DVD : Supergirl (Director's Cut)

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Rating:

- some people will back anything
I watched this tonight for the first time. I wanted to see it to say yes I've seen them all. I would have quit watching it as soon as Supergirl emerges from her ship wearing the "super" outfit but I wanted to stick it out. My kids, 5, 10 and 12 were yelling about how stupid it was but I wanted to perservere. It didn't get better. This was one of the worst, stupidest movies I have ever seen. Every thing about the Superman movies, that made you care, was lacking here. Its like they thought if they just slap the outfit on this girl it would hypnotize the masses and deliver a decent movie. Apparently this only worked for the weak minded. This movie totally sucked. It was stupid and not in a good way. I'm glad it was just borrowed from my neighbors. As soon as it was over I made the kids return it. I didn't want that piece of crap stinking up my house any longer than necessary. You have been warned.

Rating:

- Burned out as soon as it was launched
I went to see this movie in the theaters as a kid, and I thought it was boring then. As an adult I saw it only to be doubly bored by it. Supergirl was supposed to be the complimentary series to the Superman movies, but I guess we should be greatful that this one fell flat on its face at the first try rather than burning out like Superman IV.

Boasting an all star cast, Supergirl left her inner space home (inside planet Earth?!) to find the BenWah ball (also called an Omega Headron) that she lost to restore her home city's energy. Faye Dunaway, the villaness, comes across it and uses it to take over the earth. She and her happy, bumbling fool of a side kick provide a few laughs, but don't have nearly the magic that Lex and Otis do in the Superman movies. Faye Dunaway adds a camp aspect to it that makes one smile a bit, but her face was pulled so taught you could probably bounce a quarter off of it. Supergirl goes the Clark Kent route, possing as Linda Lee with a Lay Lady Lay Lane roomie at prep school who just happens to be going out with Jimmy Olsen from the Daily Planet. And that man they were fighting over?!?! Ethan?!?! I'd rather get into a fist fight over Eric Roberts.

Something positive? Ok, going into the Phantom Zone was cool, as I always wanted to know what it was like there. Peter O'Toole looks like he's on the edge of hysterics, and I wonder what's in that Squirt bottle he's so found of in the Phantom Zone. I think the best thing about this was that they didn't attempt a sequal.

Rating:

- super!
Once upon a time, classic comic books asked us to buy all types of astounding notions. Remember the idea that Superman could fool people into thinking he was a different person just by taking off his glasses? It was fun. Remember those moments in the Salkind's Superman movies when Superman's costume would just appear at will? Well the same thing happens in Supergirl. Approach this film as fun for your inner kid. The director's cut DVD is impressively stuffed with goodies. Lovers of classic comic books will enjoy it.

Rating:

- fun flick with a great cast
supergirl is an endearing comic book adventure with super actors who play it up for all it's worth. you can't beat peter o'toole, faye dunaway, helen slater, peter cook, mia farrow, brenda viccarro (she's got great chemistry with faye dunaway), and even simon ward who i hadn't seen since the hammer horror days pops up as supergirl's dad. plus jimmy olsen from the superman movies is here too and jerry goldsmith provides the music. there are a lot of fun and kooky moments in this one that i completley enjoyed, the image of the film is beautiful, there are two dvds with different versions, and the extras are a treat and there's a lot of them. the behind the scenes look at the movie is cool. plus there's a booklet. all dvd sets should be put together this well.

Rating:

- So So
This movie is all right i suppose if you are a die hard superman/supergirl fan. One thing you have to keep in mind is that this move was made back in the early 1980's, so color, sound effects, and special effects are going to be dull at best. While the plot is intriguing, one will come to find super girl in this movei is portrayed as ignorant, and all together boring. Not to mentiont the acting in this is faulty, and takes away any enjoyment you may find in this movie. If you don't like old films with bad acting and visual effect, i would suggest finding another movie, this one isn't for you.

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