2/5 There is so much more to this...
  by D. Little
I wouldn't consider myself to be a comic book nerd or have all of the stories, sub stories, pre stories, etc info for this story line but there was so much more to this movie that should have been. First of all, this was such a monumental storyline when the comic book came out b/c this is an iconic figure we thought we would never see die. Just like a few of the other reviews said, all of the side stories were left out and the way Superman came back seemed rather 'cheap and easy'.

I understand that this is a straight to DVD animated movie but the battle of Superman and Doomsday alone was a 3 to 4 hr movie in itself. This would include how Doomsday dismantled every superhero that even made an attempt to stop him. The final fight between Doomsday and Superman deserved a lot more detail and length than what this DVD provided. This should have been part 1 to this series, left with the title that it already has.

Part II was a huge story line as well w/ the new Supermen that came about to take the place of the original, all having extremely significant character flaws that proved them to not even come close to governing Metropolis the way Kal El had. This movie should have gone through some of their confrontations as a set up for the real Superman's return..and this would need to be explained as closely to the comic as possible to give it authenticity and credibility.

This movie was somewhat intertaining b/c of the fight between Superman and Doomsday but the movie just deserved so much better.

3/5 Expected More
  by Straight Talk (Colorado Spings, CO USA)
I am a huge Superman fan. (Ask all of my friends and then take a look at what I get at Christmas time)

For me this movie was a huge let down as much as it was hyped.
The animation is on par with the regular tv series.
Having collected the orginal story line all of those years ago this film didn't stick close to it at all.
Which was a huge let down considering how indepth it was.
And Yes, I know you couldn't fit that long story line into one movie.

I just expected more from a Superman/Doomsday thread.
I wanted to see more of the impact Superman's death had on the world and other characters.

While entertaining it was still a letdown

3/5 'Too violent, especially during the Doomsday/Superman battle
  by Reginald D. Garrard (Camilla, GA USA)
As the makers of this film said in the audio commentary, they presented a more "mature" story than could be found in the 90's animated series and the follow "Justice League" show. Perhaps, upping the violent quotient was their intent and they did that in grand style during the introduction of Doomsday - he brutily disposes of all of Lex Luthor's excavation crew - and the subsequent fight with Supes.

The fight is much too gruesome for younger kids; thus, no doubt the PG-13 rating. Even the fight between Superman and his clone goes on for way too long and almost lays waist the city of Metropolis. The unexpected murder mid-way through the film is also graphic and surprising.

Adam Baldwin does a fine job as Clark Kent/Superman but Anne Heche is no Dana Delaney as "Lois Lane".

After being accomtomed to hearing the magnificent bass of Clancy Brown as "Lex Luthor" throughout the series and JL, James Marsters just doesnt' quite cut it in the role.

The confrontation between Doomsday and Superman is a bit of a letdown but the second half of the film makes up for it. The clone of Superman has an interesting philosophy, seeming somewhat of a flipside of the last son of Krypton.

The DVD gets three stars because of the more engaging second half of the film as well as a fascinating bonus: a refresher on the actual "Death of Superman" comics storyline from the 90's on which the film is loosely based.

3/5 Not what I was expecting but still good adaptation
  by R. White (London, UK)
As a comic book reader and a fan of the original Death of Superman books, I was blown away when I heard this was coming out, however even though
the story of this animated feature is far different from the original comics it was still enjoyable, full of action and heart to match any of the great Superman stories.
Bruce Timm and the DC team have done a great job with this animated movie and I look forward to many more.

1/5 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  by Huston Huddleston (Sherman Oaks, CA USA)
Horrible adaptation. I hadn't read the comic since I was a child, and went into this not remembering much, and I STILL hated it. Rights issues aside, why weren't there any other superheroes at Superman's funeral? Why did the producers think it would be a better selling point to dump all the original voice actors and get "stars"? Why did they use cliche and throw in Lex Luthor as a villain? After I suffered this this tripe I read the first 3 issues of "Death of Superman" and I was even more sickened. All the pathos, depth and meaning just in the first issue was complete void in this animated garbage (Superman on a talk show defending his fighting for good to a hippy teenager while Doomsday was beating the Justice League to a pulp, Doomsday crushing a bird in his hand, etc etc)

Shame SHAME on Bruce Timm and all others involved.