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"Supergirl" is a mixed bag for fans of the Superman series of films. Much has been said of it's failings, which are mainly in the lack of logical writing. For example: When Kara takes her ride through the dimensional tunnel to earth, she suddenly goes from wearing the white dress to a complete Supergirl costume! Where did it come from? Why did it appear? Details like this drive a true-blue comics fan nuts. The film-makers ascribe it to magic, I suppose, but there's never any reason given.
However, the one area where this film shines, is the flying scenes. In many instances surpassing similar scenes in the Superman movies, they are done not only realistically but breath-takingly exciting and inspiring. Her initial flight scene, an extended sequence, is worth the price of the DVD, and several subsequent scenes as she flies searching for signs of the lost power source, are equally great. Helen Slater brings an innocence and strength to the role, and wears the cape well.
Too bad the plot and story are so poor. Hopefully we will one day soon see another, much better Supergirl movie, if the efforts to revive the franchise succeed. It would be neat to see Slater play Kara's mother this time!
If you are going to get any version of the film on DVD, this is the one to get.
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Supergirl!? Who could resist an all star cast featuring Peter O'Toole, Faye Dunaway and a who's who(cares) of others in this totally silly romp featuring the man of steel's cousin. She's brunette by day, but blonde when she's Super. That's logical. The real saving grace here is Faye Dunaway as some kind of witch wannabe. She overacts SO much, it makes her performance in "Mommie Dearest" seem restrained. She's fun and campy. That's the way to take this farce, campy. Peter O'Toole is sent to the Phantom Zone for stealing the power source of their dying planet. Some how it gets to earth, Witchypoo steals it, chaos ensues, Supergirl saves the world, but not without the lame love story. Also to tie all this lark together with "Superman" they have young Jimmy Olsen visiting Lois Lane's younger sister while the Big S is out of the galaxy saving some other planet for a change. This edition has the US version and European Version, which if one can imagine is even longer. If you are looking for campy fun, then put on this cape-r and enjoy.
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I've always had warm feelings for this fim and Anchor Bay has done wonders with Supergirl on DVD. The film looks better than ever, there are tons of extras, and they have released both the international version and the director's cut.
This is a sweet fantasy movie made even better by the quality treatment of Anchor Bay. Very nice job.
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The 2 disc set version of Supergirl is the way to go. I never thought this movie would recieve such great treatment but I'm glad it did. I've always enjoyed Supergirl and I like it even more now that the director's cut is available. The DVD extras are sensational and this 2 disc set provides plenty of entertainment and escapism. Give it a spin, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!
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A give 3 stars for the film and 5 stars for Helen Slater. She is the perfect Supergirl. Some people complained about things that were left unexplained in the screenplay. How the naive Kara knows so much about Earth? How she can appear with the Supergirl costume on Earth. These details have not bothered me, maybe because I read too much science fiction. Arthur C.Clarke, the author of 2001:A space odyssey says that "any advanced technology will look like magic". And Kara cames from a very advanced technological society. Argo City is centuries beyond our present technological horizon. They could have costumes made of smart fabrics, with nanotechnological fibers that enable the user to change the shape and colour of his or her costumes. So Kara can "morph" her costume to became a schoolgirl uniform, a Super-heroine costume, a casual Argo city dress or anything else. This is probably made by mental commands, as Zaltar sculpting wand. She can also change the colour of her hair, from blond to brunnette and back.
As to her knowing so much about Earth, that is also easily explainable. Even with our presente technology our civilization has sent probes to other planets, the advanced people em Argo can do the same, or listen to radio and TV programs emanating from Earth. I think that at the school in Argo the classes watch the TV news programs of Earth, the nearest civilized world, and so, a good student as Kara knows about Superman exploits and learned to speak english so well.
Well, now we only need to explain how Selena managed to control the Oomegahedron. Well, I will left this to you as a imagination exercise. A good fiction work should left something to the imagination of the public and Supergirl works very well in stimulating the imagination of young people.
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