{"id":7374,"date":"2009-06-15T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T16:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7374"},"modified":"2021-01-02T00:08:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T07:08:13","slug":"supergirl-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7374","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Such a pretty world; I can&#8217;t wait until it&#8217;s all mine.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster-182x270.jpg 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Supergirl-Poster.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSuperman&#8217;s cousin (Helen Slater) is sent to Earth to retrieve a missing talisman known as an Omegahedron, and finds herself confronting a power-hungry witch named Selena (Faye Dunaway).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faye Dunaway Films<\/li>\n<li>Mia Farrow Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter O&#8217;Toole Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Superheroes<\/li>\n<li>Witches, Wizards, and Magicians<\/li>\n<li>World Domination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis fourth installment in Ilya and Alexander Sarkind&#8217;s <em>Superman<\/em> franchise is a tedious disappointment. Beautiful, feisty Helen Slater is perfectly cast as Superman&#8217;s cousin (known as &#8220;Linda Lee&#8221; on Earth), but she&#8217;s saddled with such an inane, uninteresting storyline that she never really has a chance to shine. None of the plot developments in the movie make much sense or are even remotely plausible: for instance, while we somehow believe that Superman&#8217;s crash landing in Smallville and adoption by the kindly Kents was &#8220;meant to be&#8221; (and part of the scope of his larger legacy), Supergirl&#8217;s descent onto a girls&#8217; boarding school (where Lois Lane&#8217;s younger sister happens to attend &#8212; how convenient) is simply sloppy screenwriting. Meanwhile, Dunaway&#8217;s obsession with getting a hunky gardener (Hart Bochner) to fall in love with her rather than Supergirl merely perpetuates the stereotype that what all women <em>really<\/em> want is a &#8220;good [sexy] man&#8221; (and Bochner himself is such an uninteresting clod that we never really think he&#8217;s good enough for Supergirl, anyway). Dunaway&#8217;s over-the-top performance is unintentionally campy, but there&#8217;s little humor to be had at her expense &#8212; and Brenda Vaccaro as her sidekick fares even worse. Unfortunately, <em>Supergirl<\/em> is a disappointment all the way around. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helen Slater as Supergirl<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/supergirl-slater.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/supergirl-slater.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7423\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The impressive sets of Argo City (Supergirl&#8217;s home planet)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/supergirl-set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/supergirl-set.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7424\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see viewing for diehard Superman fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0088206\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/11\/22\/movies\/the-screen-helen-slater-as-supergirl.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/supergirl-1984\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/supergirl.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/supergirl-1984.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/75656\/supergirl.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Such a pretty world; I can&#8217;t wait until it&#8217;s all mine.&#8221; Synopsis: Superman&#8217;s cousin (Helen Slater) is sent to Earth to retrieve a missing talisman known as an Omegahedron, and finds herself confronting a power-hungry witch named Selena (Faye Dunaway). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Faye Dunaway Films Mia Farrow Films Peter O&#8217;Toole Films Strong Females Superheroes Witches, Wizards, and Magicians World Domination Review: This fourth installment in Ilya and Alexander Sarkind&#8217;s Superman franchise is a tedious disappointment. 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