Rating:  -
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:  -
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:  -
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.
Rating:  -
Okay I read the doomsday series back when I was younger and I loved the comics. This has little to do with the comics. But it is a fun, violent and well told story of superman. Lois lane is fun and as sexy as animated women get! Ha Ha! The animation is also superb, although it is not a huge step up from justice league or the old bruce timm superman series. But buy this and switch off your brain for a few hours. Superb
Rating: -
Been a Superman comic fan, it was a disapointment that the movie wasn't true to the comics books, i was expecting a more touching and sensitive death, the fight between doomsday and the other heroes, the fight with superman, the funeral, superboy..etc.. a lot of the story was missing.. it would have been much better if they had made the 3 movies, the death of superman, the world without superman and the return of superman.
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