Movie Reviews with Microsoft Sam: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

Overall Takeaway

The reviewer—using a “Microsoft Sam” style computer voice—absolutely tears into Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, calling it one of the dumbest, laziest superhero movies ever. Their central claim is that it’s not even trying to be a real film, just a cash-grab.

They argue the movie fails on nearly every level:

• Bad effects (especially green screen)
• Incoherent plotting
• Weak villain/logic
• A final battle with no real stakes—nobody dies, and everyone seems to end up fine

At the same time, the reviewer admits it might still be entertaining—specifically for people who want to laugh at how bad it is.

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Main Plot (As Presented in the Review)

1. Space opening

   • The movie starts with astronauts working in space.
   • One astronaut is sent floating into deep space.
   • Superman instantly arrives, saves the astronaut, and the scene is treated as yet another example of Superman “saving people,” which the reviewer calls repetitive and unnecessary.

2. Lex Luthor’s setup (including a quarry incident)

   • The villain is introduced as Lex Luthor (the reviewer repeatedly misnames him).
   • He’s tied to a quarry incident where he uses a fancy car/remote-controlled trap to fool the police.
   • The reviewer mocks the fact that no one dies or even appears seriously hurt, calling the threat feel meaningless.

3. A tangled mess of subplots

   • The reviewer says the story becomes a tangled incoherent bundle involving:
     • a government nuclear policy subplot,
     • a child asking Superman for help,
     • and Lex Luthor creating a generic evil Superman clone called “Nuclear Man” to kill Superman.

4. Climax: low stakes, no consequences

   • The final fight is described as cheap and low-stakes.
   • Superman defeats Nuclear Man.
   • The reviewer emphasizes again that no one dies throughout the entire movie.

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Key Highlights & Recurring Complaints

Over-the-top rage at “cheap” moments

• Worst-looking space rescue
  • Superman arriving in space is singled out as one of the worst scenes, with repeated criticism of green screen quality.
  • The reviewer compares it unfavorably with Star Wars, pointing to practical sets/explosions and implying that those productions put in “real effort.”

Pointless superhero saving scenes

• The reviewer complains that scenes of Superman “saving people” feel unnecessary and repetitive.
• A specific example involves Superman saving someone connected to a subway incident.
  • The reviewer mocks Superman reassuring people that the subway is “safe,” calling it nonsensical and not worth the moment.

Bad logic and editing

• The quarry car trap sequence is described as badly edited.
• The reviewer argues the police should have been hurt—but they aren’t.
• They also claim parts of the plot feel like multiple storylines are happening at once with no coherence.

Worst scenes targeting Superman / Clark Kent disguises

• Identity-switching between Clark and Superman is described as boring and illogical.
  • The reviewer complains that Clark makes excuses to change rooms.
• A standout gag (the reviewer strongly dislikes) involves Superman supposedly “clinging” onto a luggage cart moving away so he can position himself—called the worst and most intolerable scene.
• Another identity bit: Clark supposedly enters public view in a parking lot “as if no one notices.”

Final fight dismissed as undercut by safety

• The climactic battle is called cheap and ridiculous.
• The reviewer notes an odd detail: a bus rotating in circles while positioned strangely.
• The reviewer returns to their biggest repeated issue: zero deaths.

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Jokes / Comedic Tone Moments (During the Rant)

Even while raging, the reviewer leans heavily on exaggerated insults and mockery, treating continuity and effects as proof of “fraud.” Examples include:

• Calling things “dog poop,” “garbage,” “brainless,” and “nonsense”
• Mocking villain naming as lazy/generic—especially “Nuclear Man”
• Framing the constant survival of characters as evidence writers are afraid of consequences

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Personalities Appearing

• “Microsoft Sam” / Windows 2000 & XP-style computer voice narrator (the sole speaker/reviewer)