The combination of Richard Donner's superb original casting and visual attack with Lester's wit and his ear for sound proves a pretty formidable alliance.
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02/09/06
Superman II (1980)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 34 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Consensus:
The humor occasionally stumbles into slapstick territory, and the special effects are dated, but Superman II meets, if not exceeds, the standard set by its predecessor.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Synopsis: Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas
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Substantial credit should also go to Terence Stamp's casually menacing General Zod, who transcends his terrible costume and make-up to appear a convincing threat.
09/26/01
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This is first class entertainment with a little bit of everything thrown in for good measure.
07/10/07
With his perfect pacing, elegant narrative design, and depth of characterization, Richard Lester has made as good a matinee movie as could be imagined.
04/17/07
An especially fun movie and a rare instance of a sequel that not only equals, but even betters, its original.
04/17/07
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A solid, classy, cannily constructed piece of entertainment which gets down to action almost immediately.
04/17/07
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The spectacular battle scenes, the tenderly poignant love story, and the still-amusing work by Hackman make its broad transgressions quite forgivable.
01/02/07
A definitive look at the strange, impossible love triangle of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Superman… not perfect, but in the annals of comic-book movies it remains an indispensable touchstone.
08/09/06
Acaba sendo salvo pelo mesmo elemento que contribuiu para o sucesso do original: a dinâmica e a química entre Christopher Reeve e Margot Kidder.
07/11/06
By its very nature, the resulting film is severely compromised, but still rip-roaring, unpretentious entertainment.
07/04/06
Superman II made me cheer when I was seven years old, it makes me cheer now that I’m thirty, and it’ll make me cheer when I’m ninety.
06/18/05
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