Superman : The Movie (1978) **FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION** Is He The BEST Superhero? 

I dig the content! Man of Steel and Batman v Superman were too emotionally complex for some. Can't wait until you get to them.

He didn’t chose to leave his mother he was compelled by the green crystal. It summoned him from the barn when he turned 18, told him he had to leave, told him where to go and what to do with the crystal. This was all predetermined by Jor-El, evidenced when he spoke to Kal saying it was his 18th year. Also he arranged for a family friend to take care of Martha and sent her a portion of his weekly salary.

One of my favorite shots in the film is where Superman brings her back to her apartment and flies away, and there’s a knock on the door and it’s Clark at the door in one long uninterrupted shot. It’s just brilliant.

Saw this in the theater when I was 6. And the sequel at a drive in. Life was great back then.

this film has NO CGI. RIchard Donner is by far the best all-around filmmaker to ever direct a SUperman film.

I don't think he has a " spidey" sense. He just listens to the people he cares about and can hear when they are in trouble.

Christopher Reeve is the ONLY Superman (and Margot Kidder is the ONLY Lois Lane). Period. This is the gold standard of all superhero movies. Saw this in '78 (was 11) and it blew my mind. When Clark changes into Superman for the first time (running into the close-up of the S on his chest) the audience went crazy. When he saved Lois the audience erupted and were cheering. When he grabbed the chopper they were on their feet! Never before and never since have I EVER experienced a film like that. Nice that you got the joke about the phone booth (that was a huge laugh!). I lived 5 min. from Hackensack, NJ and the audience could not stop laughing when Luthor uttered that line. A perfect film.

His disguise isn't just his glasses. He changes his entire posture and character. And yes .he does change his voice Clark is high pitched, nasally, and stuttery Superman is deep and confident

Hello! Reeve actually plays Superman and Clark Kent differently. Pay atention to the voice, posture, words and accent. Reeve based his characterization of Kent on Cary Grant in "Bringing up baby" (1938). Reeve makes two different characters. That is why he is the best actor who made Superman.

The scene where Clark is running past the train and a young Lois sees him... Her parents were played by Noel Neill (Lois on the 1950's TV show) and Kirk Alyn (Superman in the 1940's serials).. And Ms Neill wore one of her outfits from the show.

Christopher Reeve actually did change the cadence and pitch of his voice along with his posture to make himself appear to be 2 different people. We had never seen a Superman that actually looked like he WAS flying. It helped that Reeve was a pilot so he knew what position of his body would just look ridiculous when it came to possible flight.

Don't think, just watch. Every answer to every question is...It's Superman.

I'm Brazilian and SUPERMAN for me is the best superhero movie of all time! I watched it at the cinema when I was a child and I still feel like a child today and I am enchanted by the action scenes and special effects! For me it will always be a wonderful and untouchable classic.

Lois Lane's mother on the train was played by the actress who played Lois Lane in the 1950s Superman TV series. The lady who played Lana Lang in this movie ended up playing Martha Kent in the Smallville TV show.

Clark Kent DOES slouch and his voice stutters, Superman stands tall has no glasses and his voice is stable. Back in 1978 hiking the HOLLYWOOD sign wasn't illegal (yet).

Christopher Reeve IS the best Superman EVER. Superman The movie made Superheroes movies great

Superman wasn't supposed to alter history, so he tried to be as minimal with it as possible. He managed to repair the fault and keep California from falling into the sea. But the aftershocks still did cause a lot of damage and killed people. But for Lois, he decided if he was going to do time travel, that he would only do it enough to save her as an exception. He probably did something several miles down the road where the crack originated and stopped it. Sure, he could have reversed time to stop ALL the damage, but I think he didn't want to make such a huge change in history. This way, the nuke still goes off, but the damage is something minimal but still possible. Also, the reason the other missile went to Hackensack is simply because that's where Otis' screw up happened to be the coordinates for. That's why they had to alter the second missile.

