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Superman 1978 First Time Reaction || My Wife Watches Superman 1978 for the First Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2022
- Recently found out that my wife's first and only Superman was Henry Cavill in Man of Steel. Time to rectify this error and take her through the joy of the classic Christopher Reeve Superman that made us all believe a man could fly.
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Christopher Reeve IS the best Superman EVER. Superman The movie made Superheroes movies great
He will forever be my Superman!
This movie would always be a classic for me. For being born in 2003, I really enjoyed this movie and I haven't really watched it in years so watching ur guys reactions to Superman The Movie brings me back the noltasgic feeling again.
The nostalgia was wonderful. I was pleasantly surprised my wife rated this one so well.
"Can you read my mind" (from the first time Superman and Lois fly and you called "cheese") is actually a song, but Margot kidder (Lois) couldn't sing, so it became a poem, if you want to hear the original song, sung by Maureen McGovern, you can find it on YT. Christopher Reeve RIP will be THE Superman forever, and not just onscreen, after his accident, he worked relentlessly for spine injuries. And this is my favorite suit.
I never knew this. I am definitely going to look into that.
@@PatrickStewart316 Please do!
Christopher Reeve superman suit designer won a academy award for best costume so that the best suit ever
Loved it! Fun fact Terence Stamp played Zod here but in Smallville he was the voice of Jor El.
(….nobody tell Chad that I never saw Smallville…). Actually that is a pretty cool fun fact. I see your fun fact and raise you…
Terrance stamp also played Chancellor Velorum in Star Wars Phantom Menace.
Jason, glad to see u back on the couch too. Each of you add a different element to the couch and I'm here for it
Smallville featured Christopher Reeve (post injury) and Margot Kidder as characters who help Clark and were loved one another and were never together. They comment that in another world they might have been lovers. It was bittersweet
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he was flying fast the light thats how time want back
Maryann, as always, a pleasure to see you on the couch. I would love to find out what other movies haven't been seen.
My goodness, the list is ridiculously long! I *thought* I had seen a lot of movies, but I’ve been proved wrong. 😂
@@mariannestewart9564 🤣🤣🤣
I was 2 in '78. I grew up with Christopher Reeves as my Superman. DC has never been my favorite, I prefer Marvel.
The actor playing Zod is also Chancellor Valorum
I told my wife that and she was like “Chancellor who????” 🤦♂️
He is also in Alien Nation, very smart film
Superman is from DC COMICS and started way before Henry Cavill was even born.
When he was making the Earth rotates backwards he himself was exceeding light speed, there fore going backwards in time.
My earliest memories of this film was my father taking me to the theater on a Saturday afternoon when I was 5 years old. Christopher Reeve is my childhood Superman, so I'm very partial to his portrayal. I also really enjoyed Superman Returns and Man of Steel.
Superman Returns I thought was a great performance around a mediocre story. But even then I found the story compelling.
I understand why a lot of purists didn’t like Man of Steel. But you’re a great example of someone who has fond nostalgia and holds onto Reeve as your Superman and can still appreciate MoS. I thought MoS bridged the gap of 40 years and successfully propelled Superman into a modern dogma and aesthetic. The Superman of 1970s and 80s just would not work today.
I appreciate you dropping by 🙏
Yes, the John Williams score is very iconic. However, Jerry Goldsmith was originally going to score the movie. That Donner/Goldsmith winning combo(Goldsmith winning the Oscar for best original score for the awesome "The Omen"). So, when Goldsmith scored "Supergirl" perhaps we got a taste of what his score would've been for "Superman".
I think watch 4. Just for the experience
Think of it this way: Superman isn’t “spinning the Earth backwards”. He’s traveling faster than light and time is reversing. The reversal of time is illustrated for Superman and the audience by the Earth rotating backwards. Superman even uses that events on Earth as a reference point (ignoring that someone traveling faster than light wouldn’t be able to see their surroundings).
Does DC have an equivalent for a No-Prize?
Love this explanation. I’ll accept it. Ignoring causality and the myriad host of paradoxes he created. But I like it.
