This film genuinely feels a bit like a really long episode of a Superman television show more than a movie that had a real budget. Or maybe three episodes. The plot is kind of overstuffed and pieced together, and the special effects look really bad even for the time.
The film initially sees Superman saving some Russian cosmonauts, refusing to sell the family farm to corporations, and then saving a subway car. None of this has anything to do with the main plot so I guess it's a crash course in Superman for the uninitiated. At The Daily Planet, they find that the paper has been bought by a rich guy by the subtle name of Warfield who has a daughter who wants nothing more than to get in Clark Kent's pants despite his strong waiting-until-marriage vibe. Also, Lex Luthor is broken out of jail by his totally rad nephew. Following so far? Good. Next a kid asks Superman to destroy all the nuclear weapons (topical!) and he just . . . does it. With full consent of all the nations. Sure. But he actually just destroys the ones people know about because Luthor is still dealing in nukes on the side. Although that's not his goal. His goal is to make a man more powerful than Superman using his DNA. The battle between these two actually encompasses the back third of the film. Yes, the nuke subplot was just that: a subplot. There's also some real Three's Company nonsense when Clark and rich girl are on a double date with Lois Lane and Superman. Speaking of Lois Lane, in this film she and Clark are just good friends, but she's in love with Superman. At one point, Clear reveals he's Superman basically to have an honest chat with her and then AMNESIA KISSES the memory away. Adam said he did this in the second film too so this implies that this is actually a reoccurring behavior for him. Basically, Clark either needs to commit to honesty or get a damn therapist instead of using the woman he supposedly loves as an emotional depository.
Overall, we laughed a bit but we can't necessarily recommend it.
Spoon Rating: 4
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