Superman II (1980)

Movies Greatest Quotes (63 movies items)

"General Zod: "Come to me, son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!""

Nostalgia Critic:Top 11 Dumbest Superman Moments (5 movies items)

"#3 Superman's mind erasing kiss #8 The woman and the baby carriage #10 The Dumb-Ass Kid at Niagara Falls"

An average movie

“It seems rather unfair to judge this movie nowadays with our modern perspective. Indeed, for already 10 years, the super-hero features have been ruling the box-office with an iron fist and you get at least 4 of those every year with some wall-to-wall CGI so we have become rather accustomed or even blasé concerning the genre. So, when reviewing this feature, it is important to keep in mind that it was made more than 30 years ago. Back then, there was nothing else like this at all and they didn’t have some handy CGI either. So, the whole thing looks nowadays pretty cheesy but I guess it is also part of its charm. To make things even more complicated, even though the first movie was a success, Richard Donner was still fired and replaced by Richard Lester in mid-production (I really wonder ” read more

Favourite Movie Lines (20 movies items)

" "Why do you say this to me... When you know I will kill you for it?" - General Zod General Zod is such a perfect supervillain. He's an arrogant, petulant egomaniac in love with the sound of his own voice and filled with smug disgust towards anyone who doesn't worship him and everything he says like he thinks they should. This line is one of the best examples of how those qualities make his words so entertaining. He says it in response to Lex Luthor calling him ungrateful and mocking his theatr"

Favourite Movies Based on Comic Books (10 movies items)

" General Zod is my favourite super-powered comic book villain. I love his deadpan arrogance and obsession with getting people to kneel before him. He's one of the most funny bad guys ever. I like his partner Ursa even more. She's just as stuck-up and vicious, but also sexy as hell. The big battle at the end is disappointing due to special effects limitations of the time, but otherwise, I think this picture is almost flawless."