Superman: Doomsday (2007)

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  September 20, 2011

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  It's depressing to see all these traditional-outdated critics tackle this film arguing that it's "too dark and violent" for the Superhero cartoon genre, because only Batman's allowed to be taken seriously, am I right? Not.
  
  Superman Doomsday might "try too hard" to achieve levels... read more of unnecessary violence at times but to say that this was a failure is far from the truth. The script could be tighter but the overall story, animation and iconic feel of the plot already wins me over.
  
  I love how it really delves into Lex as a sophisticated, complex,...nut case. His relationship with Superman and his self-destructive nature in attempts to replace it. It also briefly dabbles in what justice means and although handled in an elementary fashion (cat in tree with old lady) is an important theme to the hero. A man with unlimited power.
  
  Great ideas, just, a little weak on the execution.

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  June 9, 2011

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  I really thought this was going to be the "Death of Superman" cartoon movie, just like the comic that came out in the 90's. While the first 30 minutes it is, it takes it into a different direction and changes the story. The "Doomsday" comic was the only issue of Superman I ever... read more bought, and it was a great read. Never been real high on Superman, so I loved seeing him all bloody and beaten. This is a very solid cartoon movie. The animation is fantastic, and the story is equally good for children and adults. I would LOVE to see a live action battle between Superman and Doomsday. I wish there was more Doomsday in this, instead he's more of an after thought when it is all over. Nice and short at 75 minutes, but pretty entertaining.

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  February 4, 2011

  xXGiNoBiLiPRXx

  It was very good and I enjoyed it.
  
  In Metropolis, Lois Lane tries to sell editor Perry White on a story exposing Lex Luthor's phony charity scam. Perry will have none of it and tells Lois to let it go, then urges Clark Kent to be careful on his foreign correspondent assignment--... read moreand to try to remember to write the occasional story. Clark bids Lois and Jimmy Olsen goodbye.
  
  Later, at his Fortress of Solitude, Superman agonizes over the fact that even with all his amazing powers he cannot come up with a cure for cancer, lamenting that he wants to be more than Earth's resident strongman. Lois asks Superman why he insists on bringing her to the Fortress so they can be alone, then accuses him of hiding his greatest secret from her--his true identity, which she claims she all but knows for certain already. Superman claims that he's doing so to keep her protected, but she insists he's doing it because he's afraid to commit.
  
  Elsewhere, outside of Metropolis, scientists working for Luthor unocover an alien spaceship. They accidentally open the ship, releasing a monster who kills them all and begins a destructive and murderous rampage towards the city. At the Fortress, Superman's robot alerts him to the trouble, identifying the monster as a genetically engineered Doomsday weapon designed to destroy anything in its path. Superman flies Lois to Metropolis, then engages the monster in a terrific battle. The battle rages across the city until Superman flies Doomsday up into the stratosphere and brings the monster hurling down again, smashing a crater into the city of Metropolis. Doomsday is defeated, but Superman falls lifeless to the ground and dies in Lois's arms.
  
  Lois, Perry, and Jimmy are among the thousands at Superman's funeral. Lois sees an elderly woman whom she recognizes from a photo on Clark's desk as his mother. Even Luthor arrives to apparently pay his respects. Later, when Perry urges Lois to take some time off, she journeys to Smallville and visits Martha Kent, saying that she (Lois) and Martha's son (as Superman) had been intimate for several months, and that Martha was the only other person who could understand how Lois felt in the aftermath of Superman's death. Martha invites Lois in for a cup of coffee.
  
  With the loss of its greatest protector, the city of Metropolis is overrun by criminal activity. When the Toyman holds a schoolbus filled with children hostage atop a tall building, Lois attempts a rescue. She manages to free most of the children, but the Toyman throws the bus from the roof with Lois inside it. The bus plummets to the ground, but is caught at the last minute--by Superman, who has miraculously returned from the grave! Superman flies Lois to her apartment, where they say goodbye. Lois is concerned that Superman doesn't seem quite himself, but he passes that off as lingering effects from his near death experience. Superman makes his way to Lexcorp towers, where he finds Luthor in a room lit by red sunlight and brandishing a pair of kryptonite-studded gloves. Luthor beats Superman mercilessly, accusing him of leaving before his time. Luthor compliments the unconscious Superman for doing a very good job convincing the world that the Man of Steel had returned, then goes to a private lab where the body of the real Superman hangs in a suspension tank.
  
  Later, at the Fortress of Solitude, Superman awakens on medical bed, attended by his robot. The robot explains that Superman's body had all but shut down following his battle with Doomsday, and that it took the robot some time to locate its master after Luthor stole the body. The robot tells Superman that Luthor had created a clone which was passing itself off as the real deal. Superman instructs the robot to do everything possibe to help him get back to full strength. Luthor discovers that Superman's body is missing from his lab.
  
  Meanwhile, in Metropolis, the clone Superman hears that the Toyman had escaped prison and killed a little girl. Enraged, the clone grabs the Toyman and flies him high into the air, throwing him back to the ground. He explains to a shocked public that an example needed to be set, to prevent other criminals from similar actions. The dark clone then receives an assignment from Luthor--investigate Lexcorp competition and find Superman's body.
  
