Superman IV - The Quest for Peace (Deluxe Edition)
starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer
directed by: Sidney J. Furie
directed by: Sidney J. Furie
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 12/09/2008Run time: 90 minutes
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The law of diminishing returns: It's the law--obey it! Someone should have posted that sign on the set of this, the third sequel to the film based on the DC Comics superhero. The "IV" in the title refers to medical supplies needed to resuscitate this anemic retread. This one reportedly was a pet project of actor Christopher Reeve, whose career seemed to flounder whenever he tried a role minus the blue underwear and red cape. Before agreeing to don the suit one more time, he insisted on a script that preached nuclear disarmament. So, in this film, Superman rounds up all the missiles and warheads and flings them into outer space. Which still leaves him to contend with Lex Luthor, who has a secret weapon: Nuclear Man. Yawn. Having pushed the envelope of special effects in the first film, it seemed as if the filmmakers simply stopped trying with this one. --Marshall Fine
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 12/09/2008Run time: 90 minutes
Amazon.com:
The law of diminishing returns: It's the law--obey it! Someone should have posted that sign on the set of this, the third sequel to the film based on the DC Comics superhero. The "IV" in the title refers to medical supplies needed to resuscitate this anemic retread. This one reportedly was a pet project of actor Christopher Reeve, whose career seemed to flounder whenever he tried a role minus the blue underwear and red cape. Before agreeing to don the suit one more time, he insisted on a script that preached nuclear disarmament. So, in this film, Superman rounds up all the missiles and warheads and flings them into outer space. Which still leaves him to contend with Lex Luthor, who has a secret weapon: Nuclear Man. Yawn. Having pushed the envelope of special effects in the first film, it seemed as if the filmmakers simply stopped trying with this one. --Marshall Fine
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Not As Bad As It's Rap...But Not Too Great, Either
After the abysmal effort from Richard Lester that was Superman III, the fourth film in the franchise rebounded a bit, but still dragged in a few crucial categories.
The Good:
-The acting is back to the quality of the first two films.Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor is back to his nefariously hilarious ways, Christopher Reeve (Clark/Superman) is again the stoic, righteous hero he is meant to be, and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) is back in her enthusiastic mode.
-Also, the storyline ... Read More
Rating: 
- Horrible Film. The Villain is a SISSY
HORRIBLE.The villain's evil powers come from his long girly fingernails that emit lightning!!lots of car crashes and pileups don't make a good movie. Muriel Hemingway is useless here, why have both her AND Louis Lane?? Viewers are left wondering if Superman still likes louis lane or is he gonna hook up with Muriel?? Superman I and II were good, this is bad.
Rating: 
- superman 4
i've enjoyed it very much; it was better than III. a lot of crucial scenes were cut out in 4. i hope they'll release a special edition in the future. i still want to see those scenes placed into the movie. there were a lot of flying sequences that were nice. Superman the movie 1978 will be 30 years old. enjoy. i still miss c. reeve.
Rating: 
- The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a decent film that has good morals to its story.Unfortunately, the Golan-Globus decided to cut back on just about every thing and doomed Superman IV to a bad box office take making it the lowest grossing Superman film in the Christopher Reeve franchise.
Gene Hackman returns with his newest creation Nuclear Man.Personally I thought the character of Nuclear Man was good.Had more money been available they would have been able to do more with the character. ... Read More
Rating: - Great but Missing Something
I found Superman IV an improvement over Superman III. In 3, it's pretty much about Pryor's character than Reeve (don't get me wrong though, he did a great job). But the character just punches a few buttons when he's training and voila! He finds a hidden talent. That's not normal, you either know you have it or you don't. I found Superman's Great Wall of China Vision more believable. The one thing that should've been apart of the story is the paranoia of a god-like character being pretty much in control of the ... Read More
- Not As Bad As It's Rap...But Not Too Great, EitherAfter the abysmal effort from Richard Lester that was Superman III, the fourth film in the franchise rebounded a bit, but still dragged in a few crucial categories.
The Good:
-The acting is back to the quality of the first two films.Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor is back to his nefariously hilarious ways, Christopher Reeve (Clark/Superman) is again the stoic, righteous hero he is meant to be, and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) is back in her enthusiastic mode.
-Also, the storyline ... Read More
- Horrible Film. The Villain is a SISSYHORRIBLE.The villain's evil powers come from his long girly fingernails that emit lightning!!lots of car crashes and pileups don't make a good movie. Muriel Hemingway is useless here, why have both her AND Louis Lane?? Viewers are left wondering if Superman still likes louis lane or is he gonna hook up with Muriel?? Superman I and II were good, this is bad.
- superman 4i've enjoyed it very much; it was better than III. a lot of crucial scenes were cut out in 4. i hope they'll release a special edition in the future. i still want to see those scenes placed into the movie. there were a lot of flying sequences that were nice. Superman the movie 1978 will be 30 years old. enjoy. i still miss c. reeve.
- The Quest for PeaceSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace is a decent film that has good morals to its story.Unfortunately, the Golan-Globus decided to cut back on just about every thing and doomed Superman IV to a bad box office take making it the lowest grossing Superman film in the Christopher Reeve franchise.
Gene Hackman returns with his newest creation Nuclear Man.Personally I thought the character of Nuclear Man was good.Had more money been available they would have been able to do more with the character. ... Read More
- Great but Missing SomethingI found Superman IV an improvement over Superman III. In 3, it's pretty much about Pryor's character than Reeve (don't get me wrong though, he did a great job). But the character just punches a few buttons when he's training and voila! He finds a hidden talent. That's not normal, you either know you have it or you don't. I found Superman's Great Wall of China Vision more believable. The one thing that should've been apart of the story is the paranoia of a god-like character being pretty much in control of the ... Read More
