Superman 1978

I'm back from the dead after several weeks of a bad chest cold. So join me and Hardy Lynch of The Speakeasy for a tear thru the 1978 blockbuster classic Superman (which we don't really like very much). Thrill to the Shakespearean blarney at the beginning (which we admire), the slow roll thru 1950s America (which we love), and the screwball romance of the 1970s (which we think is great), right to the big blockbuster finale (which we hate). We discuss Star Trek, James Bond, Gene Hackman's career, Clark Kent's big dope angle, the likelihood of Superman's mom making pajamas for him, and the implausibility of most of the physics. We swoon over Lex Luthor's lair, the cinematography, and the acting pretty much across the board. Bonus: we wonder why the whole third act happens. Double bonus: I only cough a few times toward the end.