Imagine with me… just for a brief, shining moment… you’re not sure what movie to relax to for the evening. So, you decide to watch a classic film. It’s a film you’ve seen many dozens of times. But wait. You will not watch the whole thing. You just want to experience its opening credit sequence. Sound wacky? Well, honestly, I’ve done it more than once. I will watch only the opener of Superman: The Movie.
Don’t merely dream it. Be it.
This is what I do with one of the most rousing and inspiring Hollywood blockbusters of all time. Call me a krazy Kryptonian, but doing just that often gives me more sci-fi fascination and kryptonite radiation than viewing many full blown flicks. If by some odd occurrence you haven’t watched it yet - what the hell are you waiting for?
Yes, my true blue boy believer, you will believe a man can fly. You will also believe a man can turn back time. In this case, you will believe a movie can completely thrill and uplift you by simply watching its opener. Yup. Just ride along with that beyond thrilling opening sequence…
For most, Christopher Reeve is still the one and only Kal-El from Krypton. Brandon Routh recaptured his spark, while Henry Cavill brought a new, seductive energy to the comic book legend. However, Christopher Reeve’s iconic introduction to the cinematic world, released in 1978, directed by Richard Donner, co-starring Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman, remains the one movie which captures the fabled Superman mythos most lovingly. And its opener is peerless.
This is the only movie I'm aware of where the audience is shown Superman's penis(!), albeit as a very small child. I suspect this has something to do with the fact it is never shown on TV any more...
'Superman: The Movie' - Sometimes I Only Watch The Opener
The greatest main title sequence ever put on film! It deserves the extra love you give it......
This is the only movie I'm aware of where the audience is shown Superman's penis(!), albeit as a very small child. I suspect this has something to do with the fact it is never shown on TV any more...