Supergirl (1984)

God Aweful

God Aweful, the worst superhero movie ever filmed, point blank. This even makes Superman 4 look like great cinema and that's a damn shame. I watched the first 15 minutes of it and shut it off in disgust. Their interpretation of Kara's character is just pitiful to say the least. She came off as an irresponsible little brat in the begining, how she went to earth and the entire scene where she emerges from the lake automatically wearing the Supergirl suit? ? ? come on now

DO NOT BUY, DO NOT RENT, just forget this movie even exhist's July 4, 2008

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Supergirl!

"Supergirl" thrilled me when it opened back in 1984. Along with Wonder Woman and She-Ra, Supergirl was part of an era of female superheroines. "Supergirl" is a true camp classic. It marked Helen Slater's debut (and subsequent departure) from the silver screen. Faye Dunaway could've shouted,"No more kryptonite wire hangers!" but she's close enough. "Supergirl",along with "Puma Man",is one of the cheesiest superhero movies ever made.

"Supergirl" opens on the heroine's homeworld,with her mother Mia Farrow&her mentor Zaltar (Peter O'Toole,hammy as ever) They need the Omegahedron to restore their world. Supergirl,a.k.a. Kara,is sent to Earth. Her cousin Superman is mentioned, but never makes an appearance,since the late Christopher Reeve wanted nothing to do with this movie. Kara confronts thugs, goes to a boarding school. In the meantime, the evil sorceress Selena (Dunaway) is in control of an amusement park. She has a female companion (Brenda Vaccaro) Lest one think these two dowdy ladies are carrying on a super-Sapphic romance, Selena lusts for a hunky carpenter/gardener. And yet she wants world domination??? Somehow the Hunky Guy is in the middle of all of it. There are numerous cheesy battles. At one point, Supergirl is hurled into the Phantom Zone with Zaltar. Somehow,good triumphs in the end. But not good taste.

"Supergirl" is gloriously campy fun. Take flight! May 13, 2008

hahaha oh man....

This movie was so bad that I loved it!
Kinda like Plan 9 from Outer Space. Just a trainwreck. I'm a die hard Supergirl fan, have been since an early age, so I had to get it. May 9, 2008

Supergirl? Almost.

This is an okay pass at a Supergirl movie. In an effort to set this one apart from the Superman series, the filmmakers tried to make this one more about a magical enemy, rather than the more Sci Fi aspect of the Superman movies. Magic had already been introduced into the comics as a force that could harm the Super clan, but it becomes a bit tricky to portray it on the big screen without losing your audience.

The villainess and her assistant have little charisma, which already places them below Lex Luthor in the minds of the audience. This is one of the large problems that plagued Superman III. Of course it doesn't help that the main thrust of Serlena's "evil plan" for most of the movie seems to revolve around getting a hunky construction worker to fall in love with her.

When the spell accidentally causes him to fall for Supergirl's human guise, Linda, Serlena decides to start the catfight to end all catfights. Or that's what it seems like. There's little sense that there is a real threat for Supergirl to fight except for the attacks against herself. Superman and Supergirl work best when the fight they are in is for more than their own lives. We just don't get a sense that that is happening here.

Other than that, the effects are not terrible, but the fight at the end with the force of shadows is a bit obscurely filmed. It comes across as a bit confusing.

In truth, the world is actually in danger because Serlena has been using the Omegahedron to increase her powers exponentially, but it doesn't come across like that.

It's better than Superman IV (big deal) and it may be roughly on par with Superman III, but that can largely rely on your personal preferences in this matter. May 6, 2008

great addition to the superhero movie collection

Supergirl is a great addition to the superhero movie collection. Though it is corney in parts it is still must have. I grew up watching this movie and still love it to this day! April 9, 2008

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