Talk:Superman (film)

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Contents 1 Good Article 2 Awards 3 Lex Luthor's swimming pool 4 Renaming of the article 5 Richard Lester?

[edit] Good Article

The only reason I put this on hold is because it needs more references. Source a few more statements and you got it! RC-0722 (talk) 21:14, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Such as...? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 21:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

How many references are you talking about, like five? Wildroot (talk) 15:10, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure, gimme 5 to start with. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 22:30, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I personally think this is one of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard. This film came out roughly 30 years ago, and it's quite impossible to find suitable info. Wildroot (talk) 20:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Try sourcing statements like this, " Some critics found analogies similar to Jesus, which Mankiewicz claims were set purposely as he himself finds the character to be a symbol of Christ." RC-0722 (talk) 03:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! you've fixed all the problems. You've kicked the pig! Lets Kick This Pig! (talk) 20:37, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Awards

The lead section needs to mention the awards that Superman won for its technical achievements, in line with a concise overview of the article per WP:LEAD. Can this be expanded? —Erik (talk • contrib) - 20:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lex Luthor's swimming pool

.... in the movie, did Lex transform Grand Central Terminal into his swimming pool? --84.115.129.76 (talk) 12:49, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

That's kind of the way it looked, but it was never quite clear what that arrangement was about. It seems unlikely they would just abandon a terminal and that Luthor would be able to take it over. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 13:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Renaming of the article

While I'm not happy someone moved the article without discussion (it's been an issue before), I actually agree that this is the more appropriate title as there's been no other film named simply "Superman" besides this one. There's been the serial, and the animated short, but no other full-fledged film. So, unless someone objects, I think it should stay where it is now. The problem is, whoever moved it didn't fix the redirects, so it's all out of whack. I'm a bit too busy right now to tackle it, so can anyone take on this task? There's lots of redirects for Superman: The Movie and Superman the Movie that should also be fixed. If no one hits it in a few days, I'll take a stab, but hopefully someone will take this on. Rhindle The Red (talk) 18:05, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Assuming someone did it unilaterally without discussion, I recommend you contact an admin and ask them them to put it back the way it was. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 18:16, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

No, I think it's the right move, just that the cleanup needs to be done. As I said, I'll handle it later this week if no one objects and no one else does it. Rhindle The Red (talk) 18:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I do not agree that it's the right move, simply because it generates needless work for no apparent gain. But if you're volunteering to fix all the references, then you've got it. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 19:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

The gain is a more accurate article title; one more in line with Wikipedia guidelines. That's worth *something*, no? Rhindle The Red (talk) 04:30, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Maybe you've forgotten this discussion [1] from last August, which you yourself participated in. Changing the article's title again, going through the same tedium again, amounts to busywork and nothing else. However, if you're willing to do that busywork, fine. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 08:02, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Of course I haven't forgotten it, I mentioned it in the first message here. Last time the argument was different, because we just got the article put back where it had been. We never actually got to a final discussion over the title the article should have. Do you have a problem with Superman (film) in and of itself? Are you against it purely because of the cleanup the move necessitates? If you have no objection to the current title, then you shouldn't refer to the cleanup procedure as "busywork", as it is necessary. (And with a title like this, regular checking for redirects is a good idea, anyway.) But don't worry about it. I'll take care of it this weekend or early next week. Rhindle The Red (talk) 14:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't care either way, as long as it's you doing the busywork and not me. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 14:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Richard Lester?

Seems to me that Lester had some role in the direction of this film. Someone needs to watch the DVD specials and find out. I might do that when I get the chance. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 11:01, 8 May 2008 (UTC)