The Best Superhero Movies Of The 1980s Ranked
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1. Superman IIshare
Few sequels measure up to the success of the movie it's following quite as well as "Superman II." Widely considered one of the best sequels of all time, the movie's complicated production (including the controversial firing of original director Richard Donner halfway through production) somehow never diminished the finished product, with the end results being an engaging, exciting, and entertaining take on the Man of Steel.
Not very long after the events of the first "Superman" movie, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) discovers that Superman and her professional colleague Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) are the same person. Deciding to give up his superpowers so that he can lead a normal life with Lois, Superman effectively becomes an average person. His uneventful existence is soon interrupted, however, when a trio of Kryptonian exiles arrive on Earth, planning to conquer the world with the help of Superman's vendetta-driven archenemy, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).
Like its predecessor, 1978's "Superman," "Superman II" was a massive critical and commercial success, earning $190.4 million on a $54 million budget (via The Numbers), and receiving significant praise from critics. "With his perfect pacing, elegant narrative design, and depth of characterization, [director] Richard Lester has made as good a matinee movie as could be imagined," said the Chicago Reader – and fans to this day agree.