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

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Rating:

- Caution with rental
I have been charged twice for this rental and yet to be able to view it.

Rating:

- Exciting and moving
If you're a Superman fan, I can't recomend this enough. Yeah it has its problems, but on the whole it's a spectacular tale of self sacrifice as a hero does all he can to save those he loves.
I'm tired of people getting upset because the vocie actors aren't ones they're used to. The voice acting is fine, get over it.
The story's good, but of course predictable. That's okay, though, because if they tried to surprise you with Superman losing you'd all be insanely angry, so some predictability is good.
The action is unparallelled in any Superman media to date, though it is a bit brief. I think you'll love this.

Rating:

- I have READ the stories
When I first heard that this dvd was available, I knew that I had to get it. One of my best memories was sitting in the sun read the graphic novel 'The Death of Superman' where they introduced Doomsday.

Having seen, and enjoyed, the recent work with the JLA and Superman Animated, I knew that the animators had a powerful tool at their disposal to tell the story. Using a slightly matured look and different actors gave the movie a little bit of a stand alone feel that was needed for the movie, considering the story it was dealing with.

I was happy to see that they used some of the story line from 'The Return of the Supermen' comics that followed. The only thing that could have made the movie a better is if writers had also incorporated a couple more characters form that storyline, eg Steel and The Cyborg. This could have lead on to the use of the 'Superman/Doomsday,Hunter/Prey' storyline in the future.

If you have not read the original story in the book, then this movie will a bit of a departure from the animated Superman we all know and love, and I recommend that you give it piece on Superman history a go.

For me, having read and really enjoyed the books, I think that there could have been just a little bit more put in to make it a really excellent movie.

Rating:

- Bad Choice from DC/WB
It was not what I was expecting. As a previous reviewer stated, it hardly resembled the Story it was based on. Superman did not take on Doomsday by himself. The rest of the Hero's should have been included.

The Voice Cast was poor and unbelievable. C'mon! Anne Heche! ADAM Baldwin. The Boy's at DC and WB really scraped the bottom of the barrel for this one.

Rating:

- Emotionless and Weak
For parents of young children who just want to see Superman fly, flight and win in the end, this movie is perfect. Put it on for the kids and you have 75 minutes to do something you need to take care of. For everyone else (comic fans, cartoon fans, good acting and logical story fans) this movie is just as perplexing as it is disappointing. The changing of voice actors (something I found myself hating as the very first words of the film from Luthor were spoken because they were not voiced by Clancy Brown) painfully shows how the new actors do not know how to effectively emote with there voices. I'm not saying they are bad actors (well, maybe Anne Heche) but it is apparent they are not used to acting with their voices alone. Because of this every character comes out as one-dimensional or utterly ridiculous.

But the bigger problem in the movie is writing. One of the great things about the previous Superman/Justice League cartoons is that they spent so much energy to building character and creating rich, complex story lines. It was a fun part to the show, to watch our favorite superheroes think through a problem and find a solution. In this movie though, all information and revelations simply appear out of thin air at a moment's notice. Everything is out of proportion. Parts of the movie we really want to see are shortened for the sake of "fitting it all in", while plot elements that we don't care about or have no use for are slotted much more time than they should have been given (which is none).

So if you are a kid who wants to see your favorite superhero of all time and doesn't care about things like plot, character and good animation, then go ahead and get this, for it won't disappoint on the respect. For everyone else, read the comic instead. Much more rewarding.

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