I will LOVE Christopher Reeve forever!! ❤❤❤❤❤

I believe the canon reason is his hearing and superspeed are just that good he can hear a cry from help from all over the world and perceives things fast enough he can seperate individual ones to locate individuals he needs to save. I recall one storyline mentions he tracks lois's heartbeat specifically so he knows if she's in danger by her heart racing.

32:00 lex luthor did not deliberately aim the missile at Hackensack New Jersey. Remember Otis screwed up... By setting the third one to 117 and the fourth one to zero. If Otis did not screw up the rocket would have been headed to California as initially planned.

The radio states that the San Andreas fault had been miraculously repaired, minimizing the damage it did… so Superman’s other work is dealing with the worst of the leftover mess. I think you are right that the only thing he changed by going back in time was rescuing Lois, the only one he didn’t save in his first save spree.

There is nothing significant about Hackensack, New Jersey. The second missile being sent there was not part of Lex's original plan. He only planned on hijacking one missile and setting it to strike the San Andreas Fault in California. But Otis messed up the coordinates of the first missile (Army Bird) and set it to Hackensack New Jersey instead of California. That's why they had to divert the Navy later on to hijack another missile. Miss Teshmacher programmed the Navy Bird missile to the correct coordinates in California. The fact that there were now two nuclear missiles that went off their original course just turned out to be a fortunate happenstance for Lex, as it ensured that Superman couldn't reach both of them. But that little insurance policy wasn't actually planned because his original plan was to kill Superman Kryptonite anyway. I'm a huge Superman fan. This movie came out the year I was born so I literally grew up with it. I'm sure this has been explained by others already, but many of Superman's powers are based on "tactile telekinesis". He has an energy field around his body based on manipulation of gravitons, that allows him to basically levitate. Anything he touches has this field extended around it, which is why Lois can seemingly fly when she's touching him (and also why he can catch her while she's falling without killing her). This ability also explains his superhuman strength and his ability to lift huge masses without them collapsing under their own weight. His super senses (high frequency hearing, x-ray vision etc) are based on his alien anatomy. There are some issues with this movie today, including some material which might be considered very dated and inappropriate. The scene where Miss Teschmacher pretends to be hurt in a car accident and the soldiers suggest a "vigorous chest massage" and "mouth to mouth" to help her is incredibly cringy today. Also, she kisses Superman while he's incapacitated with Kryptonite. While that probably made her come off as sympathetic in the 1970s, today that's basically sexual assault. Also, I'm sure that showing a little kid's penis wasn't really considered to be a big deal back then, but again today it comes off as a bit cringy (although for some reason they do the same thing in the Henry Cavill Man of Steel movie). I do remember parts of this movie scaring me a bit as a child (the destruction of Krypton with everyone dying was rather intense, and so was Lois Lane being crushed by the earthquake). The scene where Lex kills the cop on the train tracks actually gave me nightmares, lol. But there's a special place in my heart for this film as the wire work still comes off as largely convincing even today (although the blue screen effects don't hold up as well). John Williams score is as magical as Christopher Reeve's acting. Funny story, I'm actually an extra in Man of Steel (as one of the soldiers in a large formation awaiting the arrival of General Zod and Faora). That scene was shot at Edwards Air Force Base in 2012 (where I worked at the time) and all of the solders in that scene (minus the principle actors) are real Airmen stationed at the base. There was only one extra in that scene who wasn't a member of the military. His name is Aaron Smolinski and he played one of the officers in front. He's also the same actor who played Clark Kent as a child in this movie (the baby penis kid, lol). That's just a random, weird coincidence.

This movie get from 1 to 5 stars get a million. Everybody did an amazing job but Christopher Reeves performance is unparalleled. I could explain all of the scenes with his powers and how they worked and to an extent the going back in time by flying around the Earth. I'm at work right now so I'll follow up later

IMO this is still the best Superman film made, Reeve captured the heart of who superman is at his heart better than anyone else has so far. He is the Babe Ruth or Michael Jorden of Superman.

