Synoahpsis:
I don't know how I've managed to gain such familiarity with the entire plot of the film and whole world of Superman through secondhand allusions to the film (as well as watching one or two episodes of "Smallville"), but I felt like I was watching Superman for the hundredth time.
Basically, Superman (Kal-El) is sent to Earth by his parents when their home planet, Krypton, is on the brink of implosion. His Dad, Jor-El, an elder of Krypton, knows the planet is in peril, but is shunned by the council and placed under supervision. He still manages to launch the rocket just in time, so cool beans.
Superman arrives on earth in Nebraska or somewhere corn-filled like that and has to grow up among the humans hiding his supernatural powers fueled by Earth's sun and such like. He's taught never to interfere with humankind's history...
When a mysterious real estate investor begins buying up worthless southwestern desert land at exorbitant prices, reporter Lois Lane investigates, only to uncover the twisted plot of Lex Luthor. Can Superman save her, and the Western seaboard in time???
The best bit:
I hate to give spoilers, but the part where Superman turns time backwards by spinning around the earth in the opposite direction really really fast and changing it's rotation is just ridiculous and awesome.
Marks out of 10:
Great special effects for the time, fun plot, and good inclusion of many aspects of the Superman comicbook world in a short space of time. Fun to watch as well. 8.0
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