Superman Returns (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] | ![Superman Returns (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5192ucOsSDL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  779 reviews
Sales Rank: 35307
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 154 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: HD81037
UPC: 012569810372
EAN: 0012569810372
ASIN: B000J10KTQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: November 28, 2006
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SPANNING OVER ONE THOUSAND YEARS, & THREE PARALLEL STORIES, THIS IS A STORY OF LOVE, DEATH, SPIRITUALITY & FRAGILITY OF OUR EXISTENCE IN THIS WORLD.
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If Richard Donner's 1978 feature film Superman: The Movie made us believe a man could fly, Bryan Singer's 2006 follow-up, Superman Returns, lets us remember that a superhero movie can make our spirits soar. Superman (played by newcomer Brandon Routh) comes back to Earth after a futile five-year search for his destroyed home planet of Krypton. As alter ego Clark Kent, he's eager to return to his job at the Daily Planet and to see Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). Lois, however, has moved on: she now has a fiancé (James Marsden), a son (Tristan Leabu), and a Pulitzer Prize for her article entitled "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." On top of this emotional curveball, his old archrival Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) is plotting the biggest land grab in history. Singer, who made a strong impression among comic-book fans for his work on the X-Men franchise and directed Spacey in The Usual Suspects, brings both a fresh eye and a sense of respect to the world's oldest superhero. He borrows John Williams's great theme music and Marlon Brando's voice as Jor-El, and the story (penned by Singer's X-Men collaborators Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris) is a sort-of-sequel to the first two films in the franchise (choosing to ignore that the third and fourth movies ever happened). The humorous and romantic elements give the movie a heart, Singer's art-deco Metropolis is often breathtaking, and the special effects are elegant and spectacular, particularly an early airplane-disaster set-piece. Of the cast, Routh is excellent as the dual Superman/Clark, Spacey is both droll and vicious as Luthor, and Parker Posey gets the best lines as Luthor's moll Kitty. But at 23, Bosworth seems too young for the five-years-past-grizzled Lois. It's nice to see Noel Neill, Jack Larson (both from the classic Adventures of Superman TV series), and Eva Marie-Saint on the screen as well. Superman Returns is one of those projects that was in development for seemingly forever, but it was worth the wait -- it's the most enjoyable superhero movie since Spider-Man 2 and The Incredibles. --David Horiuchi More Superman 
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 Suprman Returns... Not All Good February 8, 2010
HarryRfromNE (North Shore area of MA, USA)
I generally liked the movie, but why can't the Liberal Hollywood agenda take a break? Why did they have to have Lois Lane pregnant out of marriage?
They went out of their way to advance their agenda, instead of making a movie all Superman fans and others could watch without any moral objections!
Dukes of Hazzard remake had to have pot at the end, etc.
I heard they are going back to the drawing board and remaking Superman again.
This time fellas, just make a great movie, and keep your liberal agenda out of it.
They had Lois get pregnant out of wedlock, but they decided to hide Superman's real-sized 'package'.
Seems inconsistent to me.
 Nearly 20 Years and we get this February 8, 2010
L. Cabos (planet earth)
Bryan Singer's take on the Man of Steel. Said to be a sequel to SUPERMAN & SUPERMAN II, it lacks the feel of the Donner film and not even the Donner/Lester amalgamation that is the 2nd film. I like Brandon Routh as Kent/Superman. He isn't Christopher Reeve but he does a pretty decent job. Kevin Spacey is a truly vile and vicious Lex Luthor, Parker Posey a trip as his girlfriend Kitty. Frank Langella is ok as Perry White (stepping in after Hugh Laurie had to bow out), Sam Huntington a good Jimmy Olson and Eva Marie Saint as Ma Kent. As the acting goes, the weak link is Kate Bosworth. She is such a lousy Lois Lane. What killed this project -- it was a $200 million production that made money but not enough (movies have to do double their cost to break EVEN) -- it is dark, it is violent and long and kinda boring. What Singer managed to infuse into the X-Men franchise he couldn't do for the Man of Steel. Will we see another Superman adventure on the big screen? I am confident. It might be years but you can't keep a good man down.
