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Superman: Doomsday review
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>I can't even express how impressed i was with this movie. <
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>Is it the comic? not really. does that matter? hell no. this movie is based on "The Death of Superman," yes, but they never said it would be exactly the same. did they follow the basic premise and capture the essence of the story? hell yes, they did. and they translated all the most important parts of the story while still making it their own. <
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>denying the pure quality of the movie itself is just a practice in bad taste. keep in mind that most of the people who will bash this movie for not being an exact adaptation of the three graphic novels it pulls inspiration from are probably the same people who own all box-sets of S:TAS and consider them to be bar-setting quality in Superhero television. was S:TAS exactly like the comics? hell no. in fact, to compare them on those grounds is just rediculous... they're about as different as they can possibly be, without S:TAS destroying the superman comic mythos. the key is that they kept the important parts the same, and delivered high quality writing, animation, etc. while still being allowed to add their own flavor to the stories. <
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>the route they took with this movie was, i think, perfect for what they were aiming to do. they wanted to bring the classic story to the screen without bogging it down with all of the unnecessary plot tangents that drag the focus off of Superman himself. because that's what's important. Superman's death is what sold those comics, not the inclusion of the JLA. and then, subsequently, Superman's return from death after much mourning is done by the Man of Steel's loved (and not so loved) ones. all of this was captured flawlessly in the film and i think it deserves the highest of ratings for what it accomplishes in it's relatively short running time (even though the sheer scope of it makes it feel far more substancial than any other 70-80 minute movie i've seen). <
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>basically, to wrap up, this movie exceeded my already high expectations and as far as i'm concerned, they already have my money when the Dvd is released. <
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>i highly recommend it and suggest that you, at the very least, rent it regardless of any doubts.

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A let down... a big let down
I recently saw this at Comic Con San Diego special preview. If you have not seen the plot outlines of this adaptation, you're in for a shock. First off, it's PG-13... so that means people die, not in a grotesque manner, but certainly more graphic then past DCAU ventures. Also another huge point is the recasting of EVERYONE who was ever involved in the Superman TAS. The casting choices, cept for Adam Baldwin as Superman, I felt was not on par with the original cast of the Animated Series. <
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>The story itself? 3 huge comics shortened to one movie with a running time of less then 2 hours? They skimped out on a lot, most notably Doomsday getting less then 20 min of screen time. I find this horrific, considering I loved the Death of Superman. Not only does Doomsday get gypped, but also the fact that it is only Superman fighting him, no other members of the Justice League get involved, or mentioned, which made me feel the sense of urgency for Superman to get involved feel not nearly as urgent. I also hated that the Doomsday costume like in the comic, wasn't used, I always liked that he was revealed slowly, giving you horrifying glimpses of his true nature. Then of course, a world without superman and the return of superman are equally short, giving you no loss of time with superman's departure or his return, with the many superman wannabes. IN all, I thought this could have been A GREAT two part movie, which would've made me leap for joy, instead one 75 min piece o' crud that made me run out of the screening without even looking at the man I once thought great, Bruce Timm. Sold out to promote a movie they took from a great story, and trashed it to give me this. If they're trying to compete with the Marvel direct to video movies, I say go for it, they're not that good. But if they're trying to sink to the Marvel level? that's just bad. It's not as bad as Brainiac Attacks, but I was hoping for much better

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Butchered
I caught the premiere at the San Diego Comic-con, and if your an avid of the Superman mythology than it might upset you when someone comes along and messes up the storyline. I'll admit the animation was very good but the artwork was too cartoony and the character voices were at most unbearable. As for the story line the entire arc Reign of the Supermen was cut out of the movie. There was no Steel, no Superman Cyborg, no Superboy. If DC is going to try and keep up with Marvel on their Direct to DVD releases then they definitely need to amp up their material. If its a budget issue than just don't make the movie, I would rather the movie never be made than be made as badly as it was.