Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition (Superman - The Movie/ Superman II/ Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut/ Superman III/ Superman IV - The Quest for Peace/ Superman Returns)
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Is there a number higher than five on this review? Seriously, what's not to love here?! This set (corrected edition) has everything for the Superman enthusiast! All five movies, including all of their special features and added material; the never before seen Richard Donner Cut of Superman II; documentarys; behind the scenes looks and much, much more! This is an AMAZING set! The only bad thing about it is that it will be outdated when the new movies come out (beginning in 2009), and WB is likely to re-release a similar "ultimate" set. And Dammit, I'll buy each and every one of them like the sheep that I am!
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Like some of the other reviewers, I purchased a defective disc as well, but with a little bit of patience and waiting, WB was kind enough to replace the damaged pieces.
Credit has to be given for what all this set contains: The four Christopher Reeve films, the Richard Donner Superman II, all the fourties animated cartoons, the Superman Fifitieth Anniversary special, the Bryan Singer documentary, Superman Returns, various interviews and clips.
The deleted scenes were fun. In particular the ones with Gene Hackman from Superman II and IV. His presence really adds to whatever film he's in.
One underrated moment in Superman IV is outstanding moment between Christopher Reeve and Muriel Hemmingway. Yeah! Clark Kent finally gets the girl on his own.
The one omission in my opinion is from Superman 1, and was shown when the movie first premiered on ABC in the early eighties. Then, the network added about fourty to fifty minutes to make the telecast a two night event. We see some of these added moments as extras, but still one missing segment was the final fate of the Kryptonian enforcer who was sent to arrest Jor-El as the planet was beginning to explode. While it was nice to see that ever so quick moment, we don't get the extra where the enforcer is killed on the way to take Jor-El, as a piece of exploding something crashes unto him, and we see his eyes open up briefly in fear.
The scene is only two seconds long, but I wish it had been included in this set. I was hoping it would be included when Donner releases his first Superman 1 deluxe edition on DVD years ago---well, it was not to be.
One does gain an idea where the Superman franchise went wrong in Superman IV. In particular..when observing the actor who was the first Nuclear Man. What were they thinking?
Still. A beautiful package, and maybe WB should release this set again for Christmas 2007 for those who missed it the first time.
Sincerely,
JThree
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my friend was totally stoked like some kind of superfiend so this stuff must be the shiznizel ....... zod!
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This collection is the perfect gift for the ultimate Superman fan. It has everything you could possibly want to watch about Superman!
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I bought this item as a gift and the recipient was totally psyched. It is a must for any Superman enthusiast!
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