DVD : The Complete Superman Collection

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- A Hero never dies
Chris Reeve will be my Hero 4 ever...!!!!!! We will never forget you! You`re Superman!! For every time!!!!!! Come what may!
You`ll make us believe "a man could fly"
Chris i love and miss you! now you are the greatest star in heaven!
Im so sadly about your death...
A Fan from Germany!

Rating:

- First film - 5 stars...other films pull rating way down
The Special Edition of "Superman: The Movie" gets 5 stars from me, but the treatment the other three DVDs got in this collection, plus the low strength of those three films, forces me to give the Collection a 3-star rating.

The first disc is loaded with extras and is produced very well. You have to look hard to find anything to complain about. The restoration this movie received is top-notch in the video and audio department. The documentaries are awesome and have "re-watch-ability"...some of the best documentaries I've seen on any DVDs, and I've seen a lot of 'em. The commentary is also excellent...great banter between Tom and Dick, with interesting behind-the-scenes stories. I also love the music-only track showcasing John Williams' excellent score.

The second film has a lot of bad history. If you're not aware, a simple Google search will reveal a lot, but check out http://supermancinema.co.uk for the best in-depth information. My disappointment over this film is mostly because of my knowledge of what might have been. It is still a pretty good movie, but the treatment it received on DVD is horrendous. There was a letter-writing campaign to WB in summer 2004 to get a special edition of Superman II released on DVD. I participated and hope something comes of it. [edit 2/17/2007 - Something DID come of it. See "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut"!!] The missing scenes shot by Donner should at least be added as a Deleted Scenes supplement. Hopefully they will restore the audio and video, too, because they sure didn't do any work on those areas for this DVD release.

I don't have many comments about the last two entries in the series...at least nothing others haven't said. I actually like III better than IV, but they are both weak films. Mostly I think I like to watch them because of nostalgia and my love of Superman. Like II, it seems neither of these films received any work before being slapped onto these DVD discs. I would like to see bonus material for any of the sequels, but in the case of III and IV, that's like expecting special editions of "Howard The Duck" or "Leonard: Part 6"...it ain't gonna happen.

Parting thoughts...get this set if you are a fairly devoted Superman fan or for nosalgic purposes. Otherwise, stick with the Special Edition of "Superman: The Movie" and maybe "Superman II".

[Edit 2/17/2007 - An ultimate collector's box set was released in November 2006. It includes these four films, "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut", "Superman Returns", plus loads more features. Avoid this "Complete Superman Collection" and get the new Ultimate release.]

Rating:

- so long, friend
i want to buy this collection simply because i want to have something left of chris to go back and visit from time to time. he's always meant alot to me for reasons i can't truly understand. i may be just some ordinary shmoe but he touched me by his presence and demeanor and ultimately his suffering. its such a sad tragedy that this once towering and beautiful man with so much to give was felled at such at young age. my heart goes out to his wife and children and to all of us that will miss him so dearly. my only comfort is that now he CAN walk, jump over the moon and fly through the stars. i love and miss you Christopher Reeve.

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- The best cast of all time
Can you imagine a better Superman than Christopher Reeve?, really, I can't. I will never forget the emotion I felt when I was 9 and I saw the first movie: this is really Superman on the flesh!!. The second movie is an excellent sequel. Yes, 3 and 4 are not as good, but Reeve gives that ones an extra value. For me, they will never, not in a thousand years, find another actor to match him.
So you are reading this in order to make a decision, should I buy it? Yes, for many reasons, the movies are at least(if that is what you are looking for) entertaining, they are already a classic of is genre, but also, they are the legacy of a real life Superman, a man that fight until the end, with dignity and courage.
Fly high Superman, we'll never forget you.

From Guatemala City.

Rating:

- Fly Big Blue......we'll see you soon......
"But most will remember this sad day as the day the proudest, most noble man they ever knew finally fell. For those who loved him -- one who would call him husband, one who would be his pal, or those who would call him son -- this is the darkest day they could ever imagine. They raised him to be a hero: to know the value of sacrifice, to know the value of life. And for those who served with Superman in the protection of all life comes the shock of a failure: the weight of being too late to help. For a city to live, a man had given his all and more. But it's too late. For this is the day that a Superman died." - Superman #75, 1992 (written by Dan Jurgens)

Now you are free.....i'll smile at the sky every now and then knowing that.....

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