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I'm a comic book fan, I actually own the "Death and return of Superman" in its original comic crossover form. This event in comic history was very significant (while it lasted) in the early 1990's because of the repercussions throughout the DC universe. Now, more than 10 years later, we see this event in animated form. Is it as significant? Honestly, for me, not really.
LEXCORP has organized a dig to find a new source of energy from the Earth's core. Accidentally, they unearth the buried ship of a monster called Doomsday. A killing machine created from the genetic labs of Krypton from the past. A being so powerful, he rampages through the U.S. until he reaches Metropolis. Superman gives his all to stop the monster at a terrible price. .
All of Metropolis mourns its hero, even Lex Luthor, who mourns the passing of the last son of Krypton in his own twisted and sinister way.
At first glance, I thought this animated movie was going to be reminiscent of the Superman animated series in the 90's. But no, this is a stand-alone movie unrelated to either the fantastic "Justice League" and the Superman animated series. In this movie, Superman is the only super-hero on Earth; Lois didn't know beforehand that Clark was Superman before they had an intimate relationship. You might say that Superman was the real person and Clark was only a disguise. This fact was changed before by John Byrne who marvelously developed the Clark Kent persona.
The movie is not perfect, but at least it felt more geared towards the Teen-Adult demography than kids below 12. The brawl with Doomsday was very intense, there is some blood and it shows (almost) as much PG-13 brutality as it can spare. The atmosphere and the story are quite darker than we are usually used to when dealing with "DC animated" features. Imagine a being with Superman's powers that was raised by Luthor. The film also has some mildly "sexy" moments between Kal-El and Lois, and a titillation moment between Lois and Lex. You might say that these moments proved that animated features as well as comics are changing with the times. Children are no longer the main demographic to animated super-hero movies.
To its credit, the film will be able to hold the audience's attention for the most part, there are some plot holes but who cares, right? It's a cartoon even though it runs for almost 2 hours. No one can make a very detailed feature with superman's death and return in those few minutes.
The animation/art was very good, although I can't get over the cheekbones in Supes' face and the big line from Lex's head to his cheeks. Nice rendering with the Lois Lane, though. Martha Kent makes an appearance, I'm sorry to say no Jonathan Kent was present.
PRESENTATION: Very cool lenticular collectible cover.
VIDEO/AUDIO: 1.78 anamorphic widescreen. Nice transfer, sharp and radiant with solid blacks throughout the animation. 5.1 Dolby digital sound is very crisp.
EXTRAS: Making of features, trailers, "Justice League: New Frontier" featurette and more.
Final thoughts:
As a comic book fan/collector, I find this animated feature decent enough to do Superman justice and add to his legendary annals in pop culture. It is a fresh look at the "Death and return of Superman"! It brought back memories...
Recommended! (4 stars)
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This review is based on the product and packaging, not the movie itself.I am really pleased with this. I don't have this graphic novel (but it is my favorite Superman story) or the Blu-Ray version of the movie, so it seemed like a smart purchase. I couldn't find any explanation about how it was packaged, and to be honest, I was preparing myself for a movie case and a digital copy of the graphic novel. I couldn't have been more wrong. The graphic novel is a hard cover book, and it houses the Blu-Ray and DVD discs. I like it, and it is pretty creative. It might annoy certain people however.This product is almost the cost of just the graphic novel, so this is the smart thing to buy if you want either the book or the movie (or both!).It's a great purchase, and I don't regret it one bit.
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Great animated Superman movie my sons absolutely love this movie
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Reviewed in Mexico on February 13, 2020
El producto llegó sin problema (para eso paga uno envío)Reviewed in Mexico on February 13, 2020
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Al abrirlo encuentro que trae su celofan o plástico pero que se ve con abolladuras, me da a pensar de que es un producto reempaquetado de outlet (adjunto material fotográfico)
Creo que al ser el vendedor Amazon E.U. no tiene ningún cuidado o preservación de su material audiovisual ya que me ha pasado con otros discos o películas, no se si por ser envíos al extranjero nos mandan las "sobras" pues en las mismas reseñas hay casos similares.
En cuanto al disco todo esta bien, el material extra solo trae increíblemente subtitulo en portugués y ese detalle no se menciona, algo que Warner hizo bastante mal, pues limitó el público de la edición .
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