In a world of superhero movies that seem to only be getting darker and darker, strap in for the 1978 blockbuster featuring bright colors, dorky superheroes, and awesomely bad special effects. Christopher Reeve is Superman!
With Batman v Superman hitting theatres this weekend, we thought we’d have a little smackdown of our own! That’s right, we’ve got TWO Honest Trailers for you today! Show us your alleigance by sharing which trailer you think should win: The 1989 Michael Keaton classic Batman or Christopher Reeve’s iconic 1978 Superman. The video with the most views wins! Share away ScreenJunkies! Let’s see who the real winner will be!
Series Created by Andy Signore /andysignore & Brett Weiner
Voiceover Narration by Jon: /jon3pnt0
Note: I have went WAY back in the archive of Honest Trailers, so it’ll take me quite a while to get up to date. Some of the descriptions won’t make sense!
Soar back to 1978, when Superman could reverse time by flying really fast and Metropolis journalists somehow missed that Clark Kent was just Superman with glasses. Honest Trailers gleefully pokes at the film’s gloriously earnest tone, its physics‑optional finale, and the unstoppable charm of Christopher Reeve — a man so wholesome he could probably defeat villains with a polite smile. It’s a nostalgic roast of the movie that made audiences believe a man could fly… even if the science definitely couldn’t.