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"Bit of a Letdown", I've been a comic book geek for what feels like forever. Some of my earliest memories are of being taken out to the local magazine store by my father and just pouring over all the different worlds there was that I could immerse myself in. In my collecting career, there were probably three moments that I'd consider real highlights. The first was the 'Knightfall' storyline when Bane broke Batman's back, the second was the 'Dark Phoenix' saga in the Marvel universe, and finally there was the 'Death of Superman.' Needless to say, when I found out a 'Superman-Doomsday' DVD was being developed; the nerd in me was doing cartwheels. I'm sorry to say that after seeing the finished product, I was left pretty let down.

I'll start with the animation itself. It's obvious that Bruce Timm's fingerprints were all over this. That being said, I'm scratching my head over the decision to set this outside the standard continuity of the Superman series that Timm helped to create. Clark Kent is drawn with these weird facial lines that I suppose was done to make him look a little older. The problem with this is why you would then de-age everyone else? Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and the rest of the supporting cast seem to appear younger then they should. Why wouldn't you just use the same character template that the animated series used?

The voice acting was OK, but the cast had me (again) puzzled. I don't understand the choice not to bring in the original voice-actors (George Newbern or Tim Daly/ Dana Delany/ Clancy Brown), all of whom had been voicing the same roles for quite awhile now. Just as an example, I mentioned earlier that Lois Lane looks younger; Ann Heche was then the choice to lend her voice? Not that Heche didn't do a credible job, it's just that she "sounds" about as old as she probably is. Her voice didn't seem to fit her younger-looking avatar. Even the relationship between Lois and Superman "looked" odd now that they appeared to have such a pronounced age difference.

Reviewers had mentioned this before, but the storyline itself is butchered. Playing devil's advocate though, I understand a lot of these changes had to be made. In the comics, this story-arc was massive. It took a long time to resolve, involved a ton of characters, and happened across (I think) about four or five books. There's simply too much material to squeeze into an hour and a half and have it make any sense at all. Having said that, however, as far as I'm aware, this went direct to DVD and was never on any network broadcast; the running time on the film is definitely under eighty minutes. Timm and company, considering they didn't have to take commercial breaks into account, realistically, probably had about ten extra minutes (at least) that they could have used to add meat to the story.

Speaking of the story, one of the things I enjoyed the most about the comic book version was the sense of scale. It was jaw-dropping watching Doomsday crash to earth and systematically dismantle the DC universe. Watching hero after hero fall to him, and watching the Justice League torn apart by him gave Doomsday's power the proper sense of scale. The comic accomplished two things by the time the showdown between Superman and Doomsday was ready to take place. The first is, as I mentioned, that you had plenty of time to appreciate just how powerful Doomsday actually is and the second, after the fall of the Justice League, is that it properly portrays Superman as (literally) the 'last line of defense.' In the animated film, I feel like this sense of scale is completely lost. Doomsday, in my opinion, just looks like a beast that shows up and got a little lucky. Taking the Justice League out of the equasion and not seeing the reaction of the rest of the DC universe, seems to rob Superman's death of its significance.

This goes back to my earlier point about the running time, but I don't understand why we saw so little of Doomsday. I'd venture to guess his time on screen is about a third of the total running time. Considering the title, I really thought he'd be around longer. This is more a story of Superman and his clone then Doomsday.

All in all, Superman-Doomsday isn't awful. It's just that I feel if a couple of decisions were made differently that this could have gone immediately from just `OK' to `Outstanding.' My biggest complaint, and it's a point I know I keep going back to, is that there just doesn't seem to be the proper sense of scale for anything. If DC chose to recreate one of their premiere story-lines, they did themselves a disservice by not putting it in the proper context.


"Not The comics, but a Great Grown up adventure", If you are an adult that has always enjoyed comics, or are buying for a teenager then this is a great buy. It is not the same as the comic books. But the interviews with the director show the differences, this happens in a world were there are no other superhero's other than Superman. It is a stand alone movie, and it is dark which is why I recommend it for adults.

