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Sunday, 3 March 2013

Superman II (1980)

The writing team fix some of the problems that plagued the first film but throw in some new ones to replace them.
There's danger this time. The trio of antagonists have a legitimate reason for targeting the man in tights and the ability to carry out their threat. It’s lucky that the Kryptonian language is the same as English.
Superman pulls some new powers out of his repertoire that he didn't have before; they’re called his deus ex machina powers.
Again, Reeve and Kidder save the film from itself. When Reeve is out of costume he’s acting as Superman who's acting as Clark Kent; that’s talent.

3 product placements out of 5

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