Superman: The Movie 4K UHD (1978)

[Vilya]

I suspect a 4k box set of some sort will eventually be offered. I can wait awhile and see. I have upgraded these movies so many times already; I would prefer to do it all at once if possible.

[fighthefutureofhd]

I don't understand the whole double dipping issue. We do it in life all the time, but never really complain. Except when it comes to buying home media. Look at cars. Often times we may end buying the same car brand for a couple of cars or so. The car tweaks itself, but it is pretty much the same. Or how about televisions. That's a better example. We upgrade our televisions every few years to get the latest and the greatest. There are some major differences depending on when we buy our new televisions. And sometimes there are only minor differences. Still, we shell out thousands of dollars without batting an eyelash. But as soon as a new version of one of our favorite movies is announced on a new format or even the same format we cry foul. And movies cost less than televisions and cars. Don't get me started on cell phones. That right there is lunacy. Talk about double dipping.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by ROSS.T.G.

Glad we’re getting the theatrical version. Soon we’ll be reading complaints that the PQ is too dark

"It's also too grainy, fuzzy and soft...and where's the HDR pop of the costume?"

[ROSS.T.G.]

There is no question we will hear that. My favourite now is when members cross state lines and call the format revisionist.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

I don't understand the whole double dipping issue.

I don't mind double dipping; I have been doing it for decades now. Still, I prefer to be as efficient and as cost effective as possible when doing it.

In May, Warner Bros gave us The Matrix in 4K. This October, just 5 months later, they are offering the entire trilogy in 4K. Could this same pattern apply to the Superman movies?

In the case of The Matrix, I only wanted the first film as I never cared for the sequels, so I am unaffected by their marketing strategy. But with Superman, I really like the first two movies with their multiple cuts and I am neutral towards the third, fourth, and fifth installments. If a 4K box set is forthcoming here, I prefer to wait for it rather than to acquire these movies individually.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Funcha

I'll go ahead and get it. Not going to buy theatrical only when we all know they're holding out the other version for a later date.

We all know what? It's the first film's 40th anniversary and really that's the ONLY reason it's being reissued on 4K right now. This isn't like Harry Potter either where subsequent films were all well-reviewed blockbusters in their own right.

The only thing like Harry Potter is where only the theatrical gets released in 4K.

[AdubW1982]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

"It's also too grainy, fuzzy and soft...and where's the HDR pop of the costume?"

I thought the theatrical cut is 143min? This site is stating 151min.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by AdubW1982

I thought the theatrical cut is 143min? This site is stating 151min.

That’s wrong, 151 is the Director’s Cut.

[AdubW1982]

Originally Posted by Croweyes1121

That’s wrong, 151 is the Director’s Cut.

That's what I thought.

[NiteOwl]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Arguably the best Superhero film ever. Its the ONLY Superman film that matters, other than the equally good Superman 2. This is great news except they MUST also release Superman 2 in UHD.

Of course, I hope they do NOT burden us with a UHD box set because SM 3 & 4 are terrible crap. Returns is OK but I could live with that just on blu-ray.

Oh boy.
Nostalgia goggles are on thick with this one.

The moment those come off, Superman II falls apart. It completely messes with the emotional momentum the first movie establishes. Superman willingly defies Jor-El's mandate not to interfere with human history just to save Lois, but when he asks his holo-mom if he can marry her- she says he has to give up his power. She doesn't explain why. And he doesn't even ask! He just gives up his powers!

It's even worse when you realize that Dick Donner's original idea was so much better. He had it so that Superman himself wanted to be a normal human man. He felt he had given the world enough and wanted the opportunity to settle down with the woman he loved. ALL THAT reasoning is hacked out of the theatrical cut, making Clark look like a major idiot. Not to mention all the weird shit at the end in the fortress of solitude.

Superman III at least was like reaching into a comic box and plucking out a random issue of silver age Superman. He fights a supercomputer, puts out a fire at a chemical planet, and even faces off against his evil clone. Superman III might not be great, but it's a damn sight better than IV, and effortlessly on par with II. Don't even get me started on how shitty Lois Lane is as a love interest in these movies.

I'll still buy em all on 4K lol.

[newtonp01]

Originally Posted by AdubW1982

I thought the theatrical cut is 143min? This site is stating 151min.

The site seems to be wrong, the back cover lists 143 mins.

[Matt Murdock]

I'm looking forward to the inevitable 4K release of Superman Returns, too. I have a soft spot for that movie.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Matt Murdock

I'm looking forward to the inevitable 4K release of Batman Returns, too.

Same.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by Matt Murdock

I'm looking forward to the inevitable 4K release of Superman Returns, too. I have a soft spot for that movie.

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Same.

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[Poya]

Originally Posted by Matt Murdock

I'm looking forward to the inevitable 4K release of Superman Returns, too. I have a soft spot for that movie.

I’d rather watch Man of Steel than Returns. Snyder at least tried something different and didn’t quite succeed whereas Singer did nothing different and failed so hard, The Devil Wears Prada made more money.

[Matt Murdock]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’d rather watch Man of Steel than Returns. Snyder at least tried something different and didn’t quite succeed whereas Singer did nothing different and failed so hard, The Devil Wears Prada made more money.

I like Man of Steel more, but I think Superman Returns is a nice swan song to the pre 9/11 comic book movies. It should have done more, and done certain things differently, but what worked worked really well.

[Geoff D]

I likes 'em both, and I've been dying to junk that shitty old HD DVD encode that Returns has been saddled with for the last decade. Where dat UHD Warners???

[BenjaminG]

Originally Posted by Poya

I’d rather watch Man of Steel than Returns. Snyder at least tried something different and didn’t quite succeed whereas Singer did nothing different and failed so hard, The Devil Wears Prada made more money.

I've always had a soft spot for Superman Returns, and hated Man of Steel which is amplified by my "what could have been" for a SR sequel. Not a perfect film, but I really appreciate its slower pace and its hopeful tone.

Also the financial success of a film doesn't dictate its worth, i.e. Blade Runner, Big Trouble in Little China, Children of Men, Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, Tree of Life, The Iron Giant. I could go on...

[punisher]

I will always remember the Saturday night sold out theater when I first saw this and the constant cheering and applause throughout the film. Bravo Christopher Reeve and company. A little kid's dream came to the big screen as a young man and the young lady with him. I will be extremely happy with the theatrical version memory in 4K....

You had to be there to feel the electricity when he flew in the fortress in full costume for the first time. The kicking of the football was so incredible and wowed everyone there.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Agent Kay

Wasn't me, I like man of steel.
That sounds like that nutter who I won't say but keeps getting banned from youtube

Is he that fella who literally has cinema speakers and processors hooked up to his LD player and CRT TV? Bless him.