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Superman Doomsday (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)

Warner Home Video sends over details on a 2-disc special edition of the film

Title: Superman Doomsday
Starring: N/A (Animation)
Released: 25th November 2008
SRP: $24.98

Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced a 2-disc special edition of Superman Doomsday which features the voices of Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, and James Marsters. Extras will include an audio commentary, featurettes (When Heroes Die: The Making of Superman Doomsday, The Clash of the Juggernauts, Behind The Voices, Justice League New Frontier), 4 bonus episodes of Superman The Animated Series, and a Wonder Woman Sneak Peak. A Blu-ray disc with identical features will also be available for $29.99.

Synopsis

Quote: The most shocking showdown in Superman history! When Lexcorp accidentally unearths the intergalactic serial killer Doomsday, Superman battles the creature head on in the fight of his life...literally. The world collectively mourns their fallen hero; humanity realizes it will never feel truly safe again. Superman's enemies rejoice all but Lex Luthor, who grieves the loss in his own demented manner, setting off a chilling chain of events that even he couldn't have foreseen. Inspired by the bestselling graphic novel of all time, DC Comics' The Death of Superman, this feature-length animated adventure boasts exciting action sequences that rivals anything you've ever seen starring the Man of Steel!

News by Tom Woodward

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MakgSnake

I want to get this for BLURAY as I dont have the original. But is the BLURAY version really that bad from the original DVD version thats out already???

LongLiveZod

Definite pick up for me. I never bothered to pick up the other version.

SlimPickins

I was happy to finally see the death of superman story adapted to the screen...even if it wasn't all that great. The death of superman comics weren't all that great either, after going back and reading them.

But yeah, there's no reason to double dip on this. I don't think I'll ever watch the copy I have again, unless I have kids eventually.

And yeah, mask of the phantasm definately needs a 2-disc release, and I'd like to see it with both the original 4:3 aspect ratio, and the "widescreen" they released in theaters by cropping it.

Matt Stilwell

Most of the documantaries are new, as are the bonus episodes....
Full details of everything (from tvshowsondvd.com)
Audio Commentary by Producer Bruce Timm, Writer Duane Capizzi, Voice Director Andrea Romano, and Executive Producer Gregory Noveck

4 Bonus episodes from Superman : The Animated Series, selected by Bruce Timm (New to the special edition)

Documentary: "Requiem and Rebirth: Superman Lives!"

Featurette: Behind The Voice

Featurette: When Heroes Die: The Making Of Superman: Doomsday (New to the Special Edition)

Featurette: Clash Of The Juggernauts (New to the Special Edition)

Sneak Peak at DC Universe's Justive League: The New Frontier

Sneak Peak at DC Universe's Feb. 2009 release of Wonder Woman (New to tthe Special Edition)

I already have the first dvd release with the lenticular cover. Now, I love Superman but I'll have to think really hard about getting this new edition, even with all the new features. It would be really great if this new edition had the lenticular cover as well !

Worst Nightmare

ahhh the quest for more money from the masses...

fergmaster

Nathan Shearer wrote: gnomekid wrote: khelinski wrote: 'Mask of the Phantasm' could use the two-disc treatment.

I SECOND THAT!!

THIRD!!!
Fourthed, or they should have at least given it a commentary or something

JackJackMN

I got the original release, I am happy with that. I would love to see what this type of animation looks likes in HD.

LLcruize

I 4th the request for a 2-disk Batman: Mask of the Phantasm!!

Billy Black

This was better than that dump Bryan Singer took a few years back. If he made this movie, it would've been a huge hit.

Bouncy X

jp orestes wrote: [quote=Bouncy X wrote]
I guess you can't release the blu-ray version thought without re-doing the dvd or someone who is still a dvd buyer will be upset because this release has new stuff that the original never had even if it isn't much.

yeah, thats the price of this digital video medium...constant double,triple dippings, whether they're warranted or not.

jp orestes

Bouncy X wrote: hmmm guess i'm a minority because i liked this. lol

granted i didnt pay and saw it on tv but i liked it enough that i'll buy the blu-ray. also i've never read the comic series this is based on so i dont really know how off they were so i can enjoy it more i guess. lol

People like it but we are all whining that it is being re-released when it just originally came out this year.

I guess you can't release the blu-ray version thought without re-doing the dvd or someone who is still a dvd buyer will be upset because this release has new stuff that the original never had even if it isn't much.

Bouncy X

Blue-Kal-El wrote: Are you kidding me WB? Who cares about 4 STAS episodes, most of us have the complete series!!

Lame WB, LAME!!

well they did the same for the justice league movie and gotham knight so this isnt a surprise. though what are they gonna do for the wonder woman movie? add justice league episodes that focused on her? lol

Blue-Kal-El

Are you kidding me WB? Who cares about 4 STAS episodes, most of us have the complete series!!

Lame WB, LAME!!

Bouncy X

speaking of DC animated, that Batman Subzero movie was on tv last night, its already 11yrs old....man i'm old..lol

Da B-Meister

Aside from the pretty cool fight between Superman & Doomsday, the entire rest of the movie is incredibly lame. You can even catch the best part of the movie (that fight) multiple times on YouTube right now, without having to buy the rest of it. This was almost as weak an animated comic book movie as "Mask of the Phantasm".

Nathan Shearer

gnomekid wrote: khelinski wrote: 'Mask of the Phantasm' could use the two-disc treatment.

I SECOND THAT!!

THIRD!!!

Tyler Foster

Terminal wrote: Great movie, but can anyone tell me what the difference is between this and the previous release aside from the Wonder Woman trailer?Probably nothing? Four eps of the Superman animated series perhaps? I don't know, but I'd say it seems like filler and that it is designed to be slightly better but not better enough to enrage anyone, as indeed the two-disc seems mainly to just support the BD release.

gnomekid

khelinski wrote: 'Mask of the Phantasm' could use the two-disc treatment.

I SECOND THAT!!

Terminal

Great movie, but can anyone tell me what the difference is between this and the previous release aside from the Wonder Woman trailer?

Bouncy X

hmmm guess i'm a minority because i liked this. lol

granted i didnt pay and saw it on tv but i liked it enough that i'll buy the blu-ray. also i've never read the comic series this is based on so i dont really know how off they were so i can enjoy it more i guess. lol

Stephen Etherton

Um... why???

Brad Pitt

did anyone ask for this? man...i blame fat trekkies..

Pixarfan517

I originally didn't want to see it, and I'm still thinking whether I should see it or not.

khelinski

'Mask of the Phantasm' could use the two-disc treatment.

jp orestes

I think I am happy enough with the original release.

wolfarcher

Um... is there ANYTHING new on there? And this doesn't have that "Requiem and Rebirth" thing... what are they doing here?