Superman - The Movie (Special Edition)

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Summary: Superman: The Movie DVD -- Better than ever
Review: Having been a fan of the Superman comic books in my younger years, I thought this movie was fantastic when it came out in 1978. It was the most realistic depiction of Superman that I had ever seen -- and this before the days of digital special effects.

On DVD it is even better. The picture quality is superb. (For example, they were able to correct digitally some scenes where the costume had to be slightly green because of filming against a blue screen.) The soundtrack has been remastered in 5.1 Dolby Digital -- what a difference from the washed-out sound of my old VHS tape. Plus, the DVD is packed with extras, many of which are quite good.

I wish Superman II had gotten the same treatment. It's okay on DVD, but did not get upgraded like "The Movie."

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Summary: Superman DVD set seems a bit pricey.
Review: Why is this DVD set so expensive? It doesn't seem very different from the other special edition. The only two differences that I can see is that it contains some nice photos from the movie and it allows the viewer to watch a full screen version. I can't understand what the big deal is. If I'm missing something here, somebody please tell me and then maybe I'll see why it's worth spending over $70. Otherwise it makes sense to get the other DVD.

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Summary: Once a classic always a classic
Review: You may not know but the scene when Clark Kent is racing a train, the girl on the train who sees him is actually a young Lois Lane. Always something new the filmakers bring to the screen to the view who looks close. www.dvdmagnet.com

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Summary: What's the big deal?
Review: I saw this movie recently, and despite being a life-long fan of the Superman character and possessor of a very in-depth knowledge of his history and significance, I really didn't like this film. It conflicted too much with the vision of Superman I'd developed on my own. The special effects are strong, but the dialogue is spectacularly cheesy at points, and Superman comes off as too much of an amateurish buffoon for my taste. Lex Luthor has got to be the least credible villain ever to appear in a comic-book film, and his side-kicks Otis and Ms. Tessmacher are probably the two most blatant examples of Hollywood bastardization to ever appear in comic-book film. The characters on a whole aren't taken seriously at all, and its practically a spoof of the source material. Despite what you've been told, it is anything but the definitive Superhero movie. Even as a hardcore DC Comics fan, I think I've got to give that honor to the first X-men film.


P.S: As for the infamous ending... it makes sense if you've seen Back to the Future as much as I have: just because a person goes back to a period in which they already existed doesn't mean their past self no longer exists in that period. Thus, 'Future' Superman can go back in time to save Lois while his Present self still prevents all the disasters.

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Summary: About Valerie Perrine
Review: I thought she was sexy and brilliant as Eve Taschmacher, criminal Lex Luthor's girlfriend. She really stole every scene she was in. One of my prepubescent fantasies was she in Superman back in '79 when I frst saw it.