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Rating:  756 reviews
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Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 154 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
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MPN: WARBR82965
UPC: 012569829657
EAN: 0012569829657
ASIN: B000JVT09C
Release Date: November 28, 2006
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/28/2006 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R
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If Richard Donner's 1978 feature film Superman: The Movie made us believe a man could fly, Bryan Singer's 2006 follow-up, Superman Returns, lets us remember that a superhero movie can make our spirits soar. Superman (played by newcomer Brandon Routh) comes back to Earth after a futile five-year search for his destroyed home planet of Krypton. As alter ego Clark Kent, he's eager to return to his job at the Daily Planet and to see Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). Lois, however, has moved on: she now has a fiance (James Marsden), a son (Tristan Leabu), and a Pulitzer Prize for her article entitled "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." On top of this emotional curveball, his old archrival Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) is plotting the biggest land grab in history. Singer, who made a strong impression among comic-book fans for his work on the X-Men franchise and directed Spacey in The Usual Suspects, brings both a fresh eye and a sense of respect to the world's oldest superhero. He borrows John Williams's great theme music and Marlon Brando's voice as Jor-El, and the story (penned by Singer's X-Men collaborators Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris) is a sort-of-sequel to the first two films in the franchise (choosing to ignore that the third and fourth movies ever happened). The humorous and romantic elements give the movie a heart, Singer's art-deco Metropolis is often breathtaking, and the special effects are elegant and spectacular, particularly an early airplane-disaster set-piece. Of the cast, Routh is excellent as the dual Superman/Clark, Spacey is both droll and vicious as Luthor, and Parker Posey gets the best lines as Luthor's moll Kitty. But at 23, Bosworth seems too young for the five-years-past-grizzled Lois. It's nice to see Noel Neill, Jack Larson (both from the classic Adventures of Superman TV series), and Eva Marie-Saint on the screen as well. Superman Returns is one of those projects that was in development for seemingly forever, but it was worth the wait -- it's the most enjoyable superhero movie since Spider-Man 2 and The Incredibles. --David Horiuchi More Superman 
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 Why we ALL need Superman December 3, 2008
Girl Interrupted (United Arab Emirates)
Superman is by far my favorite superhero and best onscreen adaptation of all the comic book characters. I have been a fan of the original Superman and was quite skeptic of this movie knowing that the great Christopher Reeve will not be Superman, but the movie did justice to the originals. It is visually stunning and has everything a Superman movie should have. Brandon Routh had an eerie resemblance to Reeve which mad him totally convincing as Superman almost immediately for me. Also Lex Luthor played by Kevin Spacey was genius! This movie is definitely a great addition to the Superman legacy.
 Best deal. great quality! November 12, 2008
SBB
I couldn't find this DVD in Wal-Mart (believe that?), so I went on Amazon and found it for this great price (about $6.00) BRAND NEW! It works great. I have no complaints at this time.
 Hi Def???? November 5, 2008
BaByLaLaT
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I rated this movie 5 star... I like this movie very much. I own both version DVD and the Blu Ray version.
But what dissappoint me is the picture quality of the Blu Ray version. I do comparison between both format, absolutely no difference.
So for them who Superman big fan who already own the DVD version, just save your money. Absolutely no worthy to own the Bluray version.
The Title Says It All October 29, 2008
Matthew Kresal (USA)
After missing from film screens for nearly twenty years and nearly twenty eight years since the first Christopher Reeve film, the question everyone was undoubtedly was if the franchise could be resurrected and as this film proves the answer is a most definite "yes" with this film which may actually be better then the 1978 film that started it all.
A film is about as good as its leading actor and without the right actor playing Superman the film could easily have failed. But with newcomer Brandon Routh in the role many fears were laid to rest. Routh, like Reeve before him, slips into the role so well that within moments of his appearance as the Man of Steel he BECOMES Superman. Physically he is a perfect fit for Superman with his black hair, blue eyes, height, build and everything in between. But it just isn't the physical nature that Routh fits into the role, it's also in his acting ability. Drawing inspiration from Reeve's performances in Superman and Superman II in order to perfectly fit into the roles of both Superman and Clark Kent, Routh is successful in marinating the strong masculine side of Superman and the clumsy, almost geeky, nature of Clark Kent. In short, Routh is Superman.
