Superman delivers Lex Luthor to prison | Superman (3 Hour TV Version) 

@jexrutin Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luther was basically the fucking Riddler in the DCEU.

Gene Hackman is so under rated. Some of my favourite parts ever

Yet you can still take him seriously,at least I did

@Mr. Deez I know how old he is and I get your point. Still too underrated. Ill check it out. I'm thinking BAT*21

@Mr. Deez Behind Enemy Lines

Brandon Kohout 3:04

Amen! R.I.P.

@Jay GanLuthor- I am Lex Luthor, the greatest criminal mind of our time I hereby notify that these walls will not be able to stop me. He is saying I am a criminal and I am going to escape, what I have as an Olympic champion is clever.

@Jay Gan Bullcrap. Val Kilmer played Batman in a big-budget movie, and NO ONE says he's Batman, let alone the best one ever.

Correct

That's what 21st Century filmmakers keep forgetting, Hack's Snyder & Singer for example.

@@ValiantWrestling Agree, in Man Of Steel and BVS, they always only play up Superman saving of Lois Lane, as if Superman is a hero to her, not everyone. They made Superman look like a romantic movie hero.

Valiant Wrestling Federation, Snyder yes, definitely with BvS, but Singer? There’s literally a scene in Superman Returns where Superman chooses to go save Metropolis over Lois at one point in the film, leading to him stopping an explosion and the globe on the Daily Planet from falling on Perry White.

That's what Bryan Singer and Zack Zyder forgot when making their Superman movies.

Oh man you guys would hate some of the ways the newer comics portray Superman. Some even turn him evil?? Steer clear of those. Aren’t these movies supposed to instill hope and inspiration into the every day man? All of you preaching that theme seem to also simultaneously attack newer mediums that don’t copy paste this exact movie formula. All Superman movies are great retellings, and each one differs from each other in subtle ways to stand out. Reeve would’ve loved each movie that came after him; or at least, this Clark would’ve. If you don’t like it- appreciate the oldies. There is no point in berading Snyder and Singer. And for what it’s worth, I think Superman Returns almost beats Superman the Movie.

Unforgettable 😊

I agree. Also, a little different but just as great the exchange at the end of Batman begins: Gordon: I never said thank you. Batman: And you'll never have to.

We, um, we had drastically different takeaways from what I said originally.

exactly,it sums up who he is perfectly

@ Talia ... numbskull.

Totally agree with you! This film and Reeve's interpretation of the character was spot on. Superman is our modern day re-telling of every religious parable from every religion: the "son/prophet/re-incarnation of god" being sent to earth to unite humanity and make sure what happened to Krypton doesn't happen to the human race. I think Richard Donner and Chris Reeve were the closest in getting to that core point of the character. In my opinion, what most non-Superman fans don't understand about this character is that despite his virtual omnipotence, his greatest fight is in his struggles to stop people being nasty to each other. I may be alone in saying this but I didn't quite like Gene Hackman's "comedic" interpretation of Lex Luthor, arguably the greatest comic book villain of all time (better than the Joker or Magneto). Lex is an academically brilliant, disgustingly wealthy and politically influential man who believes that not all human life is worth the same and falsely believes himself to be saviour of mankind, whose hatred of Superman is on the same lines as xenophobia and racism. He doesn't understand Superman's altruism and benevolence. He sees Superman as the refugee (albeit a physically powerful one) from a failed world who has come to earth to tell people what to do and how to behave towards each other.

Plus he brought humanity to the role too

@Vijay Krishnan The director of "Superman Returns" was planning on having Christopher Reeve in one scene as a regular human going down the sidewalk in his wheelchair saying something like "I hope Superman can save us from Lex Luthor." Unfortunately, Christopher Reeve died before they could have him filmed in a scene.

@@afriendofbean That would've been so amazing.

@@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880 I agree. I would have loved that. However, it's unknown whether they finished filming that scene with Christopher Reeve in his wheelchair and deleted it out of the movie because he passed away or they never got to do it because of him passing away. I would guess if they finished filming it but deleted it because, I learned that Heath Ledger who played as the Joker on "The Dark Knight" passed away in real life and a lot of people said that he died on "The Dark Knight" but, they deleted that out of the movie because of feeling how sad it was that he passed away in real life.

@Lawrence Rodriguez And Margot Kidder too. Amazing actress, she's the real Lois Lane for me.

Damn straight

emp0rizzle yes he will.

Superman will always be C.R

Better than henry cavill crap..

Cgi was not bad for that time. Im impressed

Ned died in 2021, sadly.

1978

I remember seeing him in Shooter and Prelude to a kiss. We lost a great actor. Rest in peace Mr. Beatty and thanks for the memories.

​@@-Perenewell at least gene hackman and terence stamp are still alive also jack ohalloran but come to think really about it thats really it which is kinda sad

Gene Hackman the voice of DreamWorks Insect 🐜 Villain from the movie Antz, General Mandible and his successor, Kevin Spacey the voice of Hopper the evil Grasshopper villain in Disney’s insect movie, “A Bug’s Life”🦗

Margot Kidder Had A Bit of A Problem Flying

I love the not so badly designed world globe 🤗

I think it's better than the flight scenes in the current movies

@@robertthomas5736 Not what I heard. I heard she was flying through the fluffy clouds with the best of them. She smoked a shit ton.