Here's a fun fact: Superman saying he never lied bothered me as a kid. Because when he saved Lois from the mugger by catching the bullet, he said "I guess I must have fainted" which is a LIE! I'm serious-I was really disturbed by that! (*I still kind of am)
Whereas a friend of mine who is much younger is disturbed by this movie because the mom smacked her daughter for (what she thought) was a lie when Superman saved the cat up the tree.
Yeah. That always disturbed me as a kid too.
@@PatrickStewart316 Which one? The mom smacking her daughter, or Clark lying?
@@SJHFoto the mom. Clark lying 🤥 didn’t hit me til you said something.
@@PatrickStewart316 I always imagined she had a habit of lying, and the mom smacked her rear, so it didn't bother me. If she hit her face, I would be disturbed
Technically, he only lies about his identity. In regards to the fainting, he said, "I guess."
Hey they cut the part where baby KAL-EL after living Pa Kent's pick up. He said GGGGGGGAAAAAAA GGGGGGGGAAAAAA GGGGGGGAAAAA!!!!!
The scene with the coke bottle - straight from the TV show.
Messed with time - X-Men and Deadpool
Another PATRICK STEWART? Just like the famous STAR TREK actor?
Please give Shelly Duvall (actress from The Shining) a bit of a break. It’s well documented that Stanley Kubrick mentally tortured her during production in order to elicit the mentally worn down stressed and panicked performance for the film. She never fully recovered from the experience.
“Actress Shelley Duvall did not get along with Kubrick, frequently arguing with him on set about lines in the script, her acting techniques and numerous other things. Duvall eventually became so overwhelmed by the stress of her role that she became physically ill for months. At one point, she was under so much stress that her hair began to fall out.”
“Kubrick antagonized his actors, and Kubrick and Duvall argued frequently. Kubrick intentionally isolated Duvall, and went through exhausting shoots, such as the baseball bat scene, which she had performed 127 times. Afterwards, Duvall presented Kubrick with clumps of hair that had fallen out due to the extreme stress of filming.”
-from Wikipedia.
First. Let me say that Shelly Duvall is an accomplished actress and very talented. Second, I can appreciate what she went through filming that movie. Third, all of our off hand comments are tongue in cheek. We are every bit irreverent on this channel and have always been so.
And although I appreciate what Shelly went through filming the shining, I don’t feel bad about it in the least and don’t feel we need to give her a break. My complaint isn’t with her, but rather Kubrick’s portrayal of that specific character. He got what he wanted out of her. I am well acquainted with what transpired on that set. However, is that not what she got paid for. I love Ahmed Best as a person and actor. And he portrayed Jar Jar Binks exactly as George Lucas wanted. Doesn’t mean we aren’t going to make fun of the character.
Pay me millions and I would let Kubrick verbally abuse me to play a role in a movie. Nobody forced it on her. Do I think Kubrick was despicable? You bet. I have never liked him or his movies. I think of him much like Marlon Brando… overrated diva who thinks to highly of himself and his own genius.
End of the day I no more feel sorry for an actor dealing with a butthole director than I do when an NFL player gets hit hard in a football game. They are getting paid millions to play a role or a game for entertainment. I don’t see people lining up to defend people like me and my fellow service members with PTSD and saying, do you know how many times they were isolated and berated during training for years. Oh, and they got paid 28k a year. Just saying. …. “It’s well documented” what we go through and when one of us can’t handle the pressure we are told it’s what we volunteered for and to suck it up.
Do I appreciate Duvall. You betcha. But the flailing armed pitiful exhausted character she portrayed is exactly what Kubrick was going for. We know because that’s what he chose to put on screen. It worked. But I will continue to make fun of the flailing arms. Just like we make fun of Jennifer Lawrence’s cry face. Doesn’t mean she sucked as Katniss. She rocked it. But come on. It isn’t that serious.
I am an old bald headed fat guy. Make fun of myself all the time. If we can’t laugh at ourselves it’s a miserable life.
