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This isn't your father's animated Superman!, 30 July 2007
7/10
Author: Norman Cook from Orange County, California

I saw the premiere of Superman Doomsday on July 26, 2007 at the San Diego Comic-Con. It rightfully earns a PG-13 rating for some very intense violence. Although impossible to condense the epic comic book saga into about 80 minutes, the movie captures the essence of the comic book series. The story moves along briskly in the first and third acts, with lots of death and destruction. The second act looks poignantly at a world without Superman. The scene between Lois Lane and Martha Kent brought a tear to my eye. The animation is of high quality. The characters are drawn somewhat differently than in previous incarnations. The way they drew the character cheekbones was a bit distracting at first, but I soon got used to it. Otherwise, the characters and the animation were quite nicely done. Overall, I enjoyed Superman Doomsday a lot and I look forward to more PG-13 interpretations from the DC universe.

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35 out of 57 people found the following comment useful :-
Hard hitting and will make you flinch, 21 August 2007
9/10
Author: bill james from United States

Saw this at the San Diego comic con and the 2 hour wait was worth it! Now this is a fresh take on the Death of Superman (obviously only an hour and half long verse how many comic book issues?) but what a movie! This does deserve the PG-13 rating as your going to see Superman and Doomsday in a nasty street fight! (There was also one bad word in the movie too) Then there is Lex Luther. You will hate this bastard (oh yeah, he goes over the top to prove what a scum bag he is).

Yes it is animated but unlike the other DC animated movies this one is probably not for the wee ones (2-7). There is a quit a bit of death in this movie, not bloody or gross but this movie would make Robocop say "that's a lot of bodies." And that is the first 20 minutes.

But once you start watching this one you will be glued regardless if you watched any of the Superman movies before (animated or live action). Don't get popcorn till the middle of this one as your going to spill it in the opening from saying "DAMN! Can they do that?" And then when it is over you can ponder if you should open up a construction business in Metroplis as they will need it.

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21 out of 34 people found the following comment useful :-
Finally a good animated superhero feature, 20 September 2007
10/10
Author: membership-7

I'm not a fan of Singer's Superman Returns, and sadly the last Superman animated feature "Brainiac Attacks" was so much full of action, that the characters became too pale. But here the action and character scenes are properly balanced. The animated Lex Luther is as always much better than any of the life-action versions. Clancy Brown voice gave Luthor a dangerous tone. I never thought it possible that James Marsters is up to the job to replace him. But he did it well. It's a different Luthor somehow. Much more psycho if you want. Bruce Timm and company did a good movie out of a rather boring Comic series from the 90's. After this I'm looking forward for more Bruce Timm movies. I would also welcome another Batman animated movie as long as it's Kevin Conroys version and not that crappy Batwave series.

Ah yes... this movie is far better than the new Marvel animated features. Only the first Avengers was fine and has to be excluded.

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :-
not too bad,but not that faithful to the comic version of events, 27 September 2007
7/10
Author: disdressed12 from Canada

as an animated movie,this one isn't too bad.i liked the story and the great action sequences and there are some great fight scenes.but if you're really into the history behind the battle between Superman and Doomsday and the aftermath(in other words,if you've read the comic version of the events)you might be disappointed,as i don't think it is that faithful to the source material.but beyond that,the movie does seem a little rushed.i think they may have tried to jam too much into the short 75 minute running time.still,the movie is entertaining.you shouldn't get bored watching it.DC has done better though and although i liked it,it wasn't as good as i had hoped or expected.all in all,though,i'd Give Superman:Doomsday a 7/10 based on it's entertainment value.

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17 out of 29 people found the following comment useful :-
You will believe a man can... die., 19 September 2007
10/10
Author: Laurian Diaconescu from Romania

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It looks like Superman gets much better scripts for animated movies than he does for the big screen, lately. After I found myself highly disappointed by the latest big screen installment, I regained comfort and joy by watching this amazing, entertaining gem.

If you know the Death Of... Funeral For... The Return of storyline, you know what to expect. Right? Wrong! The guys at Warner Bros were smart enough to change several details, which highly adds an edge-of-the-seat element to this movie.

First, it looks great. The soundtrack is great, the locations look great. Having the action taking place mostly at night really makes this movie really atmospheric.

Some scenes are very brutal and hard to swallow, even for an animated movie. Once again, they were smart enough not to unnecessarily prolong these. They still leave a mark though. After only a few minutes, you find yourself really caring for some characters while starting to really hate others. So does this movie succeed, overall? Hell, yes. In fact, it's the best Superman movie since Superman II and a great comic book adaptation.

