DVD : Superman - Doomsday (DC Universe Animated Original Movie)

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Rating:

- One of the better direct to video films out there
If you are a fan of the entire comic book story, then this video may disapoint you. But I can say it is definetly one of the better DTV movies out there. It had a good plot, decent animation, and the voice talent was well done. It did have some adult thrmes, so it is not one I'd let my 4 year old watch, but they did a good job on the movie. I am looking forward to additional DC Comic movies in the future.

Rating:

- Should have been 5 stars
With Brice Timm at the helm I though for sure this would have blown me out of my shoes. The fight was fantastic and despite other opinions I think the voice acting was too. What I thought the real problem with this movie was is that it missed how effected the world and didn't feeling as big as OH MY GOD THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED! SUPERMAN IS DEAD! And the whole return was so far removed from the comic to fit in a movie I really didn't like it.

It looks to me like it was made to be appealing new viewers who don't know the storyline rather than fans.

Rating:

- It was what it was
I've long been a fan of the animated DC universe. Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection) was an amazingly well-done show, following on the heels of Batman (Two-Disc Special Edition), and bringing a much more "adult" feel to cartoons. When Superman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection) began to air, I enjoyed it, but not as much as the Batman series.

Now we have this, a 70 minute movie covering roughly the same matieral that was covered in, oh, about a year's worth of comics. Needless to say, the movie suffers somewhat as a result. You don't get to see the JLA fighting Doomsday, you don't see much of the funeral or the way Superman's death impacted the wider world, and you don't get any of the other Supermen, like Steel or Superboy. You DO get another Superman, but only the one.

Plus a lot of what was done during the fight between Doomsday and Superman didn't make any sense. Why would Doomsday smack Supes around a bit, know that he's not dead, and go try to kill a few other people? Bad tactics. Make sure your enemy is dead before you move onto the next one. What is this, ADD Doomsday? (meantime, in Central City... "Look, it's ADD Man! He's coming to save us! He's coming to- oh, no, wait. He's seen something shiny. We're doomed")

As this is a direct-to-video movie, they were able to ratchett up the language and violence by a fair margin. The film is PG-13 and looks it, so bear this in mind.

The animation was, as I expected, top-notch. The acting was generally ok all around, but I REALLY missed Clancy Brown as the voice of Lex Luthor. The current fellow sounds more like Lex Loser and wasn't really memorable.

This is an alright movie, but really more worth renting than buying. If Amazon allowed half-stars it would have two-and-a-half, but since it doesn't, I'll round it up to three. If you want a really GOOD animated super-hero film check out Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker (The Original Uncut Version). You'll be much happier.

Rating:

- Movie Master 2007
I must admit this was an eye opener for the man of steel fans so to let you know it was good but i wish it was just a little bit longer.The price and the story line was well worth the money Top Notch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating:

- Disappointing
I was a big fan of Superman: The Animated Series and the "Death of Superman" storyline when it was originally published. I was very excited when this direct-to-DVD project was announced as it held the promise of great stories being produced without the constraints and limitations of commercial TV. With that said I must acknowledge how disappointed I was with this DVD. The animation was mediocre at best. The set pieces and action sequences were good, but the character depictions were horrible overall and Superman's face was the worse. Attempts to depict a strong jaw and high cheekbones just left him looking scarred and almost unrecognizable. The vocal actors were good with the exception of Anne Heche as Lois Lane who is annoying to the point of distraction. The above issues could easily have been overlooked if the script had delivered a good story. This adaptation takes only the very broadest elements from the original story and the second act is a standard Lex Luthor-as-supervillain tale. Why was this necessary? What I originally viewed as a negative, the short 76 minute runtime, turned out to be a saving grace.

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