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All-Star Superman [Blu-ray] (2011)

James Denton , Anthony Lapaglia , Sam Liu  |  PG-13 |  Blu-ray
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: James Denton, Anthony Lapaglia, Christina Hendricks, Matthew Gray Gubler, Linda Cardellini
  • Directors: Sam Liu
  • Writers: Dwayne McDuffie
  • Producers: Bobbie Page, Bruce Timm
  • Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: February 22, 2011
  • Run Time: 75 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004EE30C8
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,706 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "All-Star Superman [Blu-ray]" on IMDb

Special Features

Sneak Peek at "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights"
Featurette: “Superman Now” – In a moment of inspiration, Grant Morrison was provided an opportunity to revamp the Man of Steel into something modern, something more relevant for today’s audience. This is the story of All-Star Superman – where it all started, and what it came to be
Two bonus episodes from "Superman: The Animated Series" handpicked by Bruce Timm
Featurette: “Incubating the Idea” – A conversation with Grant Morrison
Audio Commentary: Bruce Timm and Grant Morrison
All-Star Superman Virtual Comic Book

Editorial Reviews

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Based on the award-winning graphic novel series by Grant Morrison, this DC Universe Animated Original Movie posits the ultimate question for Superman fans--how would the Man of Steel spend his final days on Earth?--in a unique and genuinely thought-provoking feature film. Exposed to solar radiation by Lex Luthor (voiced by Anthony LaPaglia), Superman (James Denton) learns that he is dying, and devotes his remaining time to Lois Lane (Mad Men's Christina Hendricks), to whom he grants 24 hours of super powers. Their bittersweet finale is interrupted by a host of villains, including the Parasite and the supercomputer Solaris, as well as Luthor himself, who uses Superman's own powers against his archenemy in one final battle. The action is plentiful and sprawling against a densely plotted backdrop, but what sets All-Star Superman apart from other DCU features is what made Morrison's source material so special: how does one man--even one as invincible as Superman--seek to define his life and legacy? The late Dwayne McDuffie's script addresses the subject in mature and fulfilling terms, while the vocal cast, which includes Ed Asner (as Perry White), Arnold Vosloo (Bar-El), and Frances Conroy (Martha Kent), present a range of performances that compare favorably to the Tim Daly/Dana Delaney-led cast of Superman: The Animated Series. The single-disc edition is light on extras, with only previews of DCU's Green Lantern: Emerald Knights and Superman/Batman Apocalypse on the disc. --Paul Gaita

Product Description

Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel – and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life’s dreams – especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane – until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger the end of Earth’s Greatest Protector. This startling and gripping DC Universe Animated Original Movie stars the voice talents of James Denton, Anthony LaPaglia, Christina Hendricks and Ed Asner.

Customer Reviews

I didn't read the comic but mostly liked the movie. Jonathan Swift  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
The only reason for not giving 5 stars is that the voice acting wasn't great. D. Logsdon  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional and dark Superman story! March 2, 2011
Format:Blu-ray
Lex Luthor (Anthony Lapaglia) had made a plan to poison Superman (James Denton) with solar radiation as the man-of-steel is dying. He has weeks to live as he must fulfill everything he's always dreamed of including revealing his secret identity to Lois (Christina Hendricks) and must do everything he can to live his life through the weeks of dying for he also must do battle against his old foes besides Lex like Parasite (Michel Gough, Atlas (Steve Blum) and even Samson (John Dimaggio).

Nicely done adaptation of Grant Morrison's graphic novel is an emotional and exciting Superman animated adventure and one of the better DC animated movies. The designs are quite different on the characters as if they appeared to look more like Peter "Aeon Flux creator" Chung's designs and i also like how this was the first appearence of Superwoman to appear. The animation is very good and so is the music, there is plenty of great action here and a great ending.

This Blu-Ray offers crystal picture and sound quality with terrific extras like featurettes, commentary, all-star Superman digital comic, sneek preview of "Green Lantern Emerald Knights" and two bonus Superman episodes.
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34 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It took me of guard February 24, 2011
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I never read the comic series of All-Star Superman so I didn't no anything about it except what I saw in the trailers. I saw Public Enemies and Apocalypse, the Superman/Batman team-ups, they were very good. The mood and the action in the story were driven by emotion and that was something I've never seen in a superhero story before, it was true to the character of who Superman is in my mind. It's heart felt, its funny, it has action and romance, its one of the best works from Dewayne McDuffie who recently deceased. The best Superman story I have ever seen a must for your collection.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars An Intriguing Tale Not Up To DCAU's Standards August 28, 2011
Format:DVD
Allow me, for the sake of justifying my complaints about this piece from the onset, to say that I am a subscriber to the theory that the DCAU crew is responsible for the absolute best incarnations of the DC comic characters of all time. Whenever I begin to burn out on the whole animated comic hero industry, a trip to my Batman the Animated Series collection or through a few Justice League Unlimited episodes are all it takes to remind me of everything that is right about the concept of turning static comic panels into animated life.

