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Summary: Hours of Super Entertainment!
Review: Seeing this sparkling, colorful movie again on DVD is enhanced with all the extra special behind-the-scenes features and is a real smorgasbord for audiences of all ages. I especially enjoyed watching it with the director/writer's commentary: they are highly amusing codgers and it was almost like being in a Hollywood screening room right along with them! Marc "Jimmy Olsen" McClure does a great job of handling the Hosting duties and you are sure to want this DVD In your collection!
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Summary: The movie that flies!
Review: Chrisopher Reeve stars as the Man of Steel as he tries to save California from a devastating earthquake caused by Lex Luthor. Discover the origin of Superman and see his first rescues
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Summary: SUPER!!!!
Review: (Instead of reviewing a film you probably already know, I stick to DVD special features)Those Extras: Commentary: Dang, they just missed. Donner and (uncredited) scriptwriter Mankiewicz fill us in for nearly two and half hours, but I still went away somewhat unsatisfied. Unfortunately Donner is a would-be jokester, and needs too much prompting from Mankiewicz on how a scene was done. Rarely does Donner offer how an effect was achieved, which this DVD would especially be made for. So many stunts with plenty to tell, but only half of the great shots are explained. Behind the Scenes: WOW. Not one, not two, but three different half hour looks at how things were put to film. Hosted by Marc "Jimmy Olsen" McClure, everything you could want to know about the flying effects or whatever is answered. Though it would've been fun if they included the double-documentary produced in 1982 hosted by Reeve that TBS used to air (glad I taped it back then :)). New Interviews: Awesome. Sure, Kidder, Donner, Mankiewicz, and an archived Brando are here, but even Reeve in his current unfortunate state, and Gene Hackman! Deleted Scenes: Total fun. The original two and a half hour cut is pieced together here, but also included in a deleted scenes only section. Screen Tests: Damn amazing. To see not only a long haired, skinnier Reeve, but all the actresses who didn't get the part of Lois!! Anne Archer, Leslie Ann Warren, among others. For those who care, Ursa, the female villian of part 2, is read for by various ladies as well. Isolated Music Score: Well, for lovers of this score such as myself, this is a real treat. Out of print CDs are no longer needed to be hunted down, heh heh. Overall: I feel so bad, only giving this four stars. So much care was put into it, but lack of bloopers---one of my favorite supplements---are not included. But that's a very small carp to a wonderful DVD offering.
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Summary: For This Reason Above All
Review: After a few months delay, the long awaited Superman The Movie Deluxe Collection Box Set, from Creative Design Arts, is finally here. The Movie: I was 10 years old when I first saw Superman during its original theatrical run. I remember going to see it at a neighborhood second run, 2 screen theater, in late august 1979. The movie has stayed with me ever since. It was the first film, I saw that helped me to choose a career path, into adulthood. Directed by Richard Donner, the film, has it all. The origin of The Man Of Steel has been told many times over the years in print and on screen. But few have had the size and scope of this film. The planet Krypton is doomed. In order for his infant son to survive, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends him to Earth in a small starship. Once on our world, he is found and raised by Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phylis Thaxter). As a teenager, young Clark Kent (Jeff East), soon discovers that he has "powers beyond those of mortal men". Once the adult Clark (Christopher Reeve) moves to the city of Metropolis, he lands a job as a reporter at the Daily Planet, and Superman soon reveals himself to the world. This as the diabolical Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) hatches a plot that means the death of millions. At its center, Reeve keeps things "real", and it's his performace as our hero that makes me "Believe A Man Can Fly, not the special effects. Donner takes nothing for granted in his direction. The film has some broadness to it, but it never gets out of hand, or gets too campy The movie has infuenced filmmakers. Most noteworthy, of course, is Spider-Man director Sam Raimi. Everything works and Superman The Movie still sets the standard for all other Super Hero films. The Deluxe Box Set features the same DVD that's available separately, or as part of Superman movies DVD collection. The Director's cut includes a 2001 digital transfer of the film and 8 minutes of added footage (seen first on network TV). The film looks great. The sound mix was altered a bit but isn't as bad as some have suggested. The audio commentary by Donner and "Creative Consultant" (writer) Tom Mankiewicz is really very good. Get the real inside scoop on the making of the film with 3 documentaries and 1 featurette on casting. The commentary and documentaries give viewers a good idea what it must have been like to make the movie-including the story behind Donner being fired by the producers-while making Superman II. Other extras on this 2 sided disc also include a pair of deleted scenes, theatrical trailers, a vintage TV spot, an isolated music only track of composer John Williams' rousing score, along with a few alternate music cues, and some DVD-ROM only material. The box set also offers a collectable Senitype, with its corresponding film frame, a reprint of the original 20 page press campaign booklet, and a set of eight lobby card prints. Topping off the set is a 27x40 reprint of the original theatrical poster. The set comes with a folded poster that quite frankly, is a pretty silly idea, if you ask me. If you feel the same way I do, for a small shipping and handling fee, you can have a rolled version of the same poster sent to you that looks "Super" in a frame. Superman The Movie is a classic that't been with me for a long time. Despite being made before the advent of CGI-the film holds up, and stands the test of time. The Duluxe Box Set is a must if you like the film as much as I do
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Summary: Super features, super options, JUST PLAIN SUPER!
