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Complete
Superman Cartoons: Diamond Anniversary Edition |
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1941-1943
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DVD, Full color, Animated
Not Rated
Image Entertainment
ASIN: 6305943389 |
$29.99
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| The complete
Paramount Superman cartoon classics collection of Max and Dave Fleischer,
and more. All seventeen vivid color animation masterpieces fthat were shown
theatrically between 1941 and 1943 are included on this single DVD. Renowned
animators Max and Dave Fleischer spent over $100,000 to produce each of
these catoons and every one has been transferred from mint 35mm prints
to insure the finest possible quality. |
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1. Superman: Pilot Episode
(Sept. 26, 1941)
2. Mechanical Monsters (Nov.
28, 1941)
3. Billion Dollar Limited
(Jan. 9, 1942)
4. The Arctic Giant (Feb.
27, 1942)
5. The Bulleteers (Mar.
27, 1942)
6. The Magnetic Telescope
(Apr. 24, 1942)
7. Electric Earthquake (May
15, 1942)
8. Volcano (Jul. 10, 1942)
9. Terror on the Midway
(Sept. 18, 1942)
10. Japoteurs (Oct. 16,
1942)
11. Showdown (Nov. 20, 1942)
12. Eleventh Hour (Dec.
25, 1942)
13. Destruction Inc. (Feb.
19, 1943)
14. Mummy Strikes (Mar.
26, 1943)
15. Jungle Drums
16. The Underground World
(Jun. 18, 1943)
17. Secret Agent (Jul. 30,
1943)
Starring the voices of...:
Bud Collyer ... Clark Kent/Superman
Joan Alexander ... Lois LaneFormat: Color, Animated
Jack Mercer ... The Mad Scientist |
DVD Features:
Full-screen format
From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
Other Formats: VHS, DVD, DVD |
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This collection of fully restored,
1930s animated shorts from the legendary Max Fleischer are a real treat.
For anyone who has grown up associating the Superman character with different
phases of art direction in Superman comic books over the last 50 years,
or best remembers the look of the Christopher Reeve films or the old television
show, these 'toons will be a mini-revelation. Expanding on cues from the
first generation of Superman comics, Fleischer immerses the man from Krypton
in a marvelous blend of art deco, William Cameron Menzies-inspired sets,
and edgy compositions that can't help but remind one of Fritz Lang-ian
paranoia. Everything is oversized, blocky but rounded, ferociously modernist,
and all too vulnerable. Superman's very function as a character in these
highly dramatic and richly colored fables is both defending the overbearing,
urban progressiveness and capital excesses of a young 20th century while
also reassuring us that progress is not as indomitable as a man--at least
a Superman. The DVD includes a bonus Fleischer short, "Play Safe," plus
information about the restoration process, three choices of sound, complete
history, synopsis, and credits.
--Tom Keogh
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The
Phoenix Saga |
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1992
Directors: Graham Morris & Larry Houston |
DVD, Color, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, Animated
Not Rated
Universal Studios
ASIN: B00004Y56F |
$24.98
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| Five episodes
of the animated series on one DVD, The Phoenix Saga follows Jean Grey's
transformation into the mysterious and powerful Phoenix. It's a tale full
of internal conflict, feuding family members, and the sadness of sacrifice
for the greater good. |
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Question: Why was this relatively unrelated
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DVD Features:
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When Professor Xavier receives
a psychic plea for help from an alien woman, he sends his X-Men on the
next space shuttle to the Eagle One space station. They're greeted by a
brute named Erik the Red, who's on a mission from Emperor D'Ken to destroy
a rival's ship and take the M'Kraan crystal, which would give him unlimited
power. The ship Erik the Red is supposed to destroy contains the emperor's
sister, Lilandra, who is the one who established the psychic link to Professor
X. Meanwhile, as Jean Grey pilots the shuttle back through the atmosphere
to Earth, she is blasted by a burst of radiation that slowly changes her
into Phoenix, the guardian of the M'Kraan crystal. The battle for the crystal
becomes a battle for the safety of the universe. Family conflicts pop up
throughout, from the sibling emperors, to Professor X fighting his half-brother
Juggernaut, to Cyclops meeting the space pirate Corsair (who's actually
his father). The action scenes at the end are not nearly as engaging as
the story that sets them up, but stick it out because the final scene packs
a wallop.
--Andy Spletzer
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Reunion/
Out
of the Past/
No
Mutant Is an Island |
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1992
Directors: Graham Morris & Larry Houston |
DVD, Color, Animated, Closed-captioned
Not Rated
Universal Studios
ASIN: B00005BJE1 |
$24.98
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| X-MEN |
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Sanctuary/
Proteus/
Weapon
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1992
Directors: Graham Morris & Larry Houston |
DVD, Color, Animated, Closed-captioned
Not Rated
Universal Studios
ASIN: B00005BJE2 |
$24.98
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