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Summary: Lois Lane ruined this movie!
Review: I really enjoyed most of this movie. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for Margot Kidder's role as Lois Lane. I found her to be very irratating. What's the deal with the poem recital when she's flying with Superman?!?! Good thing it's easy to fast forward on a DVD.
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Summary: Movie was excellent- DVD annoyed me
Review: Firstly it was wonderful reliving my childhood watching this film. The remastered sound and vision blowed my mind. What annoyed me was the 'added parts of the film integrated into it'. Well- when I was a kid, those SO CALLED integrated bits where in it when it screened on Australian T.V! Granted- not when you hired the movie out on VHS. Secondly, the two scenes with Lex luthers 'babies' were integrated into it when it screened on Australian T.V. On the DVD its put onto a section called 'deleted scenes'. How can they be 'deleted' if I remember seeing them as a kid. Why couldn't they have been remastered and integrated into the film! Pity, this movie is a 5 star movie. The DVD only really deserves 3 stars but because of the excellent job they have done on remastering it I'll give it 4 stars.
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Summary: What DVDs were made for!
Review: Wow, this DVD is just great. Not only will it revive interest in one of the greatest films ever, but it includes some wonderful bonus material that is NOT to be missed. If you love SUPERMAN, you'll love the bonus scenes they added back in to the DVD editions, as well as the deleted scenes. My favorite feature on this DVD has to be the screen tests! What a hoot as we see Christopher Reeve test for Superman. He must have been nervous, because he's certainly sweating. And the Lois Lane tests? MARVELOUS! Ever wonder what Stockard Channing or Anne Archer would have done with Lois? Well, you can see the results now, and also see why Margot Kidder was the best choice based on chemistry and that "certain something". A GREAT DVD for anyone who enjoyed Superman and likes cool special features! A+++
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Summary: The ULTIMATE Superman Collection!
Review: I just wanted to set the record straight for the viewer from Krypton below. The scenes where Clark runs right into the car, and when the villians break the crystal on Krypton are in Superman II. The films are all shown in their complete, theatrical versions, plus Superman: The Movie has eight minutes of footage re-inserted into the film. I definitely recommend The Complete Superman DVD Collection to any and all fans of the film! The picture quality and widescreen are well worth your money. This especially holds true for the first film!
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Summary: missing scenes?
Review: Although the DVD contains scenes which were not shown in the movie theater, there are scenes in the movie deleted in the DVD. As far as i remember, at the beginning of the movie, the scene which the three bad guys broke the crystal is not in the DVD; a scene which clark kent crossed the road and hit by a car is missing too. that is why i hesitate to buy the complete collector's set. I have seen the TV versions of "superman 2 and 3," many important scenes are cut. well, good luck.
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Summary: Film of Steel
Review: The best of the superhero movies, Superman embraces the Superman legend without going the expected camp route (That we'll save for Superman 3). The DVD restores a few minutes of film that expound on Kal-Els life. Christopher Reeve is amazing as the man of steel wonderful portraying the duality of Clark Kent/Superman and Gene Hackman, as always, brings great respect to every role he portrays. The story by GODFATHER writer Puzo is epic and was even able to pull Marlon Brando in as Kal Els father Jor El. Wonderfully directed by Richard Donner with a stunning musical score by uber-composer John Williams. Followed by 'declining in quality' sequels.
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Summary: One Super DVD
Review: Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap the tallest building in a single bound. The world's greatest superhero has finally arrived on DVD with "Superman: The Movie" Special Edition. The film focuses on the young survivor of the doomed world of Krypton. After crash-landing on earth, the young alien is adopted by a caring farm couple and grows up with amazing superhuman abilities. Moving to Metropolis, he uses his incredible powers to protect the people and fight injustice. "Superman- the Movie" is probably the best superhero movie to date. The story is quite entertaining but does lose some strength during the second half though it still manages to preserve its entertainment value. The film contains some great performance by Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando as Jor-El. The cast also includes Jackie Cooper, Terence Stamp and Ned Beatty. From daring rescues to superhuman feats of strength, the film contains some impressive action sequence and terrific visual effects. The DVD honors the Man of Steel like it should. The comic book film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen format. The DVD contains a sharp video transfer and a fine 5.1 Dolby Digital sound with great surround effects. This amazing DVD features an audio commentary with director Richard Donner and consultant Tom Mankiewicz, additional footage including an extended sequence inside Lex Luther's underground gauntlet, behind-the-scenes documentaries, theatrical trailers, deleted scenes and DVD-ROM extras. With such a striking DVD presentation, "Superman" earns an "A".
