- Actors: Tim Daly, Joseph Bologna, Dana Delany, David Kaufman, Clancy Brown
- Writers: Carmine Infantino, Hilary Bader, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Larry Brody
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- VHS Release Date: 5 May 1997
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CU51
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,225 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
It is a wonderful animated feature fleshing out the origin and life of the premier DC comics character in a fresh new way. It's accessible to both children and adults but in the old fashioned film serial manner, leaves the viewer with a tantalising question about what will happen next.
The style of the animation is bold giving the viewer a sense of the key character's power but unlike the old 60/70's Hanna Barbera Superman cartoons you are aware that each character, even the minor characters are given individual personalities in both their drawing and their direction.
The actors who provide the voices are directed well avoiding the one dimensional "laugh like a madman" villain or "I've just learned to string words together" hero.
The main point is that you can enjoy the video from the all action point of view or simply from the pleasure of noting the subtle but clever techniques of the director.
Format:VHS Tape
This is the most recent cartoon incarnation of the Man of Steel, and it is the best to date. This pilot episode manages to cover the well known ground of Superman's arrival on Earth while making it seem fresh, and it sets up the characters as people you want to get to know. The animation style goes for dynamic rather than realistic, but the characters still seem 'live' and believable. Warner Bros have done an excellent job on this, and there is a reason behind this animated series lasting for longer than any live action version - it's good.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Superman
5 Jan 2000
I was quite pleased with the quality of this production. The animation is not nearly as refined as the work that may be found in those short cartoons produced by Max Fleisher; however, it is still light years beyond most of the cheap animation produced today.
I was really pleased with the initial flight sequences and the way super speed was presented. Later on in the film, the flight scenes seem far less dramatic. Also, there are a few points where the art work simply seems crude. What this film may lack in graphics is more than made up by a very original and concise telling of Superman's origin.
The origin story of Supeman, sole survivor from the doomed planet Krypton, has been told quite a number of times in both comics and film. This version expands greatly upon the original (and all too brief) origin story provided by Jerry Siegal and Joel Shuster. It also deviates dramatically from the retelling presented much later by John Byrne. In my opinion, this origin story is in many ways superior to Byrne's.
Without giving too much away, Byrne presented Krypton as a planet populated by a race of cold, unemotional beings. The animated version presents the Kryptonians as being a far more human like race. While this may lack scientific credability, it certainly makes it easier for the viewer to feel sympathy for the plight of Jor-El who must send his son off to another world.
Dini and company do decide to follow Byrne's lead and keep Clark Kent's adopted parents alive. This makes perfect sense to me. Superman is a very up beat character. Why impose gloom and doom on him? After all, he is not Bruce Wayne.
Brainiac is given an entirely new origin story in this film. It is chilling. In fact, I hope that Warner Brothers will make the Braniac episodes available sometime in the future. His (or ITs) appearance here is all too brief.
Fans of H.P. Lovecraft should pay close attention to the scene following the action in the ice cavern. There is a very brief allusion to _At the Mountains of Madness_.
There is, of course, quite a bit of gunfire. This is to be expected in a film about a man who is bullet proof. It does not bother me, but it may concern some parents.
Overall, it is a lot of fun. I think quite a number of adults will appreciate it as much if not more than their kids. Some of the humour is obviously directed at an older crowd. At one point Lois Lane gazes at a photographic image of Superman. She quips, "Nice 'S'."
Regards and Best Wishes,
Donald Eric Kesler
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
The Last Son of Krypton
5 Jan 2000
This video is the compilation of the first three episodes of Superman: The Animated Series, which originally aired primetime on September 6, 1996.
I love this movie because it's a Superman story told through a visual medium. As a fan of Superman and animation I can safely say this movie captures the true spirit of Superman. The movie is mostly action, but drama is incorporated throughout the story.
The film deals with the destruction of Krypton, Clark Kent in high school, and Superman's first romps through Metropolis.
If you don't have access to Kids'! WB to watch The New Batman/Superman Adventures, The Last Son of Krypton will give you a great taste of what you're missing.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Best Superman Filmed Material I've Seen
12 Nov 2004
Format:DVD
Although the DC live-action adaptations have generally lagged well behind the Marvel adaptations, in the animation field DC wins hands-down. "Superman: Last Son Of Krypton", my personal favorite of the 'movie/tv' chronicles of the Man Of Steel is a stellar example of this. Like the Batman animated material, the animated Superman has admittedly been simplified and, to a lesser degree than Batman, toned down for the younger audience, but remains a faithful, spirit-capturing translation of the epic Superman comics. Unique animation style, tremendous scenes combining action and drama magnificently (including the legendary 'airplane-save' scene), and some of storytelling's alltime best characters add up to a great movie, one that, in my opinion, surpasses the ongoing animated series that followed it. The voice actors aren't who I would have picked for the parts - they sound utterly nothing like the characters I hear when I read the books, although admittedly that's a pretty subjective standard to judge on, with probably almost everybody who reads a tale in comic book format, novel format, or whatever hearing the voices differently - but they do indeed turn in good performances and prove worthy interpretors of their parts. Highly recommended for everybody; suitable for tots but DEFINATELY not a 'kids-only' picture; great stuff, overall almost on par with the best Superman comics.
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