Hey there! So, I finally have a chance to watch this. Very nice. However, (and I know I said this in your Superman III watch), I finally it irksome that you keep calling this the original Superman on the big screen. George Reeves had a big screen film "Superman vs the Mole Men" in 1951, and before that Kirk Alyn had two Superman serials (in 1948 and 1950) complete with the origin story! Still, I watched those on TV, and I watched most of the Christopher Reeve films in the theatre when they came out (all of them but this one as I was a little too young at the time)
Ahhhh. I see. For me this was the OG Superman as I grew up with Chris and not George. For me it’s kind of like Chris Evans, Matt Stalinger and Reb Brown. A lot of folks refer to Matt as the original Captain America Steve Rogers. But it was really Reb Brown. And I suppose we could go even further back to Dick Purcell.
@@PatrickStewart316 Sorry, I don't get that reference
@@SJHFoto Dick Purcell would be the equivalent if Kirk Alyn. Reb Brown like George Reeves. Stalinger like Chris Reeve and Chris Evans like Henry Cavill.
@@PatrickStewart316 Ok-thanks. And what character did they play?
@@SJHFoto Captain America - Steve Rogers.
He didn't spin the earth backwards. he went faster than light going backwards in the time. Of course you would ask how is the camera moving backwards in time in sync with Superman? They had another kryptonian as the camerman flying there.
🤣🤣. Well thought out. I’ll give you that one.
Oh no, the scene that Sheldon complains about!! LMMFAO
It's not "underwear on the outside" they are called trunks. Superman's costume was originally based on circus costumes of the 1920s and 30s. They wore trunks over their leotards for modesty sake.
You know what they call underwear when I was in the military??….
Trunks…..🤣🤣🤣
At the time Superman was so fast he could time travel, so changing his clothes so fast it looked like magic - no problem. It's been retconned that he's not that fast - the Legion of Super-Heroes have to come get him on their tardis so he can have adventures in the 30th/31st century.
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Just until recently Christopher reeves was the only person to have 4 solo superhero movies on the same character, the second is Chris Hemsworth
I never thought of that until now. Fairly impressive factoid. Mind blown.
Patrick do you guys have plans on reacting to any of the new Marvel stuff?
Ehhhhhh. Gonna be up to our Patrons.
Also at the beginning Superman wasn’t vulnerable to Kryptonite it was introduced when the regular portrayer on the radio wanted time off and well back then there were no reruns so they had to get another radio actor to portray him who sounded different. You can also double check with Jason on that as I could be mistaken
You need to resist the temptation to spew out spoilers
11:10 Superman ages slower the longer he's exposed to the sun, or rather, the longer he lives with a sun. it's not a fixed proccess, if Superman or normal Kryptonian get no sun / red sun all their lives, they just live as long as a typical human would.
This has always fascinated me. Does it slow his cells from aging or actually regenerate his cells?
I remember reading about how he couldn’t fly until he was older and “stored” up enough energy. Is he like a solar cell?
I know is all make believe. But a guy’s gotta know. 🤷♂️
@@PatrickStewart316
Hey Patrick, it’s kool brother, yeah in the TV series Smallville which is adaptation to this movie, only it explains Kal-Eli’s character a lot better, and his physics, and yes it explains how the yellow sun effects him, his age, his regeneration repair, as the series his on he receives a different ability, the last is flight, although kryptonian defy gravity Clark/Kal-El’s is connected to his confidence and believing in himself!! as by the end of the series he’s t so long trying to blend in, and trying so hard to be human that he’s tarnished his Kryptonian aura, so he has to fine tune this and dose just before he becomes Superman!!! well worth a watch especially if you enjoyed this movie and Superman II 1980, you’ll really like Smallville!! strongly recommend 👍🏻
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Superman is actually so much faster than this movie gives credit for, but I think it’s possibly based on technology that they couldn’t show how fast he is, Smallville literally demonstrates this with amazing effects!! as Superman can move outside of time, as Jor-El says “He can prepare himself at almost limitless speed”
OMG I loved the Dark Crystal. Gave the series a try. Didn't hold my interest very long, maybe 2 episodes??? Think I'll have to give it another try. Thanks for the reminder
And thank you for the reminder about the series. Still haven’t gotten a round to it. I LOVED that movie as a child.
