Superman: The Complete Collection

[deado]

Yeah if it's the same transfer I'm not going to bother watching Returns again.... and may skip getting the set if that's the case. Watched 1 & 2 on HD-DVD a while back.... wouldn't mind seeing the theatrical cut of 2 again though (which I think is better than the Donner cut). If all films get new transfers then I'll definitely pick up the set.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by deado

Yeah if it's the same transfer I'm not going to bother watching Returns again.... and may skip getting the set if that's the case. Watched 1 & 2 on HD-DVD a while back.... wouldn't mind seeing the theatrical cut of 2 again though (which I think is better than the Donner cut). If all films get new transfers then I'll definitely pick up the set.

While I liked the Donner Cut a lot, I consider it to be more of an awesome special feature than an actual movie due to the mismash quality of some of it.

[duggie walker]

Well, it looks like it's coming but I'm still suspicious that they would release this now, with the SUPERMAN reboot coming next year.

At the very best, this'll be a straight transfer of the dvd set which would at least mean that we got the original cuts of I and II. But what's more likely is that this is just the existing discs packaged with HD versions of III and IV.

That would leave room for a new set next year, possibly containing a remaster (and extended edition) of RETURNS, the cartoons in HD, the original theatrical versions, and so on. Or, indeed, for standalone versions of the above.

Whichever way - call me a cynic but I'm suspecting a last-ditch cash grab with this one. I won't be buying just to upgrade III and IV.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by duggie walker

Well, it looks like it's coming but I'm still suspicious that they would release this now, with the SUPERMAN reboot coming next year.

At the very best, this'll be a straight transfer of the dvd set which would at least mean that we got the original cuts of I and II. But what's more likely is that this is just the existing discs packaged with HD versions of III and IV.

That would leave room for a new set next year, possibly containing a remaster (and extended edition) of RETURNS, the cartoons in HD, the original theatrical versions, and so on. Or, indeed, for standalone versions of the above.

Whichever way - call me a cynic but I'm suspecting a last-ditch cash grab with this one. I won't be buying just to upgrade III and IV.

I dunno, this set looks similar to the Batman Anthology which was released in 2009 when there was not a Batman film coming out for another few years. Since it sounds like the new film is going to be pretty much seperate from the previous ones, the same as the Nolan films are seperate from the original Burton/Schumacher films, I am not sure if they would release another set when the new film is coming out as a tie in.

If anything I could maybe seeing them having this same release but with an offer for a free movie ticket or maybe individual releases of some of the films.