World Favourite stupid moment of Superman IV

[Jochimus]

...sorry, I just can't bring myself to narrow it down to only one. t:

 

[lordofthenerds]

I haven't seen the movie for a few years and fell asleep for about half of it, so I don't remember much. But I'd have to say that Superman's rebuilding vision was laughable.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I love the fact that Nuclear Man uses his freeze-breath to trap Superman in a huge ice cube, then he uses exactly the same thing (and the same shot apparently) to blow him out into space. LOL.

And when Supes smashes it, there is an explosion for some reason.

And also.....Nuclear Man's strength and other powers don't faze Supes, but when he shows his Extending Finger Nails, the Man of Steel gets worried.

Let's not forget the slowly falling Statue of Liberty.....hmmmm, I'm pretty sure it would fall faster than that.

 

[KaptainKrypton]

Does anybody else love the fact that once Nuclear Man ignites Mt. Etna Superman's cure is to throw a rock-cap into it? Nothing helps a volcano more than plugging the top of it so the sides can blow out if another eruption happens. Viva la' moutain cap?!?

 

[Quasar]

I like how Supes traps Nuclear Man in the elevator and drags it out into the full broad daylight, but none of it can get into the elevator. But on the moon, when the sun rises over the horizon, it gets right in. And during that time, Supes goes over and plays around with the American flag instead of doing something important, like, I don't know, burying the damn elevator under a ton of moon soil.

Also, all the uber-crappy flying scenes. They must've used the same shot of Supes flying toward the camera 86 times.

And of course, the extra crappy ending. "Thinking back to my high school days, I realized that nuclear energy is a form of fuel." That's actually pretty true to DC comics from the 70's though. They were always coming up with ******ed things like that for heroes to win their fights, especially Superman.

- Superman fights Dracula and Frankenstein's monster for an entire comic, and although neither one can harm a hair on his head, at the end of the fight Supes pulls out a small hydrogen balloon from his cape, then commences to use his heat vision on it so it burns bright as the sun. Dracula's driven off.

- Superman fights the Shark in a stream of water across the sky. Everyone watching is appalled that Superman keeps getting pulled back into the water, but when Supes emerges with the unconsious Shark, he explains that he wasn't being pulled in by the Shark, but instead was keeping the Shark inside the water stream, forcing him to use up all the oxygen (much like a goldfish does when its water's not changed). And yes, they use the goldfish analogy.

Oops, drifted off topic there...

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I like how Supes traps Nuclear Man in the elevator and drags it out into the full broad daylight, but none of it can get into the elevator. But on the moon, when the sun rises over the horizon, it gets right in. And during that time, Supes goes over and plays around with the American flag instead of doing something important, like, I don't know, burying the damn elevator under a ton of moon soil.

Also, all the uber-crappy flying scenes. They must've used the same shot of Supes flying toward the camera 86 times.

And of course, the extra crappy ending. "Thinking back to my high school days, I realized that nuclear energy is a form of fuel." That's actually pretty true to DC comics from the 70's though. They were always coming up with ******ed things like that for heroes to win their fights, especially Superman.

- Superman fights Dracula and Frankenstein's monster for an entire comic, and although neither one can harm a hair on his head, at the end of the fight Supes pulls out a small hydrogen balloon from his cape, then commences to use his heat vision on it so it burns bright as the sun. Dracula's driven off.

- Superman fights the Shark in a stream of water across the sky. Everyone watching is appalled that Superman keeps getting pulled back into the water, but when Supes emerges with the unconsious Shark, he explains that he wasn't being pulled in by the Shark, but instead was keeping the Shark inside the water stream, forcing him to use up all the oxygen (much like a goldfish does when its water's not changed). And yes, they use the goldfish analogy.

Oops, drifted off topic there...

Yeah, I see your point that the comics can be just as stupid as the movies, but that's no excuse.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

It's completely different to water in a glass changing from shot to shot. That's a background detail that most will never notice. Superman soaring into the distance, then his cape slowly dropping from above the torch, is not. It's appalling.

Well apparently, so is the appalling cape indicent. I've never heard anyone complain about that one miniscule detail till now. There's always the complaint about Lacy in space, the volcano, daylight around the globe, mortar vision, turkey vision, doorbell vision, etc.

My point is, this "appalling" error is the sort you'd find in a ton of movies. The only reason you even notice this one is because Superman IV is full of errors and has everyone looking for them. It's the same situation with Superman Returns. People didn't like the kid or the costume, so they have to point out every tiny detail they perceive as a flaw. I swear to god I've actually seen someone complain about the speed that Superman landed at while holding the Daily Planet globe.

 

[Yodaman]

I think it's hilarious how they decided to use Mark McClure (sp?) again for Jimmy Olsen, even though he looks like he's 30 and way too damn old for the part.

I laughed my socks off the whole movie, pretty much.

 

[Fried Gold]

I watched this on DVD recently, and experienced my first "Hey, where did that scene go?" moment. Specifically, some really crappy visual effect of a girl spinning around in a tornando. I remember this scene because I actually saw the film at the cinema when I was about 6, and seeing it again in multiple televisual viewings.

It's kinda weird how many versions of the same film eventually surface (see Star Trek II).

 

[swifty]

Nuclear Man's lee's presson nails make me laugh every time as well as when he roars at the traffic. It makes me sad to see the great Chris Reeves in such an atrocious movie.