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The animation was emotionless, the story was forced into a mere 84 minutes. The source material was so rich, so brilliant, that I couldn't believe I was witnessing this dumpster fire. The motives and character didn't come through, simply due to lack of time, and just bad dialogues. The final punchline, for example, was ruined by the verbosity. A TV Series could have done the material justice, because novels are best approximated by series and movies follow the structure of short stories more closely. Brilliant story, ruined by bad adaptation, I recommend people to try the graphic novel instead, and not to think of the novel lowly due to this movie.

I could have been a little biased because I've read the source material. I'm sorry, if that has colored my judgement.

Okay, silly headline out of the way, this could have been great, but instead, it turned into the usual America-good-Russia-bad oversimplification that's been going on and off for the last few decades. Promising start, but it was quickly undermined by poor dialogue, so-so animation--and it felt and looked rushed, cramming the source material into 84 minutes or so--and characters you couldn't really care about.

I get the twist on the usual DC characters--Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman--in this universe, but they weren't the least bit likeable. The voice acting was good, but if they'd had lines that mattered, it would have been more enjoyable.

Bottom line: read the graphic novel, or see the motion comic on other social sites. That's infinitely better than this version. DC usually puts out tremendous animated movies. Justice League: Dark, Gods and Monsters, Wonder Woman, and others are far superior examples of animation. This one isn't. It isn't a total disaster, but it could have been something great.

The comic of Superman: Red Son, despite its various "comical" moments, is one of the most exquisite DC story in recent history. The animated version, however, didn't thoroughly delivered even half the charm of its source material. In the comic, its writing was clever yet satisfying. They were reduced into uninspiring small talks and some were even cut off in the animated version. For those who seeks a new, light-hearted experience from an elseworld story, Superman: Red Son can provide you with an exciting premise, nothing more. I would love to recommend the comic to everyone, not this animated version.

Superman Red Son Animated movie is entertaining and enjoyable; but the jaw dropping twist ending in the comic version is what made it so good.

I think there are the type of reviewers who read the graphic novel, and others who just watch the film. I think this film does a good job in encapsulating the spirit of the graphic novel.

Missing content and characters? You bet, you could say a pivotal character along with expanded character arks of someone like Brainiac, however like I said I think the general idea was executed in this film.

If you would like more content of "what If" Superman landed into Russia, read the graphic novel, if you would like a condensed version, this film is for you.

I have not read the source material nor even heard about it. But on seeing the movie it feels that DC is hobbling back in animation after hiatus in making quality animation. Anyone can surely see that the movie should have explored the story more but due to lack of run time they just skimmed over. From the other comments I guess that series was a better option to adapt the source material which again I read from comments that it is fantastic.

Maybe start a petition to make the series and give justice to the comic? And not 'maybe' but 'definitely' start the petition to weed out the overly feminist crap from DC stories. Don't care for others just leave DC alone. WW does occasionally resent men but overtly hating them? Did the writers of this movie hate their fathers or what? Just leave DC ALONE.

And if they can't handle it then just bring back the animated movies of old where the fight was simply between good and bad.

I'm not a DC fan, but I really enjoyed the whole premise of this story, much like Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. I've never read the elseworlds comics before, so I'm reviewing as a normal person watching a movie.

The story is simple yet powerful, examining the lives of many DC heroes when something changed, that is, Superman grew up in the Soviet Union and under Stalin's tutelage. The action scenes are somewhat mediocre. The dialogue and interaction between characters are interesting not too monotonic. There's not a lot of romance here, and it keeps the plot focused.

This may not be a DCAMU movie, but it still is a must-watch if you've enjoyed Batman:Gotham by Gaslight because the animation is similar. Overall, I enjoyed it.

Didn't know what to expect going into this movie and it turned out to be a breath of fresh air.

I loved the new take on literally every character. Kept me guessing.

The story is nothing short of epic and it has some real deep tones and messages to consider too.

The soundtrack as well as the art style works well with the movie is trying to convey.

So long as you won't get upset if things aren't the way were used then you will definitely appreciate this movie. Worth a second watch too.

