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All-Star Superman
Feb. 23rd, 2011 12:27 amWhat does the immovable object do when it meets the irresistible force? What does the man who cannot die do when his death becomes inevitable?
This latest feature from DC Comics' animation division is an adaptation of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's acclaimed miniseries of the same name. Lex Luthor (Anthony LaPaglia) has finally achieved his dream of killing Superman (James Denton), tricking him into oversaturating his system with the solar energy that fuels his powers. As his end approaches, Superman is faced with challenges greater than any he has ever faced. And Luthor, who has long claimed that he could have saved the world if it weren't for Superman's being in his way, may well be forced to prove the truth of it.
The series this was based on was twelve issues long, too much to easily fit into the 75-minute running time this movie had, but Dwayne McDuffie's script was true to the best of the original book. Another review summed the story up as "about Superman saving the day, loving Lois Lane, and having the greatest adventures of all time." The timing of the movie's release coming a week after the death of Joanne Siegel (wife of one of Superman's creators and the original model for Lois Lane) lends the movie an added poigance, which makes its tribute to her husband's creation all the sweeter. Recommended for fans of the title character, or just of good storytelling.
This latest feature from DC Comics' animation division is an adaptation of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's acclaimed miniseries of the same name. Lex Luthor (Anthony LaPaglia) has finally achieved his dream of killing Superman (James Denton), tricking him into oversaturating his system with the solar energy that fuels his powers. As his end approaches, Superman is faced with challenges greater than any he has ever faced. And Luthor, who has long claimed that he could have saved the world if it weren't for Superman's being in his way, may well be forced to prove the truth of it.
The series this was based on was twelve issues long, too much to easily fit into the 75-minute running time this movie had, but Dwayne McDuffie's script was true to the best of the original book. Another review summed the story up as "about Superman saving the day, loving Lois Lane, and having the greatest adventures of all time." The timing of the movie's release coming a week after the death of Joanne Siegel (wife of one of Superman's creators and the original model for Lois Lane) lends the movie an added poigance, which makes its tribute to her husband's creation all the sweeter. Recommended for fans of the title character, or just of good storytelling.
