Superman: Doomsday
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Actor: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James MarstersBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 110831
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- The most shocking showdown in Superman history! When Lexcorp accidentally unearths the intergalactic serial killer Doomsday, Superman battles the creature head on in the fight of his life.literally. The world collectively mourns their fallen hero; humanity realizes it will never feel truly safe again. Superman's enemies rejoice all but Lex Luthor, who grieves the loss in his own demented manner,
Movie Reviews of Superman: Doomsday
Movie Review: The Ultimate Battle for the Man of Steel...
Summary: 5 Stars
In 1992, one of the biggest events in comics' history was taking place over the course of multiple issues of DC Comics' long-running 'Superman' titles. That event would be the landmark 'Death of Superman' storyline. That storyline followed by the 'World Without a Superman' and 'Return of Superman' storylines contain some of the best moments in the Man of Steel's enduring career (in my opinion), and to this day rank amongst some of my most favorite comic book stories ever written. Fans of the comics, myself included, have often wondered and even hoped that one day a movie would be made chronicling this story, but realistically I knew it would never happen, not in live action anyway. Too much money, much too massive of a storyline, and the studios didn't appear to be all that interested. However, after the massive successes of "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Superman: The Animated Series" followed by "Justice League", animator/director Bruce Timm was given the go-ahead by Warner Brothers to begin work on an adaptation of this very storyline to be told in the form of animation. A medium that is perfectly suited for just this type of epic story. And with Bruce Timm at the helm, I figured that this particular property was in really good hands.
"Superman: Doomsday" is a loose adaptation of the epic storyline chronicling Superman's death and resurrection. When Lexcorp accidentally unearths a spaceship, they unknowingly cause the release of a merciless killer monster. As the monster known as Doomsday cuts a massive swath of damage, only one man appears capable of stopping such an evil force of nature. And so, Superman (Adam Baldwin) flies head-on into battle against the creature, matching him blow for blow, neither combatant seeming to have an advantage over the other. As the battle wears on Superman makes one final, last-ditch attempt to stop Doomsday, but sadly in order to stop him, Superman sacrificed himself in the process as well. While the world mourns the loss of it's greatest hero, everything seems so bleak and the world needs a hero. When suddenly it appears that Superman may not be dead after all. As a man who appears to be Superman begins saving the citizens of Metropolis once more, people are both excited to see their hero alive, but curious how it's possible. However, as Superman begins to act much colder than he used to, showing no mercy at times to criminals, the citizen's of Metropolis wonder if maybe this 'Superman' may not actually be the real deal. To complicate matters even further another Superman appears, this one in a black suit, claiming to be the true Man of Steel. But which hero is the true one?
After achieving so much success with DC's many characters in animated form, would Bruce Timm's apparent golden touch work on the Man of Steel's best-selling graphic novel? The answer would be a resounding, 'Yes', and with flying colors, too. Bruce Timm's work here is among his finest, the animation is crisp (as we've come to expect from his work), the story is well-paced with plenty of action and drama, and the voice actors he gathered together are excellent as always.
I had rather high expectations with this particular movie, not just because I knew the talent behind the movie was exceptional, but also because this is such a beloved character and story arc that you want it to be done faithfully. Now, I know that this movie differs from the overall storyline from the comics, but as the creative team had pointed out there's not near enough time in a 75 minute movie to tell the amount of story contained in the Death and Return of Superman storyline. So of course some trimming was going to be required, and I wasn't at all disappointed by the results. I thought the creative license that was taken was appropriate, I mean sure one does miss the chance to see the Cyborg Superman, the Eradicator, and Superboy, even Steel on some minor level. But you have to realize there was no way to show all of that unless you spread the story out over multiple movies (which would have been great). In place of them Bruce and his team have rolled up all of those characters into one specific character in the movie, so on some level you do get a slight hint of each of those pretenders to the throne.
The actors that were chosen to bring their animated counterparts to life were all ones that had not previously been associated with any of the series' that Bruce Timm and his team had worked on over the years. A move that I somewhat liked, but also was a little frustrated with. I understood that the intention is to make these animated movies that Warner Brothers is producing be separate entities from the previous animated series', but I would have liked hearing Tim Daly or George Newbern voicing Superman ("Superman: The Animated Series" and "Justice League" respectively) or even Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor again. Even without those actors, the cast for this movie was spot-on. I thought that Adam Baldwin did a terrific job of voicing Superman, and made it a point to provide different vocal inflections to signal the difference between Superman and the pretender. Anne Heche, though not my first choice for Lois Lane, actually did a really good job, and a couple of parts I actually really felt for her even though it was a cartoon. The remainder of the supporting cast were all equally strong in their performances, and each character was brought to life in very vivid ways that furhter enhanced the enjoyment I had for this movie. The quality of the voice acting, as it did during the various series', continues to serve as a testament to the terrific voice direction from Andrea Romano (long-time collaborator on the various animated series').
If there's one thing that can be said for Bruce Timm and company, is that they definitely know their heroes, and how to produce high-quality projects that allow them to resonate with the widest audience, from the hard core fans to the average viewer, there's a little something for everyone in each of their properties. From long-running animated series' to feature films, the future definitely seems bright for DC Comics' characters. In regards to this new batch of animated films that Warner Brothers and DC Comics are working on, "Superman: Doomsday" is definitely an incredible start, and sets the bar rather high for the films that will follow.
"Superman: Doomsday" is rated PG-13 for violence, language, and minor sensuality.
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