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Title: Mark Pillow- where art thou?
Review: Without a doubt the thing that separates this movie from being just a lame sequel to one that is just ABSYMAL has to be the performance of Mark Pillow as "Nuclear Man." His cheesy hair, costume, and grunting combined with dialogue like, "Give me the girl, or I'll hurt people," helped make Superman IV a howler for the ages. Mark Pillow WAS one bad actor! I say "WAS" because the man has not acted in a movie since, and just watching him in Superman IV is reason enough to understand why. Pillow's performance combined with the cheesy special effects, a heavy-handed plot full of holes, and a cast that just seems to be going through the motions helped make Superman IV one of the WORST movies of the '80s. (How can anyone give this movie 4-5 stars? Do they really believe that a film with Mark Pillow as the villian should be ranked at the level of a CITIZEN KANE or a SCHINDLER'S LIST or, even, the original SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN II?)
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