I saw this version as a pre-release audience reaction test screening and I am glad you picked it. One of the things omitted from the theatrical release is the 'death trap defenses' scene. People who only see the theatrical go straight from his boring down into the ground to his breaking down the door. FYI, Hackensack, N.J. wasn't chosen by Lex. It became a target because Otis goofed with the coordinates, 3 sets of digits on his arm instead of 4.

Saw this movie in the theater on opening night; just a fantastic experience as it was so different than anything else before. Remember this was in the days when CGI were just three letters of the alphabet so all the special effects had to be done with miniatures or physical effects. He doesn't have spidey-sense; he has super hearing where, if he concentrates, can basically hear any sound on earth. In terms of his powers, when someone asks "what can he do?", the real answer is "whatever the plot requires."

Christopher Reeve is the greatest Superman ever

The audience giggled at the running scene when I saw it in '78, but they loved the flying scenes.

The Director's Cut of any film is usually the best version of that film, in my professional filmmaking opinion.

Superman possesses super-senses, including super hearing, which is how he could hear & recognized Lois gasping for air inside her car. In the round-the-world scene after the death of Lois, Superman uses his incredible speed to actually fly back through time & stop Lois from being trapped In the avalanche.

I just think people didn't question plot holes like the missiles back then. I grew up on these movies, and Star Wars, and we just thought Superman was too cool. I think we were more involved in the imagery and not the plot as kids. He was just so perfect as Superman. It's like he stepped right out of the comics. Lynda Carter also had that strong visual as Wonder Woman. She was unbelievable casting. She was Wonder Woman and you get lost in that. I'm still in awe as a adult when I see these Superman's or Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman TV show.

The train running over Superman had no wheels 🤣

When they shot this film they were also shooting Superman II. Also, the guy who got Christopher Reeves into shape is the same guy who played Darth Vader in the suit.

The Mother and Father of Lois Lane in that train scene were played by Noel Neil and Kirk Alyn, the first live action Lois Lane and Superman from the 1950 film serial.

Lois (Margot Kidder) talks about the gas station blowing up and telephone poles going everywhere. Superman (Christopher Reeve) must have therefore only gone back far enough in time to save her rather than stop everything from happening. However, that means there was an earthquake but not a fault line fracture where it consumes the car. Yes, a plot hole but this movie was not about a murder mystery either. It's a love story. Nothing makes sense when love is involved. Time gets bent, the impossible becomes possible etc.

Superman came to Earth for a reason and he has a mission MUCH MUCH larger than keeping his aging Earth mother company.

Lois died because Superman gave his word to Miss Tesmacher........He never lies...

What This movie did was allow Superman to fail... And how it affected him on an emotional level.

Lex Luther didn't decide on New Jersey for the 2nd missile.. that was becasue Otis screwed up with the coordinates! They modified 2 missiles, not just the one twice

The voice of his Father while traveling to earth were basically recordings playing within the spacecraft. Teaching Kal El while in flight. They just allowed us to listen in.

"That's one magical guy!" haha!

The Phantom Zone is like a living death.

We have the tendency to see what we want. Clark Kent is meant to be the nerdy type. His back hunched, soft voice, and timid speech pattern. While Superman is straight back, confidence, no hesitation. Even during filming, Reeves wasn't noticed as Clark, but in Superman outfit had crowds. In the beginning in train scene, I believe they got the original Lois and Jimmy for the 50's series

Imagine being an 11 year old boy, sitting in a theater, watching this movie for the very first time and seeing these effects, which at the time of the film's release were like something nobody ever had seen before. And according to Henry Cavill, this is his favorite Superman too.

I didn't see it mentioned, but.... Mr. Reeve was told, "You are Superman. You are ALWAYS Superman. When you are Clark you are playing Superman Playing Clark Kent." And it made all the difference in the world. And as for the tag line, "You will believe a man can fly." Go back and re-watch that first flight in the Fortress of Solitude. The wire works and acting totally made us believe.

