Superman (1978) or Batman (1989)

[Mr 9.8]

 

 

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

No contest. Bats, all the way.

 

But both were unbelievably good, considering the times in which they were made.

[DomUga]

Rotten Tomatoes

 

Superman (1978) 94%

Batman (1989) 71%

 

Metacritic

 

Superman (1978) 88 out of 100

Batman (1989) 66 out of 100

 

I personally like the Superman movie better.

 

[Jonesin4Comics]

B to the......A to the.......It's the GD Batman!

[DomUga]

Superman Returns was also great especially this

[RockMyAmadeus]

Greatest line in a superhero movie, ever.

 

"Kneel before Zod."

 

Second greatest line in a superhero movie, ever.

 

"I'm Batman."

[jimjum12]

I chose Batman....but Superman was truely mind boggling in it's time....tough choice. The first incarnation of that lame real estate plot was SO anticlimatic. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[ImageMask]

Greatest line in a superhero movie, ever.

 

"Kneel before Zod.""

 

 

 

 

Was a OK line.

 

But, Luke I am your Greggy........ totally classic.

[s-man]

Rotten Tomatoes

 

Superman (1978) 94%

Batman (1989) 71%

 

Metacritic

 

Superman (1978) 88 out of 100

Batman (1989) 66 out of 100

 

I personally like the Superman movie better.

+1

 

Keaton (and I like Keaton as an actor in most things) as Batman just was not a good choice...Reeves was far more believable as Supes

[kdoginohio]

Are we voting on the poster or the movie?

[Boozad]

Are we voting on the poster or the movie?

 

Bats would win in both cases.

[Shadow]

I love both of them but Superman has more magic to me. I was 12 when it came out and I still get chills with the opening scene soaring past the old Daily Planet and John Williams excellent score starting up. One of the best soundtracks.

 

I like Gene Hackman in it even if he does play a campy Lex Luthor. Jack's Joker was better from a comic standpoint though.

[zuckuss2003]

I voted Superman but they were actually both very good in my eyes.

[Bosco685]

I voted Superman but they were actually both very good in my eyes.

 

+ 1 I liked them both.

[Larryw7]

I was always a bit disappointed in the 1989 BATMAN. The -script and characterization were underdeveloped, though the movie is still loads of fun(and 1989 was an amazing year for Batfans and comic collectors). But SUPERMAN is a great movie, even with the flaws. Geoffrey Unsworth's cinematography, the score, Reeve's portrayal,the grandeur...I'll never forget seeing it for the first time as a kid, and being absolutely floored by it.

[Larryw7]

I love both of them but Superman has more magic to me. I was 12 when it came out and I still get chills with the opening scene soaring past the old Daily Planet and John Williams excellent score starting up. One of the best soundtracks. I like Gene Hackman in it even if he does play a campy Lex Luthor. Jack's Joker was better from a comic standpoint though.

 

+1

[Shadow]

One other note: Superman had more optimism. Batman is a movie, much like the comic period: dark. (Still a blast though.)

[Mac Man]

Superman came out shortly before I was born... so my chance to watch it was on VHS.

 

Batman came out when I was 9... and I saw it on the big screen and vividly recall the wonderful toys that came out that following Christmas.

 

Which do you think most impacted me? Sorry guys, Batman for me, hands down.

[Mark 1]

I love both of them but Superman has more magic to me. I was 12 when it came out and I still get chills with the opening scene soaring past the old Daily Planet and John Williams excellent score starting up. One of the best soundtracks. I like Gene Hackman in it even if he does play a campy Lex Luthor. Jack's Joker was better from a comic standpoint though.

 

+1

 

+2

[EastEnd]

Supes for me. That Superman film just had an "epic" quality to it and I don't think there's ever been a truer portrayal of the core of a superhero character than Chris Reeves'... he was Superman.

 

Batman just had too much of that Tim Burton "over-the-top" feel for me, though Jack Nicholson was outstanding. I think the more recent Dark Knight films do a better job with Batman than the older run did.