70's Month - Day:21 Superman

Superman (or Superman: The Movie as it's sometimes refered to) is a 1978 movie about, you guessed it, Superman. Now even though we live in a golden age of comic book movies, this was a massive hit at the box-office in '78 and I think this film is still one of the all-time greats of the genre. I even placed it on my list of '10 Superhero Movies Everyone Should See'. 

Now by today's standards, the movie is a pretty typical superhero origin story. Not all of the effects hold up, but the film overall is engaging enough that the dated effects don't take me out of the movie. I'd say it stands the test of time for a few key reasons: 

#1 Over 40 years later and Christopher Reeve is still considered by many to be the definitive live-action Superman, and he's great in the role. 

#2 The Superman theme by John Williams is a fantastic, iconic piece of music. 

#3 Gene Hackman.

There have been bigger, more impressive superhero movies since and there will be even more in the future but Superman is still worth watching if you've never seen it.

4 out of 5