Disapointed again with the cover art too.  Better than the Christopher Reeve set coming though.  2-Disc edition for me.  I found this film very entertaining, and quite emotional when I saw it in the theater.  The plane sequence took mine and the entire theaters breath away, and was worth the price of admission itself.  Having seen the film twice now, I thought Brandon and the rest of the cast were great.  The only actor I thought was out of place was Kate Bosworth.  Margot Kidder and Teri Hatcher had Lois DOWN.  Also, could have done without the whole kid subplot.  That kid needed a major haircut too.  

Two things that detracted me from linking it with I & II was how quiet this film was - especially in the beginning.  But the major, MAJOR flaw (if that is what you want to call it) is the score.  Think about it.  John Williams  beautiful 1978 score was and is one of the best in modern cinema.  Like George Lucas said of 1977's "Star Wars" , John William's score was the icing on the top, and truly 'made' that film.  John Williams was sorely missed on this film.  Did Bryan even ask for his involvement?  Anyway, these are minor quibbles compared to the fact that we should be thankful we fans got another Superman film.  This film simply wet my appetite for the next one, which I bet will be the one Bryan blows us away with.  The man is talented, plain and simple.  

Great art, good movie overall, but it was nothing super. Spider-Man 2 was a much better superhero movie than this.

Jonno2006 wrote: Exactly, and I think that 97% of the fans of the movie would also prefer the 'hovering earth' poster for the 2disc artwork. I really don't know who the WB execs listen to because it's obviously not the fans. Put whatever you want on the 1 disc edition but please for gods sake let us (the fans of the movie and collectioners) have a sweet DVD artwork. But I'm sure they know that most fans will buy it no matter what artwork they use (me included) so what the fans want really doesnt matter anymore.

Guys, go buy the poster! I found it for $9.99 (brand new) at some online movie poster store. I have it framed and it's on my wall (in my spare room full of framed movie posters). Sure, it would have been nice on the box. But if you really like the art, like me, you should get the poster.

Why isn't there a Bryan Singer commentary????  You would think he would have lots to say about this movie.  Is Warner too lazy to record these now?

One-disc artwork is terrible.  Two-disc is pretty good.  The film itself wasn't that great.  None of the performances really impressed me, and when you see a film about superheroes you expect action.  This had some great action scenes, but very, very few.  I'll be skipping this one.

No slipcase for the 2-disc?!

Horrible movie, horrible cover art, Warner Bros. needs to get rid of Bryan Singer, or they will face the same disappointing box office cume with the sequel. Singer was hip-hugging Richard Donner's film, when he should have been making his own Superman movie.

I think cover art on the second is better but neither is good for the dvd's. At first glance I think photoshop, not realistic at all. For the single disc, the head shot looks to still, he is flying beside a jet and no hair is flying back same for 2 disc set. It needs to be more of and icon even if you just use the symbol for the special disc edition that simply states superman returns. I like the poster made after Alex Ross style of at, of Supes and Lois,  alsot the one of him Hovering over the earth for a cover. The movie was great I think it would have been great to have a cliff hanger ending when he was missing from the hospital room left it at that and not the father and son speech yet. We would have a been in suspense until the next film. Please in the next film use a villian like brainiac, just no more Lex in the movies. Focus on a new villan! Enough with Lex, bring on new enemies. From 1978 to now all we keep getting Lex somehow involved with the villan. I want a stand alone villan for Supes to fight.  I would love to see the death on Superman in one move and the return of him in another now that would be cool! Bring on Doomsday!

My favorite film so far this year - loved, loved, loved it from start to finish. I'll definitely be picking up the two-disc version, even if the artwork is sub-par.

Single disc edition cover sucks! Horrible! Yet the two disc edition captures a great camara view of Superman, which infact I think it looks great.

And by the way, I really liked this film.

louis pereira wrote: Damn...whats the point of a commentary track if you thought the movie sucked?  Just proves people are never satisfied.It's less that there's no commentary track on THIS movie but there has been a distinct downturn in commentaries from Warner Brothers and this concerns me because there are a lot of movies they release I'd like to see commentary on.

KAW wrote: Horrible movie, horrible cover art, Warner Bros. needs to get rid of Bryan Singer, or they will face the same disappointing box office cume with the sequel. Singer was hip-hugging Richard Donner's film, when he should have been making his own Superman movie.

Singer did made his own Superman film, but it was respectful to Richard Donner's version and didn't retcon any of the plot elements in the first two films (hence some of the same dialogue and homages). Not to mention "Superman Returns" is a far more serious film than the first two Supes films and has much better special effects.

But many people love the first two "Superman" movies and the past efforts of filmmakers such as Tim Burton (and Kevin Smith), JJ Abrams, McG, and Brett Ratner would've seen another take on the Superman tale (or more precisely, a remake), rather than continuing with the storylines from the first four Superman films. I think Bryan Singer was the best director to be brought onto the "Superman" franchise, even if he did leave "X-Men 3" in less capable hands.

I also think the film's lower-than-expected box office gross was due to that it faced heavy competition in the form of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and that the marketing campaign left a bit to be desired, even though it was promoted heavily. However, it made more money combined than the horrid "Superman III" and "Superman IV" and by the time the domestic total for SR is finalized, it will be at or slightly over the $200 million mark, which is the amount Warner wants in order to greenlight a sequel.

Awful art.

Great movie. The artwork sucks. Should have used the original poster art. Will pick up the 2 Disc set though.

agreed, I would have preferred the theatrical poster of Superman hovering over the earth as the DVD cover. at least put it on the 2-disc cover.