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100It brings the fantastic into our everyday lives; it delights in showing us the reaction of the man on the street to Superman's latest stunt.
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It boasts a more consistent tone, better special effects (such as villains throwing buses around like paper planes), and even an affecting love story.
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100A marvelous toy. It's funny, it's full of tricks and it manages to be royally entertaining, which is really all it aims for.
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100With his perfect pacing, elegant narrative design, and depth of characterization, Richard Lester has made as good a matinee movie as could be imagined: it's a big, generous, beautifully crafted piece of entertainment, with the distinctive Lester touch in the busy backgrounds and the throwaway dialogue.
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90Superman II emerges as a solid, classy, cannily constructed piece of entertainment which gets down to action almost immediately.
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88Poking fun at its American mythos, but never descending into camp comedy, this sequel makes for a wonderful time.
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88Superman II delivers on the promise hinted at in "Superman." Which is the better film? That's a hard choice to make, since both succeed in different ways.
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Positive: 38 out of 76
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Mixed: 15 out of 76
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Negative: 23 out of 76
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"Superman 2" is definitely overrated by critics. However, it still stands out as a comic ovation and appeals heartfully to the audience.
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