Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie

Superman: The Movie 4K (1978)

The enduring adventure spanning the Man of Steel's life, from his Krypton infancy and Midwest boyhood to his career as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent, and through his titanic struggle with archnemesis Lex Luthor.

Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty
Director: Richard Donner

Action	Uncertain
Adventure	Uncertain
Sci-Fi	Uncertain
Comic book	Uncertain
Fantasy	Uncertain

Video
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
Subtitles
English SDH, French, German SDH, Italian SDH, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Swedish, Thai
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
4K Ultra HD
Playback
Region A (B, C untested)

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.0

Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman May 30, 2023

Note: This SteelBook is available as part of Superman I-IV 5-Film Collection 4K.

Superman really is the Man of Steel, or at least of SteelBooks with regard to this collection, which Warner Brothers Home Entertainment has released in this specialized packaging along with its standard packaging release that I reviewed a few weeks ago. This particular release does include some non disc swag that the standard package didn't, which may make it attractive even to collectors who aren't especially "into" SteelBooks.

For more information on the film and its technical merits and supplements, please consult my original Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray review.

Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality

Vide quality is assessed in the Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray review.

Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality

Audio quality is assessed in the Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray review.

Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras

On disc supplements are detailed in the Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray review. Additionally, this SteelBook offers a rather cool and kind of relatively "abstract" illustration on its front cover, at least when compared to some of the more literal and quasi-key art like illustrations on some of the other SteelBooks in this set. Some may find this particular illustration too minimalist when compared to other covers in this set. All of the SteelBooks offer the Superman insignia with the appropriate numeral associated with any given film on the back cover, and with the exception of Superman II, the inside features only a character photo on the left.

Superman: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation

Superman: The Movie continues to affect and maybe even impress (at least on some level) decades after its release. Yes, a lot of the "special effects" can seem positively quaint by today's standards, and the film's kind of goofily artificial production design is even more apparent in a 4K UHD presentation, but the story has undeniable heart, and there's some undeniable chemistry between the performers, on both the hero and villain side of things. Some are already upset about the audio choices Warner has made with this re-release, and so some may want to keep their older discs, and there will no doubt be those who may wish for a more consistent upgrade in the visuals. This SteelBook offers a subtle design that is decidedly more graphic than some of the other SteelBooks in this set. Taken as a whole, Superman: The Movie comes Recommended.