Movie Review - Superman II

This is pretty dire. The opening credits is basically a complete recap of Superman The Motion Picture. And they go on way too damn long for my liking. Now why Zod, Ursa & Non curse Kal-el is beyond me. You never see him at the trial and he seems to have nothing to do with their crime, their trial or their punishment. The nuke freeing them is a bit of a really rubbish plot device. The little boy who falls down Niagra falls, this is a massive goof. He falls for 27 seconds (I counted, twice to make sure) before Superman catches him. I still say falling at terminal velocity he'd have drowned before Superman even got his cape on.

The little boy in East Houston has a really good English accent for an American. Oh, and the RPG fired at Non would have still exploded before he bent it, most likely as he held it in his hands.
Lois's line "I'm going to change into something more comfortable" is pointless. All she has with her is the clothes on her back and the handbag. Unless Superman is a closet transvestite? The President Of The USA is a funny man, saying he's trying to protect the people of the world. Funniest joke in the film. How did Clark and Lois get back from The Fortress Of Solitude and where did they get the car from?

Despite being told by his mother that losing his powers is a one way thing Clark still tries to go back to being Superman. It's impossible. But why he doesn't think of using Kryptonite against the 3 criminals? He's an idiot. We're never told how does get his powers back either. And even though his journey to The Fortress Of Solitude as a mortal must have taken him a long time he still has bruises and cuts on his face from the bar fight against the truck driver. Why does Lex Luthor think the 3 Kryptonian criminals will have heard of him. And he has nothing to offer them at all. They should have killed him right away. Oh, and Luthor is bald at the start of the movie, how did he grow so much hair so quickly?

What was with all the masonry falling outside the Daily Planet, Zod, Ursa & Non only flew through windows, they didn't smash through any walls so that's quite a big continuity goof. I did spot the reversed "No Entry" sign as well, this time. How we're expected to believe Superman can ever beat these 3? He's outnumbered. Yes, they haven't had their powers as long as him but they seemed to have MORE powers and different ones he didn't have either. The off-camera comedy "noises" fight with Non is totally ridiculous. Oh, and is it me or is Ursa's voice treated by a synthesizer in some way? And "They've killed Superman! Let's go get 'em" what the hell does this mortal think they can do to 3 Kryptonians? The matte behind them as their blowing is really bad and very obvious as well.

The dubbed British accents saying "He chickened out" & "Superman didn't do nothing" were very funny. I guess only Britsh Actors were available for ADR? Lois is a very bad passenger with Non, despite having taken many flights with Superman. I found that odd. Good goof. Now what's the finger beam that Zod and Ursa use? Superman has never displayed that power. Or the ability to disappear. Until this film of course. How did Luthor know what activated the molecule chamber? Superman never told him, and it's unlikely he found that information on his previous very short trip to The Fortress Of Solitude.

I guess we're left to assume that once Zod, Ursa & Non lost their powers and fell in the crevasse they froze to death? There isn't much rubble or mess in The Daily Planet offices after the huge smashing it took. Lois said "I don't even know what to call you" even though Lex and Zod both clearly called him Kal-el in The Fortress Of Solitude? Clark going back to teach the trucker a lesson is wrong. Superman is all about right, and revenge no matter how it's meted out is never right. Even if he did pay for the damage. The silly frozen fountains on The White House lawns just summed up this movie. Poor, with no attention to details.