My childhood in a nutshell! Your reaction to him catching Lois and the helicopter is me every time. Nice video my dude!!!!

Just enjoy the innocence of a fun sci-fi super hero movie from the 1970's......too many questions

In general a fun reaction to your first time seeing the movie but you're completely wrong about Reeve's Clark Kent/Superman. His disguise is WAY more than a pair of glasses, he intentionally hunches to make himself shorter, puts on a higher voice, and in general acts like a meek, well, mild mannered, person. You even skip over the scene where he shows EXACTLY how different the two halves of the character are played. Also, one of his super powers is literally his hearing. Dude can hear the entire world lol. It's not hard to understand how he knows who to help.

1. The 1st rocket was heading towards Hackensack as Otis screwed up the coordinates and instead of putting in the ones for the San Andreas fault, he accidentally put in the ones for Hackensack New Jersey by mistake. Lex did not plan to send a rocket there. Lex was only planning on using one rocket but when Otis screwed it up he had to program the other one using Ms Teshmacher. She is the one who programed the rocket to hit the San Andreas fault. But as Lex eluded to it worked out to his advantage as Superman could not get both as they were heading in different directions. 2. He flew under the Earths tectonic plates and moved the Pacific Plate back to where it was before the explosion. 3. He went back in time to save Lois only. So he did interfere with hUman history but only to save Lois. 4. He doesn't have Spidey senses. He has Super Hearing. He can actually hear everything on the planet. That is why he knows where to go in emergencies. However he can focus it and hear Lois. So as soon as he was done making that damn, he was able to hear her.

I try to imagine that the time travel works like in Harry Potter, where there’s technically two Supermans saving simultaneously. And don’t forget, Superman has super hearing and hear people yell for help MILES away 😉 I love how in the show Smallville, Clark explains how he tries to save people in order of peril level(like if it’s something the cops/fire department can handle without him). You should definitely check out the show for more details about his powers, krypton origins, and depth to the character development.

Christopher Reeve is The Superman

Otis got wrong co-ordinates so he didn't plan to even change the other one.

In the modern world it is impossible to replicate how genuinely ground-breaking this film was, in terms of its subject matter, at the time. it is unapologetically 1970s too, in that it poses genuine emotional questions. I don't think the character had returned to that until quite recently and is the stronger for it.

I love how Rex never calls miss Tesmacher by her first name ☮️

He wasn't lifting all the little pieces, he was lifting the tectonic plate that was under all the little pieces.

Gene looking right at home in that cowboy hat

Christopher Reeve was the epitomy of Superman and his persona and what the character is truly about like the blue boyscout we all know and love. He was my childhood hero. And this is the same movie that made me *believe that a man can fly.* 🦸

i believe he reversed time just enough to save lois lane. so his actions on saving california were done already... if you get what i am saying.

He has super hearing, super strength, super speed! We're have you been under a rock!! Read up on his powers!!

In 1978 you COULD hike that close to the Hollywood sign. There's a 44-year time jump between when this was made and when you watched it. And a 74-year difference between when this was made and when Columbia Pictures released the first live action Superman serial starring Kirk Alyn as Clark Kent/Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane (which is why you didn't recognize them as Lois Lane's parents when young Clark races past the train.

The ending absolutely made no sense on so many levels.

Here are a few fun facts about Christopher Reeve. 1. The director didn't want him to play Superman. A friend of Chris's kept putting Chris's headshot on top of the pile until the director caved. He called in Chris, and he blew everyone away. The director hired him on the spot. 2. The reason Christopher Reeve did so awesome as Superman was that he was an experienced pilot. He used that experience to aid him while flying also if you listen to the tower calling the helicopter and Air Force one that's Christopher Reeve.

He has superhearing. He can concentrate on one thing at once.

