Supergirl (Director's Cut)

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Summary: The Limited 2-Disc set is a must-have for Supergirl fans!
Review: Sure, the movie has flaws, and there are plenty of them; the horrible overacting by Faye Dunaway as villainess Selena and Peter O'Toole as Zaltar, ineffective cameos by Mia Farrow and Simon Ward as Supergirl's parents, bad writing, an extremely convoluted plot involving the search for something called an Omegahedron, and a silly love triangle between Supergirl, Selena, and a gardner. But then there are the good things; Helen Slater gives a good, if mannered, performance as Kara/Supergirl, and Hart Bochner makes hearts flutter as her love interest. Brenda Vaccaro, Marc McClure, and Maureen Teefy provide amusing support, and the flying scenes with Slater are great, a combination of flying and ballet and she looks so natural- her first scenes on Earth were the best thing in the movie. But what makes this film a 4-star movie are all the great extras; two versions of the movie, one with nearly 30 minutes of deleted scenes, including a hilarious ad-libbed scene about Jehovah's Witnesses, a great making-of documentary, in which we get a brief look at Supergirl's original movie outfit, headband and all, that was featured in the DC comic book, and insightful and often times funny commentary with director Jeannot Szwarc and Scott Michael Bosco, and a great booklet all combine to make this limited edition of Supergirl a real winner. As good as Superman or Superman II? Of course not! But it is better than Superman III or IV, and it's appropriate for the entire family.

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Summary: super!
Review: Once upon a time, classic comic books asked us to buy all types of astounding notions. Remember the idea that Superman could fool people into thinking he was a different person just by taking off his glasses? It was fun. Remember those moments in the Salkind's Superman movies when Superman's costume would just appear at will? Well the same thing happens in Supergirl. Approach this film as fun for your inner kid. The director's cut DVD is impressively stuffed with goodies. Lovers of classic comic books will enjoy it.

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Summary: Supergirl Flies High
Review: "Supergirl" is a mixed bag for fans of the Superman series of films. Much has been said of it's failings, which are mainly in the lack of logical writing. For example: When Kara takes her ride through the dimensional tunnel to earth, she suddenly goes from wearing the white dress to a complete Supergirl costume! Where did it come from? Why did it appear? Details like this drive a true-blue comics fan nuts. The film-makers ascribe it to magic, I suppose, but there's never any reason given.

However, the one area where this film shines, is the flying scenes. In many instances surpassing similar scenes in the Superman movies, they are done not only realistically but breath-takingly exciting and inspiring. Her initial flight scene, an extended sequence, is worth the price of the DVD, and several subsequent scenes as she flies searching for signs of the lost power source, are equally great. Helen Slater brings an innocence and strength to the role, and wears the cape well.

Too bad the plot and story are so poor. Hopefully we will one day soon see another, much better Supergirl movie, if the efforts to revive the franchise succeed. It would be neat to see Slater play Kara's mother this time!

If you are going to get any version of the film on DVD, this is the one to get.

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Summary: fun flick with a great cast
Review: supergirl is an endearing comic book adventure with super actors who play it up for all it's worth. you can't beat peter o'toole, faye dunaway, helen slater, peter cook, mia farrow, brenda viccarro (she's got great chemistry with faye dunaway), and even simon ward who i hadn't seen since the hammer horror days pops up as supergirl's dad. plus jimmy olsen from the superman movies is here too and jerry goldsmith provides the music. there are a lot of fun and kooky moments in this one that i completley enjoyed, the image of the film is beautiful, there are two dvds with different versions, and the extras are a treat and there's a lot of them. the behind the scenes look at the movie is cool. plus there's a booklet. all dvd sets should be put together this well.

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Summary: So So
Review: This movie is all right i suppose if you are a die hard superman/supergirl fan. One thing you have to keep in mind is that this move was made back in the early 1980's, so color, sound effects, and special effects are going to be dull at best. While the plot is intriguing, one will come to find super girl in this movei is portrayed as ignorant, and all together boring. Not to mentiont the acting in this is faulty, and takes away any enjoyment you may find in this movie. If you don't like old films with bad acting and visual effect, i would suggest finding another movie, this one isn't for you.

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Summary: Look Up in the Sky! It's a Bomb...It's So Lame! It's...
Review: Supergirl!? Who could resist an all star cast featuring Peter O'Toole, Faye Dunaway and a who's who(cares) of others in this totally silly romp featuring the man of steel's cousin. She's brunette by day, but blonde when she's Super. That's logical. The real saving grace here is Faye Dunaway as some kind of witch wannabe. She overacts SO much, it makes her performance in "Mommie Dearest" seem restrained. She's fun and campy. That's the way to take this farce, campy. Peter O'Toole is sent to the Phantom Zone for stealing the power source of their dying planet. Some how it gets to earth, Witchypoo steals it, chaos ensues, Supergirl saves the world, but not without the lame love story. Also to tie all this lark together with "Superman" they have young Jimmy Olsen visiting Lois Lane's younger sister while the Big S is out of the galaxy saving some other planet for a change. This edition has the US version and European Version, which if one can imagine is even longer. If you are looking for campy fun, then put on this cape-r and enjoy.

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Summary: super treatment for supergirl -thanks anchor bay!
Review: I've always had warm feelings for this fim and Anchor Bay has done wonders with Supergirl on DVD. The film looks better than ever, there are tons of extras, and they have released both the international version and the director's cut.
This is a sweet fantasy movie made even better by the quality treatment of Anchor Bay. Very nice job.

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Summary: GREAT 2 DISC SET
Review: The 2 disc set version of Supergirl is the way to go. I never thought this movie would recieve such great treatment but I'm glad it did. I've always enjoyed Supergirl and I like it even more now that the director's cut is available. The DVD extras are sensational and this 2 disc set provides plenty of entertainment and escapism. Give it a spin, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!

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Summary: super entertaining dvd set
Review: I agree with what J. Neto said in his review about Kryptonian technology. I couldn't have said it better myself. Many of the criticisms against Supergirl (how she knows of Earth, knows of Superman, speaks English, transforms her clothing) have already been featured in the previous Superman movies. If Jorel can program a Kryptonian space ship to teach baby Kalel Chinese philosophy and Einsteins theory of relativity thousands of years before Einstein (!)why can't his brother Zorel also have knowledge of Earth in Argo City? Superman often just transforms into his Superman duds in his movies (in the first Superman his clothes transform into his coustume as he's falling from a window with no explanation) so why can't Supergirl transform in the same manner especially with possible help of Kryptonian technology along the lines of the Omegahadron? It hardly seems fair to be overly critical of these types of things in Supergirl and not be critical of them in the Superman movies. As for the Phantom Zone: The evil Kryptonians of Superman II who came from the Phantom Zone would have recieved a huge amount of press and Superman was always providing info to the Daily Planet which was read by his enemies and used against him (it happens in Superman and Superman III for instance). Since Selena or one her cronies would know of the Phantom Zone from such a source there's no reason to be critical of that plot point either. These supposed errors aren't errors. I have the two dvd set of Supergirl and enjoy it. I love the film, the great extras, and Helen Slater is wonderful and beautiful too. This set is an excellent addition to my DVD collection.


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Summary: very entertaining with GREAT extras
Review: There's a lot to like about Supergirl with it's cheesy fun and great cast. I love Helen Slater's charming performance a Supergirl and this is a fantastic DVD set with superb extras. Take this movie for what it is (fun escapism) and enjoy all the great stuff Anchor Bay has included. It's a blast!