Review: I enjoyed the Superman DVD. 25 years after this movie came out and seeing it so many times on TV with pan and scan, the newly remastered print blows everything out of the water. The music only option works for the title sequence and hearing the extra tracks on Side B adds to the genius that was John Williams soundtrack. The audio is remastered and put on a surround sound system instead of the setup I have at home would shake your house to the core. The extra scenes were a good touch as well. Behind the scenes added the great touch of mystique that was Superman. Having Marc McClure host the BTS stuff added a bit of credibility. Until Spider-Man last year and Batman in 1989, this was the film on which Superheroes were judged. The Hulk disappointed and Daredevil and X-2 were moderate hits. Superman still stands the test of time, no matter what your views.
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Summary: whoa.....
Review: I have never watched a Superman movie or episode but Superman sounded kinda cool so I rented it. I was highly mortified by the extremely horrifying display on my television set. If only i could go back in time and tell the 2 hour ago me not to watch this terrible excuse for a movie.
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Summary: One of the best DVDs--and movies--available!
Review: Where to begin? The movie itself is awesome in scope and execution--the photography (specifically the colors), John Williams' epic score, the non-CGI effects, the editing (no tightly shot kung fu battles here), and even the acting are incredible. The overall film blows away most of today's movies. And in case that's not enough for you, the DVD is packed. The picture and sound are outstanding, and the extra documentaries are much deeper than what you get with most DVDs. The only minor drawback of the DVD is the flimsy packaging: it comes in a WB snapper case, and the disc itself is double-sided. Handle with care.
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Summary: The most majestic movie ever made
Review: If you like Superman, you will like this film. If you are Superman's biggest fan, you will like this film. If you have only heard the name Superman a few times, you will like this film. If you never heard of Superman before in your entire life, you will like this film. Why? Because it is the best movie ever made. The movie starts out with John Williams best score ever and then takes into a world of advanced science, supreme architecture, and cool clothes, "KRYTON"! But on the planets dying day a father sends his only son on a small spacecraft for one which will take him far far away from any danger from the exploding planet. Next you will be amazed and adore when the spacecraft lands on Earth in a small town in Kansas, when a farmer and his wife discover the craft and find a son, and to put into a thrill ride that son just happens to have super strength, super hearing, x-ray vision, is indestructible, the ability to shoot lazier beams, can fly, and grows up to be "SUPERMAN"! people will screem oncore, oncore, oncore at the end of this movie, some might just cry them selves to sleep because there was movie like this made.
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Summary: You Will Believe...
Review: Appropriately the very first big budget superhero movie, SUPERMAN delivers and still entertaining after 20 plus years. In widescreen, a couple of scenes added and a couple of scenes trimmed, the movie works on all levels of a straight adventure film with action, pathos and a love story. Watch the movie on video and it flows better without all the network commercial interruptions. One complaint from some fans is the Lex Luthor character played with camp by Gene Hackman, but it isn't too bad as there is still a lot of evil and a diabolical demeaner in all the campiness. From the origin (from Krypton)to the young Clark Kent (Jeff East) in Smallville explored briefly but effectively, the film is faithful to the comicbook legend. One notable scene lifted from Star Wars (Luke Skywalker looking out to the horizon of the two suns of Tattooine) young Clark Kent looks out to the horizon past the wheatfields of his farm. The great performance in the film has to from Christopher Reeve playing both Clark Kent and Superman and the duality of the character. It is not necessarily Clark Kent merely taking off his clothes and flying away in the Superman suit. You actually believe these are two different people as shown in the comic books. The special effects still past muster for its time and all the characters are excellent. The DVD version trims some footage and restores some deleted footage. For example, they trimmed a few minutes of the awkward military sequence with actor Larry Hagman, and edited out a reference to a prisoner who bed wets (in a prison scene with Luthor and Otis played by Ned Beatty), perhaps to be politically sensitive, and they added more of the Marlon Brando as Jor-El's spirit talking to Superman in the Fortress of Solitude. A classic film overall. The DVD also has extras like the screen tests for various parts.
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Summary: THE BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
Review: THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE'S. ITS UP THERE WITH MOVIES SUCH AS STAR WARS,BATMAN,GHOSTBUSTERS,JAWS,AND THE BACK TO THE FUTURE MOVIES.PS SUPERMAN IS THE BEST MOVIE.
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