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Summary: A blockbuster that stands up to the test of kryptonite.
Review: It had been years since I had seen Superman. So, I rented this one as a trip of nostalgia. I was blown away by just how good this movie is so many years later. Is there anyone more perfect to play the man of steel that Christopher Reeve? Let this movie be a lesson to those who make movies like Spawn, Tomb Raider..., a movie must have more than explosions are special effects. Superman is that movie. It captures the grandness of childlike memories of superheroes without the use of cliche. This is one to own for sure. A super movie.
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Summary: Still The Best Comic Book Adaptation To The Big Screen!
Review: Considering how hard it seems for directors, producers & screenwriters to come up with a decent comic book screen adaptation, Richard Donner and company make it look so easy to do with Superman. By far the best movie based on a comic book, Superman gives us a wonderful story that's both entertaining and heartwarming as it is loyal to the comic book purists who hate when Hollywood takes their favorite comic book heroes and turns them into something completely different. Christopher Reeve was born to play this role, and to me (and millions of others out there) his Superman is the "Definative Superman" that all others will be judged by. He's exactly how we perceive Superman to be: Logical, strong, sensitive, enduring, with a heart of gold and so on. He is also the real reason to see the last two Superman movies. You can say what you want about the movies themselves, but you can't say that he's not good in them, because he is. I paticularly enjoyed the added scene in this film after he's saved Lois Lane from falling out of the helicopter (and other assorted tasks) and goes back to the fortress of solitude where he converses with his father (Marlon Brando) of how good it felt and that he couldn't help himself. Jor-El (Brando) tells him not to be hard on himself, but to be mindful of his vanity, for it was vanity that destroyed the Kryptonians. Finally, Jor-El tells his son how much he wishes he could hug him and Superman reaches his arms out to him as he disappears. I really liked that. He has never (and will never) be able to hug his Dad and there's a true feeling of saddness about this that rings true. I can't believe scenes like this were cut from the original release, especially the "Gauntlet" sequence when Superman goes underground to hunt for Lex Luthor and gets hit by machine guns, masses amounts of fire, as well as cold freeze before finally reaching the entrance of the evil geniuses secret lair. Never should've been cut! I learned a lot from this DVD. I was very shocked to learn that Alexander & Ilya Salkind hired Richard Donner to direct Superman & Superman II (as a two picture deal) and then fired him after the first film went on to become a huge success. Apparantly it was due to creative differences, but I think they made a huge mistake when they fired him. I'd go so far to say that Superman III & IV would've been hits, had Donner went on to direct the enire series himself. He would've looked at the script for part III and said, "This is terrible! Are you trying to destroy the franchise?!". A special note to readers: Richard Donner did in fact direct scenes for Superman II, and had it not been for the fact that the original Superman had gone over budget causing part II to be delayed, he may have actually finished the whole thing himself. What a pity that we'll never get to see what the Donner/Superman Saga would've been like.
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Summary: Incredible and long overdue
Review: There are a handful of movies for which I have been eagerly awaiting the DVD release; this was one. And the best news is it didn't disappoint and managed to actually improve on the original itself. The two-sided DVD is chock full of extras worth on their own the cost of this disc. Included: Three very entertaining, informative and touching (they include modern-day interviews with Christopher Reeve) documentaries. The movie itself - a nearly-unmatched fete of cinematic excellence - was astonishing when it was released. And it has weathered two decades very well. The effects are still awesome, while the plot itself manages to deftly swing from suspense, drama, comedy and action under the underrated direction of Richard Donner. John Williams' score is one of his best. If you didn't see this in the theater, you may count your blessings the DVD actually improves upon that experience with deleted scenes and outtakes. Buy it now along with Part 2 (forget the later followups) and enjoy a terrific homage to the Saturday serials of old.
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