{"id":19309,"date":"2018-09-08T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19309"},"modified":"2021-12-31T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:58:14","slug":"review-supergirl1984-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/09\/review-supergirl1984-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Supergirl (1984) Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Supergirl<\/em><\/strong> might not be some misunderstood movies of the 1980s and indeed it is at times pretty awful, particularly in terms of the cheap production design, bad dialogue and nonsensical moments, and yet the movie has its charms, most notably Helen Slater.<\/p>\n

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Supergirl
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\n(1984)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Science Fiction
\nWarner Bros. | PG \u2013 125 min. \u2013 $21.99 | July 24, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/08\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Jeannot Szarc
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (created by), David O\u2019Dell (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Buchner, Peter Cook, Mia Farrow, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, Peter O\u2019Toole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.1 GB
\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

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.75\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Though Superman grew up believing himself to be the Last Son of Krypton, part of his home planet survived: Argo City, home of his uncle, Zor-El (SIMON WARD), and Zor-El\u2019s wife, Alura (MIA FARROW). Saved by the wizardry of Zaltar (PETER O\u2019TOOLE) and the Omegahedron, their daughter Kara (HELEN SLATER) comes of age as a Kryptonian when a disaster whisks the Omegahedron to her cousin\u2019s adoptive planet, Earth. Taking upon herself to rescue it from the clutches of evil sorceress Selena (FAYE DUNAWAY), Kara must tackle a steep learning curve so that she can pass the test as both mild-mannered schoolgirl Linda Lee and Supergirl.<\/p>\n

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Review: Supergirl<\/em><\/strong> is a really oddball of a comic book movie and tonally seemed to adhere more toward the cheesier Superman III<\/em> and IV<\/em> than the first two movies which I found less zany by comparison. In the 30 years since its release, it seems there is some weird appreciation for the Girl of Steel feature film debut and now seeing it only for a second time, although indeed there are some really<\/em> bad moments, I can\u2019t help but enjoy certain aspects.<\/p>\n

One of things I knew the last time and noticed this go around as well was Helen Slater. It\u2019s actually impressive that despite some truly atrocious dialogue and thin plot, not to mention some of the cheaper production design and Dunaway\u2019s ham-fisted performance, was just how damn charming Slater was, and was absolutely believable as a relative to Christopher Reeve (as a side, didn\u2019t realize this the last time, the film explaining Superman\u2019s absence).<\/p>\n

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Another element I liked was when Selena, somehow, sends Supergirl into the Phantom Zone. This sequence was actually well shot and although is also had the same cheap set work, I felt it gave Supergirl as a character to really shine as she faced a dark and grimy reality. And it was nice seeing her interaction with Peter O\u2019Toole\u2019s far more cynical Zaltar character.<\/p>\n

I mentioned these in the last part here, but the plot was rather weak, even by the era this came out. For one, Dunaway\u2019s Selena\u2019s motivation was just world domination which is fine, but then there\u2019s the added wrinkle where she creates a potion to control the mind and have our male lead, portrayed by Hart \u2018Hans, babe, put away the gun\u2019 Buchner, who has the charisma of a block of wood. Now, why she wanted to do this? No clue, only I guess to have her and Supergirl face off is my guess.<\/p>\n

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Supergirl<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>is most certainly a bad movie but it does have a certain charm and never comes across as cynical, and at the very least the cast seemed to have fun in their roles, most notably Faye Dunaway hamming it up and Helen Slater doing her best portraying the innocence of the character and you even get the sense a kinship with Christopher Reeve’s Superman.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2014 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release does come with a DVD copy of the Director\u2019s Cut. Features are on the Blu-ray disc with an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Director Jeannot Szarc and Special Project Consultant Scott Michael Bosco, vintage The Making of Supergirl<\/em> (49:48; SD)<\/u><\/strong> documentary and the Theatrical Trailer (4:26; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2014 4.25\/5, AUDIO \u2014 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Supergirl<\/em><\/strong> flies onto Blu-ray through Warner\u2019s Archive Collection presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. I was pleasantly surprised with the video here, detail was moderately sharp throughout and colors are brilliantly bright, Supergirl\u2019s outfit in particular stands out, without appearing to be oversaturated. I did not notice any apparent instances of artifacting, aliasing or other obvious flaws.<\/p>\n

The movie comes with a strong DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, showing off the various (cheap) action scenes with fine depth while also outputting clear dialogue levels as well as Jerry Goldsmith\u2019s failed attempt with Supergirl\u2019s theme. It\u2019s not a phenomenal lossless track or anything, but does nicely get the work done.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Supergirl<\/em><\/strong> might not be some misunderstood movies of the 1980s and indeed it is at times pretty awful, particularly in terms of the cheap production design, bad dialogue and nonsensical moments (like how Supergirl changes outfits), and yet the movie has its charms, most notably Helen Slater. This Blu-ray release from the Warner Archive Collection offers great video\/audio transfers and an okay selection of bonus features ported over from the \u201cLimited Edition\u201d DVD release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n

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