My friends made me go see Summer School, which opened that weekend also. (yes my "friends" didn't go to the movie I wanted to, on my birthday!) To this day, I wish I could have seen this in theaters!! But I read articles in Starlog magazine, and REALLY wanted to go!
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Woodyanders — 5 years ago(October 26, 2020 07:20 PM)
Alas, I saw this stinker in the theater with my younger brother. The cut-rate (far from) special effects looked hilariously crappy and unconvincing projected on a huge screen.
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