@@PatrickStewart316 growing up in the 80s with all of the fantasy we were given.... they created a generation of nerds. Born in '76, it was fantasy was made FOR ME. We grew up with Jim Henson and Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, just to name a few, and they molded us. And now OUR generation is molding the next generating of nerds, along with their brothers and sisters of kind. I love being nerdy. #EmbraceYourIndividuality is another favorite saying of mine
@@Heather61776 I think I need to do a video about the 80s movies that shaped my nerdy self and molded my core. So many good ones.
@@PatrickStewart316 that sounds FABULOUS. Maybe some revisits? I'm so ready!
As for viewing the Reeves Superman movies they were like Terminator movies 1 &2 were the only ones that I committed to mind. 3 would have been better if the original idea of Brainiac had happened but at that time not enough people knew the comics that well.
Cynical nitpickers do not make good reractors. This movie was a comic book set to a motion picture, not a practical physics lesson.
Say, I don't want to just give you unsolicited plugs (I HATE when people do that), but I really think you might like my youtube channel. It is a mixture of work-related (I own a youth sports photography business) videos, and other stuff, but the parts that I think you will like is where I review my Superman comic collection (mostly from the 60s and 70s).
Speaking of which, I didn't want to belabour this, but you might enjoy knowing that your friend is only partly right. You see, his description of the Superman comics is post-Crisis (there was a MAJOR reboot of Superman and other DC comics around 1985 (which is when I initially stopped reading them by the way)). These movies came out before that, so some of Supes strange powers actually WERE in the comics only with other "cheesy" stuff (like the various colours of Kryptonite that did various things) If you want to know about this, (which actually may interest you), then have a look at my vids.
And again, I apologise if that seems like a shameless plug-I REALLY don't want to be THAT person.
What women want, you’re assuming that they’re women. Lol
Kryptonite: Keep in mind that there’s no true scientific explanation for how kryptonite works. Several writers have offered explanations as the gentlemen expressed. It’s best to just accept a relatively pseudoscience explanation of comic book logic and go with it. :-)
Uatu, you've actually got some great commentary and comments. I would love to hear your "relatively pseudoscience" explanation so I can share with my wife. My knowledge of Superman does not go beyond the movies past or present. And I love sharing your comments with Marianne.
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Thanks, Patrick.
Granted, I’m more of a Marvel guy. But, Superman has had over 80 years’ worth or creators using kryptonite. I don’t know that there’s consistent canon regarding the precise mechanism to explain why it’s lethal.
It was invented by a writer who wanted something to weaken Superman. Why not a chunk of Krypton? It existed for decades as merely a plot device. More contemporary writers provide an explanation that involves a radiation that Kal-El is susceptible to.
That’s what I mean by comic book logic. It’s fine to just accept that kryptonite not only weakens but also can kill Superman, because comic books. There may be another commenter that may have more in-depth knowledge that can fill in any contemporary, canon, details.
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Just like EVERYTHING in comics, what do ya know, it's SCIENCE FICTION.
If you do the dreaded Superman IV: Quest for crap you should invite John and do the Star Wars Holiday Special that day too and compare which is worse
You are devious my friend. And yes. We will be doing the dreaded IV. She must suffer as we suffered to appreciate the journey.
Still better than Man O' Shit, at least SUPERMAN is IN Superman IV and has a personality.
@@radicalreactions1633 take your hate somewhere else please. Everyone has their own opinions and I encourage everyone’s point of view. But the moment you start behaving as you are on this channel and trashing people I will simply delete comments, block and report to YT if necessary. Newsflash. Superman is make believe. This is all fictional and for entertainment. I pity anyone that tunes into a Superman reaction, hears something they disagree with and is triggered to scorch earth anyone with a differing viewpoint.
