7) Superman II – 6.8
Superman II is a stone cold classic of the then burgeoning comic book film genre, with star Christopher Reeve himself – who was critical of the later films in the franchise – naming it “the best of the series.” Well, sorry, Christopher, IMDb users don’t seem to agree with you, as they only gave Superman II a disappointing 6.8. The first Superman, meanwhile, achieved a 7.3.
It’s fair enough that Superman, the movie that made every subsequent superhero film possible, should get extra points, but is Superman II really that far below it in terms of quality? Many would disagree, as a lot of Superman fans even prefer it to the original. After all, it brought us Terence Stamp as the deliciously camp General ‘Kneel Before’ Zod.
What really proves this rating is unjust, though, is that Superman Returns has got 6.1 on the site, just 0.7 notches below II. It’s bizarre that these two movies, which usually occupy polar opposite positions in ‘best of’ lists, should be within the same ballpark, don’t you think?