That said, I've noticed many of the crew responsible for the aforementioned properties (Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, the late Dwayne McDuffie and company) have since shifted gears from weekly serial production to animated feature film work exclusively. While a few of these features have been pretty darn impressive (I enjoyed Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman/ Batman Public Enemies and Justice League Crisis on Two Earths to mention a few) but All Star Superman is one of the oddest animated films I've encountered, DCAU or otherwise, in quite some time.

All-Star Superman, on which this picture is based, is a twelve-issue comic book series featuring Superman that ran from November 2005 to October 2008. The series was written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Quitely, digitally inked by Jamie Grant and published by DC Comics.

The film incarnation is actually the tenth in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line released by Warner Premiere and the first in the line that is rated PG (as opposed to the usual PG-13 rating).

The plot goes like this: Dr. Leo Quintum and his P.R.O.J.E.C.T. Team are exploring the Sun when they are sabotaged by a booby-trapped, genetically enhanced Lex Luthor clone.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All Star Superman February 26, 2011
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This movie is very well done and I highly recommend this movie for any DC fan. The movie is based off the Graphic Novel I don't know how accurate it is to the Graphic Novel but from what I saw it seemed to be very close to being accurate. For anyone who read the novel should watch this movie makes me wish I can be the man of steel!
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Morrison and Quietly brought to life February 22, 2011
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Superman may be my favorite hero, though in recent years my young adult cynicism has had me leaning towards the Dark Knight who is in a veritable golden age of creative expression due in no small part to Nolan and Grant Morrison himself. With the constraints that a 75 minute animated film affords, this tale explodes in this format with some of the finest hand drawn animation I have seen from the DCU films and quite comparable to the slick action of Young Justice. That being said, this film is fully aware of its unique yet timeless take on the man of steel, and the spirit and style of the Morrison/Quietly comic is all here. As a fan of the big blue boy scout, I found this to be a very satisfying feature and an indispensable addition to not just the DCU library but the grand picture and myth of the last son of Krypton.
Did I mention the wonderful extras? It includes some insightful interviews with Dan Didio and Grant Morrison that give insight not just into this story but the creative process
I think I may have enjoyed the doc/featurette "Superman Now" as much as the animated movie.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven February 4, 2013
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The major problem with ALL-STAR SUPERMAN is that it tries too hard to emulate the original 12-part storyline, but without the creativity or pacing that storyline contained. Grant Morrison was able to take several seemingly random & quirky plot elements, and make them work because he's just that good of a writer. It also didn't hurt to have Frank Quitely as an artist.

Unfortunately, you had people on this film who simply read the comics at face value and attempted to make a carbon copy animiated film out of them. And not suprisingly, it just doesn't work. The subplots come across as out-of-place and it takes away the emotional impact of the central storyline and conclusion. None of it really felt connected. It also didn't t help that the voice acting is very uninspired - as if the actors were just reading their lines as they come across a teleprompter.

So why give it 3 stars? Because I do applaud them for NOT deviating from the source material as they did with SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY. There is a strong effort to stay true to the original storyline, even if they didn't execute it properly. And the animation is outstanding in spite of the poor pacing.

My recommendation would be to try and watch this via NETFLIX, and not necessarily waste money on the individual BLU-RAY or DVD.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
I love this movie because it shows how even superheroes make mistake and own up to them. Even they aren't perfect. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Marcus
2.0 out of 5 stars A Little Boring and Felt Too Rushed
All-Star Superman is the second animated Superman film in the DC animated movie lineup. Like with Superman Doomsday this movie had much potential. Read more
Published 10 days ago by mitchell5954
3.0 out of 5 stars It's good
Very nice animation. The movie had too many subplots but these weren't developed much. All in all, it's entertaining and worth the price.
Published 19 days ago by Saul A. Blanco
3.0 out of 5 stars Poor voice acting ruined it for me
I loved the comic book. I wish the movie was longer to include Zibarro, but I understand why they can't. The look and pace of the movie are very nice. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Tintin
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Adaptation
I make it a point to re-read the graphic novel each year.
This film is very different in detail but has the same character and themes. It's a 4. Read more
Published 25 days ago by David Harriss
2.0 out of 5 stars There's a reason there's only one star in the title....
My sons and I have enjoyed many of the Bruce Timm DC Universe movies, but we had mixed reviews on this one. The animation was excellent, but the story seemed rushed. Read more
Published 28 days ago by BarClay
4.0 out of 5 stars A saddening Superman story
All-Star Superman is probably the saddest Superman Animated film to date. I never read All-Star Superman so I was quite shocked when it was revealed that Superman was dying, all... Read more
Published 1 month ago by JParks
5.0 out of 5 stars All Star Superman animated movie
It was great to see the graphic novel of the same name in an animated feature. Nicely done. Movie hit all the highlights of the novels. Great extra features too!
Published 1 month ago by Ronald A. Muraca
5.0 out of 5 stars The only review you need
I had to write a review for this masterpiece! Most definitely the best Superman story to be seen on your tv screen. It's basically Superman's bucket list. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sc616
2.0 out of 5 stars what a disappointment
As an avid Superman fan I was disappointed to see that this was nothing more than an attempt to demonstrate the paralells and synergy between roman deities and Superman. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Brunette
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