Baby Kal-El lands in the USSR instead of USA.....seemed like a somewhat goofy premise and definitely not part of the normal Superman universe. But by the halfway point, the story got quite interesting and held my interest to the end. My only criticism would be how slowly the dialog was delivered. I had to use 1.5x speed to avoid getting bored. That said, it was a good movie and a good reminder that a golden cage is still a cage.

Despite the rushed opening, Superman: Red Son is another great DC animated movie that explores weighty themes. Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker and Diedrich Bader all give great performances. Sam Liu's direction is really good and the action scenes are impactful and enjoyable. The music by Frederik Wiedmann and the animation are both good.

Mark Millar explictely wish for the comic book to not be propaganda on either side. This movie, on the other hand, heavily deviates from the source material to become total anticommunist bashing. Totally unnecessary but also totally american. You are not allowed to have any doubt on which side was righteous. This movie is so full of bias that it could have been made in the 80s by Ronald Reagan's Hollywood friends. We really did not need another Rocky IV or Rambo III

Very poor Animation. This feels so lazy rushed out without any nice details and cheap 'anybody can do' CGi effects. It's very disappointing to see how less Stylish the Artwork become. Definitely not an eye candy. It feels like a 3fps Pan N scan slideshow sometimes. DC Animations can do better than this.

My hopes are really for the next DC Animation movies: "more detailed Traditional Animation Artwork" in the Future.

• Roger Rabbit - Trail Mix-Up 1993 is a great Animation for example

STORY & PLOT: I liked how the story moved, it's well paced and the plot keeps coming up with good surprises.

CHARACTERS: Realistic and more grey than black or white.

DIALOGUES: Dialogues and conversations are thought provoking.

ACTING: All voice actors are quite impressive.

SOUND & ANIMATION: Commendable! Makes the experience engrossing.

OVERALL: I enjoyed watching the movie. I'd totally recommended it.

Superman: Red Son had a few exciting passages, but they were few and far between. And despite some solid voice acting and a nice production design reminiscent of the Justice League/Unlimited TV-show the writers didn't do the story much justice.

Aside from capturing the conflict of Superman himself both in the performance by Jason Isaacs and the character's facial expressions when he encounters various upsetting moments, the writers managed to degenerate this version of Lex Luthor into the most generic bad guy.

To the newcomers, read the source material, it's a better story and better told. The delivery in this adaptation is clumsy and stripped down to barely make any sense in the most important aspects of the USA vs USSR setting.

I've watched every DC animated movie and this is right up there with the best they have ever produced. It's a compelling story with motivated characters that moves at a quick pace. It also avoids some common DC animated movie problems, such as awkward pauses between characters during dialogue, and no ambient noise or background music.

Regarding all the reviews saying read the comic instead, I'd say read it as well. Or don't. I liked the comic when it came out, but never found it to be overly memorable. That I had read it didn't affect my enjoyment of the movie.

Communist Superman? Terrorist Batman? The US Green Lantern Core? Brainiac helping the USSR? Great! My only fear was that it will portray the US as the good guys and the Russians the bad and for the beginning of the film, it didn't! Even better! However the puerile ending left a bitter aftertaste. The feminist agenda creeping its ugly head, too, even though it was negligible.

As a whole, it was an interesting concept to explore and the beginning was intriguing, but in the end it got to the same black and white mentality that permeates the superhero and American world.

If they would have stuck to the source material it would have been much better.

What if Superman, instead of the US, landed in Russia instead? Well, you would get the Russian Superman which is what this movie is about. Russian Superman working under the Russian government to better the world. When you first read the description of Red Son, it's just silly. I mean come on, a Russian Superman, really? But then I sat and watched it through and it was actually surprisingly... decent? I liked the story, the politics the movie tried to talk about/convey, the different heroes that appeared here like Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Batman. And Lex Luthor being a good guy? How the tables have turned. This was actually a pretty good els-world story, I enjoyed it.

As a what if experiment, I actually did have a good enough time with it. It's a pretty audacious concept for a film that ties into a bunch of real life events. But, like many of these DC Original Animated films, I was frustrated by the limitations of the timeframe of it. Everything felt pretty rushed. Also, since Superman is a Soviet dictator, Lex Luthor is his old self and Batman is a terrorist, there's not really anyone to root for in the film. You don't really want anyone to win. I enjoyed it enough as asingle watch but I will probably never rewatch it