The first missile is going to Hackensack, NJ because Otis messed up the directional vector. The second missile went to San Andreas correctly because Lex no longer trusted Otis to do it right, so they changed the roadblock con a little and Miss Teshmacher, still wearing her dress and wig from the first con, programmed it correctly.

I refuse to watch another Superman Movie. Since this was released ..This is The only Superman I will accept .

Many people misinterpret Superman's dual identity as Clark Kent. Everyone seems to think that he simply puts on a set of glasses and nobody recognises him as Superman. It's actually far more complicated than that. First you'll notice that his glasses have thick black frames. This causes them to act somewhat like a domino mask, obscuring part of his face. Second, he often wears a fedora (at least he used to in the older comics and in several scenes in the movie). This also helps to obscure his face. Third, he wears clothes that are a little too large for him, hiding his muscular physique. Fourth, he slouches as Clark Kent, giving the illusion that he's a couple inches shorter than Superman. And finally, as Clark Kent he acts like a socially awkward, clumsy, "mild mannered" nerd, while as Superman he's confident and well spoken. Individually, none of these things are much of a disguise. Add them all together though? And you'd be surprised at how many people can be fooled. Many other iterations of Superman/Clark Kent get this wrong. Dean Cain's portrayal on Lois & Clark, for example, had Clark Kent wearing glasses that had thin wire frames which did nothing to distort his face. He was just as cool and confident as Clark Kent as he was as Superman, and he never wore loose fitting clothes as Clark. Dean Cain did an admirable job as Superman, but his Clark Kent had a lot to be desired. This was a failing of the writers, directors, and producers though, NOT Dean Cain.

Imagine a Superman movie with Christopher Reeves, better special effects AND a good script.

The damage caused by the earthquake is caused by 2 (or more) Tectonic Plates rubbing against each other and moving. Superman is lifting the Pacific (?) Tectonic Plate back into place, thus stopping the earthquake. Easy peasy, assuming of course you can LIFT A TECTONIC PLATE!

Superman is so molecularly dense he creates a gravitational field that he uses to envelope himself and things he carries. Thats why planes, ships, and even celestial bodies don't break under their own weight or the resistance of flight at speed.

Oh, and for the record, he is not spinning the earth backward. He's traveling backward in time.

He couldn't use the phone booth early on because it was a half-booth - no lower part enclosed.....

I was 11 years old when this came out and the trailer tagline was “You will believe a man can fly.” , and I absolutely did. The sequel is even better imo but after that the series falls off a cliff.

Way back in the prehistoric times of the 1979s writers and directors of movies didn't have to show every little thing to viewers...they knew their audience was smart enough to fill in the blanks...Nowadays people are under the belief that they need everything told to them for them to be happy...because you can't imagine it doesn't make it a plot hole... prequels and sequels have ruined imagination.

My guess is Supes spun the earth & time in reverse so far, they weren't launched and he fixed it all in between the point he goes back, and Louis is with Jimmy by the car, so it is just not shown. Or...he went in reverse order of missiles and got the California one, then NJ one knowing exactly where they are this time, so they don't explode. He can supposedly hear everyone hollering or talking on the planet (so magic and a pre-spidey super sense). Cavill is indeed superman (as are Routh and others, each being their own), but there can only be one old school good guy Team America Superman, and that is Reeves (no disrespect to the previous originals).

He has super hearing and vision, it's how he hears thing normal people wouldn't

I appreciate that you went back and watched the 1978 version. I understand that you have questions but, sometimes! You just have to buckle up, and enjoy the ride. Like you would on a roller-coaster. 😆😅😂🤣👍👍👍

Think he only went back so far.....to save her, after he sealed the fault line, all he had to do was deal with after shock situations in different locations 😆

Hands down......THE best Superman movie ever....

superman has super hearing, that has lots of things such as hearing all over the planet and can hear precise things. he can also hear everything simultaneously and dort through it

The middle-aged woman with the little Lois Lane on the train was the woman who played the original Lois Lane in the TV series.