Some people are complaining about not having all the fake Supermen running around through Metropolis in this one, "just like in the comics". I for one loved the fact that they did NOT include them, I always thought that the "Reign Of The Supermen" story was just a commercial attempt to increase sales by prolonging Superman's disappearance and keep the readers interested in the book for as many months as possible. That particular story didn't add anything of essence to the DC Universe, which includes too many weird, filler superhero characters anyway.

Besides, applying the exact storyline would have resulted in a boring movie. You would have known what happens and would see Superman on the screen only for the first and last 10 minutes. Are you sure you would have preffered that?

Don't rent it, buy it ! It's really worth it.

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These writers didn't read the comics!, 19 September 2007
6/10
Author: ryan_emmett from Canada

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How can DC/Warners own one of the best stories in modern comic history and screw it up. To do a Superman Doomsday story without the reign of the supermen is crazy. If DC did the story right they could have made this into 2 or 3 animated movies. After Superman died in this movie it felt like an hour went by until he came back. (Metropolis time). DC/Warners destroy everything they make. -Superman 3-4 -Batman 3-4 -Catwoman -They are going to make JLA movie without Bale/Routh (mistake). The animation was good in this movie but the story was horrible. Superman is my favorite Superhero and I think that the Doomsday story is amazing but this was nothing like the comics. If you followed the comics and the Doomsday story beware of this DVD.

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Good for what it is., 18 September 2007
7/10
Author: K B from United States

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This movie was good or maybe great for what it is, but it felt short changed. The fight between doomsday was WOW! The funeral was GREAT! The resurrection was good, but I was expecting to see Superman return from the afterlife the way it was depicted in the comics. They also should have showed Doomsday demolish JLA. I understand this is a'Superman only' story, but it would have only taken 5 minutes for Doomsday to demolish JLA. That would have amplified Doomsday more and the rest of the 65 minutes could be focus on Superman! Jimmy could have said: "My God Lois, Doomsday defeats JLA in 5 minutes! How on Earth will Superman defeat him!" In the comics there was four characters who appear to replace Superman. In the movie there is only one...a clone. Note in the comics the clone is actually the cyborg, but I guess the filmmakers wanted to change that too. All in all, a very fun movie. This movie is loosely inspired by the Death and Resurrection graphic novels. If you can accept that, then you'll enjoy it. I admit...I did.

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Mixed feelings., 20 October 2007
7/10
Author: SonicJerk8 from Newark, CA

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I couldn't even decide on whether to give it a 7 or 8, and the 8 almost won out if it would have meant it would stay higher than SUPERMAN RETURNS: for that is the benchmark for how wrong Warners can get Superman and yet fool so many people into thinking it's "really Superman."

As for this film, it's a little better, but still has its problems, so it gets a 7.

The relationship between Lois and Superman is such that they appear to be sleeping together, but she doesn't know he's really Clark Kent. This IS decidedly un-Superman-like; however, the film is advertised as being one with more of a "badder" Superman and as generally being "darker." It doesn't pee on our shoes and tell us it's raining like SUPERMAN RETURNS.

The story is a loose adaptation of not one, but THREE Superman sagas, that were later graphic novels: "Doomsday" (a.k.a. THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN), "Funeral for a Friend," (a.k.a. WORLD WITHOUT A SUPERMAN), and "Reign of the Supermen" (a.k.a. THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN). Doomsday's origin is very different, as are aspects of Superman's life before the battle. No other super-heroes are mentioned. And perhaps most radical (and disappointing) is the exclusion of the four alternate Supermen of the comics.

Instead, Superman dies at the hands of Doomsday, who was unearthed by employees of Lex Luthor. He starts his rampage and Superman dies. Afterwards, a mysterious new Superman emerges. It's not long before we learn that he/it was created by Lex Luthor to take the place of Superman. The clone eventually becomes a tyrannical overlord of Metropolis and the real Superman--at reduced power--has to take him out.

Some will object to the language, the relationship of Lois and Supes, and some of the more violent scenes. The character of Toyman is the first victim of the faux Supes, but some might even find it justified in that he'd killed a little girl. Moreover, when we first see the Toyman (designed to look like something out of Tim Burton's sketchbook, which may be significant to note) he has a bus full of kids trapped. Nothing is ever stated, but one must wonder if he's trying to imply that he's a child molester in this version of reality. The character designs are okay, but Superman might look a little too old for some peoples' tastes, and like Kate Bosworth in SUPERMAN RETURNS, Lois might look a tad young. For longtime fans of the SUPERMAN/JUSTICE LEAGUE cartoons of recent years, the new voices might take some getting used to.

