Superman III [4K Ultra HD] [1983] [Blu-ray] [2023] [Region Free]

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All of these things make a real difference in boosting our efforts here and we appreciate it very much! Our sources suggest that—like Superman: The Movie in 4K—all three of these will feature Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, but we’ll have to wait and see. Our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have just announced Robert Short’s Programmed to Kill (1987) for Blu-ray release on 1/17, followed by Orson Welles’ The Lady from Shanghai (1948) and Peter Newbrook’s The Asphyx (1972) on Blu-ray and Peter Collinson’s The Italian Job (1969) on 4K Ultra HD on 1/31. Throw in an equally unnecessary detour in the form of a street orphan, and his whole ongoing drag of a story (very painfully sponsored by McDonalds and Coca Cola), and you have a classic origin movie that isn't tightly reined in at any stage, and therefore feels equally bloated and lopsided. It may have worked for Superman to introduce Lex Luthor an hour into that movie, but it was a terrible decision here to see Lithgow - the only vaguely charismatic performance of the lot - appear in the 11th hour, only to steamroll through his entire nefarious plot and Patch's entire fallen angel/redemption arc in an painful rush, slinging some loop-the-loop sleighing into the mix as candy explodes, all the while leaving Santa an afterthought in what was supposed to be his headlining movie. For my own thoughts, I quite literally grew up on the Christopher Reeve Superman films. He was and remains my hero. Of all the celebrities to have passed over the years, his was the one where my day stopped and I truly mourned. While there have been fine actors to step into the suit over the years on film and television, Reeve defined the character for decades and made us believe that not only a man could fly but he could save the world. This first film from Richard Donner set the high bar for all comic book movies to follow at a time when it wasn’t the major genre burning up the box office that it is today. This production was a risk, and it paid off beautifully. 5/5

Santa Claus: The Movie was shot in the mid-Eighties, but could easily pass for the preceding decade. Still, with a half decent shot-on-film production, it's hard to go wrong when serving up a decent 4K image. So it's extra hard to understand quite where they went wrong here. It's not even like there was some confusion over what kind of treatment this film has been given - it's clearly marketed as a Brand New Native 4K Restoration - but the term seems extremely loose, with the film coming across distinctly as one of the less impressive niche archive titles gracing the format. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is planning to release Superman II, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 4K Ultra HD in early 2023! four or five Christopher Reeve Superman films (depending on how you want to count things) should provide fans with some memories of Audio Commentary – With executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler, who were recorded during separate sessions and spliced together to create a whole. While the two are certainly proud of the film, their respective discussions concentrate on the production of the film in terms of budgets, publicity, money made, money spent, disagreements, and are a side not often spoken about on commentaries; not for everyone, but has a certain amount of entertainment value.with rather similar last names, as has been discussed ad infinitum by some more devoted conspiracy theorists. George Reeves, beloved

For more about Superman I-IV 5-Film Collection 4K and the Superman I-IV 5-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray release, see Superman I-IV 5-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on May 8, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.5 out of 5. Finding a being as strong as Superman, to take him on credibly, has always been a problem since he is all powerful. To enable defeat, or at least the threat of defeat and peril, the villain has to be more powerful still. And Lex’s plan is a clever one, but, again, it is executed so poorly. With particular regard to Nuclear Man’s weakness, seriously, shade? Dude, if you are going to the moon, put him on the dark side, problem solved! Being able to pierce Superman’s skin and infect him should have definitely been made more of. Likewise, the defeat and recouperation, where was the emotion in that? The iconic shot of the red cape falling should also have been on the poster!Based on the DC character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Superman films star Christopher Reeve as the legendary “Man of Steel.” Making Superman: Filming the Legend – Another 30 minute piece that this time covering the filming, and covers a lot of ground and is a bit more warts and all with regards to the behind the scenes dramas of the shoot. Attempting to reframe Santa in the wake of the (waning) success from Superman: The Movie, the Salkinds' penultimate critical disaster and Box Office bomb still has its (waning) audience and may, a little like the lesser Disney 'classics', attract some interest from the very young crowd. As previously mentioned, this is exactly the same transfer as the 2018 disc. There was some internet butt scuttle that Superman: The Movie would yet again get a new 4K scan and restoration, but I never saw anything confirmed or denied from Warner Bros. If a new scan/restoration happened, it’s not here leading me to doubt that it ever did happen or that if it did, it didn't yield any improvement. Bit for bit this is the same Dolby Vision/HDR10 transfer - which I’m perfectly okay with. This film always had a soft diffused, dreamy look thanks to Geoffrey Unsworth’s signature cinematography (Reginald H. Morris who shot A Christmas Story and Murder By Decree in a similar fashion was also in the camera department under Unsworth). While it’s naturally soft-appearing, there are still impressive details to soak in and enjoy. I thought this was a beautiful transfer five years ago and I still think so today. Superman II

While I have fun with Superman III, I don’t often pull it off the shelf. Truthfully I actually more often will watch Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. I think it had been the better end of a few years since I last sat down to fully look at Superman III and my opinion remains middling. There are a lot of pieces that work beautifully, but those opening credits and other sequences like them are so stupid I end up having to skip them. Lester got a lot of shade for his contributions to the franchise and a lot of it is earned. For every great decision and impeccably executed heroic sequence, there are several confoundingly stupid and unfunny pieces chunked in there. his own way he'll probably be as firmly tethered to the character of Superman as George Reeve is/was, and this new collection of 4K UHD Editor’s Note—4 PM Update: WBHE has replied with the following answers to the questions we posed for clarification: 1) Superman: The Movie 4K utilizes the same video master as the 2018 UHD but now includes the original theatrial audio mix (Comment: We believe this is in DTS-HD MA format now, where as the 2018 4K offered it in lossy 5.1 Dolby Digital. –BH). 2) Superman: The Movie includes Dolby Vision HDR while the sequels include only HDR10. All have Dolby Atmos. 3) No single-film 4K SKUs are currently planned in the US.] Superman I-IV 5-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray delivers great video and superb audio in this enjoyable Blu-ray releaseMeet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a naive computer-programming natural. For him, a keyboard is a weapon – and, as a result, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his signature role, deepening his character’s human side as Clark Kent sees Lana Lang (Annette O’Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. And when the Man of Steel becomes his own worst enemy after exposure to Kryptonite, Reeve pulls off both roles with dazzling skill. Relive Superman III with all its heart, heroism and high-flying humor. was so closely identified with the character of Superman that he felt he couldn't escape (few even remember his film career, which included a Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Superman is now available as stand alone UHD or as part of I - IV Steelbook Edition from 17 April 2023. Warner Bros. kindly gifted a Steelbook Edition 4K Box Set for review purposes.