I have 2 little boys (3 & 4) and I won't let them watch, this because there is a lot of death.

Then again I personally enjoy the direct to dvd Cartoon Movies that have been released, Ultimate Avengers, Young Avengers, JLA: The final Frontier, and Superman Doomsday.

If you are a fan of comics and cartoons, and understand that not every story needs to fit into "continuity" then this is great.

However if this is for a young person, or someone new to comics it may come off as confusing.

For the old hats at this it's a must watch if not a must own. For all those young fans and new comers you may want to pass on it

"Surprised by how much I liked it.", I wasn't sure how much I would like this video when I first purchased it, since none of my friends had seen it to give me any feedback. I don't read comics very often, but I was familiar with the basic story behind the movie. I really did like the movie, I thought that the action sequences were great, I guess I am too used to Saturday morning cartoons where they don't get to show too much. This movie is definitely for a more mature audience than for little kids, it deserves the PG-13 rating. I only wish that it had been a little longer, even though it was plenty long.
The extras on the dvd take up more time than I had anticipated. I was pleased that they had a whole hour practically on the back story of the season where they decided to run this story. It was very interesting, and helped the rest of my family better understand what was going on.
One thing I noticed when I put it in and began watching was that Superman/Kent has really harsh lines on his face that make him look older. When some of my family came in later on in the movie they all asked, "Why is he so ugly?" I thought that the rest of the animation was really good besides that though.
It was a fun movie to watch and I am glad that I have now added it to my collection.

"Overpromote - Underdeliver (Movie Content Discussed!)", I was truly disappointed with every aspect of this movie. Before I watched it I was expecting something spectacular and worthy of the name DC Comics/Universe. Instead, the animation was simple, the acting too rigid and forced, and the storyline too obvious and somewhat embarrassing.

MOVIE CONTENT DISCUSSION BELOW!!

Why was I embarrassed? Well for starters the "Eveil Toyman" was just bizarre and creepy, but not creepy in the "Wow that character is so creepy that I feel empathy for the victims" but creepy in a "I'm really uncomfortable watching this in the company of my friends wondering if they're thinking what I'm thinking and that eerie silence kinda says I'm right." The role was totally a strange introduction, plus the actor that played the role reminded me of Andy Circus but without the convincing zealousness.

Then, to have Superman actually "Die" at the hands of a "Monster" with big ole' teeth and claws for knuckles and mega big was a huge disappointment. So Superman has tackled every single entity in the universe but a big ole' strong being from another planet that is ancient apparently is too much of a brute for the invincible man from Krypton. Why didn't the writers spend a little more time really coming up with something that was more convincing like a liquid / gaseous villain that doesn't have the intelligence of right and wrong, just plain eveil with a killer instinct that even Superman has never seen? Something that could evade Superman in a way besides brute contact? After watching the "Extras" and viewing how proud the writers were about the effort they put forth into the "Death of Superman" surely they could have come up with something much better than "Super Hulk." Also, how is Superman serving the good city of Metropolis by having it out "IN" the city? Didn't he just kill a ton of people why he pounded his opponents 911 style? That above all was the most offensive part of the storyline, the disregard for the fact this superhero just did major damage to his beloved city. But everyone seems okay with that though, no harm no foul. It's all good. WHAH???

Finally my disappointment is rounded off by an animation style that seems so overdone and bland. "Oooo wow, a building is exploding. Oh my look, those two are going to crash into another building that looks like something from the T.V. show." Why didn't they step it up a bit? There has been so many new styles of animation created by innovators who are making a name for themselves in the industry. Why not take some of their craft and mend it into the movie?

Ugh! It's time that I will never get back and next time I hear about a DC Comic event that even smells like "The Death of" I'll be certain to stay far away.