The biggest problem with the film is that everything seems to happen too fast. We barely feel the loss of Superman before the impostor shows up. And like many superhero vehicles, there are certain things that are, perhaps, somewhat comicbookish. For one thing, Superman is revived at, say, 67%. What does that mean to the typical viewer? That he's 67% as strong as he usually is? If so, what are the upper limits? Is the "Superman" he's battling necessarily at 100% himself? And like so many comics, the anti-hero (the faux Superman)'s big crime is that he murdered Toyman and the film regards it as wrong. However, Superman himself appears to be trying to kill his doppleganger, making it seem somewhat hypocritical to say the least.

Ultimately, the story about Lex's Superman clone is just not as interesting as "Reign of the Supermen," which kept comic book fans guessing in 1993. Sure, the cat's out of the bag now, and it would be in need of some changes, but it's simply a better story. This mixed with mediocre character designs and ideas that are created simply for shock value, make this outing just pretty good as an experiment. I just hope future direct-to-DVD DC (that's a mouthful) projects are better.

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Very disappointing, 26 September 2007
1/10
Author: ntensegator from Irving, Texas

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Not only changed the origin of Doomsday, but It was very loosely based on "Death of Superman" No JLA'ers at his funeral. No "Reign of Supermen." The animation was somewhat like the animated series, however. Supes looked like he was 60 yrs old with all of the lines across his face. Lois and Superman had just started dating in this. The REAL story line, they were either engaged and she knew all of his secrets or they were already married. But half the emotions the reader felt throughout the entire story line was watching her suffer through it all. All the characters were very hollow. And WHO the heck was this toyman and his robotic spider! I was very disappointed in the film and with DC and Warner. I will be taking this movie back and getting my money back It will not be part of my collection. This was a rush job DC and Warner did, to grab a few bucks. I am very very sad they turned Supes out to turn tricks.

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Dark, somewhat Gritty, but missing a lot along the way to make it a good epic animated movie!, 16 September 2007
6/10
Author: Dream_seeker from United States

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Superman/Doomsday is supposedly based off the phenomenal and epic comic arcs, "The death of superman", "Funeral for a friend", and "The Return of superman". I've gotten a chance to see the full preview of this movie and now i'm going to give you my review of it. This movie is a bit darker than your typical superman movie and/or series; they pull no punches with the violence so expect blood, death, and a bit more deeper tones that may not be for younger kids and I'm saying this cause this movie has a lot of adult tones that may not be for children who are a big fan of shows like, "Justice Leauge" or "Superman: the animated Series". The fight scenes are fast, furious, really brutal, and just as much vicious which all the means you will probably like; the story line "Somewhat" sticks to the comics which is good but its also its greatest flaw which I will explain soon.

Adam Baldwin as superman was pretty good but i rather had Tim Daly again as superman he made that character work on the series and some of the movies so it would of seemed fair to bring his voice back again to have some fans of the series familiar with the tones but all in all he did his job and it worked for this movie; but James marsders (Spike from Buffy and angel)as Lex Luther did NOT, he sounded bland, no emotional depth to the character and not much feeling of synergistic grandeur like the voice of the person playing lex in the justice league series honestly you'll watch this film and will be asking that same question, "where's that other dude's voice-over from Justice league?" other voice-overs like Anne heche as Lois, Swoozy kurtz as Clark's adopted mother did their job well but you wouldn't really notice all of that as the movie picks up steam but at the same time falls short quickly with the story.

For a movie that's at least an 1 hour and 45 minutes they should of pushed it for a normal movie length for 2 hrs cause there's a lot of story that was missing from this movie; For comic fans, most will notice it on the fly like where's the four impostor superman that took his place?, where's the justice league (Booster Gold, etc.) that at least stalled time against doomsday for the inevitable battle?, Wasn't super girl in this as well?, how come they didn't get into detail about Doomsday background to at least understand why he is the way he is (even though its mentioned briefly) along with other plot holes? For those that haven't read this comic or novel you probably wouldn't really care and the movie will fly by with fast paced violence and cool fight scenes.

I gave this movie a 6 out of 10 for the fact that even though this movie did it's job to discuss his death and made it a pretty climatic battle which I did enjoy; the artwork was a bit off not your typical superman: TAS artistry some might like it and some like myself would find it and the character design a bit flimsy and off. The story was worked both good and bad...even though it discussed some of the events leading to superman's "Demise" and apparent return it didn't really stick to the comics Ergo, it's missing A lot of story to the main premise and a lot of characters that made the comic fun, exciting, and deeply story driven and you will be asking where are they in this. Even though this movie is pretty good, dark, action-driven it missed the mark with a lot of plot holes which i felt they were compressing to make the movie faster but if they kept it in they would of had a good epic animation event that would of made this movie just as much good as if they kept it out!

Hopefully, they will make an extended cut or something along the way. which i doubt.

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