No...No...No...y'all have to suffer through Superman IV in order like the rest of us Nerds. 🖖
Absolutely!!! That’s what I said.
You people are the worst reviewers. I've ever seen.
Crackhead Cavill is NOT Superman and if you believe that he is then not only do you NOT like the character, you also don't understand him.
You don’t get to determine my belief system by your arbitrary rules. If I happen to like Henry Cavil’s take on Superman it does NOT mean I don’t like the character. It’s a completely different take on the character. Christopher Reeve will always be my Superman. I broke my arm believing I could be like him.
But even Superman 2 portrays two different supermen. Which do you adhere to. Donner cut version or theatrical. I can disagree on your take. But for me to state you hate the character based on your opinions of a different character is the height of arrogance and hubris.
Superman is make believe. None of these actors are actually Superman. You do know that right. And none of these actors understands Superman by anything different than what they were directed to be.
I have yet to see anyone capture on screen all the character that is Superman. Because what he means to me will always be different than what he means to you. We will never perceive him the same way. As a child I needed a flawless superhero whose only weakness was one he couldn’t help and a reaction to kryptonite. The older I get I prefer my heroes to have flaws. Moral quandaries and dilemmas of conscience.
My favorite scene of all time with Superman will always be him in the scrap yard struggling with himself. That scene spoke to me and still does to this day. Superman 3 may not have objectively been the best film but I loved it.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion about the better portrayal, but I have no idea why you would call him a "crackhead." Also, I'm assuming you're referring to when he killed Zod, let's not forget that Superman crushed the bones of Zod's hand into a powder, then threw him into arctic water, killing him. The remaining kryptonians also met their demise in the arctic water. I know that the Donner cut changes that, but it's irrelevant. In my opinion, no one has been able to play both Superman and Clark Kent like Christopher Reeve. However, I like Cavill, and felt that Zod's death was necessary. Knowing the comics, after Superman was killed by Doomsday and came back, I know that Zod eventually will too. I still am perplexed over the crackhead jibe at Henry Cavill. That insult is usually reserved for skinny people that look rough and down in the dumps. I like Man of Steel, placing it 3rd, after Superman 1 and 2, but it wasn't without it's issues. My biggest complaint with the film is that Lois was able to find him so easily and the military, even after a spaceship went to Smallville, couldn't figure it out. Not only that, but Lois yells out Clark's name when an officer is there. I also hate the destruction that went on in metropolis, but Superman was young and learning, so hopefully he wouldn't allow that to happen again. I'm also on the fence with Jonathan's death, but I liked Kevin Costner's portrayal for the rest of the movie. Superman rescuing Lois in the helicopter is still the greatest introduction to a superhero of any film, IMO. However, in Man of Steel when Superman learns how to fly, they do a great job of showing that he could only jump at 1st, just like in the comics. Then they show him breaking gravity, which I thought Cavill emoted very well, but he hadn't completely grasped how to fly yet, and crashes into a mountain. The crash would make a geodesist pissed, because the mountain lost a considerable amount of its elevation, and Superman ended up creating a crater in the earth at the base. After that, when he finally flew, they showed it's reaction in clouds breaking and water churning, a nice touch. They also show his speed by him going from the arctic to Africa in seconds, then into space. The part with him flying upside down in space and "burning" up on re-entry was also another great touch, as this showed his resilience. The score during this scene by Hans Zimmer was excellent, though not as good as Williams. I grew up reading comics, DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, CHAOS!, and I don't think they massacred Superman's character. I just wish Cavill could have done a better job at portraying Clark, that might have been Snyder's fault.
@@PatrickStewart316 sorry to rant again, but I only read the first part of your response to the first comment. So I repeated the Superman 2 deaths, although that depends on the cut. Anyways, I actually like Superman 3, though not my favorite, it had many good moments. The scrap yard scene is is in my top favorite scenes in the original 4 Superman films. The scrap yard is the best scene with Reeve in terms of its dynamic and his acting IMO.