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The greatest comic book movie ever made
posted by tmdb82469342STAFFMOD on August 5, 2017 at 3:56 PM
And the greatest John Williams score too!
Reply by tmdb53400018
on August 5, 2017 at 8:57 PM
Not a chance.
Reply by Charlton
on August 5, 2017 at 9:15 PM
No it isn't stop being a dork.
Reply by tmdb13060682
on August 5, 2017 at 9:19 PM
It gave us the greatest Seinfeld ending.
The Race!
Reply by tmdb82469342
on August 6, 2017 at 2:00 AM
Name one better.
Reply by tmdb82469342
on August 6, 2017 at 2:01 AM
Name one better.
Reply by Midi-chlorian_Count
on August 6, 2017 at 6:53 AM
I concur - and don't forget the greatest cinematography as well...
I think the difference is that this is a beautifully shot film full stop, which just happens to feature a superhero. It's not just another entry off the current production line of the "comic book movies" which leaves them all feeling completely generic...
Reply by AlienFanatic
on August 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM
Why do we argue opinions? Williams is a master of cinematic earwigs. You literally cannot help but hum his scores for hours or even days after hearing them. Superman was a genre-defining score so iconic that it was reused decades later when Singer updated the franchise.
In terms of popularity, and the score that will be referenced first when his obituaries are written, Star Wars will probably lead the pack. I'd personally put Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, and Jurassic Park ahead of Superman but there is no wrong answer.
For me, the better debate has always been between John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
Reply by Howard Burns
on August 6, 2017 at 9:44 AM
The first two are up there for me as well, along with the Keaton Batmans.
Tough choice! Both have done so many iconic themes, no doubt the greatest in their field.
Reply by tmdb53400018
on August 6, 2017 at 1:29 PM
As someone else alluded to in the thread, it's stupid to argue opinions. In my OPINION, X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Captain America: Civil War are all better than that film. I'm just offering this up.
Reply by manfromatlantis
on November 27, 2017 at 7:46 PM
if its not the best its closest.
Reply by Nygma-0999
on December 18, 2017 at 10:53 AM
Ill give you Winter Soldier. But while X-men First Class and Civil War were good. They were somewhat of a mess. Bottom line without Superman the Movie. There wouldn't be any Superhero movies today. It lead the groundwork for everything that would come after it. Even Christopher Nolan said so when he made Batman Begins. And while it might not be the best. Hes sure as hell up there. And Nobody in the last 40 years has came close to being as good at playing Superman as Christopher Reeve.
Reply by Moviedibert345
on June 9, 2020 at 6:31 PM
At the very least its the best Superman movie. Sorry Snyder Fans, Your "Superman for Psychos" dosn't cut it.
Reply by trevorh321
on June 22, 2020 at 10:22 PM
I haven't seen it but The Black Panther won an Oscar for Best Picture and Superman was not even nominated. True?
Reply by tmdb82469342
on June 23, 2020 at 1:30 AM
Everything else you posted is irrelevant.
Reply by znexyish
on June 23, 2020 at 1:36 AM
Nominated only