For some reason I don't know why, there is this bit that lasted no more than 1 second. After Lex starts talking to Superman with the ultrasound and Superman is looking for his lair, he flies past this window and a group of women see him flyby. That visual effect always stuck in my mind like, "Wow, he really just flew past that window."

so humble

The humility encompassed in that line captures the greatest power of Superman. It's a shame that most modern adaptations of the character, either animated or live, focus more on the super than the man.

thank you

Then a friendly "Goodnight." to the warden and all of us. Everything the new movies needed.

@@KainMaxi Amen! VERY eloquently well-spoken! I couldn't have said it better myself! 👍

The cringe......

My fave all time movie and a true classic

United We Stand As much as I love this movie, I feel a lot of it has aged really badly.

@@KrisFrost4359 This movie will always be awesome, inspiring and steeped in "Americana"!!!

L0L L0L L7L I agree but it was 1978 so the effects are going to be dated but at least they look better then Superman 4

Good thing too. It'd seem awkward seeing her spring Lex from prison in the next film after what happened here.

3:39 my favorite moment.

I Love The Way He Smiles,as He's Flying over The Earth

@@robertthomas5736 his new home. He has vowed to protect.

I loved Terence Stamp's performance as Zod. He was PERFECT for that role. A movie like this wouldn't be as memorable without a GREAT villain to counter the protagonist and Mr. Stamp really delivered.

Actually... it was used when Superman showed up in the end of Justice League.

Yeah during Super-mans resurrection when him and flash are fighting during super speed you can faintly hear the super-man theme. It gave me chills.

And didn't they also use it in Superman Returns?

Josstice League, lol

In the theatrical cut of Justice League it was almost like they were embarrassed to be using the theme because it was played so low in the sound mix that you barely noticed. Same thing with the Batman 89 theme.

I'm so glad we get to see that in all four of his films versions.

May god rest both of them both

The greatest Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane.

R.I.P. Marlon Brando

@allen freeland if he said both the people wouldn’t know are you dumb

They will always be Superman and Lois Lane in our hearts.

3:37 me too.

Jesse Ree 3:34

He also brought humanity to Kal El

Yep ., a little Boy named (CHARLES GREEN) believed it so much, he jumped out a Window from the 7th FLOOR of his GRAND MOTHER's apartment building back in the year (1979). May he R.I.P....... ☹

And he epitomizes why comic book movies should have their characters look and dress like in the comics. All the "but what about the bright colors and trunks over the tights?" objections melt away when the actor and director take the role seriously and play it straight with no "I'm too cool for this material, I'm not a comic book nerd" undermining the source material

1977

Joseph 3:10 that’s what I liked about the classic genres of superheroes 🦸🏻‍♂️ and reboots at the same time.

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Joseph The Dark Knight is the closest we have to Batman 1989.

Superman II (1980) & Batman Returns (1992), the only best sequels to their respective ancestors DC movies

Superman III and Batman forever are okay movie

Way better than Robert Vaughn Ross Webster character in Superman III

Yeah i really think Gene nailed Lex Luther as the true supervillain he was. His evil scheme was great too

Yes

1977

It got 4-stars.

3:10-3:17 me too.

3:10 me too.

My thoughts exactly - he was just a perfect fit for Superman. RIP Christopher and Margot :(

3:38 😁

whose smile r u talking about

Akhil Datta Superman

Does put a smile on your face? Sure, I do.

Bill Shines, 40 years old, and still better than any Superman movie that followed, though Superman II was very good, the rest, well, don't bother !!

I still believe the fourth installment had some unrealised potential. But it was a bad mix of things. Movie was done by Cannon Group, who were notorious for making action movies on a semi-low budget. Doing a Superman movie, that is bound to contain many special effects shots, needs a shit load of money to look good. Chris Reeve was one of the writers behind the movie. Even though he had respect for the character, he made Superman a bit too powerful. I mean... Rebuilding the Great Wall of China by just staring at it? Man, if he actually could, he'd make a lot of construction workers unemployed. The pacing was off and the whole notion of Superman meddling in American (and world) politics should be a no-no for Superman. If Superman IV was to be remade today on a proper budget and a few things were to be revised (like Nuclear Nails guy being more of a threat - the shadow is his weakness?! 🤨 Stupid ass weakness), I'd claim it could turn into quite a decent movie.

@@pHD77 Superman meddling with politics is an absolute must.

Bill Shinas the highlight of watching the first three Superman movies on ABC back in the 80s was all extra scenes not seen elsewhere.

Dave Scire they need to bring back the original music

You should thank John Williams then a fantasy cant make music silly

1977

Superman hahaha

Superman is to polite to stoop to deadpools level.

- and Hope and Crosby did it in the 1940s.

@@colonialradio1 Were talking about superhero characters here.

Superman LMAOOO

Think I read somewhere that Derek Meddings left to make Moonraker, so some of the iffy effects like the dam were done by a different crew, hence crap looking. Also pity the front projection didn't use larger format film in order to reduce the grain and obtain a sharper image..

Those pre-superman scenes sowed the seeds for his rebellion against Jor-El in the climax, choosing to side with his earthly father, Kent. Without those scenes, his climactic decision wouldn't have much weight.

Or “aw, he won”

1977

maybe she needed the money