{"id":23783,"date":"2020-09-04T00:07:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T07:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23783"},"modified":"2020-09-04T00:08:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T07:08:12","slug":"review-superman-man-of-tomorrow-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/09\/review-superman-man-of-tomorrow-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman: Man of Tomorrow 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Superman: Man of Tomorrow<\/em><\/strong> is the beginnings of a new animated universe now that the previous New 52 inspired one concluded. The animation style is my biggest question mark but I did enjoy the introductions for both Lobo and Martian Manhunter.<\/p>\n

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Superman: Man of Tomorrow<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 86 min. \u2013 $39.99 | September 8, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/03\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Chris Palmer
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster (characters); Tim Sheridan (written by)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, Alexandra Daddario, Ike Amadi, Ryan Hurst<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: (4K\/BD) <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the 4K Ultra HD I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Meet Clark Kent (DARREN CRISS). Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, he arrived with as many questions as the number of light-years he traveled. Now a young man, he makes his living in Metropolis as an intern at the \u201cDaily Planet\u201d \u2013 alongside reporter Lois Lane (ALEXANDRA DADDARIO) \u2013 while secretly wielding his alien powers of flight, super-strength and x-ray vision in the battle for good. Following the fledgling hero as he engages in bloody battles with intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo (RYAN HURST) before fighting for his life with the alien Parasite.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Superman: Man of Tomorrow<\/em><\/strong> is the start, at least from my understanding, of a new animated universe as the previous, New 52 inspired, one concluded with Justice League: Apokolips War<\/em>, which was probably one of the better of that line. This new one was… decent enough. I\u2019m not quite sold on the animation style but the story was a lot of fun with the inclusion of the bombastic Lobo, a proper introduction to Martian Manhunter, and not a total retread on Superman\u2019s origins.<\/p>\n

In terms of the voice talent, much like Jason O\u2019Mara, whom I grew to like his Batman, I\u2019m not sure on Darren Criss as Clark Kent\/Superman, course following in the footsteps of Tim Daly and, more recently, Jerry O\u2019Connell who gave some great emotional scenes, is a tall task. On the plus side, albeit their roles were limited in comparison, I did like both Zachary Quinto and Alexandra Daddario as Lex Luthor and Lois Lane respectively, Quinto especially is a step up from Rainn Wilson voicing the role previously.<\/p>\n

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Storywise, it was okay I guess. As I said, I did like they didn\u2019t spend a whole lot of time with yet another origin for Superman, and loved the inclusion of Lobo as he is such a fun character. As villains go, however, Parasite seemed awfully familiar, that\u2019s because he\u2019s pretty much a purple version of Doomsday from Batman v Superman<\/em>, a creature (albeit formerly human) who absorbs the attacks and adapts to them, very much like Doomsday, to the point where Parasite develops spikes.<\/p>\n

As a whole, it\u2019s a solid start to a new animated universe and at least am on board even if I\u2019m not too sure on the animation design.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n