In the movie KILL BILL II, I loved the the analogy that Bill was telling Beatrix about superheroes; especially when he started talking about Superman. Even I saw things differently after that.

Looks like Supes went fast enough to reverse time to right before the ground split open to engulf Lois. Then, he breaks the time barrier again to skip over that moment in time so that the ground didn't open. That's the nearest I could figure. He wouldn't take it any further because, if he did, the time ripple effect would be even greater. So, he literally did JUST enough to save Lois. Thanks for reviewing this one! I love this movie!! My dad took me and my brother and sister to see this when it first came out. They utter joy and chillike happiness on my dad face makes this movie EXTRA magical for me. It was fun to see you react the same way we all did back then with your wide-eyed wonder, just like us. Thanks for sharing it with us again. This movie, for me, truly is a memory that has lasted, a lifetime.

One thing that i like that Superman the animated series change was the ages of the Kent's. It just made sense for them to be younger and alive when Clark was in his early years of being Superman. This movie is a product of what the Kent's was to people at that time period. If they ever do another Superman movie .They need to have both of the Kent's alive and well being very active in Clark Kent life as a regular person and a voice of wisdom and guidance for Superman.This was one of my biggest reasons why i hated man of steel/ bvs/ justice league movies.This movie will always be one of my top ten movies. This movie just shows us a bright and hopeful man .Who just happened to be super. He is not trying to be someone god. He just wants to be that good example for us to inspire to be. A good person .

I like to think that Superman listened to Jor-El and only interfered enough to save Lois therefore obeying his father and giving a reason to get Lex put behind bars for his crimes. If Superman had stopped everything from happening then Lex would have been free to try again.

23:35 I'll say Superman is able to transfer his gravity defiance to whom he touches. That theory makes it work for me.

THIS MOVIE HIT MOVIE THEATERS HERE IN NEW YORK ON MY BDAY IN 1978.I JUST TURNED 1O YRS OLD

Great reaction, man! You cracked me up! Gaaaaa, best not to overthink it; they approach it like a comic book, where not everything makes sense! lol. You asked to know what's different in this cut? 19:44 that's an added scene, I've never seen that one before. There was another one during the Krypton section, where you made a joke about "Tin Foil Man" or something. That was not in the theatrical release. 28:29 - this whole little bit with the machine guns, then the fire and then the ice.... isn't in the theatrical release, he just spirals down and goes right into Lex's lair. 33:48 - you're right you can't hike the Hollywood sign that close.....which is probably why it didn't appear in the original theatrical release! Anyways, laughed my butt off watching this with you!

They really don't make genuine, heartfelt movies like this anymore. It's ironic that the MCU is closer to this (especially with Captain America), and DC is so far removed with its emo and angst that you wouldn't even realize this is the company that Superman comes from.

His super hearing lets him know where the trouble is.

The young girl on the train we know is Lois Lane. Fun fact 1: The mother is played by Noel Neill who played Lois Lane in the 1950's Adventures of Superman TV series. Fun fact 2. The father is played by Kirk Alyn who played Clark Kent/Superman in the movies Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs Superman (1950).

That you could not easily see the high caliber level of acting talent Christopher Reeve had in creating two very distinctly different personas for both Clark Kent and Superman, from the difference in physical mannerisms and different cadence of speech, makes me think you were not really watching this film with any level acute observation. It's for the reasons I just mentioned that Chris Reeve is still considered by many to be the best actor to interpret this legendary comic book character to this day.

Modern people have a hard time watching this movie because realism has become such a big part of movies today. You have to keep in mind, this was a movie made in the 79s based off a comic book that was extremely popular in the 60s. They weren't making a realistic movie, they were making a living comic book.

He went through the "Speed Force" to go back in time.

