If you are not a superfan of the original superman movie, this may not be for you. An independent studio, lippert pictures, released the first superman feature film, superman and the mole men. Richard lester was brought on to finish superman ii, but in the end that was a donner movie with some lester touches. The movie is undoubtedly a pinnacle in the history of superhero films. The man has a talent for taking nothing seriously and going for jokes. I am a huge fan of bruce timm and when this dvd came out i thought it was going to be great. The character was invented all the way back in 1933, and made his first comic book appearance in 1938. From the dceu to the original superman, which man of steel movie does imdb. Waiting for superman, the new documentary by davis guggenheim, contends the american educational system is failing, which we have been told before. It was a great saturday mornig with breakfast and the supermanbatman. And just my two cents, the shazam fight scene also makes great use of it referencing undisputed 2 since black adam kicking shazam sends him flying out of the air into the island below, presumably continuing the fightstory. There have been a lot of superman stories in the past 75 years, but if youre looking to get caught up on everyones favorite superhero in preparation for the release of man of steel, for. The man of steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets lex luthors latest creation, nuclear man.
Each one is a compilation of three episodes originally aired during the first and second seasons of superman. He debuted in cinemas in a series of animated shorts beginning in 1941, and then starred in two movie serials in 1948 and 1950. Of developed nations, american students rank last in math skills. Christopher dolier reeve was born september 25, 1952, in new york city, to journalist barbara johnson nee barbara pitney lamb and writerprofessor f. Burbank, ca, june 29, 2010 to save an earthbound kryptonian, the man of steel and the dark knight unite once again this time to battle the powerful forces of darkseid in superman. The american comic book character superman has appeared in many types of media.
The movie richard donners spectacular visuals and reeves performance explain why this movie spawned a miniempire. Wild about movies provides you the most uptodate 2010 movies information online. Though it feels like two films cobbled together it was originally a comedy and, thankfully, ended up a sweeping epic superman truly made an entire generation believe that a man could fly. Best superman tv show of the past decade poll results. Superman is one of the most iconic superheroes that exists. Although it has most certainly aged technically, the legacy of. In that regard, its transformative of the original material as well, making use of existing footage to help elevate the. This version is not meant to improve upon the original movie, though there are some scenes that do enhance the film. The dc comics universe has produced plenty of movies, from modern favorites like the dark knight, joker, birds of prey, and suicide squad to classics like superman. A large amount of the additions are due to longer shots showing superman walking to the fortress of solitude for the first time and other similar establishing shots.
Every superhero and comic book movie in chronological. The fictional character superman, an american comic book superhero in dc comics publications, has appeared in various films almost since his inception. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and. Superman returns is a 2010 superhero film based on the fictional dc comics character superman. About 80% of the movie was taken straight out of the pages of the comic collection, which simplified the workload for. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando. Find out where superman is streaming, if superman is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In waiting for superman, a scene isnt what it seems. The movie executive producer ilya salkind by neil cole executive producer ilya salkind has produced such classic films as the three musketeers, christopher columbus. Since the documentary waiting for superman opened in select theaters last week, a cast of notables have announced a cascade of donations and. Had superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for christmas of this year or 2009. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including wall street. All 7 superman movies ranked from worst to best taste of. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web.
Doomsday by liberty on november 16, 2010 stewing this movie was a big disappointment for me. Compilation of the first two episodes of batman beyond. She looks with perceptible longing at baskets of books and welcoming classrooms, and says wow when told how children struggling with reading, like her first grader, francisco, receive tutoring. Apocalypse and it was a commercial success, released directtovideo. This movie is for diehard superman fans that love collecting superman memorabilia. Its possible that one of the reasons why the film wasnt nominated for a bestdocumentary.
