Superman (DVD)

Superman is perhaps the most famous of superheroes. Many comics, cartoons, TV series and films have been made of the superbeing from the planet Krypton. This is the 1978 movie which spawned a host of following superman films. The Plot The planet Krypton is under danger of being destroyed by the red sun. Kal-El is sent by his parents to safety, and ends up landing on Earth in human form, in what people believe to be a meteor. He is taken in by the Kents, who raise him as their own. He adopts the name Clark, and heads to Metropolis to work as a journalist for the Daily Planet, where he meets and falls in love with Lois Lane. Before long, the world is ...  Read the complete review

The complete Superman collection DVD is a must if you are a Superman fan. It contains 4 of the movies: Superman the Movie - with restored elements and dynamically remixed digital audio. Superman II - The continuing story of the Man of Steel Superman III Superman - The Quest for Peace There are also tonnes of features included such as a feature length commentary by director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz with 10 added scenes The development of Superman documentary and the making of the movies 3 Screen tests Additional music cues Deleted scenes Vintage TV ...  Read the complete review

Superman is one of the best superhero films of all time with Christpher Reeves playing the lead role as Superman / Clark Kent .Its the story of a troubled Planet called Krypton which is in terrible turmoil as rthe planet is about to be destroyed by the impending approach of the nearby Red Sun which leads to two characters Jor-El and Lara seniding their son Kal-El on a journey to Earth to survive the devastation of their beloved planet. After a lengthy journey Kal-El arrives on Earth to be taken in by the caring Jonathon and Martha Kent where he adopts the name Clark .He is then brought up with the love and care from the kents learning morale values which us humans can ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on The Student Room and Flixster Superman is the original comic book adaptation, and sits alongside X-2, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight as one of the very best. It owes a lot to its magnificent star, the late Christopher Reeve, who "made us believe a man could fly", and of course, Richard Donner's assured direction. Superman isn't my favourite superhero (that'd be Batman), but it's difficult to deny how well crafted this is. The film opens as Superman's planet Krypton is in danger of being destroyed, so a Kryptonian named Jor-El sends his only son, Kal-El, in a transportation device to escape the planet, ...  Read the complete review

The Seventies was a dark time in cinema, the main fashion of films at the time was disaster movies such as Earthquake, The Poseidon Adventure or The Towering Inferno. These were films that saw people overcome the odds or attempted to survive by defying nature. So watching the first Superman film again on DVD makes you wonder exactly how easy it was for the the filmmakers to get financing to make a film that can only be described as epic in every sense of the word. Released back in 1978, Superman the Movie was the film that bought the American icon to the cinema screen for the first time ever. The cast were made up of names that even then were considered ...  Read the complete review