Blu-ray Movie Reviews

Universal Movie •••½ Picture •••½ Sound •••½ Extras •••

Godfather-like in i

Universal Movie •••½ Picture •••• Sound ••••½ Extras ••••

A baby hasn't been born on Earth

The Criterion Collection Movie ••• Picture •••½ Sound ••• Extras ••

Despite its B-movie story and overreli

Video: 3
Audio: 4
Extras: 3
Amazingly, the first time I saw this movie was just a few months ago. What can I say? I’m a Batman kind of guy. Superman is campier than many of the more serious comic-book adaptations of late, but, compared with other comic-book movies of the time (and for many years after), it’s downright somber. It holds up well and is still the quintessential Superman movie. Covering the last days of Krypton to the time when Superman saves Earth from a toupeed Gene Hackman, it’s quite a film. It’s not least recognizable for its excellent score, which earned John Williams one of his 4,383 Oscar nominations.