5:13 AM - Blu-Ray Movie Roundup: Superman
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As the summer's first franchise reboot, "X-Men: First Class"
failed to fully invigorate the movie season. But on home video,
studios are redoubling their efforts to find way to breathe new
life into older film series, starting with high-definition
upgrades, and continuing with new extras and extended editions.
Take a look at our choices for this week's top releases on Blu-ray
: Superman.
Along with Fox's release last year of its Alien Anthology,
The Superman
Motion
Picture Anthology (1978-2006) is perhaps the best Blu-ray box set
I've yet encountered. Similar (though not identical) to the DVD set
released in 2006, this Warner Bros. effort (in stores this Tuesday)
includes all seven versions of the five films that were produced
over the course of a quarter-century. If you are also a movie fan,
you can rip this blu ray movie to your own home video by using a
bluray ripper.
Superman Anthology (Warner Home Video) - Making audiences
believe a man can fly was Richard Donner's challenge when he
undertook the original "Superman" in 1978, but some 20-plus years
later the only question that remains is "how good can
high-definition make that man flying look?" The answer is
surprisingly satisfying, thanks to transfers which, although some
of them have existed for several years, do a wonderful job of
creating a vivid and authentic comic book world on screen. (This
set marks the debut of the "Superman" theatrical cut as well as
"Superman III" and "IV" on Blu-ray, and all look terrific
regardless how bad the latter two are as movies.) At the same time,
this set carries over all of the extra materials of the 2006 SD
set, which means that it comes almost overstuffed with
documentaries, featurettes, interviews, commentaries, cartoons, and
much more.
For my money, Superman (1978) still remains the best
superhero movie ever made, full of humor, heart, and an iconic
performance by Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. An Oscar
winner for its visual effects, this exciting adventure also
contains one of John Williams' best scores, a rich screenplay by
the heavyweight team of Mario Puzo (The Godfather), Robert Benton
(Bonnie and Clyde), David Newman (ditto) and Leslie Newman, and
terrific performances down the line, including Gene Hackman as Lex
Luthor, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and Valerie Perrine as Eve
Teschmacher (the last-named making my teen heart race during the
picture's original run).
Superman II (1981), in which our hero squares off against
three super-foes (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack
O'Halloran), is slam-bang entertainment, capturing the style of an
actual comic book better than just about any other adaptation that
comes to mind. The first movie's director, Richard Donner, was
famously replaced on this sequel (by Richard Lester) after ample
filming, an occurrence which finally gave way in 2006 to Superman
II: The Richard Donner Cut.
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