Superman 2 Movie Review

A sequel to the 1978 blockbuster. This time, Superman has his hands full with three villains from his home planet Krypton, whose imprisonment ironically allowed them to escape its destruction. Inconveniently enough, they now have powers to match Superman's own. The romance between reporter Lois Lane and our superhero is made a tad more believable and the storyline is in many ways livelier than the original film. Now that the breathtaking responsibility of creating the Superman movie was discharged, the directors and actors could get down to telling an exciting story. Superman 2 does that admirably.

1980 (PG) 127m/C Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Susannah York, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp, Valerie Perrine, E.G. Marshall; D: Richard Lester; W: Leslie Newman, Mario Puzo, David Newman; C: Bob Paynter, Geoffrey Unsworth; M: John Williams. VHS, Beta, LV WAR