Superman (1978)

Forty years ago (!) the first big budget superhero movie emerged.  Superman directed by Richard Donner set the stage for the others:  the origin story, the secret identity, the worthy opponent villain.  It also added a bit of the camp:  the underground hideout, the goofy sidekicks, the crazy outfits.

At heart it is quite an old fashioned movie, reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz, Philadelphia Story, the Shop Around the Corner.  Best parts were the chemistry between Clark and Lois as well as the coast to coast story.  A few scenes I remembered:  the car lifting, the flying, the Fortress of Solitude.  But otherwise, it was a pleasant walk down Memory Lane.

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Can you believe there was a Superman 2, 3 (starring Richard Pryor) and even 4.

Some of the scenes definitely reminded me of a later Richard Donner movie The Goonies.