DVD : Superman Returns [Blu-ray]

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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569829657
Label: Warner Brothers
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Warner Brothers
Publisher: Warner Brothers
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Sales Rank: 3730
Studio: Warner Brothers
Theatrical Release Date: June 28, 2006

Editorial Review:

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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 fiancé (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

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Product Description:
Warner Brothers Superman Returns (Blu-ray)
The Man of Steel flies back to the silver screen in this thrilling adventure directed by Bryan Singer ("X-Men"). Following a five-year absence from Earth, Superman (Brandon Routh) resumes his old life as Clark Kent and discovers that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) is living with her longtime boyfriend and has a child who may possess some extraordinary powers of his own. But when old foe Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) sets in motion a deadly real estate scheme, Supes faces themost dangerous challenge of his life. Co-stars James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, and--inarchival footage--Marlon Brando.

Average Rating:

Rating: - What Made Superman Become So Dull In His Rebirth.
I have to say first, I'm not a comic book fan. I've never read, nor will I ever read any sort of comic book. I am, however, a movie fan. I loved the first two Chris Reeve Superman Movies, (3 and 4 were just dreadful) and I was hoping that with this reincarnation it would bring back the awesomeness of the first two. It seems that with Superman Returns for whatever reason it decided to become a sequel, but not a proper sequel, just a sequel where they change things that happened in the past which we ... Read More

Rating: - Skeptical at first, but I liked it
I saw the promos with Brandon Routh, and didn't think he'd make a good Superman. I was wrong.

Brandon Routh made a great Superman and Clark Kent. I loved the way so many people seem to ignore Clark, or push him around. This makes the contrast between Clark and Superman more believable. You actually can see why some people wouldn't see the resemblance..

The story was interesting, to see Superman return after an absence of 5 years.. and see that the world survived without him. ... Read More

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Rating: - Stop doing remakes.........PLEASE!!!!!!!!
HORRID!
SIMPLY HORRID!!!
From start to finish an absolute disaster and an insult to Christopher Reeves.
Please tell me why they made this movie?
It's IDENTICAL to the original.
Even the spandex suit is the same.
You know, they could have taken a cue from the X - Men movies and at least updated his look.
Remember X-Men part 1, Wolverine says "what do you expect? Yellow spandex???"
I mean common......the suit was fine thirty years ago.
It's just a very ... Read More

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Rating: - Super-retarded
OMG, where to begin? The movie is slow; the pathetic excuse for a plot doesn't really develop until half way through the movie (and when it does, it's rediculious). The attempt make the characters all tortured and conflicted is just lame. Campy. Predictable. Boring. Cliche. Take your pick.

On top of everything else, the Lois Lane character is kind of a b$%ch which makes Superman look like a dufus for fawning over her. Pathetic.

The only part of the movie that didn't COMPLETELY suck ... Read More

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Rating: - Review by Sangram from Umass, amherst.
This is one superb movie starring Brandon Routh , also very entertaining and also quiet a romantic movie. More over to watch this handsome superman doing his considerate act of saving the world again & again & again & again simply tirelessly is a great treat in itself. This is one of the movies one can never watch over & over and still never get bored at all & so its a lovely addition to ones personal collection.