>>98227040Still no reason for him to think he was thinking of Disney Hercules (particularly because TIG is an animated film).
You can go to a number of genre and popular sites that will refer to The Iron Giant as one of the best Superman films ever made (that either didn't actually feature Supes or he was just there spiritually).
Donner Superman is considered top tier, even as hokey and dated as some of it can seem/feel today or even 10 years ago. So it really makes far more sense that he meant that AND the Donner Cut of Superman II, since Kneel Before Zod is ranked (with Khan and Godfather II) as those rare sequels that improved on an original.