Superman II
Now, I was definitely surprised with this one, since I tend to compare it unfavorably to Man of Steel, which is my favorite of the Superman films. All I can say on that is that people give Man of Steel crap for stuff that Superman II did at first, and people just seemed to ignore that fact. Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about this movie.
The story is about the continued adventures of Superman, played once again by Christopher Reeve, as he begins to develop a romance with Lois Lane, played by Margot Kidder, and goes up against a group of three evil Kryptonians, led by General Zod, played by Terence Stamp. The story was a lot better, and I felt it balanced Superman's motivations with Zod's motivations to where the plot felt more...fleshed out. It made Zod into a real threat that actually gives Superman some trouble. I do wish there was more interaction between Superman and Zod, and Zod felt a little cartoony at times, but for what it was, it worked.
I will say, though, there were some things that bothered me, and that is how they handled Superman's relationship with Lois and her finding out that he's actually Clark Kent. Those were probably the most pointless and kind of obnoxious parts of the plot to me, and even going in with an open mind, I still hated everything about that part of the plot.
Overall, if you are looking for a fun, comic accurate Superman movie with a well put together story, and a couple of moments of good comedy, then I would suggest this one wholeheartedly. I had a lot of fun despite the flaws and I would argue it was a better film than the first one.
Next time, Superman leans more heavily into the comedy than before and even brings comedian Richard Pryor into the mix. Will it be any good? Find out next time when I review Superman III.
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