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Summary: At last----- we get to see SUPERGIRL in its entirety!
Review: I will not bother to talk about the plot.But I will discuss the new international version that was released in 2000.The biggest problem with SUPERGIRL is that it was never shown in its entirety.Even the video version was edited!On TV, many of the versions are very edited compared to the standard video, but on the plus side, they show footage that we never saw on the video. Every version( TV or video)of this movie was worth a look because of the "extra" footage.The reason why the film is very edited was because the final cut that was distributed in North America was not approved by the director. After 16 years, the release of the international version solved this problem. This version is also available on widescreen format as well!If you think that this new version is a "compilation" of every SUPERGIRL part that comes to mind, think again! THERE ARE EVEN MORE SCENES!This "new" edition contains 10 extra minutes of footage not shown previously in the US. When you'll watch this video, it will be a remarkable experience,because you get to see the real uncut version.This version runs 124 minutes (compared to the 105-minute version we were stuck with all these years), so you could imagine how much bonus footage was neglected throught the years!A good investment for your movie collection!
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Summary: Get this DVD!!
Review: If you are a fan of Supergirl, you must get this DVD to see the movie in its original form. Please the voice over commentary on the first disc is worth hearing. Demi Moore was suppose to be in the movie as was Christopher Reeve. It might cost a lot but it's worth it all the way.
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Summary: A good movie. We're waiting for a sequel
Review: This movie tells us how Kara(Aka Supergirl; aka Linda Lee) comes to Earth, but we don't kwow how she know about Superman, Clark Kent and Lois Lane (unless she reads comics or she saw the movie hahahaha) Whatever, it is a good movie. Unfortunately, they did'nt do a sequel. I hope, one day, they'll make a remake or a sequel. At least, in the next Superman movie, they should use the character of Superman's cousin. Helen Slater plays a good Supergirl and we find great actors like Peter O'toole, Faye Dunaway etc... I hope you'll enjoy it. If you like live-action Superheroes, you have to buy this movie. N.B.: This is the pre-crisis Supergirl(comic books fans know what I'm talking about). In Comics book, she died in 1985-86 in Crisis on infinity Earth. Later, another supergirl, from a pocket universe, made is appearance.
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Summary: Helen Slater & Jeannot Szwarc are redeemed!
Review: I actually reviewed the movie on VHS when I bought that copy, but now since I've had my DVD player recently hooked up, I marvel at how really wonderful this movie is! Ever since I was little, Christopher Reeve was and I'm sure is everyone's favorite Superman, and that same feeling applied to Helen Slater as Supergirl! Like Reeve is Superman to all of us, Helen was Supergirl(the very first one also) to all of us! Even though there is the scene with Helen looking at a poster of Chris Reeve, I always wished they could have worked together, and I have to wonder if they have even meet each other personally! Though I grant that the movie should have made more sense to all of us, I for one label it as my all-time favorite movie because scenes were restored totally than on the VHS, and one of my favorites was a scene between Marc McClure and Maureen Teefy who are held captive in Dunaway's castle! I think the DVD special edition added more layer to Slater's character! What's really great was the making of the movie special they included along with the original theatrical trailers! For me, it's like seeing Szwarc's film for the first time, and it's not the first time he got this type of scrutiny! Remember, he directed Chris Reeve in Somewhere in Time! It's funny, the other night, I remember having a dream where this movie came out for a 20th anniversary release, and it looked absolutely beautiful! If this were to have really happened today, it would have been the first time I've seen Helen Slater on the big screen! Thank you Anchor Bay Entertainment for bringing true magic to a truly special movie!
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Summary: Supergirl, what I think
Review: The first time I saw this movie I was about eight years old. At that time I thought it was an iffy movie. But as an adult I have found that my perspective has changed. I like the Idea of a female supper hero, I just wish the character was a little stronger. Now don't get me wrong I don't believe that it was the falt of Helen Slater, I thought she did an excellent job concedering it was her first movie. I just did not like the weekness written into her character. However I liked the innocence and youthful exuberance she brought to it. This film had a great cast, and a really cool storyline. So all in all I realy enjoyed the uniqueness of this film. A MUST SEE FILM FOR SUPER HERO FANS
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Summary: Super disapointment with a redeeming quality.
Review: Now I have to admit, Supergirl was one disappointing movie, and the only thing that makes me want to watch the movie again and again is seeing Helen Slater leap around in her tights and mini-skirt. It's sad, but it's true. The trouble is, the found *the perfect girl* to play her, and the background music is enjoyable, especially in the flying sequence when she's discovering her powers, but the story itself was horrid. The writers should have followed the concept of the early comics more closely, instead of adding in concepts that had nothing to do with the Supergirl of that time. The Director's Cut in reality only adds to the confusion created in the edited version, as fans were hoping that various things would be made clearer. A closing score: 1 poor === 10 super. Helen Slater in tights 12. Musical score 8. Story 3. Having Peter O'Toole and Faye Dunaway in movie 1.
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Summary: Time to Believe a Girl Can Fly...!
