Superman: Braniac Attacks- Sorry about not keeping up with this site. Life beckons and weblog gets ignored. I'll try to post some more reviews. A few X-men related series ended last month and I am hoping to give my 2 cents on them. But on the DC tip, Warner Bros are releasing a direct to video Superman: The Animated Series movie called Braniac Attacks in anticipation for the Superman Returns movie. Cartoon Network ran it the movie over the weekend prior to the June 2oth release date. I love the Superman: The Animated Series that ran during the 90's, but I am disappointed with this release. Even though the movie is animated in the same style as the television series, it was totally different. I understand that updating the characters look and personale was important, but what they did was destroy the excellent work that was previously done.
The most signficant change was Lex Luthor. In the animated series, he was intelligent, power hungering, and a serious foe to Superman. His interaction and bravo made Lex... Lex. The protrayal was very similar to the way Lex protrayed on WB's Smallville. The movie protray him very similar to the Gene Hackman version: comedic foil to the serious Superman. It was very annoying and diappointing.
Overall, if you take this direct to video movie by itself without in context with the animated series it is entertaining to watch. But it fails to continue to brillant work done on the animated series. The movie is fun to watch, but not worth owning. Get the animated series season 1, 2 & 3 instead.