Superman: The Movie 4K UHD (1978)

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by david_blu

Can you please give examples, I find most of it mediocre to be honest.

The shot flying around him as he listens to the cries of humanity is entirely CG, even when it gets close in on his face and ear.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

The shot flying around him as he listens to the cries of humanity is entirely CG, even when it gets close in on his face and ear.

Yep and looks great

[starmike]

Originally Posted by david_blu

Can you please give examples, I find most of it mediocre to be honest.

Not for nothing, but while it's great to have a lot of Superman ('78) in-camera, you can still tell a lot of the rear-projection. Fake is fake, be it in-camera or CGI. People crap on CGI but really, it's just as phony as some practical shots in many films.

[RalphoR]

It's been ages since I've seen Returns but that jet/shuttle scene was awesome. Don't recall if the cg was wonky in it, though.

[starmike]

Originally Posted by RalphoR

It's been ages since I've seen Returns but that jet/shuttle scene was awesome. Don't recall if the cg was wonky in it, though.

No, that scene was very well done. I challenge anyone to point out any flaws in that which would be worse than in S '78.

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by starmike

Yeah, I wouldn't call those people "heroes".

And I wouldn’t call the ‘criminals’ who pulled the statues down as "heroes" either.

[starmike]

Originally Posted by Bourne1886

And I wouldn’t call the ‘criminals’ who pulled the statues down as "heroes" either.

lol

[Galactus123]

Originally Posted by rubystone356

in other news. .anyone checking out the new Superman 78 comis from DC?
It seems more like a proper Superman 3. Issues 2 comes out this week. There is also one for Batman 89.

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/0...in-superman-78

Jacob

I need to read these at some point. This cover is great:

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by K9 Mark V

Unfortunately no but considering Warner is now delving into restoring franchise titles like Mad Max in 4K, I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with the rest of the Superman films, presumably to tie in with another DC theatrical release involving Superman.

No Superman II in 4K for it's 40th is a particularly bitter pill.

[K9 Mark V]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

No Superman II in 4K for it's 40th is a particularly bitter pill.

The 40th Anniversary was a year ago...

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by K9 Mark V

The 40th Anniversary was a year ago...

Outside the USA, it was released in 1981 in the US.

[JediJones77]

I'd still say the anniversary has to be when it came out first. Certainly if it was a foreign film, we wouldn't look at the U.S. release date to determine the anniversary.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by JediJones77

I'd still say the anniversary has to be when it came out first. Certainly if it was a foreign film, we wouldn't look at the U.S. release date to determine the anniversary.

Question is, when does Warner Bros. & DC Comics, both USA companies, consider the 40th Anniversary.

[RalphoR]

FOX missed putting out a 4k of the original Planet of the Apes movie for its 40th anniversary (which still irks me to no end) so I'm never going by anniversary dates ever again....it will only tick me off.

[david_blu]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Question is, when does Warner Bros. & DC Comics, both USA companies, consider the 40th Anniversary.

When they begin to take Superman seriously?

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by RalphoR

FOX missed putting out a 4k of the original Planet of the Apes movie for its 40th anniversary (which still irks me to no end) so I'm never going by anniversary dates ever again....it will only tick me off.

I'm going to assume you mean the 50th. But in the case of Apes it was a casualty of the impending Disney buyout of Fox. It probably needed some restoration work for a 4K UHD and they weren't going to spend the money.

[RalphoR]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I'm going to assume you mean the 50th. But in the case of Apes it was a casualty of the impending Disney buyout of Fox. It probably needed some restoration work for a 4K UHD and they weren't going to spend the money.

Ooops...yes 50th. My bad but missing that milestone, even for Disney, is pretty bad.

[JimboTHX1138]

Originally Posted by starmike

No, that scene was very well done. I challenge anyone to point out any flaws in that which would be worse than in S '78.

Challenge accepted. The final flying scene. I mean look at his face. It's just awful.

Wonky Superman.jpg

[Jlouisbarrett]

Idk, looks fine to me. You could say the effects look hokey and silly in Superman ‘78, and many actually do…

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Jlouisbarrett

Idk, looks fine to me. You could say the effects look hokey and silly in Superman ‘78, and many actually do…

Sure now, but a lot of Marvel and DC digital effects in the 21st Century look cheap and cartoonish and that's right when they come out, not an audience reaction in the distant future.



You need practical mixed with some digital. Not all digital. You have to ground the CG with in-camera effects so they blend together seamlessly, as Stan Winston used to do. It forces the CG artists to go for photorealistic work rather than something working outside of the bounds of physics.