The rest of the cast draws no complaints either. Kate Bosworth, despite being only 23, fits into the role of Lois Lane just as well as Routh as Superman. While she does lack some of the spunk of Margot Kidder's Lois Lane, she does play the sensitive side of Lois very well and her scenes with Superman are a highlight of the film as are her humorous exchanges with Perry White. Frank Langella slips well into the role of Perry White with comfortable ease as he is a foil for Lois and personifies the public's excitement about Superman's return. James Marsden does well in the role of Richard Perry, though his character does at time become a little annoying. Sam Huntington brings a lot of comic relief to the movie in the role of Jimmy Olson. Eva Marie Saint makes a welcomed appearance as Martha Kent and does very well in her few scenes in the film.
And there is of course Kevin Spacey. If there was anyone out there who could possibly pull off the role of Lex Luthor besides Gene Hackman, it would be Spacey. And Spacey does it well. Spacey makes the role his own in more ways then one, brining a more humorous touch to the role. But while he brings more humor to Luthor, he also brings menace. When he has to be, Spacey can be more menacing then Hackman's Luthor ever was as demonstrated on the Krypton Island during one of the film's most shocking scenes. If there's a sequel (which is almost assured) I hope that Spacey, along with the rest of the cast, returns because you can't imagine a Superman movie without them now.
Behind the camera, there is also a lot of talent at work also. Bryan Singer takes the realism and emotion from his X-Men movies and brings it to the film with great results. With a script by the two X-Men writers that they cooked up with Singer, the film's storyline is for the most part inspired. The idea of using Superman's disappearance as a catalyst for a story is inspired to say the least and the films' action sequences share the originality that the first two Christopher Reeve's film had in them. But it's the films plot that brings about the film's only major flaw. Luthor's plot seems to be a bit outlandish (even more so then say sinking California into the ocean) and the various schemes that he goes trough to get to that point serve to slow down the pace of the film considerably and create the only boring parts of the film.
But what sets this film apart from other comic book movies / sequels is that there is an obvious love for the Christopher Reeve films present throughout the movie. From the film's opening credits, done in the style of the first movies legendary credits, to Marlon Brando's narration and brief appearance during the film, it is obvious that the film is both a sequel and homage.
This is evident in two areas specifically: the production design and the music. John Barry's designs for the Fortress of Solitude in particular shines right trough onto the screen in all of its original glory along side with new designs for the Daily Planet and in many respects Metropolis itself, representing the infusing of the new with the old to create something better.
But it is in the music that the greatest homage can be found. The opening frame of the film treats us to a new version of one of the greatest film scores of all time: John Williams score to Superman The Movie. The film opens with the Krypton theme and then goes into a full out rendition of the classic theme and it does so to the point that one is left in awe at the end of the opening credits as the theme not heard in full force since 1978 marks the return just as much as anything else in the film. The classic love theme also makes itself heard in the film and it adds to the majesty and wonder of the film. But composer John Ottman also brings out new material to accompany the classic Williams pieces and the music stands up next to the Williams score and holds it own.
For the sum of its parts, Superman Returns is the resurrection of one of the greatest characters of all time. Not only does it resurrect him, it also brings the character soaring back to new heights in surpassing the films that made this film pays homage to so much.. Superman Returns indeed and we can only hope he's here to stay.
 Superbland October 19, 2008
S J Buck (Kent, UK)
This only just merits 3 stars. It really is far too long, and loses a star for that. It loses another star for the frequent and painfully obvious use of CGI and if I was being unkind it would lose more for its over sentimental and sugary styling. How much music with heavenily choirs and strings are we expected to take?
I wasn't especially impressed by Brandon Routh, who was clearly copying the Christopher Reeve formula but he was wooden by comparison. The best by far was Kevin Spacey, but he wasn't given a lot to do. The films I've seen that have been directed by Bryan Singer have in general been very good, for me this is his first failure.
By all means buy it, if you can get it very cheap, but its not worth spending much on!
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