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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 05/01/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Superhero Film, Alien Film See Also: Superman II [Special Edition], Superman II

Between giving up his super powers, confronting criminals from outer space, and having problems with his girlfriend, it's a bad time to be the Man of Steel in this sequel to the 1978 blockbuster. When terrorists threaten to destroy Paris with a thermonuclear device as they hold reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) hostage, Superman (Christopher Reeve) comes to the rescue and flings the weapon into space. However, its blast outside the earth's orbit awakens Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran), three villains from Superman's home planet of Krypton who were exiled to outer space for their crimes. Zod and his partners arrive on Earth and use their powers in a bid to take over the U.S., and then the world. However, when Lois realizes that mild mannered Clark Kent and Superman are actually the same person, he brings her to his Fortress of Solitude, where his decision to marry Lois costs him his remarkable strength. Without his super powers, how can Superman vanquish Zod and save the world? Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Susannah York, and Jackie Cooper return from the first film, which was shot at the same time as parts of the sequel. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Christopher Reeve - Clark Kent/Superman
Gene Hackman - Lex Luthor
Margot Kidder - Lois Lane
Ned Beatty - Otis
Jackie Cooper - Dino/Perry White
Terence Stamp - Gen. Zod

A relatively bare release of the second in the Superman series, with just a theatrical trailer, some cast and crew notes, and an extra language track to spice up this dual-layer, single-sided disc. The main menu includes music and has an autoplay function built in, but no animation. The movie has been given an anamorphic transfer at 2.35:1 from a fairly low-contrast print. No attempt was made to restore the material, and while the print seems to be without scratches and major flaws, it also appears a little washed out in places; most of the print is well balanced in terms of color, however, though with somewhat cool flesh tones. Blacks are nice and solid, with good detail. The print is fairly sharp throughout, with some moments of softness. The transfer also seems to be free of artifacting and edge enhancement. Bitrate hovers around the 5.5 Mbps range. The Dolby 2.0 Surround is solid work, with some nice effects, though not very much directional and atmospheric effort. High end seems a little limited, and it's a bit weak in the bass end (and there is some audible distortion in the lower mid-range in a few scenes), but overall it works well. The French-language track is mono and features a good voice cast with poor-quality matching; overall, this track is a bit harsh. Subtitles are available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The trailer looks good, but sounds terrible. The feature has 37 chapter stops, and the disc is packaged in a snapcase. ~ Steven E. McDonald, All Movie Guide