best3444 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Christopher Reeve will always be Superman in my eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 51 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: It was indeed also marketed as that but the "official" title that stuck was simply Superman. On the wiki page for the film, for example, it's called Superman but it was "also marketed" as Superman: The Movie. So that's something. On IMDb, the 1978 Superman doesn't even get an "original title" where it will say: "Superman: The Movie" like some films will have (particularly foreign films) and there's also no "alternative title" listed either. Over time between the two marketed titles it seems Superman won vs. Superman: The Movie. It officially called Superman The Movie... people later shortened that to simply Superman, but all you have to do is look at EVERY POSTER, DVD, VHS or BLURAY ever made for this now over 40 year old movie and you can see what the "official" title was. That's why they are simply calling THIS one "SUPERMAN". Because there has never been a major motion picture simply called Superman. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/superman-the-movie-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-blu-ray-1978/6303625.p?skuId=6303625 Superman: The Movie WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice... The literally included it in the Title treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I'm just cracking up at the idea that calling this movie "Superman" was somehow pissing on Christopher Reeve's grave. Was calling the Deadpool movie "Deadpool" pissing on Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry because his last movie was called "The Dead Pool"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 36 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: It officially called Superman The Movie... people later shortened that to simply Superman, but all you have to do is look at EVERY POSTER, DVD, VHS or BLURAY ever made for this now over 40 year old movie and you can see what the "official" title was. That's why they are simply calling THIS one "SUPERMAN". Because there has never been a major motion picture simply called Superman. The literally included it in the Title treatment. No one is disputing what you're saying, just that in terms of how it's titled almost everywhere, the subtitle of "The Movie" isn't used. It's there but that isn't relevant to the public consciousness, which is what one would be worried about with overlapping titles. Also, it's a bit of a stretch to say this is why this one is simply titled Superman. I imagine James Gunn just didn't care, not that this was some heavily thought about aspect given how cavalier he was in interviews about how it was he who introduced the infinity stones broadly to the MCU (for example). Anyways, I don't care myself either way, the previous movie is so old it doesn't matter, call it Superman, but most people know the 1978 Superman movie as just Superman, not Superman: The Movie and just because a film was marketed a certain way with its title doesn't mean that's the official title the film takes on. It's in the same way that literally Fast & Furious 6's title on screen in the movie itself is "Furious 6", which is what Justin Lin wanted to officially name it but the movie's "official" title is "Fast & Furious 6" which is how it is listed pretty much anywhere online, which is what matters. On IMDb for instance, it is officially "Fast & Furious 6" with its "original title" listed underneath in small font (as per usual on IMDb), saying "Furious 6". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (rubs temples) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: It officially called Superman The Movie... people later shortened that to simply Superman, but all you have to do is look at EVERY POSTER, DVD, VHS or BLURAY ever made for this now over 40 year old movie and you can see what the "official" title was. That's why they are simply calling THIS one "SUPERMAN". Because there has never been a major motion picture simply called Superman. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/superman-the-movie-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-blu-ray-1978/6303625.p?skuId=6303625 Superman: The Movie WWW.ROTTENTOMATOES.COM Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice... The literally included it in the Title treatment. 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: NOBODY cares that this movie is called Superman except for a couple of posters in this thread. Literally NO ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 hours ago, MarSolo said: I'm just cracking up at the idea that calling this movie "Superman" was somehow pissing on Christopher Reeve's grave. Was calling the Deadpool movie "Deadpool" pissing on Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry because his last movie was called "The Dead Pool"? can we retroactively go back and say it did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Superman - The Last Superman Movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 3/1/2024 at 1:55 PM, skillzdadirecta said: NOBODY cares that this movie is called Superman except for a couple of posters in this thread. Literally NO ONE. It's not even a couple of posters, it's just one, and that one poster is practically a bot anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 This is slly. Just silly I say. Superman can be named whatever and I'm still watching. My favorite super hero eva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 How bout just KENT. Then they can do their own “I’m Just Kent” song to go along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 20 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: (rubs temples) Seconded. This is one of the stupidest discussions we've had on this site in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Just call it Man of Steel and purge the old one from the collective unconscious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 5 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: Just call it Man of Steel and purge the old one from the collective unconscious. And disrespect Henry Cavil's legacy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 What about Shaq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, SuperSpreader said: What about Shaq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 D1P Entertainment Board delivers a riveting debate once again 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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