WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Platypuschow Animated by the same people who created the Superman animated television series we see our infinetly square jawed hero face off against a very poor looking Braniac.In this very family friendly affair Superman must tangle with Braniac, a Lex Luthor scheme and deciding whether he can tell Lois his secret.With an old school 1970's Superman soundtrack this almost feels nostalgic but is let down by it's excessive cutesy'ness and seven shades of generic.The film has the vocal talents of the recently deceased Powers Booth and the film icon and legend Lance Henriksen who do a great job with the material they are presented with.It's not awful, it's just not great either.The Good:Old school soundtrackThe Bad:Really don't like the animation styleBraniac looks dumbThings I Learnt From This Movie:You know you have a problem with the protagonist when I'm cheering on the bad guy

shupp I was very upset by the demise of Justice League Unlimited. It sounded the death knell for all of the DC Animated series line that has been going on since the original Batman The Animated Series, that started way back in 1992. I had also felt that over the years, that like most great shows, the story telling had matured very well. The only thing that I had to count on now was direct to DVD movies & was very excited to see a new Superman the Animated Series movie coming out. To add to the excitement, Tim Daly, was returning as Superman's voice. He had not done Superman throughout the 2 Justice League series. Then came great disappointment. Powers Booth as Lex Luthor? Lance Henricksen as the laughing Brainiac? It's very obvious that they wanted lighter villains for 2 reasons. One, to mimic Kevin Spacey's Lex in Superman Returns & two, to lighten this up for child consumption. Clancy Brown & Corey Burton embodied these 2 classic villains. Braniac as a cold, calculative computer & Lex as the ruthless buisnessman/scientist. They threw all continuity to the wind with this movie as well. Brainiac not knowing of the orb of Krypton in Superman's Fortress? It was his to begin with. Obviously they chose to ignore all of Brainy's Kryptonian origins. Lex's henchwoman Mercy, a giggly bubblehead?Also, since when did the Phantom Zone develop a revolving door? That's the purpose of that inter-dimensional gulag, it's inescapable unless someone lets you out. I could go on & on but instead I will say: If your a big fan of all the other animated series incarnations, this will not please you at all. If your looking for a fun, light hearted Superman romp for your 6-10 year old, this is the DVD for you.

stargazer_1682 What do you get when you merge Grodd, The Joker and Lex Luthor? Lex in Brainiac attack's; a man with Grodd's voice, Lex's body and Joker's bad sense of humor. Maybe they were trying to channel Gene Hackman's version of Lex, but it doesn't work; largely because this Lex is already well established as a dry, conservative business man and this Lex comes off as something of a caricature of that character. But I gotta admit, I laughed when Superman comes back, everyone screams out, "It's Superman" and Lex whimpers, "yay" At first I was going to say I was disappointed with his trip to the phantom zone, getting what he needed and heading back so quickly and without any trouble. I don't know why I was fooled, maybe it was underestimating the writing ability of the people behind this movie. All in all, it wasn't really bad, in some places it could have been better though. Especially where the villains were concerned, they seemed to have the old school mentality, with views of world domination, maniacal laughing and throwing punches rather than try to out think Superman. I definitely think it was unnecessary to change Brainiac's look. I'm not ungrateful for this installment though. This is still within the same continuity as Superman TAS and the Justice League; and with those regular series over with now, I'm hoping there will be plenty of future movies like this coming out. Maybe with any luck, a Batman movie with Kevin Conroy or Batman/Superman team up. I am disappointed though, that as usual Clark always chickens out, in every incarnation, to tell Lois the truth about his identity. It's like pulling teeth with him and he usually uses the worst logic; namely "Her knowing the truth will only put her in danger from my enemies". Well, guess what champ, she's usually in danger anyway, as you, yourself figured out at the end of this movie.

cine-11 Although I'm a college educated adult, I actually like the Superman, Batman and Justice League cartoon series (I'm sure I'm far from alone on this one). The plots have been excellent examples of sci-fi writing and can be quite clever,complex and entertaining. Not so this one. The vast majority of this movie consisted of Superman and Braniac pounding each other into the ground, throwing each other through buildings, etc. The encounters went on for so long I got bored and fastforwarded through the monotony. There is a weak plot that holds this together, but it's not strong enough to redeem it. The phrase "phoning it in" leaps to mind. If you're a Superman fan, you're going to be disappointed in this.