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Super-Sized
DVD Sets Land in Stores Today |
BREAKING NEWS — November
28, 2006 has been a super day for superhero fans as all
four original SUPERMAN movies starring
Christopher Reeve and Bryan Singer's latest vision SUPERMAN
RETURNS fly onto store shelves in new, special
edition DVD releases.
The Daily Edge's latest edition has just published
our first review from the massive 14-disc Ultimate Collector's
Edition DVD box set, starting our complete coverage of
the new SUPERMAN RETURNS 2-disc DVD set.
Including over 3 hours of bonus materials taking fans
on the set of this epic production, these two discs alone
make the Ultimate Collector's Edition box set worth the
purchase price for any Superman fan.
Read our SUPERMAN RETURNS
DVD review in the page 6 Entertainment section,
or continue reading the summary of individual title releases
below.
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Opening the new release library is a four-disc special
edition of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, which
includes the original 1978 theatrical release and the
2001 Director's Cut versions of the film.
Yet the most anticipated of the DVD releases will
be the long-awaited SUPERMAN II: The Richard Donner
Cut, which restores much of the sequel footage
the director shot simultaneously during SUPERMAN
production, but which was discarded when producers replaced
Donner with Richard Lester to complete the second installment.
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Lester reshot many of the completed sequel scenes,
giving SUPERMAN II a much more comedic
tone than originally intended. The new DVD version
will restore Donner's filmed-but-unused footage, including
a different ending and 15 minutes of Marlon Brando scenes
which reveal more of Jor-El's relationship with his Earth-raised
son.
Warner will simultaneously release deluxe DVD editions
of SUPERMAN III and SUPERMAN IV,
plus a special two-disc DVD edition of Richard Lester's theatrical
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For the Super collector, all four films will also
be sold in a massic eight-disc boxed set, THE SUPERMAN
ULTIMATE COLLECTORS EDITION! A massive 14-disc
box set containing:
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SUPERMAN
I 4-disc collectors set
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SUPERMAN
II: The Richard Donner Cut
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SUPERMAN
II: 2-disc Special Edition
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SUPERMAN
III Deluxe Edition
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SUPERMAN
IV Deluxe EditioN
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SUPERMAN
RETURNS 2-disc SE
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BRYAN
SINGER'S JOURNALS
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LOOK
UP IN THE SKY! Documentary
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YOU
WILL BELIEVE: THE CINEMATIC SAGA OF SUPERMAN Documentary
More as this breaking story develops from the staff at The
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RETURNS WILL SOAR INTO YOUR HOME THEATER THIS NOVEMBER |
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Press Release — The fight for
truth and justice continues when SUPERMAN RETURNS
soars onto DVD November 28th from Warner Home Video.
Superman Returns delivers an epic story, spectacular special
effects, and exhilarating action that will leave you breathless.
Directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men I & II,
Usual Suspects), Superman Returns features powerful
performances from newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth
(Blue Crush, Beyond the Sea) and two-time
Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty,
Usual Suspects).
The Two-Disc Special Edition
is filled with over three hours of bonus features, including
more than ten revealing additional scenes with characters
and plotlines never before seen and a “Resurrecting
Jor-El” featurette. A multi-part, nearly 3-hour documentary,
“Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns”
takes you on an in-depth, behind the scenes journey of the
making of this momentous film with visionary director Singer
and crew. Viewers will experience what it was actually
like to be part of the production on location in Australia.
The documentary uncovers the secrets behind some
of the most astonishing, effects-laden scenes in the film,
including the shuttle accident, the Metropolis disaster
and the formation of New Krypton. The Two-Disc Special
Edition comes encased in collectible, embossed, gold foil
o-sleeve packaging.
SUPERMAN RETURNS marks a day-and-date
release for HD and Blu-ray.
The HD version will be an HD DVD Combo Disc (High
Definition DVD on one side and SD DVD on the other side)
with the film in MLP audio and all special features on the
HD side and film only on the standard DVD side. The
Blu-ray version offers the film and all special features.
Warner Home Video HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs offer
resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs,
as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color
and beautifully crisp sound. The new formats
also provide a higher level of interactivity, with instant
access to extra features via a seamless menu-bar where
viewers can enjoy features without leaving or interrupting
the film.
SUPERMAN RETURNS will be available at
$28.98 SRP in both widescreen and full frame formats.
The Special Edition will be available in widescreen
format for $34.99 SRP. The HD Combo will be available
at $39.99 SRP and the Blu-ray version will be available
at $34.99 SRP.
The Single Disc version of Superman
Returns contains the theatrical version of the film.
The Two-Disc Special Edition contains
the theatrical version of the film on Disc 1 and over three
hours of special features on Disc 2, including:
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Additional
Scenes
- The Date: Ma Kent plays a game with her new man
- Family Photos: Clark reminisces over family photos
- Crash Landing/X-Ray Vision: Clark discovers he can fly
and he has x-ray vision
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Old Newspapers: Clark realizes what happened while he
was gone
- Are You Two Dating?: Clark discovers his mother is
dating
- Martinis and Wigs: Lex and Kitty bicker
- I'm Always Right: Once again, Lex is right
- Jimmy the Lush: Jimmy and Clark discuss Lois at the
bar
- Language Barrier: Japanese talkshow makes fun of Superman
- Crystal Feet: Having a bad day
- New Krypton: Lois names the new planet
- Easter Egg: Lex Luthor's "Wrong" Montage
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"Requiem
for Krypton: Making Superman Returns" multi-part
documentary
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Secret Origins and First Issues: Crystallizing Superman
- The Crystal Method: Designing Superman
- An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman
- Superman on the Farm
- Superman in the City
- Superman in Peril
- The Joy of Lex: Menacing Superman
- He's Always Around: Wrapping Superman
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| EDITORIAL
OPINION |
| By Perry White,
Managing Editor of The Daily Planet |
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Once again, we are faced with dark and difficult
times, not only in Metropolis, but across this country
and around the globe.
Yet as we face such hardships then and now, we shall
unite and see our way to better times, as we
have then and we will now.
While we welcome the return of Superman, we must
also accept and fulfill our duties as citizens to join
his mission and combat evil, to fight for truth and
justice, together and as individuals. Super heroes
do not fly to our aid in order to absolve us of personal
responsibility — indeed, that is a power which
each of us has, a power we must exercise daily and always
as members of the civilized world.
Heartless, immoral villains such as Lex Luthor
thrive and return to plague us because they depend on
our lapses in maintaining our personal war against evil.
He preys on the weak, on the infirm, and especially
on the corrupt. He feeds on our fear, and he exploits
our frailty so that he may walk our streets and presume
that "ordinary citizens" will not stand in
his way. Evil is the ultimate weakness, and so
it survives and breeds on weakness to infest our world
of light with its dark poison, slipping and slithering
between the cracks in our sidewalks and streets.
Yet as we remain strong and diligent, together
we can rid Metropolis of this sickening scourge, for
our most powerful weapon is hope. Times will be
dark, but the dark of night never lasts. Though
moments of hopelessness may bring you down, remember:
look up in the sky.
The management of the Daily Edge thanks Mr. White
for his contribution. |
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