DVD : Superman - The 1948 & 1950 Theatrical Serials Collection

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- Great Classic Stuff.
This particular Superman serials takes me back to the Saturday Matinees when I was a tiny boy in the Fifties and we would all sit there yelling excitedly at the screen as the villains battled Superman. It brings back beautiful memories! Wonderful stuff!

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- Superman-Super Serial !!!
As a serial fan,it is rare that you find good serials that are re-issued by a major studio.The best thing is that the original negative is used to make the DVD and as a result, the picture and sound are as good as it gets. And when two great serials are packaged together ,what more can you ask for??I have both of these in studio VHS , but the DVDs are better!

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- SUPERMAN SERIALS
Superman - The 1948 & 1950 Theatrical Serials CollectionGREAT PRODUCT JUST WHAT I WANTED TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION
TAHNKS

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- Nostalgic Pleasure
I am 78 years old, but rememeber well the Saturday Matinee at my local movie theatre. Two feature films, a newsreel, a cartoon and, of course, a Chapter from whatever serial was playing at the time.

Superman - The 1948 & 1950 Theatrical Serial Collection was two of those serials and like most of them, was so bad it was good. Kids today will never know the exciting anticipation of having to wait a whole week before we could know how the hero was going to solve this week's cliffhanger. My only concern with these two serials was that Jimmy Olsen was going to have brain damage from being punched out so many times.

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- They're So Bad They're Good
I've always been interested in the movie serials of the 40's & 50's. They are usually so bad that they are good. They're shot on a low budget, the acting won't win any Oscars, the special effects are laughable!

That being said, I had a good time with the Superman serials. Kirk Alyn is OK as Clark Kent/Superman. The strange part about Clark Kent is that sometimes it appears he loses his powers when he's Clark. He can be beaten and knocked out. Other times he has his powers. Noel Neil is Lois Lane, the reporter who always finds herself in a predicament and must be rescued by Superman. I doubt a real reporter would purposely put him/herself in such situations. Poor Tommy Bond. As Jimmy Olsen, his only purpose is to get beaten up easily several times.

The special effects, well they don't exist! When Superman flies he becomes a cartoon.

But I still got a kick out of it. Two serials are included; "Superman" and battles the Spider Lady, and "Atom Man vs. Superman". Atom Man is the best of the two. This one introduces Luthor. I believe The actor playing Luthor is the same actor who portrayed Batman in the Batman & Robin serials.

Just kick back and laugh. As I said, they're so bad that they're good!

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