VHS : Superman - The Movie (Special Edition)

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Rating:

- THE BEST SUPERMAN FILM TO DATE!
I saw this film in theaters way back in '78! I loved it then and it holds up quite well today. The FX are great for the time and for the most part look fine. Reeve's gave Clark Kent/Superman so much character and to me he will always be Superman. This is a very entertaining film and it's doesn't take itself too seriously. Lots of humor and terrific performances by all the key players.

If I have one or two complaints it's that the Superman and Lois flying sequence is too long and I didn't like the whole "turning back time" segment at the end. I would have liked to have the movie spend a little more time on Clark's youth too. These are small grievances and I love this film regardless giving it 4 1/2 stars. It's a shame that 'Superman Returns' didn't have this much charm. I am reviewing this film on the individual release, but own and watched the newer Superman box set.

Rating:

- good movie..makes you feel nostalgic..!
Good movie...Sit back and enjoy until you feel at one point of time, " isn't Superman overdoing a bit.."infact the scene involving the Anti rotation of the earth is such hight of stupidity but you go through with it as you are well ware of the hyper psuedocreativity...

all thanks to Late Christopher Reeve for bringing the real imagination of every human who has read the DC Comics of the superman...

Rating:

- Superman - The Movie
Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher and Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor are the interesting couple. Christopher Reeve fell from a horse and spent his last years paralyzed. I saw irony in the myth and perhaps a curse on the character. Others noted Reeve's heroism. A quote from Hackman stayed with me, "Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe."

Rating:

- GREAT movie, Not a good transfer to Blu
I had such high expectations of this movie on Blu Ray, I really did. When I first got a PS3 (as a semi cheap Blu Ray player that happens to also play games) this is one of the first movies that I wanted. To give you an idea of how much of a Superman fan that I am, I have his shield tattooed on my chest. I was so let down by the quality of this Blu Ray transfer, it's hard to find the words. I'm not complaining about the movie itself, just the quality of this BD and what it could have been.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want Lucas to come in and "enhance" the original film, or anything like that, just clean it up a little before you put it in the high definition category!
This is especially noticeable in the Krypton scenes early in the movie. On my 1080i 55" screen, it looked like someone put pepper all over the shots. The pristine landscape that they were trying for was noticeably bad, and I was left scratching my head wondering "what were they thinking?"
Did any of the powers that be actually watch this on a decent sized screen before releasing it, or did they figure Superman fans would snatch it up without really paying attention to it. I admit, and have said before that it's a 30 year old film, so the quality of the original will reflect the quality of the transfer, but this is an unacceptable release. From one Superman fan to another, please avoid this release, and hope with me that there will be a better one down the line.
There are good points to this release, the sound and music are fantastic, and it appears to be mixed very well, but you can get that from the standard definition DVD for about half the price. Commentary track (I believe) is from the special edition DVD, and you can also get the music only track to listen to some John Williams genius at work. Save your money on this one, or get the special edition DVD and play it through an upconvert player.
Granted, I had very high expectations for this release, and I am very disappointed that it turned out the way that it did.
Please take my advice on this, and don't spend your hard-earned dollars on it, you will be disappointed.
If you're looking for something to show off how awesome Blu Ray is, keep looking, you won't find it here.

Rating:

- Stands the test of time
This Moive is still amazing years after. the transfer is exceptional. anyone that complains about film grain doesn't know about film. Of course it has some grian in it. It's Film! a high res scan of the film is going to pick up the same grain you saw in the movie theatre! good colors, nice cleanup and great movie all around.

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