{"id":19042,"date":"2018-08-03T00:02:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19042"},"modified":"2018-08-03T00:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T07:14:08","slug":"review-death-of-superman-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/08\/review-death-of-superman-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of Superman Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> was a great addition to DC\u2019s Animated Movie line with a tight and well told adaptation of the famous story, doing far better justice than Superman: Doomsday<\/em>, and some fine voice talent work in addition, though Rainn Wilson\u2019s Lex Luthor sounded off.<\/p>\n

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The Death of Superman
\n<\/span>Limited-Edition Gift Set<\/span>
\n(2018)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animated, Action, Science Fiction
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 81 min. \u2013 $39.99 | August 7, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/03\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Sam Liu, Jake Castorena
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Peter J. Tomasi (written by)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Jerry O\u2019Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham, Matt Lanter, Shemar Moore, Jason O\u2019Mara, Rocky Carroll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The DC Animated Movie Universe has been rather decent with only a couple of clunkers (Justice League vs. Teen Titans<\/em> stands out) and their latest, and perhaps biggest, is The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> the first part of the story concluding with Reign of the Supermen<\/em> set for a 2019 release. This animated movie is easily the best within the DCAMU and right up there with The Dark Knight Returns<\/em> adaptation within all of DC animated movies.<\/p>\n

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The story is based off of the famous comic series that ran from December 1992 through January 1993 and finds Clark Kent (JERRY O\u2019CONNELL) finding his relationship with Lois Lane (REBECCA ROMIJN) becoming more serious and facing the decision to open up and tell her that he\u2019s Superman. Meanwhile, the rest of the Justice League \u2014 Wonder Woman (ROSARIO DAWSON), Green Lantern (NATHAN FILLION), The Flash (CHRISTOPHER GORHAM), Aquaman (MATT LANTER), Cyborg (SHEMAR MOORE) and of course Batman (JASON O\u2019MARA) \u2014 doing their parts in keeping the planet safe.<\/p>\n

However, when a strange asteroid is blasted from another dimension, crashing into and destroying a space shuttle piloted by Hank Henshaw (PATRICK FABIAN) \u2014 whose role in Reign of the Supermen<\/em> is significant \u2014 on its way onto Earth. But as the rock crumbles, revealed inside is a beast and eventually making its way to Metropolis, with the seemingly nobody able to take it down. That is, except for Superman who valiantly fights the creature, nicknamed by Lois as \u201cDoomsday\u201d with a brawl for the ages.<\/p>\n

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Well, the title kind of clearly gives way what happens. What it doesn\u2019t is that The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> managed to be an emotionally charged animated film and in some ways, okay many ways, does the story better than in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em>, although I do love the Ultimate Edition version. I won\u2019t lie, I was emotionally invested in the fight and with these characters…<\/p>\n

Nearly everything was amazing. The voice cast, many returning from previous animated films, were great including Jerry O\u2019Connell striking that balance of boy scout and gallant hero; Rosario Dawson is fierce in her few scenes including one against Doomsday; and Jason O\u2019Mara\u2019s Batman still isn\u2019t my favorite, but I\u2019ve come to accept him in the (voice) role. Rebecca Romijn was a great addition voicing Lois Lane and probably helps she and Jerry O’Connell are married in real life. I also enjoyed the animated costume designs, mostly carried over from the other movies, though if weren\u2019t a fan of the New 52 (where I believe these were inspired from), they might bother you, Superman chiefly.<\/p>\n

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Now, what wasn\u2019t great: Rainn Wilson voicing Lex Luthor. I like Wilson, but the voice he had didn\u2019t nearly match the animated version of the character with a more higher-pitched tone that was so distracting it often took me out of the movie and also didn\u2019t help making him look an actual threat or menace. Perhaps, like O\u2019Mara, it will grow on me with Wilson\u2019s return on Reign of the Supermen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

All in all, The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> is a winner and frankly, as much as I did love Batman v. Superman: Ultimate Edition<\/em>, it is a shame the studio didn\u2019t take a slow and steady start to the live action realm because I could envision this story in that format and it could have been really special. In any case, I truly loved The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> and it is well worth picking up on day one, even knowing the conclusion won\u2019t come out until early 2019.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201cLimited Edition Gift Set\u201d comes with a battle-worn Superman figure and packaged inside the box is the standard Blu-ray with an embossed slip cover<\/strong>. The features are unfortunately light, likely saving the juicy stuff for the eventual \u201cDeluxe Edition\u201d combining this with Reign of the Supermen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sneak Peek (9:33; HD)<\/u><\/strong> at Reign of the Supermen<\/em> with comments by the filmmakers about what to expect and brief scene.<\/p>\n

The Death of Superman<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: The Brawl That Topped Them All (16:23; HD)<\/u><\/strong> breaks down the iconic and epic showdown that lasted 4 issues in the comics.<\/p>\n

There are also two From the DC Comics Vault<\/u><\/strong> with Legion of Superheroes<\/em> Season 2 of \u201cDark Victory\u201d Parts 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Brothers mourns The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> releasing it Blu-ray presented in 1080p and a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio. Not too surprising at this stage, but while the picture does look good with nice and bright colors, I did tend to notice some instances of banding, albeit it was nothing distracting and doesn\u2019t take all that much away from a nice looking transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Generally, I\u2019m not very impressed with these tracks on animated features and while I don\u2019t fell this was an exactly robust track or anything, it was still above average with the clear and crisp dialogue levels to the action-filled fight scenes making way through the center and rear speakers. The depth wasn\u2019t amazing with the LFE channel getting little usage, but still I found this to be a fine lossless track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Death of Superman<\/em><\/strong> was a great addition to DC\u2019s Animated Movie line with a tight and well told adaptation of the famous story, doing far better justice than Superman: Doomsday<\/em>, and some fine voice talent work in addition, though Rainn Wilson\u2019s Lex Luthor sounded off. In terms of this Blu-ray\/DVD combo pack, the features were on the lighter side, probably saving the good stuff for an eventual \u201cDeluxe Edition\u201d, but the video and audio transfers were both well done.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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