"Again?", Ok, this is the same exact film that was released in 2007 except it comes with a disc 2. So, if you want to see new behind the scenes, this is good. But, the film also is very unenjoyable. It doesn't have the drama of the comic book story nor the characters. In my opinion, what made the "Death and Life of Superman" so fun to read was the reactions that the other heroes in the DC Universe had to Doomsday before the final fight and later the "Funeral for a Friend" series then the "Reign of the Supermen" plot. The Death of Superman rocked the entire DC Universe and that fact is simply ignored in this animated feature. For the DC Animators to do this right, they would have to tell the story in a Justice League Unlimited story and be a 3 parter at the very least!

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"Y encima mas sacan edicion doble????", Por favor señores de DC Comics y Warner, tengan decencia, con lo mala que fue la edicion de un disco, ahora quieren sacar la de dos????.

A las personas que van a comprar este DVD les recomiendo que primero lean el comic. Si esta pelicula hubiera sido la mitad de lo buena que fue la secuencia del comic hubiera sido un best seller, pero se quedo totalmente lejos de la calidad de la historieta, siendo esta uno de los mas vendidos de todos los tiempos. Espero de verdad que esto ayude a la gente a respetar el espiritu de los comics y principalmente de los mas vendidos, como ha sido la saga de "La Muerte de Superman"... mejor compren el comic, sera mas economico... y en verdad lo disfrutaran.

"When a Superman dies...", The first in a line of straight to DVD animated features adapted from classic DC stories, Superman: Doomsday re-tells the much maligned Death of Superman saga from the early 90's in animated form, and despite what many of the negative reviews here say otherwise, it works. The Man of Steel (voiced by Serenity's Adam Baldwin) is in love with Lois Lane (voiced quite stiffly by Anne Heche) and both are enjoying their relationship, until his world is rocked by the arrival of the murderous creature Doomsday, who is inadvertantly let loose by Lex Luthor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer's James "Spike" Marsters). If you've read the comics, you know what happens next, but the animated feature wisely ignores the Reign of the Supermen part of the arc, in place of an imposter created by Luthor, which results in an apocalyptic showdown. Being the first in a line of newly animated features, don't go into this expecting something among the lines of the DC animated series' that had come before it. The animation itself looks similar to what we've seen before (veteran animator Bruce Timm is heavily involved here), but the tone is noticibly different. The voice acting is solid (Marsters is magnificent as Luthor, while Baldwin is servicable as Superman) and the action is nicely orchestrated as well, all of which makes Superman: Doomsday an animated treat. This new two-disc edition has a few new features, including episodes from the underrated 90's Superman animated series, but there isn't anything else here that really warrants getting double-dipped for.

"Great Idea, Bad Execution", The animation is very similiar to the justice league dvd. I thought this would be very similiar to the comic but it wasn't even close, and it was a summarized version of the comics. It didn't even involve the other supermen...

It wouldn't be bad if i hadn't read the comics, which i suggest over this...

"Well told story, TERRIBLE animation!", I wonder, is the reason they keep putting out movies with this caliber of animation because somewhere, some big-wig still thinks of most animation to still be for kids? Even in this day and age of a growing number of "Mature" viewers who rememeber all of these stories from our youth, do the makers of the movies still think that they are only for kids on Saturday morning? This telling of the demise of argueably the most popular super hero of all time was disappointment and heart breaking because of the typical Saturday morning animation. I think that they should have used some of the animators from Batman: Gothem Nights. With its cutting edge, Japanese animation genious, the 6 stories seemed to flow together seemlessly and made for a much better view than Doomsday. The same could be said for The New Frontier the telling of how the Justice League was founded. I just hope the new Wonder Woman movie is not done in the same manner.

""SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY" is indeed a winner. Highly recommended!", It has been 15 years since the release of the "Death of Superman" comic books which was one of the coolest storylines to come from DVD comics and also to pump some needed energy into the Superman comic book series.

