Platypuschow
Animated by the same people who created the Superman animated television series we see our infinetly square jawed hero face off against a very poor looking Braniac.In this very family friendly affair Superman must tangle with Braniac, a Lex Luthor scheme and deciding whether he can tell Lois his secret.With an old school 1970's Superman soundtrack this almost feels nostalgic but is let down by it's excessive cutesy'ness and seven shades of generic.The film has the vocal talents of the recently deceased Powers Booth and the film icon and legend Lance Henriksen who do a great job with the material they are presented with.It's not awful, it's just not great either.The Good:Old school soundtrackThe Bad:Really don't like the animation styleBraniac looks dumbThings I Learnt From This Movie:You know you have a problem with the protagonist when I'm cheering on the bad guy
alexfromhorn
This is crapalicious, my cats litter-box is even more exciting and has a better plot and suspense curve because I think it's pretty funny when she gets her "I have to press the poop out" look. This movie is as boring as the most boring day at school. Seriously while watching it I somehow felt guilty not to do my homework. I'm very sorry for the money that went into this, I would have given it to something more important like painting the street red. The story is basically not there - there is just stuff happening without any meaning. How everything happened was even less exciting and kind of bad acted - although it's a cartoon. My favorite stupid quote: "What will it take to cure her? There is no earthly cure. Where do I find it? There is only one place: The Phantom Zone!" followed by semi-dramatic music. And by the way I hate Lex Luthor as an enemy, he's doing nothing but being annoying, I would have killed him in Supermans place already 1932923 Billion times. Keep your hands away from this rectal dysfunction.
rmoawad1
Not only were some of the voices different but also their personalities differ from the Bruce Timm continuity. I was sold on this movie as being another one of his creations and was severely disappointed. At least the new director could have watched the prior episodes and been more consistent with them. For example, lex's personality is more serious than portrayed in this film. Also, The phantom zone differs. The entrance to it was not with common projector but some unclear door way. Superman had his powers in the phantom zone when there is no yellow sun- it was clear in the animated series that Jax-Ur and Mala didn't have any superpowers while trapped in the phantom zone. In short, I was disappointed by this film's continuity and the writers' seemingly lack of effort to follow past performance.
cine-11
Although I'm a college educated adult, I actually like the Superman, Batman and Justice League cartoon series (I'm sure I'm far from alone on this one). The plots have been excellent examples of sci-fi writing and can be quite clever,complex and entertaining. Not so this one. The vast majority of this movie consisted of Superman and Braniac pounding each other into the ground, throwing each other through buildings, etc. The encounters went on for so long I got bored and fastforwarded through the monotony. There is a weak plot that holds this together, but it's not strong enough to redeem it. The phrase "phoning it in" leaps to mind. If you're a Superman fan, you're going to be disappointed in this.