“My dear Nigel, the way to a woman’s heart is through the elimination of her rivals. ” – Bianca
Number of Times Seen – (1 Jun 2015)
Brief Synopsis – Superman’s cousin comes to Earth seeking a missing orb that helped sustain life for refugees of Krypton
My Take on it – Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see the pilot for the upcoming Supergirl tv show (which im real psyched about btw) and it got me thinking of this incarnation of the character featuring a teenage Helen Slater in the title role.
This movie was a mess.
The plot is bullet ridden with holes and the acting is way too over the top.
I watched the restored directors cut and it still seems like a seive despite having the same producers as the original Superman movies
When one watches a superhero film (even in the days before Nolan and Whedon revitalized them) one expects thrills and a reason to cheer for something within the plot of a superhero movie, but this one had none of those things.
Faye Dunaway felt so misplaced as the villain because she is neither villainous, evil or menacing.
Skip this and hope the new show really takes flight.
Bottom Line – Complete waste of time. There are no thrills or even scenes to cheer at like there was in the first two superman movie. Plot is so dumb and filled with holes (even when watching the restored Director’s cut) Faye Dunaway isn’t a very evil or menacing villain.
MovieRob’s Favorite Trivia – The original movie poster incorrectly showed the Statue of Liberty holding the torch in her left hand. (see picture above) (From IMDB)
Rating – Razzie Worthy
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In addition to the Statue of Liberty mistake, you will see the Twin Towers in the background. Here is a news flash, the movie is set in Illinois and only Chicago is ever featured as a city in the film. Kyra never goes to New York. Stupid in every way.
Here, you might like this: https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/supergirl/
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This movie is so dreadfully bad. I sat through it twice years ago and wanted to like it, but just falls apart.
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Completely. I had hoped that the DC would be more watchable, but that too was a mess
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It’s shame they can’t get a female superhero movie right. I didn’t like Elektra and I don’t much care for the Underworld series either.
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I hated elektra and as much as I love kate beckinsale underworld doesnt qualify as a superhero movie in my book 😉 maybe one day wonder woman will get her own movie. The new supergirl tv series does seem good tho
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I’ve heard the show is better than the trailer, which I thought was rather silly. We’ll see. I wish they could stop thinking about only the sexuality of the female superhero and instead give it some depth. Selena Kyle in Dark Knight rises had lots of potential for her own films (and they did sexy right with her). She was empowered.
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Very true. Ive seen the pilot episode and it is better than the trailer suggests imho. Sex sells and nothing will change that fact.
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I’m all for sexy, don’t get me wrong, but I need some humanity and some character too. That’s cool you’ve seen the leaked episode. I have so many TV shows I need to watch!
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Of course. Sexy without substance is just a fantasy and we want to see believeable superheroes. Shhh….. 😉
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You know it, brother! Well put!
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What a seriously terrible movie, a lot like most of the other superhero movies to come out in the 70s and 80s
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Unfortunately u r right. Thankfully Donner and Burton showed that it could be done. Tnx for stopping by and commenting!
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