SUPERMAN RETURNS: DVD & HD-DVD in November
07-25-06 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gerrythedon
It will not include the infamous "Return to Krypton" deleted opening sequence - Singer is saving that for a special theatrical or DVD re-release at a later time.
09-18-06 | 07:54 PM
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Warner Home Video has officially announced Superman Returns which stars Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and Kevin Spacey. The film will be available to own in single ($28.98) and double-disc ($34.99). The release date has yet to be confirmed I'm afraid, but we'll bring you that shortly. What we are able to confirm is that each disc will carry a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. As far as we know, the single-disc will be featureless, whereas the two-disc edition will include deleted scenes, along with Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns - a comprehensive 3-hour documentary that takes you behind the scenes onto the set of Superman Returns.
cover art: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...n-returns.html
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Warner Home Video has officially announced Superman Returns which stars Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and Kevin Spacey. The film will be available to own in single ($28.98) and double-disc ($34.99). The release date has yet to be confirmed I'm afraid, but we'll bring you that shortly. What we are able to confirm is that each disc will carry a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. As far as we know, the single-disc will be featureless, whereas the two-disc edition will include deleted scenes, along with Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns - a comprehensive 3-hour documentary that takes you behind the scenes onto the set of Superman Returns.
cover art: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...n-returns.html
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11-14-06 | 08:01 PM
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Review by Randy Miller III: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=25057
11-15-06 | 10:55 PM
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Steelbook: http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...icle&artid=651
[posted by HAL in the Superman thread]
[posted by HAL in the Superman thread]
11-20-06 | 12:38 AM
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Best Buy exclusive!
Order Superman Returns (2-Disc Special Edition) and receive collectible multipanel packaging, as well as a 64-page excerpted edition of Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel.
The packaging and Ultimate Guide will arrive with the DVD and are available while supplies last.
Don't miss the Best Buy exclusive busts of Superman, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor that can be purchased separately!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at105600050015
Order Superman Returns (2-Disc Special Edition) and receive collectible multipanel packaging, as well as a 64-page excerpted edition of Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel.
The packaging and Ultimate Guide will arrive with the DVD and are available while supplies last.
Don't miss the Best Buy exclusive busts of Superman, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor that can be purchased separately!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at105600050015
11-20-06 | 01:07 AM
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From: Building attractions one theme park at a time.
Circuit City has an exclusive if you buy their Superman Returns DVD - An exclusive cover & Bonus DVD "The Science of Superman" (thanks to Speedy in the Bargins Forum).
11-20-06 | 09:00 PM
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Hmmm... so either special packaging plus material from a Superman book (I assume that's what The Ultimate Guide is), or an exclusive cover with a bonus DVD and a lithograph....
Have to look into both offers to be sure, but leaning toward Best Buy right now, though it will cost a little more. The extra DVD at Circuit City might be good, but the Superman vs. Lex Luthor cover sounds kind of cheesy. The litho is the only thing that really tempts me.
The Best Buy artwork is clearly a nice touch. I can imagine a package design similar to that of the Collector's Edition of X-Men: The Last Stand. If so, would definitely be a plus. Competing exclusives, both of which are cool, get difficult.
One week to decide.
--THX
Have to look into both offers to be sure, but leaning toward Best Buy right now, though it will cost a little more. The extra DVD at Circuit City might be good, but the Superman vs. Lex Luthor cover sounds kind of cheesy. The litho is the only thing that really tempts me.
The Best Buy artwork is clearly a nice touch. I can imagine a package design similar to that of the Collector's Edition of X-Men: The Last Stand. If so, would definitely be a plus. Competing exclusives, both of which are cool, get difficult.
One week to decide.
--THX
11-20-06 | 09:32 PM
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Target [from SPEEDY's thread]:
Target Exclusive Superman Returns Deluxe Edition includes collectible 3-D lenticular package and 2 Superman 1940 Radio Shows // Quantities limited // No rain checks
...It shows Brandon Routh in Clark Kent dress shirt / backpack pulling open his shirt to reveal classic Superman logo underneath! Daily Planet building in background on right....
Target Exclusive Superman Returns Deluxe Edition includes collectible 3-D lenticular package and 2 Superman 1940 Radio Shows // Quantities limited // No rain checks
...It shows Brandon Routh in Clark Kent dress shirt / backpack pulling open his shirt to reveal classic Superman logo underneath! Daily Planet building in background on right....
11-20-06 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gerrythedon
Don't miss the Best Buy exclusive busts of Superman, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor that can be purchased separately!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at105600050015
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at105600050015
11-22-06 | 05:08 AM
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Oh man, has anyone read the back of the dvd case for this? I don't know if its the same on the 2 discer, but the single disc back cover has one of the worst synopses I've ever seen in my entire life. I can't believe they let that pass.
11-26-06 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CertifiedTHX
The extra DVD at Circuit City might be good, but the Superman vs. Lex Luthor cover sounds kind of cheesy. The litho is the only thing that really tempts me.
--THX
11-26-06 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RockStrongo
I snagged the Clark bust....it should fit nicely on my dvd shelf. I love the exclusive packaging, but Im getting the hd-dvd so it doesnt apply to me.
11-26-06 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
Oh man, has anyone read the back of the dvd case for this? I don't know if its the same on the 2 discer, but the single disc back cover has one of the worst synopses I've ever seen in my entire life. I can't believe they let that pass.
Originally Posted by Sabrett
Can you describe the exclusive packaging?
11-27-06 | 01:35 AM
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I would love it if someone could post detailed pictures of all the deluxe editions (best buy, circuit city, and target). At the moment I am leaning towards best buy though.
11-27-06 | 08:39 AM
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11-27-06 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TRC
Uh-oh. What's wrong with it? I'm hoping they didn't give away a certain plot point.
Originally Posted by Back of Superman Returns Box
He's back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiancé and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives.
Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is.
Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is.
11-27-06 | 11:31 AM
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I also made note of the terrible plot synopsis but on another forum. It's just way too much happy talk. It feels too much like "BUY THIS DVD!" It's far too opinionated and sounds like a blurb from some critic's review of the movie. Compare the above to Batman Begins, which has a much more straight forward synopsis:
Here's a synopsis from the DVD's press release which reads a lot better:
Originally Posted by Back of the Batman Begins box:
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
Originally Posted by the DVD press release:
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved Super Heroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.
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11-27-06 | 12:59 PM
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Sounds like Warner has brought back the moron who wrote the blurb for the original Matrix DVD:
"Mind-warp stunts. Techno-slammin’ visuals. Mega-kick action. The movie flat-out rocks."
"Mind-warp stunts. Techno-slammin’ visuals. Mega-kick action. The movie flat-out rocks."
11-28-06 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Novasonic
I would love it if someone could post detailed pictures of all the deluxe editions (best buy, circuit city, and target). At the moment I am leaning towards best buy though.
Figures Sculptured by GENTLE GIANTS STUDIOS
Measures Approximately 3.75" high X4.5" wide
Superman Returns: Special Edition 2 disc With Comic Book - DVD BESTBUY Exclusive Packaging/Cover
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