Superman Returns DVD movie. January 20, 2010
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not A Super Man fan, but I thought the movie was good, except Kevin Spacey who I can't stand due to his political stance. So it was Appropriate for him to be the Villain in my opinion.Overall though the movie is enjoyable to watch. I give it 3-4 1/2 stars.
Bryan Singer's Man of Steel is a Weak Link January 15, 2010
Wadsworth Spottsbottom (Troy, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bryan Singer did a phenomenal job with the X-MEN movies but his SUPERMAN RETURNS shows an obvious love for the Christopher Reeve movies -- but a serious misunderstanding as far as what makes Superman appealing. This is a weird, unsatisfying film that's just not funny or even romantic in any regard.
The reason being is that Singer brings his own personal agenda into the franchise where it doesn't belong. Superman here is a deadbeat dad with a bastard son -- elements that NO prior Superman story ever had -- and that entire subplot of the movie doesn't work at all. Do you want to see Batman or Spider-Man as a single parent? Singer should have made his own personal story about this material, not tried to graft it onto a Superman film. The casting also fails to work -- Kate Bosworth is a disaster as Lois, and there's no chemistry between her and Brandon Routh, who does what he can with the limp dialogue but also fails to register. Kevin Spacey likewise doesn't come across well as Lex Luthor.
There's a lot of talk but not a lot of fun here. Tellingly, SUPERMAN RETURNS failed to deliver on its initial box-office grosses -- and as fans have stated ever since the movie came out, nobody wanted to see this film's story (with Superman's "super kid" offspring) carried forward. Thus, the franchise is dead again -- fans can stick with the later seasons of SMALLVILLE instead, which are far more satisfying despite taking their own liberties with the material.
A Superman " What If Story " January 12, 2010
S. X. Lyvers (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Superman is the man. This movie is seeing the character on the big screen afetr a long time, but doesn;t reflect the complete character and his world. Bryan Singer and his team seemed to have seen the first movie of Superman and that is it. Watch the making of documentary and you will see one of his crew members reading "The Making Of Superman: The Movie" instead of a Superman comic book. This made me feel bad especially with my favorite superhero. Why is it that the animated features and shows go full out with the enemies and stories until we hit film and there is this tied down feeling with only one villian, Lex Luthor...as if Braniac, Metallo, Darkseid, Toyman, Parasite, Titano, Lobo, Gog, Bloodsport, Atlas, Doomsday, and others would never be seen in Superman film universe (makes us feel lucky they used Zod for 1.2 films). Also, switching the romance and add the child of _______ into the story makes no sense and illustrates no one did their homework. Imagine if Peter Jackson made Lord of The Rings with only seeing the animated TV special Return Of The King in the 80s without reading any of the books, the trilogy would be a one movie deal and a musical.
They did put a lot of hard work into the movie to make it look good, but I wish they tried more with the characters and the story. That's difference with Batman Begins and Superman Returns...Christopher Nolan being more of a fan of the superhero's mythology rather than liking a few films of done in the past.
The story is written from the outside looking into the character at a distance. The movie is enjoyable to see Superman on the big screen but fails to give Superman the credit he has in the comic books. It fails to take him to the next level of where he is now. Smallville is doing a better job at the mythology. Minus 2 stars for story and lack of work, but the movie is made well and may please anyone who doesn't know much about Superman but the basics to pass a Trivial Persuit game.
I got this movie to support the Man Of Steel and the middle part is fun especially the airplane save. Hang in there for the future for Superman and i highly recommend Superman: Doomsday and Superman/Batman: Public Enemies for those are way closer to the character and those great books. Maybe in time DC and Warner Bros. will treat us with a wholesome Superman Motion Picture like Marvel made up for Hulk with Incredible Hulk.
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