Good movie but grossly overrated

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Another really great Superman cartoon.The story is about this scientist, demonstrating his magnetic telescope. A giant, u-shaped magnet connected to the telescope is pointed at a comet and turned on, drawing the comet towards the town. And most of the people of the town, including Clark and Lois, are watching. Something goes wrong, however, and the comet crashes into the town, rolls through the streets, and then tumbles into the ocean nearby. Newspapers the next day, of course report the disaster, and the police are shown arguing with the scientist, who claims the importance of his work is worth the risk of human lives. The police say, as Lois looks on, that they will stop any attempt to try the experiment again, but the scientist refuses to quit, reminding them that any attempt to stop him could prove disastrous. He runs into his telescope room and shuts the door before the police can stop him, and begins his experiment again. Just as the magnet pulls the comet into earth's gravitational pull, the police jam a piece of metal into the electric generator running his machine and cut its main wires with axes. The comet, now out of the scientist's control, hurtles towards the town. As the police and scientist flee, Lois calls the Daily Planet from the scientist's building, reporting the impending disaster as the building crumbles around her and pins her. Clark happens to be standing nearby, and takes a cab to get to the telescope. As he nears the building, pieces of the comet destroy the road in front of them, and the cabby flees; It's now up to Superman to save the day.Another great cartoon with a great and exciting plot. Although the Magnetic Telescope looks silly, i for some weird reason think the design is kinda cool. And i like how we really see Superman has some real struggles and weaknesses in this one. I know Superman had challenges in the other cartoons too, but he always overcame them. But in this one it's quite different. Superman streaks towards the comet, striking it full-force. He does this two times, but bounces off both times. He then realises that the only way to stop the comet, is to fix the telescope. Hmmm, i wonder if the comet is made of Kryptonite? Who cares, it's just freaking awesome. And who can forget the funny scene in the end, when we see Superman's silhouette, and Lois kisses him; much to her chagrin, the silhouette is Clark.Another great cartoon in this series. 9/10.

This is the sixth in the Superman series of cartoons produced by Max and Dave Flesicher for Paramount. In this one, a scientist uses his giant magnet to get a comet to come closer. Why he would want to do that, I don't know but the police is so intent on stopping him they put a steel stick in the generator that causes to power in the building to go off. Of course, Lois Lane the reporter is there and, as usual, gets herself in a jam which means Superman will rescue her...Couple of things to note: For once, Clark doesn't say, "This is a job for Superman". And that he and Lois share a kiss at the end with her thinking it was with Supes since it was in the dark (but of course, it is!) The special effects in these cartoons are the thrilling part that makes these worth the effort to watch since unlike the usual stilted Saturday morning weekly efforts done by Hanna-Barbera and Filmation from the '70s, these artists have all the time and money to do these right. So on that note, The Magnetic Telescope was another worthy Superman cartoon.

Magnetic Telescope, The (1942) ** 1/2 (out of 4)A scientist, trying to do good, creates a large magnet, which goes out of control after police mess with it. Soon the magnet is bringing meteors crashing to Earth of course only Superman can save the day. Middle-ground animation isn't a classic but it is mildly entertaining even though we're following the same story structure from the previous films. I've heard a few people say that Lois' character was wonderfully written in this series but I have to disagree as she's really coming off as a narrow-minded fool who just constantly does dumb things to get herself in trouble to where Superman must save her. The animation is fairly impressive this time out with the meteor shower being the highlight. I still haven't been overly impressed with this series even though this is only the sixth one.

FALLING into a rather long line of tales featuring rather off-beat Scientists, 'THE MAGNETIC TERLESCOPE' ranks as # 6 in the original 17 SUPERMAN Animated Cartoon Short Subjects that came from the Fleischer Brothers/Famous Studios & Paramount Pictures in the early 1940's. While the picture had so many of the hallmarks that were an integral part of the SUPERMAN Cartoons format, it seems to have a certain freshness of presentation that sets it as a stand-out in the fine series.DEVELOPING the story as the work of a misguided, only slightly mad (perhaps just "fatigued" from slaving at his telescope), but not evil research astronomer; the story became the tale of technological discoveries outstripping our ability to safely use it in a controlled situation. They say that Our Reach should not exceed Our Grasp!" (Hey Schultz, just who are "They" anyway?) AS one would expect, the Staff of The Daily Planet is involved in the business of getting all of the dope on the sudden and unaccountable movement of many of the asteroids, planetoids and comets that are a part of our home solar system.THE culprit, a lone, self-righteous and megalomaniacal scientist just happens to be in full time residence in an extremely well equipped observatory located conveniently on a mountain top overlooking the city of Metropolis. His Mt. Palomar look-alike stronghold is invaded by Miss Lois Lane and the usual interplay occurs between Miss Lane, Superman and the Scientist. (No Schultz, that's not a threesome!) JUST as is prevalent in all of the entries, the artwork is astoundingly beautiful, captivating backgrounds and fine character animation. If such a category is used in animation, the "Special Effects" animation featuring the magnetic force and its capture and of that Comet (Name we can't recall).THE scene where the heavenly body is crashed into the Metropolis street in a slowed down motion and its eventual return to its proper position in our solar system.THE overall success of the Fleischer/Famous Studios/Paramount Pictures SUPERMAN Series should have been a clarion call to others in Hollywood's Animation producers to attempt to do some similarly serious cartoon shorts with some other characters from features in Newspaper Comic Strips or the more juvenilely oriented world of the Comic Books.INTERESTINGLY enough, there were never any other such series attempted until the great Comics Revival & Bonanza of that post BATMAN craze of 1966. Fittingly one of the first of such animated comics series wad THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (Filmation Associates, 1966). In keeping with tradition, the voices for the characters of Kent/Superman, Lois Lane and Perry White were rendered by Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander and Jackson Beck; all being veterans of the SUPERMAN Radio Show on Mutual Radio.* THE wheel had spun a full! NOTE * Both Clayton "Bud" Collyer and Miss Joan Alexander had voiced the characters on three different occasions; being the SUPERMAN Radio Show, the SUPERMAN Theatrical Cartoon Series (Fleischer/Famous Studios/Paramount) as well as the THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (FIlmation Associates/CBS TV, 1966). Mr. Jackson Beck did the Radio Show and the Animated Television Series; but not (as far as we know) the Theatrical Cartoons.POODLE SCHNITZ!!