Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

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Dave S I remember having a discussion with someone about how many Superman films were produced, I was certain it was only 3, how wrong I was! 🙄 This film seriously damages the integrity of the original trilogy, it should be erased from memory, I would give it 0 stars but I don’t think that’s possible, …any boxset that contains this pathetic attempt of a movie is rendered worthless, it is an unsavoury joke, it likely ruined careers and I hope the producers faced crippling debts for this humiliation of a film!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Charlie M Really bad. Insanely corny and so weird. At least it wasn’t as boring as the third entry I suppose. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 When and why did we ever decide that Superman IV is the worst thing known to man? Granted, it's a disappointing finale to the original run with Cannon's financial troubles severely hampering certain VFX shots and cutting 45 minutes from the runtime certainly not helping matters but for the most part this is a much better film than Superman III. Sidney J. Furie's direction is much more interesting than Richard Lester's, while the breezy 91-minute runtime means you often scarcely notice when plot points are brought up and dropped off at random. The regular players of the series are a joy to watch with a returning Gene Hackman going full ham, Christopher Reeve as usual takes pride in his performance and with a larger degree of creative control means a story tailored specifically to him. Annoyingly, the only one I didn't fully vibe with was Jon Cryer as Lenny Luthor, he doesn't quite have the dynamic that Ned Beatty's Otis had but it's still a decent performance for what it is. Alexander Courage's music is a worthy adaptation of John Williams' timeless themes and it's a much more interesting score than Ken Thorne's efforts for this series. Yes, Golan-Globus were clearly cutting corners to try and keep Cannon afloat but outside of reusing the same shot of Superman flying 11 times, there's a lot of good practical effects work here that aren't worthy of an outright dismissal. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace isn't the worst superhero film ever, it's rather decent and I will fight that corner till the end of time. There's much more effort on display than you'd think with the key players working well to create what is ultimately an extended tribute to the golden age of Superman comics. It being a Cannon film means I can't hate it as there's an endearing terribleness sprinkled throughout, I'm just thanking god it's not Supergirl. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Gregg W By far the worst Superman film ever made, with terrible special effect and bad storyline. Christopher Reeve said it best, the less said the better about this film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Tyler S Only a little bit better than the last film. The first two are on like their own pedestal at the top, then these last two movies really took a hit. I'll continue to praise Christopher Reeve and his portrayal as Superman over the last nine years. He really did a phenomenal job whether he was given a good or bad script. Really sad to see this is his last appearance as the character, but he will continue to be the best Superman in my book. As for the film, it just felt way too rushed. The plot took a huge step back from the first two films, and played it too easy compared to film three. So many corny moments here that could have been avoided, but they did not do much here. Film was just way too short and it took so many shortcuts that could have made the film longer and better. Tough way to end this Superman saga, but I'm glad it still had two banger films: Superman 1 and 2. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s terrible, but it was somewhat interesting. Although the whole Nuclear Weapons message was just dropped halfway through the movie. The rest of the movie was just kinda stupid really, nowhere near as good as the other Superman movies. I still don’t understand why Luther’s voice was coming out of Nuclear man but what do I expect. I’m sad Reeve never got to redeem himself after this mess, but maybe it was for the better. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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