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Superman The Movie: Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Glenn Ford, Richard Donner, Trevor Howard, Maria Schell, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Terence Stamp, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, Christopher Reeve, Susannah York See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 5 hours and 39 minutes |
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Decades before blockbuster Extended Cuts were common, Superman proved a true “Man of Tomorrow.” Superman: The Movie received an ahead-of-its-time makeover for its television premiere – nearly 40 more minutes of story, creating a two-night television event. Audiences had already been swept off their feet by Christopher Reeve’s Last Son of Krypton, and now there was more to enjoy. Unseen in decades, this version is paired here with Richard Donner’s definitive vision of his film, the Special Edition Director’s Cut (2000), to create a supersized celebration of Metropolis’ favorite son that preserves the director’s intent while feeding superfan demands.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Audio Description: : Spanish
- Director : Richard Donner
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 5 hours and 39 minutes
- Release date : October 3, 2017
- Actors : Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper
- Dubbed: : French, Spanish
- Subtitles: : German, English
- Studio : Warner Bros.
- ASIN : B075TDZV1P
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,032 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #121 in Science Fiction Blu-ray Discs
- #538 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
- #644 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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The movie opens in 1938,with a child reading from "Action Comics" where it all began when Jerry Shuster and Joel Siegel, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland, Ohio, created the comic strip. They said this was inspired by the Holy Scriptures, The Book of Exodus, the story of Moses. We see "The Daily Planet" building in black and white. Then the camera pans upward past the full moon toward the night sky and we the fantastic opening credits, ( the graphics, new at the time, are still used in many commercials today.) Then we hear composer John Williams great score, as good as his score for "Star Wars", the year before. Then we go past the red Krypton sun and see the frozen planet Krypton. We are then introduced to "Jor-El" , council man and scientist, played by the great Marlon Brando. He tells his fellow council man that the the planet will be destroyed in 30 days by the Krypton sun. The council don't agree, so he will send his infant son "Kal-EL" on a trip to Earth. Jor-El's wife Lara well played by Susannah York asks "Why Earth Jor-El? They're primitives, thousands of years behind us. Joe-El, "He will need that advantage to survive. His dense molecular structure will make him strong. He will look like one of them." Lara-"He won't be one of them. He'll be odd, different." Jor-El ,"He'll be fast, virtually invulnerable." Lara-"He'll be isolated, alone." Jor-El, "He'll never be alone."
Mario Puzo author of "The Godfather" was hired to write the original story. Richard Donner who directed "The Omen" in 1976 which was a big hit, was hired as Director. He does a really great job. Donner was dissatisfied, thought Puzo's story was too campy and brought in Tom Mankiewicz for a rewrite. Mankiewicz co- wrote the James Bond flicks "Diamonds are Forever" from 1971; "Live and Let Die" from 1973: "The Man with Golden Gun" from 1974: "The Spy Who Loved Me" from 1977 and "Moonraker" from 1979. Ben Mankiewicz of TCM, Turner Classic Movies is his cousin. Donner and Mankiewicz contribute an entertaining commentary on the DVD. Donner didn't want to parody and didn't want to take it too seriously. The first DVD has 45 minutes of additional footage not seen in the theatrical version. Includes some fantastic scenes. The second DVD, hosted by Marc McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen, an entertaining look at the making of and behind the scenes.
This was one of the most expensive movies ever made up to that time. Arnold Schwarzenegger lobbied hard for the role but was ignored. The role was offered to Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Warren Beatty and they all turned it down. Sylvester Stallone was interested but Director Donner wanted an unknown for the role. And he found Christopher Reeve who was great as Clark Kent and the last son of Krypton who would become known as Superman. It features a great supporting cast including Glenn Ford as Jonathan Kent who tells his adopted son that "You were put here for a reason." Gene Hackman as the villain Lex Luthor and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane. This is the kind of family friendly entertainment Hollywood should make more of. GOD bless Marlon Brando, Richard Donner, Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve. Rest in Peace. The tagline for the movie poster read.... " You'll Believe A Man Can Fly."
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
To be fair, I think Norm Jewison is largely correct, but from a director's standpoint of "totalitarian dictator for the life of the film" I think there's a tendency to treat said project just a little much as their personal kingdom. Unless they wrote the script we directors really don't have too much in the way of morally asserting what should stay or what should go in a film. We shot the thing, but we didn't invent the story.
And this is where the three hour cut of this film shines. Every so often this film does marginally get bogged down in extra footage, but the pacing is about the same as the theatrical release. It may not be Donner's intended vision (with all due to the extremely talented individual that he is), but the director didn't write the basic tale upon which the film is based. That would be Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, two Jewish New York boys who turned their passion into a dream as young men. Of course, they got screwed for it later on ... but that's another story.
The added footage helps ties things up and adds more exposition to explain some of the details that some of us were wondering about when the film was initially released. There's more exposition when Superman makes his debut, there's more footage regarding the land buyout in California, some of the scenes are extended here and there, and so forth.
And I actually like it better than the theatrical release. I have my issues with the film in and of itself, but I do think that this is an improvement over the original film.
Give it a shot.
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Reviewed in Brazil on February 12, 2022