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Rating:  -
This movie didn't do as well as it could have at the box office simply because the story wasn't very well written. The special effects, score, acting and even the direction by Jeannot Szwarc were every bit as good as Superman, but the weak writing dragged down everything else.
I gave it four stars simply because of the presence of the ever-beautiful Helen Slater, who glows in the role of Supergirl.
Fans of Helen Slater should also check out the made-for-TV sci-fi drama '12:01' which is now available for the first time on DVD.
The DVD itself gets high marks for the digital transfer, commentary by the director and film historian Scott Bosco and especially for having 5.1 Dolby Digital sound for the first time. It looks and sounds gorgeous on a home theater system.
Rating:  -
Note: This review is for the single-disc Warner Bros. 2006 DVD release of Supergirl. Amazon continues to lump together all reviews of a film, despite the fact that this is the 3rd DVD release of this film (and the first from WB).
Some films don't age well. Some weren't that good to begin with. Supergirl, sadly, falls into the latter category. Nevertheless, the film isn't a complete waste of time. Helen Slater does her best with the incomprehensible script. And the flying sequences are best of all the big-screen "Super" films. No CGI here, folks. This is 1984, and that's really Slater (or her double in the long shots) up there on wires.
The film was previously available from Anchor Bay in an extended addition, with 24 extra minutes of footage edited back in. This WB release is the "European version," with 10 additional minutes added to the theatrical cut. The extra stuff doesn't amount to much; it's mostly extended scenes with Faye Dunaway and Peter Cook. Only hardcore Supergirl fans (if there are any?) will care about these minor changes.
Despite its many flaws, the film LOOKS great. For that, plus the great flying sequences and Helen Slater, I give it 3 stars.
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my daughter wanted this movie and she loves it. me, i think it is stupid, poorly written with cheesy effects. DVD makes a good coaster.
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....it was good for Warner Bros. to finally release Supergirl under its own label, after being previously released by Anchor Bay. Interesting, seeing as WB abandoned the film as a whole during its 1984 theatrical release.
The film is virtually the same transfer of the international version as used on the Anchor Bay release, along with the commentary track by Bosco and Szwarc. (Interestingly, WB uses the famed John Williams Superman theme on the menu screens, despite the theme not being used in the film.)
The film was one of the most underappreciated entries of 1984, but is really worth watching, and only in the famed "international version", and not in the heavily butchered theatrical version, which will hopefully never see the light of day on DVD ever. The film focuses heavily on fantasy aspects, with most of the Sci-fi aspects that made the whole Superman franchise.
All in all, this DVD as a whole allows WB to make amends for giving up on this film before it ever got out of the gate. Hopefully, WB can go in when we see the next round of DVD tie-ins in 09 when the next Superman movie comes out, and revisit this film and even give us the "Director's Cut" with a more wider release than the utterly expensive and limited edition that Anchor Bay gave us.
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Some claim this is confusing and "incomprehensible". I find it be charming and fun. The whole clothes transformation thing was featured in the previous Superman movies. It's not an issue. The idea of other dimesions isn't confusing considering the Phantom Zone. I wasn't thrown by that. I wasn't confused at all while watching this on DVD. I was entertained. I was also impressed. Anchor Bay did a SUPER JOB on the limited 2 dvd set.
The 2 DVD set contains both the director's cut and the international version (far superior to the edited version released in the U.S. back in '84), tons of great extras, and an impressive booklet. The movie looks and sounds excellent. The director's commentary is also informative and entertaining. It's a nice package and a charming movie. Slater is perfectly cast. Dunaway is over-the-top. The flying effects are every bit as good as those in the earlier Superman movies (maybe better). There's also plenty of action, humor, and great old-school comic book moments. I enjoyed every second of Supergirl and every feature of the 2 DVD set from Anchor Bay.
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