Review: "Supergirl" hit the American theater screens in November of 1984, it did fairly well that first weekend, then faded into the backwash of movies that pop up from time to time at 3:00 in the morning while your up with a sick kid. The film is of little or no importance to film historians, usually looked upon as "The movie that was better than Superman III". The film eventually found a niche among a small band of followers that saw it for what it was, a heck of a lot of fun! Helen Slater débuts as the Girl of Steel, Superman's cousin Kara from a doomed chunk of Krypton that's survived the planet's explosion. (All of this is only breezed over in the film, of course.) Slater does for this film what Reeve did for the other movies in the franchise, she -is- Supergirl when she's on screen, much as Reeve -was- Superman, their presence is almost tangible, you forget it's an actor in a silly costume and simply accept them as the characters. The effects are, in a word, breathtaking, knocking the previous flying shots in the super-films to the ground hands-down. The "first flight" Supergirl takes is among one of the most watchable effects sequences ever committed to film, and was done in a time before CGI... Yes, the acting is often hammy and over-the-top (Particularly from the major "names" in the film), and, no it's not a knock-your-socks-off action/adventure...it's more a fairy-tale, as stated in the commentary track of the DVD. If you let yourself ease into it, it's one heck of a lot of fun. The colors on the DVD transfer are incredible, from the swirly red and blue mists and fantastic chromes of the opening credits to the muted colors of the Phantom Zone, the movie looks better than it did in the theater. If you've only seen this film on cable, or in the American Theater (or the dreadful quality VHS release of a few years back), give it a chance with this release, you haven't seen "Supergirl" at all. The directors commentary track explains a lot about the "Supergirl" movie that almost was (initially slated to have been "Superman III," I believe, as some of the storyboard cards presented in the supplements state) which would have featured Reeve as Superman, it makes us wonder what we may have missed... But we've got this, and, all things considered, it ain't half bad...time to watch "Supergirl" again, for the first time...let the child inside out for a couple of hours...and believe a girl can fly...!
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Summary: Supergirl -- Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
Review: The amount of material on this DVD should rank "Supergirl" as a top-draw product. When considering that the two-disc treatment puts it on a format scale with "The Abyss", "T2," "Gladiator," and "Armageddon" (blockbusters of varying artistic quality), it is a shock to realize that the film itself is only of the slightest entertainment value whatsoever.
The film was released in 1984 in a highly truncated 105-minute version, eliminating 10 minutes from the 124-minute international cut, and 10 additional minutes from the Director's Cut. Both the international and Director's versions are here, as are trailers, previews, interviews and commentaries. A deluxe treatment this, if only the film were of any value whatsoever. Jeannot Szwarc has had a middling career at best -- highs include the derivative "Jaws 2" (1978) and the overlooked "Somewhere in Time." (1980) It is unclear how Mr. Szwarc continues to find work, as there seems to be a vast disconnect between his aspirations and his reality. One cannot fault Mr. Szwarc for this, however, as other filmmakers have gotten farther with less. (Are you listening, Mr. Verhoeven?) The aspirations behind his film here are noble, attempting to set up a modern-day "Wizard of Oz." There are moments (a few) where the film succeeds, most notably in the truly balletic scene where Kara/Supergirl first discovers her ability to fly. The aerial movement which follows is amazing in its tenderness -- it is a welcome contrast to the action which accompanied the "Superman" films. Unfortunately, the script fails to execute properly. When the most dramatic scene in the film is a tractor run amuck, we know something is wrong. While Superman saved the world from nuclear weapons, Supergirl is left to save a small town from fascistic rule by a homegrown witch? Why didn't she simply fly to the state capital and call down the National Guard? The character and the myth is too large for the film which holds it. The romance between Kara and Ethan is equally painful. While feminizing the hunk (he faints a LOT) paints an interesting picture of the first "him-bo", the execution again is painful, as our complete lack of interest in the character renders him annoying (at least Lois Lane had some spunk). Playing into the witchcraft aspect could have provided us with an interesting supernatural/spiritual contest. (After all, Superman never had to face the devil, although the script for "Superman IV" must have had Faustian influence to have been made in the first place.) However, the payoff never comes. If Selena had truly tapped into ultimate power, again, why would she stay in East Podunkville? If her aspirations truly were for world domination (and again, we would have liked to have understood why), why don't we ever see her actually conquering the world? Overall, the package for this DVD is amazing, certainly ranking it among the top tier of DVDs. The set may be worth keeping only for documenting how admittedly noble ideals (long before there was the Slayer, there was the Supergirl) can conspire to make a truly horrible film.
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Summary: Hail Helen Slater as Supergirl!
Review: I really did enjoy this movie even though like many have said there are holes in it! Slater is beautiful and brilliant in this movie! She could truly bring a great sense of determination and innocent curiousity of her surroundings as Supergirl! I wished though the story could have been done better because she probably would have made more sequels, and be typecast forever as Supergirl! Well, what am I saying she already is! Even though the characters could have been created a lot more better(Dunaway as a true example), you can't help but enjoy them, and be entertained!
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Summary: Supergirl...Super-mediocrity
Review: Alexander and Ilya Salkind should have stuck with Superman. This film was an effort, but unfortunately, that's all it was. Christopher Reeve, at this time, did not agree to be in this movie because he believed he had moved on from playing Superman(much to the blame of what a joke Superman III was). Ironically, though, he hadn't moved on, only to star in Superman IV in 1987. The film simply starts out in Argo City, not explaining why or how Argo split off from Krypton,(during the explosion) leaving a few unknown survivors.Kara tells her relatives in Argo City something to the effect of, "I'll get to see my cousin Superman", but when she arrives on earth, she never does.They try to fill the hole of Superman not being there,but it doesn't exactly work. There are a few nice touches in this movie, such as featuring Lucy Lane being Linda Lee's roommate, and Jimmy Olsen's (Marc McClure)role.There are very little explanations of how villainess Selena(Faye Dunaway) got her miraculous powers. There are numerous plot holes, and the movie is extremely dull. I expected it to be exciting and entertaining. The heavy overtones of Witchcraft, magic,etc.(all played for campiness)are disappointing. Did all the real villains leave town? Supergirl also seems very alone, never having anyone to talk to, but it's amazing how well she gets along without learning anything about earth. Supergirl is okay,the effects are very good, but the problem is, it's not extremely good or bad, it's just dull and mediocre.Leonard Maltin's review sums it all up in a few words:"Dull, heavy handed...Slater is cute but bland in title role."
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