Just try to ignore the plot holes David! Hahahaha!!! I watched this when I was a little boy and didn't care since then. Richard Donner who just directed THE OMEN two years earlier was supposed to direct OMEN II but because of his obligation to this film he declined. Mario Puzo, who wrote THE GODFATHER also wrote the screenplay for this film as well as the 1974 disaster film EARTHQUAKE. You should watch the sequels too! Richard Pryor is in part 3!!! You should also see Supergirl (1984) which was released in between Superman III and Superman IV. Supergirl also has Faye Dunaway as the main villain. The line about the chewing gum wrapper unlocking the secrets of the universe was referenced in READY PLAYER ONE. Well, there are many other facts and trivia I wish I could share with you now but I am on a treadmill at the gym now. LOL! Perhaps the others could fill you in. Thanks for the great reaction David and thank you for showing the Donner cut which features that scene where Superman is riddled with bullets, fire and snow. Other reactors on RU-vid never show that scene because they used only the theatrical version.

I've always "interpreted" the idea that Superman went back in time and now understood WHAT he must do to stop both rockets. I think that he went back to the launch....stopped both rockets...and then went forward (at the speed of light) and met Lois and Jimmy. At least, that is how I interpreted the film. Also: SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE and SUPERMAN II were filmed back-to-back. The end of this film (with the time travel) was supposed to be the end of the SECOND movie. The studio tried to hurry up the film production so hastily demanded an end. They took the end of what was supposed to be the second film and used it for the first and created a different end for SUPERMAN II. I've always wondered where the first film was supposed to end. It was supposed to be a cliff hanger.

The Smallville train scene: Child Lois's mother is played by the 1950s 'Adventures of Superman' actress. Lois' father is played by the VERY first late 1940s screen Superman Kirk Alyn. :-)

To clarify about the three versions; they are: The 1978 Original Theatrical Release The 1982 Extended TV Cut (broadcast on two nights on ABC, released on blu-ray in 2017) The 2000 Special Edition (aka The Richard Donner Cut) The best way to differentiate between the three is that the extended TV cut has about 30 minutes more than the special edition and 42 minutes more than the theatrical version. The bulk of the footage being extended shots of the destruction of Krypton, Clark’s journey to the Artic where he builds the Fortress, a few scenes of Brando as Jor-El lecturing Clark, shots of Metropolis, scenes of Otis avoiding the police, flying shots of Superman after he rescues Lois Lane, scenes with Lex Luthor, Otis, and Miss Teschmacher in the underground lair, and scenes during the earthquake in California. The version your watching is a shortened version of that extended TV cut; but it’s been restored with a new sound mix. I think that this version along with Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut are the best versions of this incarnation of Superman.

Okay, first time commenting here. When people get on the topic of Superman and the "how can she not get the glasses is the only difference" thing with Lois. It erks the hell out of me. It's not just the glasses, pay attention to Christopher Reeve and his performance. Even shows how he presents both sides of the character. Clark, he slouches, wearing glasses, studders, always a high octave vocal tomber to his voice. Cowardly personality, wound tighter than a Chihuahua's ass while constipated. Superman, stands tall and proud with a puffed out chest, speaks clear and concise in total confidence. Has a soothing yet deep manly voice. Brave even when he knows his power might not help in situations even to put his own life on the line to save the world, dude is chill enough to rip into people while arresting them, basically he's the big brother buddy alpha male type person who gets along with everyone till given reasons not to. Tell me beyond eyeballing simple things like general heights, hair and eye color, that you could calmly state they are the same exact person, without knowing better at the outset???. Before anyone says anything, I myself have been mistaken for people for looking similar enough to them. Not everyone will bring it up, but some people notice similarities between two different people and still have a mind to be like "ehh kinda looks like them, but not" Hell last week this dude thought I was a buddy of his from highschool..... Swore up and down I looked just like him. Thought I was at least a relative. I moved where I live now in 06 from over 750miles away. Not one family member in this state.... Relatively unlikely I'm a relative

this is best movie ever. watch this thousand times when i was kid

23:48 it's been established in the comics that superman extends something like a aura around objects he interacts with. When he picks up boats instead of them collapsing under their own weight they keep their integrity.