Man of steel is a 20 superhero film based on the dc comics character superman. The amazing spiderman 2012 the amazing spider man 2 2014 anchorman duology. He dramatizes this failure in a painfully direct way, says what is wrong, says what is right. And i was unaware that an animated movie was released last year in september 2010, based on the same book. We provide the complete list of 2010 movie releases by week of release. The most obvious choice for cavills next and perhaps final movie is man of steel 2, which was presumably shelved until his official return in justice league. The first time we see superman in his red, blue and yellow uniform is nearly an hour into superman. With brandon routh, kevin spacey, kate bosworth, james marsden. His peace is threatened, when survivors of his home planet invade earth. Forget superman, charter schools are waiting for oprah cnn. Quite literally everyone has heard of this famous crime fighter.
The legend continues 20 the angry birds movie 2016 the angry birds movie 2 2019 the mansions of the gods. Now in its fifth season, with a sixth already announced, supergirl emerged victorious as the no. The 10 best superman movies, according to imdb screenrant. Here at flights, tights, and movie nights, my goal is to seek out and watch every superhero and comic book based movie out there, this is my attempt at creating a comprehensive list of every single one i can find as well as the ones coming out in the near future. Its an enlightening albeit onesided look at education in this country. One of the many affecting scenes in the documentary waiting for superman shows a mother on a personal tour of a highperforming harlem charter school she wants her son to attend. We provide 2010 movie release dates, cast, posters, trailers and ratings. Sure, superman s rebirth essentially made him the true superman, but theres still room for him to grow now that cavills iteration is indeed the iconic hero, his story can continue in all sorts of directions without being hampered. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world. With charles adam, charles adams, jonathan alter, robert balfanz.
Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. That means the film doesnt open like most superhero movies or james bonds with. This movie though is just non stop lester and it is awful. The only man of steel movie better than superman ii. A s film culture moves onward, its best to approach 2020 by previous milestones. However, brando was faced with an obscenity lawsuit in italy over last tango in paris, and. An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to earth to live among humans.
Most additions of note were included in the 2001 cut. Parents need to know that while younger kids may not understand the complex problems presented in this documentary about the state of american schools, waiting for superman is a riveting watch for older tweens and up, especially those who may not be aware of whats happening in schools besides theirs. Studio executive jeff robinov planned to have the film released either by 2010 or 2011, explaining superman returns didnt quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. Apocalypse animated movie 2010 posted on september 19, 2010 by john pariah standard so my wonderous sources at warner brothers hooked me up with the third dc animated universe movie for 2010, following up the spring release of justice league. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero.
Yes, smallvilles tom welling is playing superman for the cws crisis on infinite earths. Supermans first live action film appearance was in the movie serials or weekly chapter plays superman 1948 and atom man vs superman 1950, with kirk alyn in the lead role. Supermanshazam the return of black adam 2010 took the. Click on any of the 2010 movie posters images for complete information about all 2010 movies in theaters, including trailers. With henry cavill, amy adams, michael shannon, diane lane.
Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld krypton. Even people who arent fans of the genre can still recognize, and often enjoy a superman movie. Despicable me shrek forever after toy story 3 legend of the guardians. It didnt position the character the way he needed to be positioned. In the latest superman homepage member poll we asked you the following question. It was directed by bryan singer and stars brandon routh, kate bosworth and kevin spacey. Sure, supermans rebirth essentially made him the true superman, but theres still room for him to grow now that cavills iteration is indeed the iconic hero, his story can continue in all sorts of directions without being hampered.
Its legacy will only continue to improve with time and will always stand as the godfather of all superhero films. What was the best supermanrelated tv show animated or liveaction of the 20102019 decade. An examination of the current state of education in america today. The superman movie has a director, writer, and producer. Our list of movies in theaters in 2010 is even more accurate than the imdb database. List of films based on dc comics publications wikipedia. When i was a child, the cartoon anmiations werent this pretentious except frank frazettas fire and ice supermanbatman. Superman learns that solaris, a previous ally of luthors, has tampered with the earths sun. Night shyamalan takes a break from crafting original screenplays to tell this tale of a 12yearold boy noah ringer who provides the last hope for restoring harmony to a land.
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