Superman Returns details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Brandon Routh, Frank Langella, Kevin Spacey, Sam Huntington, Kate Bosworth, Parker Posey, Eva Marie Saint, James Marsden |
| Director: | Bryan Singer |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure - Superheroes |
| Studio: | WARNER BROS HOME VIDEO |
| Collections: | Just Arrived, November Picks, Stream Now: Good vs Evil, Top 400 All-Time Rentals, Ultimate Holiday Viewing |
| Name | Discs | |
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Superman Returns |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 34 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
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Tons of Fun
By RJTaylor (31 reviews) from Manchester , 30 Jun 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
The Man of Steel returns, and on excellent form. Starting with a brief explanation as to why he's been away so long, and a short recap of his origins to get the youngsters up to speed, Superman Returns is a whizz-bang comic book action flick that is very hard not to like.
Directed with flair, and shot in a wonderfully comic-book style, everyone on screen seems to be having a tremendous time. There is clever use of footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El, shot at the time of the original Superman, as well as a great update of the familiar credit sequence and a rejeuvenated score by John Williams.
There are plenty of plot surprises and a great script, including one very slick use of the Bird/Plane/Superman cliche, and the notable change from, 'Truth, Justice and the American Way,' to 'Truth, Justice and... All That Stuff' (Apparently 'The American Way' doesn't hold the same connotations that it used to. Can't think why.) A few flashes of dark humour are also welcome additions.
The downside? Well, the film is awash with corporate logos, branding and product mentions, and it would have been nice if it had been just a wee bit shorter. There are also some rather unsubtle parallels drawn between Superman and Christ which had me puzzled. (Is it really necessary to throw the political hot-potato of religion into a comic-book fantasy?)
But they're minor detractors and easily ignored. On the whole, Superman Returns fully deserves to be the summer blockbuster it looks set to become. See it on a very, very big screen.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(524)Great Escapist Entertainment
By Chrisaljack (321 reviews) from Hellingly , 01 Jan 2013A fitting tribute to Christopher Reeves with Brandon Routh making an excellent substitute for the Man of Steel. Great escapist entertainment.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Brandon Routh epitomises Christopher Reeve
By a customer , 26 Dec 2012what an explosive opener, when Superman saves Lois on the plane, i was compelled to watch that scene twice. I enjoyed this film, Brandon Routh was an excellent superman, I expected him to do another film, but alas he was cut short. One error made it a 4 star rating, for instance, in the original 2nd film Superman was human, when he he had a relationship with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), so the son in this film could not have superhuman powers. A small point, but still an excellent film non the less.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Superman returns kinda
By bewareshadows (2 reviews) , 15 Dec 2012For me it's a better than average film. At the cinema it brings that little bit more to the blockbuster than on DVD, but it's still a nice film. I prefered it to the originals as I found the originals just that little bit too cheesy. The problem with all superman films is the nature of Superman himself. A hero who is more or less invunerable is always going to take a little bit out of the story as the threat level to the hero is minimal. I thought spacey was a better Lex than most previous versions. Not amazing but still pretty good film foddder.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A great fun hero movie
By Franco72 (54 reviews) , 09 Dec 2012When I first heard Superman was returning I was excited as i grew up with those movies and I am now enjoying them with my own kids. So I took a chance and was pleased with what I saw. The movie updates the story and has all the elements of a good hero movie with a dark element thrown in. The fact that Superman does have a weakness, the baddie gets his comeuppance and ends with the possibility of a sequel .Plus the original film score was there which always give me goosebumps. Good fun for fans of the original franchise and new super fans as well.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Poor film, almost as bad as the Tobey Maguire Spiderman franchise...
By a customer , 04 Dec 2012Two word review... Shark Sandwich... and no-one likes a shark sandwich. The characters were all meh and Spacey should have made this film better, but he didn't. You'd have a better Superman experience if you tied a tea towel round your neck and ran around your bathroom for two hours in your speedos!- Was this review helpful to you?
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