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    All Star Superman

    Movie » All Star Superman released on February 22, 2011.

    Based on Grant Morrison's maxi-series All Star Superman, this is DC's 10th installment of Original Animated Movies.

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    All Star Superman The Movie

    All Star Superman is a throwback to the Silver age, when continuity was not as important as story. In this movie Lex Luthor sabotages a space flight causing Superman to save it. He fights the parasite, and in doing so flies so close to the sun he supercharges himself to the point where he can no longer take it and he begins to die. Wanting to say goodbye to the earth he reveals himself to Lois lane, and even gives her his powers for the day. he visits Lex Luthor and even Jimmy Olsen.

    Strangely enough, the movie feels episodic, like the comic book it comes from. yet manages to come together smoothly also. As he faces each obstacle placed in front of him.

    The best of these sequences is when he gives Lois Lane part of his super powers. This just serves to remind us why the are the greatest couple in comics.

    The ending is a hard one to watch. Superman is such an Iconic character, that anything other than a happy ending is rare to see. In the comics we get them sometime, but in a different medium? This is unheard of. This among many other reasons is why All Star Superman is among the best animated Movies.

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      All Star Superman by johnkmccubbin91 on November 20, 2012

      I have been loving the DC Universe Animated movies I have seen and have been trying to get my hands on as many as I can get/afford so when I noticed that they adapted All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely I had to get this as I enjoyed the series. Having now read the series and watched the film if I wanted to I am able to compare the two but even though I will make some comparisons like pointing out the odd thing that I might have preferred closer from the comic or certain sequen...

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      All Star Superman by vagrantsaint on February 26, 2011

      Ok, I hope I don't forget anything because it's been a couple hours since I watched the movie and I decided to delve into the special features before I sat down to write this. The story is freaking amazing.  Right now I feel like the only comic book fan on the face of the planet that hasn't read the comic.  I know, commence with the beatings.  In my defense I did just order volumes 1 & 2 graphic novels from Barnes & Noble, by this time next week I'll be all caught up. This story really d...

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