Matt Stilwell wrote: I see that it has a 2.0 mix for the first movie, but is it the original 2.0 mix or a 2.0 mix of a 5.1 score like the tin set ? Remember, the one that was such a problem that they had a program where you could get a correct disc ?

I'd hope that Warner Brothers wouldn't make that same mistake twice.

I don't see how they can do a Superman movie without the hugely iconic theme song. I just can't imagine seeing Superman flying around without that great John Williams tune. It just wouldn't be right.

Pixarfan517 wrote: I'll probably hold off until 2012 whey they give us another box set in time for the reboot with Henry Cavill.

They won't. Warner are releasing this set as the last word on the Christopher Reeve/Brandon Routh Superman movies, hence the "1978-2006", as if to signify the beginning and the end of that period - almost a death.

Superman: Man of Steel will have absolutely nothing to do with the previous films - they aren't even using any of John Williams' iconic score. This is going to be a grass-roots reboot and they obviously want to distance themselves as much as possible from what has gone before; that is why they are releasing this set a year before the new film is released.

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EDIT: OK, they might mean it as the last word, but if it were, then where is all the TV footage from Superman: The Movie?  Or the terrible "international reaction" footage from the TV version of Superman II?  Something tells us that there are future releases to come...

A bit pricey! I wonder if anyone can confirm whether the UK region-free version is identical to this? The price across the Atlantic is much cheaper also!

I love the 1978-2006 on the bottom.

As if 2006 is when the Superman franchise died.

Well, I guess if they don't mention any new transfer, is because there is probably NO new transfer. They DID say DTS-HD sound, but nothing to look up to in terms of new video quality, which makes my skin crawl when I think of how bad Superman Returns, a $270 million movie, can't even afford a decent enough transfer.

I'll pass on this one until the AQ is rectified.

I meant PQ

"Jesus Lois, have you started toking...?" matt86 wrote: Can anyone tell me about the original opening? I have never heard about it.

Ah yes, the opening of Superman Returns, the most expensive, elaborate fan-movie ever made.  Right: as only mentioned in the finished film, Supes leaves earth for a few years to investigate claims that the location of Krypton had been discovered.  Upon arrival, he finds it to be a dead chunk of rock in space with rubble orbiting it.  Resigned to his homeworld being totally lost, he heads back to Earth to the life he thought he might be leaving behind.

When the movie was running far too long, Singer found that this was an easy deletion, as it was fully explained later on.  The original opening was shot specifically for 3D, which becomes obvious with the debris floating around the remains of Kryton, and Singer held the footage back for a proposed IMAX release later on, which is a surprise never happened, as any attempt to boost the returns for the movie would have been logical, given how it underperformed at the box office.

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supes78 wrote: The press releases states that this set will come with free tickets to see the Green Lantern movie, so that's the tie-in aspect.  I'm glad we don't have to wait another year to finally get these on blu ray.  

That certainly IS entcicing and i bet closer to the relase date there will be other titles too that include the ticket. My only problem is it'll be one of those annoying print off tickets and will only be up to like 8 bucks or so. I just have a theory that if they are going to call it free ticket then it should be entirely free, especially since some are going to see it in 3D. Thats just my thing, i hate having to pay even a buck if i have a free pass. LOL just the principal of the thing.

The press releases states that this set will come with free tickets to see the Green Lantern movie, so that's the tie-in aspect.  I'm glad we don't have to wait another year to finally get these on blu ray.  

Wow! Even if I only like the first and second movies (Superman Returns isn't too bad but I truly hate the idea of having Luthor AGAIN as the villain, and worse with having a super-baby...) but this package looks beautiful! I was a big Superman fan when they came out, and I think the nostalgia factor will win on me.

So, probably not a Day One Buy, but a sure buy in the future if the price goes down around or after Christmas.

I agree with most of y'all on here. I'll timed, only 2 good films, and wait for individual releases. SR was such a flawed film, I wanted to like it so bad. Can anyone tell me about the original opening? I have never heard about it. Isn't singer kinda secretive on most cut footage? The first Xmen supposedly has tones of cut footage and even the commentary he didn't want to talk about it,

I meant ILL timed. Lol iPad corrects me

Still no commentary for Superman Returns from Bryan Singer?

The release seems ill-timed. Why not wait until next year (like around November 2012), and capitalize on the Zack Snyder reboot with Henry Cavill and Amy Adams?

These are supposedly all-new transfers, so let's hope that the one for Superman Returns is better than the last one.

It appears that the fabled original opening to Superman Returns is included here - hopefully it will be seen in its entirety and not just Bryan Singer or other production people discussing what was going to be depicted.

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