Superman
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Stamp was fantastic as Zod, chewing the scenery with delightful relish and obvious skill. (There’s a huge difference between an actor being over the top by accident, and doing it with intent and flair.)
As a line, “Kneel before Zod!” is nothing much on paper. Stamp’s delivery created instant pop culture immortality.
Sadly, he was not himself immortal. RIP.
As a line, “Kneel before Zod!” is nothing much on paper. Stamp’s delivery created instant pop culture immortality.
Sadly, he was not himself immortal. RIP.
RIP Terence Stamp, the first and the greatest General Zod.
RIP 
Also Chancellor Valorum.
He had such an iconic presence on the big screen. RIP.
He had such an iconic presence on the big screen. RIP.
Obviously, growing up with those Christopher Reeve Superman movies, Stamp's Zod was part of my childhood, and one of my earliest movie villains. He also voiced the Jor-El AI on the early seasons of Smallville.
He did play great villains, as also seen in Alien Nation and the underrated Get Smart movie remake.
He did play great villains, as also seen in Alien Nation and the underrated Get Smart movie remake.
It’s not even out on blu ray here yet. Neither is Mission Impossible which is on sale on iTunes. Crazy
Normal. It’s been a number of years now since films get a digital download/streaming release ahead of a physical media release that happens several weeks (up to 8-10) later.
I know but the gap between them being so long that it’s already on sale digital is baffling
Frankly I’m surprised the gap isn’t much longer than it is.
I saw this on YouTube and it gave me a laugh.
It’s amazing how well it fits.
It’s amazing how well it fits.
Early, pre-war Superman is amazing. He treats Lois nearly the same contempt Lois gives Clark. Supes happily lets antagonists die, even causes a few deaths, and there's a real feeling of superiority coming from him. He spends a lot of time in disguises and takes on small issues by comparison, yet still gets involved in other nation's conflicts and settles them with force.
Kryptonian's were superpowered on their own planet, and originally the smaller size of Earth made Superman so strong, rather than the yellow sun. And Supes had limitations. In some ways, the first season of the George Reeves Adventures of Superman was a lot like this period, but a little less bloodthirsty.
Yeah, the first season of The Adventures of Superman verges on noir.
I remember the episode that most alarmed me as a kid was called "The Mind Machine," described at Wikipedia thusly:
Ben Welden had a long film career playing a lot of gangsters and gamblers. He appeared eight times on Superman.
I remember the episode that most alarmed me as a kid was called "The Mind Machine," described at Wikipedia thusly:
Ben Welden had a long film career playing a lot of gangsters and gamblers. He appeared eight times on Superman.
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I watched that earlier this summer. Got the whole series on iTunes (or whatever they call it now) for a song back in May. Haven’t seen these episodes since I was a kid in the 70s.