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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 52
Category: DVD
Director: Kevin Burns (iii)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Label: Warner Home Video
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 120 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 012569404526
EAN: 0012569404526
ASIN: B000FO0AHY
Release Date: June 20, 2006 (New: Last 30 Days)
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 2005
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Executive-produced by Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and narrated by star Kevin Spacey, Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman is an exhaustive, nearly two-hour documentary covering over 60 years of the Man of Steel. It begins with the early work of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster leading to the 1938 Action Comics debut of Superman, then continues through the Max Fleischer cartoons, the Columbia serials, to the 1950s Adventures of Superman series and the tragic suicide of its star, George Reeves. Then it's on to the 1966 Broadway musical, the 1970s feature films (including screen tests of Stockard Channing and Lesley Anne Warren), the paralysis and death of star Christopher Reeve, the subsequent TV series Lois & Clark and Smallville, and the 2006 feature Superman Returns. The documentary also discusses Superman's transformations during World War II, the atomic age, and the 1960s; events in the comic books such as John Byrne's reboot and The Death of Superman; and obscurities such as a pilot for The Adventures of Superpup and the TV-musical version of It's a Bird& It's a Plane& It's Superman. Interview subjects range from two-production stars such as Noel Neill and Jack Larson (who were in both Adventures of Superman and Superman Returns), and Annette O'Toole (Superman III and Smallville) to producer Ilya Salkind, director Richard Donner, Margot Kidder, Stan Lee, Dean Cain, and Brandon Routh. The animated series deserves more coverage, and some interviewees are conspicuously absent--no surprise Lois & Clark's Teri Hatcher couldn't find the time, but what about Smallville's Tom Welling?--but overall it's an impressive and engaging examination of the DC Comics icon. --David Horiuchi
Description
Here he is! It's Superman -- in an amazing, thrill-packed story of the legendary hero through the years: from comic books to cartoons to TV to movies, including awesome see-it-first, see-it-now footage of 2006's Superman Returns. Discover the Man of Steel story that's never been told with the action and excitement you expect from the mightiest of all heroes. No matter if you're a super fan or just a movie fan, this is the adventure you've been waiting for.
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 Gene Simmons & Superman!! June 28, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent documentary about Superman with some very interesting commentary from KISS' Gene Simmons.
In a 2002 issue of 'Mojo' Magazine, Gene Simmons was asked to name his greatest hero. He replied, simply: "Superman". Later that same year, Gene told TV Guide: "TV was the biggest influence on my life. As a kid I was fascinated with Superman, starring George Reeves. Superman was an immigrant like me, but he didn't just come from another land. He came from another planet. And I saw myself as Superman." Gene Simmons, as a Jewish immigrant to America, was always drawn to the 'otherness' of Superheroes (Simmons once mentioned that superheroes inspired him to believe that anyone can do anything, even if one is from another country or another planet. Magic can happen and dreams can become real - even if one is the ultimate outsider).
But perhaps more than any other superhero - Superman is the figure with whom Simmons identified with most strongly; and the reasoning seems obvious: Superman, like Gene, is not only the ultimate immigrant.....but is arguably the ultimate JEWISH immigrant.
*Superman was created by two nice Jewish boys Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster in 1930s post-depression middle America. The comic book industry was dominated by Jews.
*Superman's arrival and subsequent success is the story of Jewish immigration and achievements into the US. He is taken in by a kind couple in a strange land and given a chance to make good.
*His story is also the Moses story. Moses is rescued from the waters in a basket. Superman is rescued from a field in a basket-like spacecraft.
*He never forgets who he is: he is being a stranger and being at home simultaneously. This is the heart of Jewish tradition, where every Jew is a boundary crosser and Jews remember the stranger and themselves as strangers.
*The Jewish answer to Nietzsche's superman who was above moral issues; Superman in contrast is immersed in moral issues.
*Jewish spiritual and mystic dimensions to Superman's superpowers, such as the Golem, the creature formed out of clay who would throw himself off buildings and similar feats to protect the Jews of Prague; and the rabbis who were granted supernatural powers by virtue of their holiness.
*His being in the diaspora, his need for an alter ego and to fit in and be useful without being noticed is an allegory of Jewish assimilation (especially in the 1930s when anti-semitism in the US was rife.)
*Kal-El is Superman's original, Hebrew-like name which was changed to Anglo-sounding Clark Kent as soon as he arrived in the US.
*Superman visits the bottled city of Kandor (the only remaining city of his home planet Krypton, shrunk and inside a bottle) just like diaspora Jews visit Israel.
 Good Research, but not Complete June 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I liked the Documetary and having Kevin Spacey as the Narrator was a god touch, there is some info that was neglected. There were other Superman Cartoons, like the one from the 1960's and the one from 1988 that were neglected. They never even showed the differnce between the two actors that portrayed Superboy in the 1980's. I know that Kevin Burns and Bryan Singer's main focus was on the release of Superman Returns, but neglecting some of the past doens't alweays help. Over all though, it was well done.
 Why Buy The Special Features June 28, 2006
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I admit I haven't seen this and I definitely would if it came on the Superman Returns DVD but I am not going to buy the special features by themselfes before the actual movie is out on DVD. And if this is not going to be on the Superman Returns DVD, too bad...
The 1 star is for the blatant effort to rip DVD buyers off, again...
The Man of Steel for Every Generation June 28, 2006
For nearly 70 years the flying red caped wonder from the planet Krypton disguised as reporter Clark Kent has been everything from a comic book, to a radio show to TV to movies, from George Reeves to Christopher Reeve to Brandon Routh, Superman is the most popular superhero of all time and this is the history of Superman's amazing legacy, from his debut in Action Comics to the new movie "Superman Returns" every generation that has looked to the sky. Featuring many actors, directors and comic book writers who have shared in Superman history and just fans of Superman like KISS front man Gene Simmons, Comic Book legend Stan Lee, Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill and Superman people like Margot Kidder, Dean Cain, Richard Donner, Jack Larson and Brandon Routh who is the new Man of Steel. Narrated by the new Lex Luthor Kevin Spacey. This is one of most must have Superman DVDs ever, if your a movie fan or a Superman fan, this the history you've been waiting for, Terrific entertainment on Superman. "Faster than a Speeding Bullet, More Powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a single bound" "look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's SUPERMAN
Outstanding overview of SUPERMAN June 27, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just finished watching this DVD and it's fantastic! Very well made, very well done----OUTSTANDING.
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