Terrell;
Your experience with the film mirrors my own when I first watched the DVD last year. The only difference is that I never realized how good the movie was in the first place! I don't know why I never cared for it to be honest. When I was a kid, we had a taped copy of
Superman II on Beta (!) and I used to watch that a lot. I also always considered it to be the better film of the two.
Once I saw the DVD of the first though, that completely changed. I loved the way the film effortlessly flowed from Kal-El's beginnings on Krypton ("That's 'Krypton' with a C-R-I-...?") to his childhood in Smallville, to his discovery of who he really is. One of my favorite parts of the movie is when he "breaks the bonds of his earthly confinement" and spends 12 years learning about life, the universe, and himself. Although the images at this point in the film are abstract, we can still see the physical representation of the human heart, watch it shattered and explode, and then travel through it as if indeed were the firey edge of our own galaxy. The fact that Donner chose the starry backdrop of space for this scene illustrates the endless possibilites of what can be discovered.
Of course, the real fun begins once we get to Metropolis. I never get tired of seeing Lois Lane getting rescued from that helicopter accident. Speaking of which, how can anyone not laugh when Clark Kent looks at little phone booth?
Anyway, enough of my ramblings! Get the DVD as soon as you can. You won't regret it. It looks and sounds great. The commentary is fun and informative, and the extras on the other side (especially the documentaries) will give you a good look at the making of the film. If you're interested in knowing a little bit more about the
Superman films, be sure to check out
this site. By the time you're done reading, you'll be mad as hell at the Salkinds for hijacking Donner's vision and essentially ruining
Superman II.
Another laugh moment.