Superman (DVD) Reviews

Superman. The greatest of all known superheroes and the only man who can wear his underwear outside of his trousers and still remain relatively dignified. He's an Earthbound God and Boy Scout rolled into one and not even Batman brandishes such an iconic logo. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932, Superman's alter ego is Clark ...  Read the complete review

Originally released way back in 1978, Superman was one of the most ambitious attempts to bring the big blue do-gooder to the big screen. Its testament to the talent of all those involved that over 30 years later, it is still a watchable and entertaining film. Superman: the Movie essentially acts as the origin story Supes' ...  Read the complete review

Wow, I almost feel honored to be writing a review on this film! Superman is surely the Grandaddy of all Superhero films. Its the original and possibly the best. From this one film we got several excellent and a few poor sequals. We got the new adventures of Superman and of course we got Smallville and lots of other bits and pieces. ...  Read the complete review

This original superman film was released in 1978 and starred the late great Christopher Reeve, as well as Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. This film covers a great deal of the superman story from his origins on the planet Krypton to his life on earth as a teenager in Smallville and his life as the mild-mannered and bumbling ...  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, ...  Read the complete review

The original Superman in all its glory and, in my opinion, this is still comfortably the best super hero movie of all time. Obviously the special effects are not what you see in the cinema these day and don't even come close to the hit TV series Smallville which profiles the young Clark Kent growing up to become the man of ...  Read the complete review

On a planet far, far away from earth called Krypton a scientist, Jor-El is unable to convince the planets rulers that Krypton will soon be destroyed, in order to save his planet's race and his planets heritage, he sends his baby son to earth. His son crash lands in a field and is found by a loving couple in Smallville (Martha ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

The most famous onscreen incarnation of the DC Comics superhero-cum-American cultural icon endured a lengthy, exhaustive and troubled production. It lasted from sometime in 1975 until just weeks before its 25th December 1978 theatrical premiere. Yet, despite all its behind-the-scenes shenanigans, the film proved a huge success in every ...  Read the complete review

Movies based on comic books are currently pretty hot stuff in Hollywood with every studio looking to get the rights to every superhero the world of ink drawings has to offer. You can hardly blame them because ever since Superman, if a comic book adaptation is done right then it's a very big cash cow. Superman was made over ...  Read the complete review

Comic book to big screen crossovers have been a somewhat hit and miss affair over the years, for every X-men there’s a ‘Swamp thing’ but for me the original has never been bettered. In 1978 the world was made to believe that a man could fly, that man was Christopher Reeve and with the adaptation of ...  Read the complete review

As a bit of scene setting, imagine all the world’s morons filling the Trafford Centre with the biggest queue imaginable, just so they can have Posh Spice sign their copy of her autobiography. I pass them by, hiding a smirk, proposing to browse the DVD section of WHSmith and spend no money. But a moment of weakness overcomes me; as ...  Read the complete review

There is much to be said about Richard Donner's landmark 1978 film. From its comic book opening to the antics of the Superheroes and Supervillains within this film is obviously an adaptation of what is essentially a children's story, a work of fantasy. However, this adaptation was like none that had gone before it and it ...  Read the complete review

***DVD REVIEW*** The fact that this movie is on DVD may seem redundant to some people; after all, it has been on TV several times. But even so, this more than 2 decades-old movie is still worth getting on DVD. The extras on it and the clear picture and sound are worth a twenty dollar investment, especially if you like to toss ...  Read the complete review

Being a fan of the superman films, especially 1 and 2, I was pleased to see the release of the Expanded Edition DVD. A number of scenes have been added to the main movie, and the number of special features on the DVD make the purchase well worth the money. To the Movie. The movie on the DVD is the original ...  Read the complete review

Considering this movie was made in the late 1970s, it presents us with the most perfect Superman ever seen on screen. Christopher Reeve plays both the superhero and his alter ego Clark Kent with great relish, and Clark is still the wimp, whereas later comics turned him into almost as much a superhero as the S-Man himself. Margot Kidder ...  Read the complete review

We see planet Krypton just before it explodes. We see clarks real father Jor-El played by Marlon Brando sending three criminals into the phantom zone. After which he meets with the council and is told off for his conviction that Krypton is doomed. He then returns home to his wife and infant son (superman) Krypton explodes and ...  Read the complete review

Still the best of the comic book heros, althrough visually the 'Batman' films have moved into a higher class. Here Christopher Reeve dons the lycra to set off and save the world from dastardly villain Gene Hackman. Margot Kidder makes her first appearance as Lois Lane, the love of Clark Kent's life. This was the film for ...  Read the complete review

Yep the Comic Book character hits the big screen, although al be it in a mediocre attempt at film making. It’s not a terribly bad attempt at a film but all the comic Book years could never be squished into a 2 hour piece, but they gave it a good go. It starts off with a very interesting idea of what Krypton was like (very pants) ...  Read the complete review