  Lois visits Luthor, seemingly grieving, but knocks him out with a sedative and, with Jimmy's help, uncovers Luthor's secret lab, where he has grown hundreds of Superman clones to serve as his personal army. The dark Superman arrives and destroys the lab. Luthor hides in his red sunlight room, but the clone locks him in there, tears the room out of the building, and hurls it to the ground.
  
  The real Superman has been receiving direct sunlight exposure and undergoing massive physical therapy to bring himself back up to full strength. Although he still has recovery to do, he realizes he has to face his dark clone and flies to Metropolis. His robot gives him a kryptonite gun as a way of evening the odds.
  
  The army confronts the dark Superman, insisting that he must answer for his recent actions. Superman destroys their tanks and jets with his heat vision just before the real Superman arrives. The dark Superman claims that he is doing what is best for the people of Metropolis, but the real Superman says that the killing has to stop. Dark Superman easily disarms the real deal of the kryptonite gun, sending it miles away. The two fight in a massive battle, but the real Superman is poorly matched against his full strength doppleganger. Lois and Jimmy drive to the other side of town and retrieve the kryptonite gun.
  
  In the final confrontation at the Superman memorial, Superman again gives all he has to defeat his enemy. Just as it looks like this fight will end as tragically as his last one, Lois arrives with the kryptonite gun. After a lucky shot, however, Dark Superman destroys the weapon. In the scuffle, the kryptonite charge gets wedged into Dark Superman's costume, and Superman detonates it with a blast of heat vision. With his dying breath, Dark Superman begs Superman to protect the people of the Earth, and Superman affirms that that's why he is here.
  
  Superman convinces Lois that he really has returned this time, and agrees that they should have no more secrets--confirming that he is, in fact, Clark Kent. From his office in Lexcorp, Lex Luthor vows that one day, he will destroy Superman.

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  November 26, 2009

  ythelastman89

  While it is a lot better than the first direct to dvd movie, it still lacks the quality of other DC animated films. The voice talents were good, but I still prefer the older ones. The best part was that it was an adaption of the death of Superman storyline.

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  February 21, 2009

  kiriyamakazou

  I'm not a Superman fan. I feel he's too dated, too powerful and too goody goody. One of my favourite graphic novels though was The Death of Superman. It showed him at his weakest without involving kryptonite. Superman Doomsday is an excellent animation. It has all the hallmarks o... read moref Bruce Timm's work, a fairly powerful score and a decent voice cast. The Doomsday segments are dealt with a bit quickly and handling the death and resurrection storylines in one film feels rushed. It also removes some of the power of Superman's death. There is a brilliant 5-10 minute segment that gets quite deep with how the characters react to his death. Doomsday isn't watered down either. Though mostly (ever so slightly) off camera he snaps necks and crushes people. It's a good story and exciting even for those who prefer their Batman's and Hulk's.

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  January 15, 2009

  DrZeek

  Grumpy Man: Yeah, like we really needed him to bust up the mechanical spider, right? Lame!
  
  Apply this statement to the entire movie.
  
  This almost makes me wanna wash my eyes out with Superman 4...almost.
  
  Lex Luthor: My rumpus also comes equipped with red solar lamps and, of co... read moreurse, kryptonite. Red and green, the colors of Christmas. And you are on the naughty list!

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  July 13, 2008

  deano

  The DC Comics animated movie reminds me on the best-selling graphic novel - The Death of Superman, but the story is very different with plenty of exciting action sequences I ever saw between The Man of Steel and Doomsday.

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  April 7, 2008

  mjgildea

  Superman: Doomsday is nothing that's going to send a wild hair up your ass--especially if you compare it to its dragged out comic book story counterpart. The animation's good but not groundbreaking, the fights are cool but only serious Superman fans need bother.

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  March 5, 2008

  dhetteix

  There are better things to do with ones time, such as, for example, actually reading the comics. This animated iteration, while quite good for an animated superman movie, is a woeful under achievement as both an animated film, and as an interpretation of the comics.

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  February 19, 2008

  Godless

  Weak animation, story, and voice over work. A bastardization of the Adventures of Superman and Justice League Unlimited.

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• Adam Baldwin as Superman
• Anne Heche as Lois Lane
• James Marsters as Lex Luthor
• John DiMaggio as Toyman
• Tom Kenny
• Swoosie Kurtz as Martha Kent
• Cree Summer
• Ray Wise as Perry White
• Adam Wylie as Jimmy Olsen

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• "Superman: Doomsday" is the first animated Superman project to be rated PG-13.
• Kevin Smith appears animated as himself with one line: "Pff, like we really needed him to bust up the mechanical spider right? Lame!" This is a reference to the requirement made by producer 'Jon Peters', that Kevin Smith include a giant spider in the... read more film ?Superman Lives?, to be given the position of director (the project was canceled, in favor of Superman Returns). Kevin Smith wanted to use the same basic plot of ?Superman: Doomsday? for ?Superman Lives?.

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