Anyone here seen the Superman/Doomsday movie yet?

[MegoSteve]

Oddly enough, I really enjoyed it. I guess my expectations were lowered by all the fair-to-middlin' reviews it got on the Internet, but I thought it was pretty good. I'd say a solid 8 out of 10 at least.

One thing that irked me was the casting, though. I just didn't care for it, to the point it was like nails on the chalkboard at the beginning, because they should have used the actors from the other Superman animated projects. No one is buying these DVDs because Anne Heche is Lois Lane and Adam Baldwin is Superman, so I don't quite understand spending extra money to replace the existing voice talent with "movie stars."

I guess I'm too used to Tim Daly as Superman.

[The Toyroom]

I guess I'm too used to Tim Daly as Superman.

He seems to be popping up all over the tube lately...I wonder if he was unavailable?

[VintageMike]

I thought it was OK. Didn't see Brainiac attacks so I can't compare it to that. I think they meshed elements of the four replacements into the clone Superman. Making Toyman so twisted worked because it tied into what happened to him. The angle they took with the cloned Superman (think Superman with the attitude of The Punisher) was cool. Also enjoyed the bonus feature about the original storyline a great deal as remember the hoopla well.
The way the adult themes were presented give me high hopes for the Teen Titans "Judas Contract" adaptation.

[BlackKnight]

Well Said Mike. I gotta chance to finally see it too. I felt the same way. I didn't think it was horrible either. Thought it was good for what it's worth. Just didn't care for Luther's voice, nore his look. Everything else was good. I also thought the voices for Superman & Lois, somewhat matched the previous actors in some ways. I thought it worked.

[Merlyn1976]

This is not for five year olds, they would not like it.

My 2 yr old loved it

[huedell]

I guess I'm too used to Tim Daly as Superman.

George Newbern did a heckuva job mimicking Daly's voice following S:TAS

[LadyZod]

I saw it, and being a rather big fan of Superman, I was not disappointed.

Mostly because I didn't expect much to begin with, but that is besides the point.

It was ok. I would have tweaked the story a little here and there to include the 4 other Supermen.

Mirror Universe Spoilers:

Would have introduced Hank Henshaw as a scientist working for Luthor on the clones, injecting himself with Supe's DNA and becoming the Cyborg Supes when the Superman robot arrives at Lexcorp to steal Supes' body (explosion). Would have had an unfinished clone (Superboy) escape during Henshaw's transformation and body break-out. Superman's robot would take over as the Eradicator Superman archtype, which would have gone along the same delvelopment as the Luthor clone did in the movie. And John Henry? He would have helped Lois and Jimmy during the Superman/doomsday fight and then put on a suit of armor to fight the Superman Robot gone loco (caused by Henshaw controling him as a means to get back at Luthor and Superman for his condition.)

Ahh, to dream.

But aside from that, Supe's face bothered me to no getout. I mean, was it necessary to give him those HUGE cheek bone lines? The man looked ancient. But at least he wasn't voiced by Tim Daly. I feel Supes and Clark should sound a LITTLE different than each other. Helps with the suspension of disbelief a little.

[thunderbolt]

I still gotta rent this thing. Is there a preview for New Frontier on it? That's the one I really want to see.

[Cosmicman]

Good story!!
I can't get past the crappy cheek bones on the animated Superman and the Lex Luthor that looks like like a crackhead. If the art was a little better in the animation department, this movie would have been a gem in my book.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Mmmm. I guess by the sound of it I will just be renting it too.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Okay, I got a copy of this and watched it last night. I really enjoyed it. A good Superman movie. I think I would have rather have seen this as a live action flick over Superman Returns (although I did like that movie for its own merits). The violence is a bit much for my kid, but it was tastefully done. The adult situations and language weren't too overdone, and they made sense in the context of the movie.

Going in knowing this was a completely different continuity than anything that went before it, I was able to get past Superman's cheekbones and other oddities compared to the Timm DCU. I actually liked this portrayl of Lois. Its clear why Superman loves this gal. I missed Dana Delany's smart-alec delivery, but this Lois seemed more straight-forward, so it worked out okay.

Even Mullet-Man of Steel was handled well. If you like Superman, I'd give this a shot. But I wouldn't watch it with a kid under the age of 9 or so, perosnally.

Chris