What's red and blue and cool all over?

In my opinion Superman II is to this day one of the greatest superhero movies of all time. It introduced the law of the sequel; Multiply the villains from the first film to equal awesomeness (i.e.: Batman Returns, X-Men 2, Anacondas 2--two words: "Snake Orgy", and yes that is a direct quote). It has a brilliant villain;


I mean don't the words "All Hail General Zod" still instill fear in you? And while the movie has an absolutely perfect script, faultless acting and edge-of-your-seat pacing, the film is home to some truly ridiculous moments. When Zod and his posse are literally blowing away the citizens of Metropolis, not only do those average joes continue to come out of the shops and act surprised by the gale force wind but one guy actually continues to talk, in hysterical laughter, on a pay phone once the box is turned on its side and blown down the street. Even crazier ridiculousness occurs in a scene in the Fortress of Solitude after Lois discovers Superman's true identity.

Superman tells Lois she can have anything she wants for dinner, and he promptly flies to what I can only imagine is a Kings Supermarket because he comes back with a brown paper bag full of groceries. SIDENOTE: Can you imagine Superman standing in line asking if the coupon he clipped out of the Sunday Daily Planet is good for 2-for-1 Chicken Pot Pies. Anyway, after he gets back, he and Lois sit down to a very nice dinner. Um, really? Exactly where in The Fortress is there a stove & sink? Are we to expect that Jor-El, in all his infinite wisdom, thought in advance that he should imprint the Fortress creation crystal with a Kenmore kitchen swanky enough to be given away during the Showcase Showdown. As if this wasn't bad enough after Lois says, "I'm going to change into something more comfortable" and then presumably dashes into the Fortress of Solitude's guest bedroom, she and Clark mosey on over TO THE BEDROOM. Again, good looking out Jor-El. If you thought I was going to stop there, you'd be wrong. Because Clark must have popped into Sylvester’s Silk Shack on his way back from The Kings because THIS is his bed

Isn't it crazy that even fucking Superman has to pull out all the stops just to get a neurotic reporter who doesn't even have enough sense to see past the "I can't be Superman, I wear glasses" facade.

And these are just a few of the reasons why Bryan Singer's Superman pales in comparison.