The storyline featured the intergalactic serial killer known as Doomsday. With super strength, virtually indestructible and the embodiment of evil, not even the Justice League could defeat him. That was until the bloody battle between Superman and Doomsday came to a head and in the end, Doomsday was defeated but Superman sacrificed his life to protect Metropolis and paid for it with his life.

With the release of the DVD of "SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY", the first animated Superman movie, is based on the popular battle.

Although the storyline of the animated movie is not exactly the same as the comic book series, the animated film manages to capture the essence of Superman and the bloody battle.

In this film, Superman and Lois Lane have been dating for six months. Lois wants to know more about Superman and she has a hunch that possibly he may be Clark Kent.

While the two are having a romantic vacation, Lex Luthor is still scheming on how to beat Superman and his corporat Lex Corp finds what may be an alien vessel (which turns out to be an imprisonment for whatever is inside). Of course, Lex Luthor authorizes the research team to open the alien vessel and Doomsday is unleashed.

Although the film focuses on the battle between Superman and Doomsday, the storyline goes in much deeper by focusing on the emotions of Lois Lane, Martha Kent and the people close to Superman post-death and that includes Lex Luthor who is so upset that he was not the person to stop Superman and feels cheated.

But all of a sudden when Metropolis needs a hero, a man with the blue tights and red cape is back. But is it really Superman?

So, the storyline is top notch and I wouldn't expect anything less from Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery and Brandon Vietti. Bruce Timm has worked on the awesome "Justice League" and "Batman" animated series and the storyline definitely delivers, thankfully to the cool screenplay by Duane Capizzi.

I must admit that I was not liking Superman's character design, since I was used to the animated series version and got so used to the "Justice League" animated series and to see Superman have lines around the cheek bones and a John Travolta style chin...(fortunately, not too Jay Leno) took some time getting used to.

As for the voice acting, Adam Baldwin did a great job as Superman and at first I was not too sure about Anne Heche's voice acting as Lois Lane. It was very different but as the film progressed, I got used to it and I admit, it was kind of unique for her character.

As for special features, the DVD comes with 70 minutes of special features including the "Documentary and Rebirth: Superman Lives!" which is an informative and awesome look of how the comic book creators came up with the "Death of Superman" back in the early 90's. I was impressed that they actually had a lot of video footage from the planning stages to the promotion. This feature alone is sure to be "golden" among Superman fans and readers who followed the "Death of Superman" series.

Also featured is a commentary by Bruce Tim and Duane Cappizi, voice director Andrea Romano and executive producer Gregory Noveck.

Also an exclusive sneak peak at DC Universe's "Justice League: The New Frontier", "Behind the Voice" featurette and "Superman's Last Stand Challenge".

I purchased my DVD from Wal-Mart and that comes with a bonus CD which features the actual "Death of Superman" comic book.

Although I tend to review mostly Japanese animation, when it comes to certain creators and people behind an animated series or film in the US, I have come to expect quality.

For me, Bruce Timm brings quality to DC characters and "SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY" does not disappoint one bit, although loosely based on the comic series of the "Death of Superman", the storyline that they came up with for this animated film is still just as emotional and awesome as the storyline that ran in the comic books.

I was among the comic book readers who highly anticipated the comic book release back in 1993, in fact, I bought 4 bagged and 4 regular, the collector's card series and collected the whole run. That is how hardcore I was into the series. I loved every issue and admit I was skeptical about the animated film, because I knew that there would be no Doomsday vs. the Justice League, nor will there be the funeral which featured nearly every major super hero from the DC universe, nor the four who tried to take on Superman's legacy.

But I do trust Bruce Timm and he has not disappointed me once with the animated television series, so needless to say, after watching this DVD, I enjoyed every minute of it.

It's interesting because Marvel has released several cool animated films within the past two years but DC's first animated film since the "Batman" animated film years ago, with "SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY", this release is a grand slam.

Great storyline, awesome special features and featuring one of the most popular heroic icon in American culture, "SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY" is indeed a winner. Highly recommended!