Superman: Unbound (2013)

Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."

Director:

James Tucker

Writers:

Bob Goodman, Geoff Johns (graphic novel: "Superman: Brainiac")

Stars:

Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, John Noble

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Bomer	...	Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Stana Katic	...	Lois Lane (voice)
John Noble	...	Brainiac (voice)
Molly C. Quinn	...	Supergirl (voice) (as Molly Quinn)
Diedrich Bader	...	Steve Lombard (voice)
Jason Beghe	...	Terrorist Leader (voice)
Frances Conroy	...	Ma Kent (voice)
Ian James Corlett	...	Kryptonian #1 (voice)
Melissa Disney	...	Thara (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Sirena Irwin	...	Alura (voice)
Will Yun Lee	...	Parasoldier Leader (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	News Anchor #2 / Superman's Ship (voice)
Stephen Root	...	Zor-El (voice)
Wade Williams	...	Perry White (voice)

Storyline

Offering herself as a hostage, Lois Lane is caught in an aerial confrontation between her terrorist captors and the unpredictable Supergirl before Superman arrives to save the day. Soon after, knowing Superman's civilian identity, Lois attempts to get Clark Kent to make their relationship public despite his fear of the consequences, but their argument is halted by a Daily Planet staff meeting before Kent leaves when they are being alerted to a meteor. Intercepting it, Superman learns the meteor to be a robot and that he promptly defeats before activating its beacon and taking it to the Fortress of Solitude. With help from a fear-filled Supergirl, Superman learns the robot is actually a drone controlled by a being named Brainiac, a cyborg who was originally a Coluan scientist who subjected himself to extensive cybernetic and genetic enhancements. As Supergirl reveals from her experience with the monster, Brainiac seized and miniaturized Krypton's capital city of Kandor prior to the ...

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Plot Keywords:

alien superheroine | supervillain | teenage superheroine | male kryptonian | cyborg supervillain | 

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Taglines:

The machine is coming

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and a rude gesture

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Superman: Unbound

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Premiere

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

First DC animated movie to have a post credit scene.

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Goofs

While in Kandor, Superman smashes the ground several times in order to get Brainiac's attention. He lifts a huge chunk of ground to throw at one the robotic guards but, not only is there no hole where the chuck has come from, the ground beneath and around him shows absolutely no sign of damage.

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Quotes

Superman: This won't hold you forever. It just needs to hold you long enough.
Brainiac: You underestimate me. You'll die and your new world will be mine just like your old world is. You're meaningless compared to me. I am everything. You are nothing but fists.
[Superman punches him]
Superman: When I need to be.

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Crazy Credits

If you stay past the credits at the end of the movie, you will be treated to a special treat: You will see the "real" fate of Brainiac.

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Connections

Version of The Adventures of Superboy (1961)

User Reviews

Super-Meh-n: Unbound

You have seen this story at least once, in one way or another. This movie is nothing new or special, doesn't try to explore anything that wasn't already done multiple times before, nor does it translate its story into an interesting form.

Whoever titled this movie "Superman: Unbound" was probably well aware of its quality and pulled "Unbound" from the "Box of titles for bad movie sequels" after the first two tries turned up "Returns" and "Lives".

This flick feels like a "monster of the day"-story for a television- series. It could make a nice two-parter in an animated superman series, but it has not the feel of a movie to it.

The basic plot is (no, that is not a spoiler): Bad guy threatens to destroy earth, superman stops him. Period. Insert super-powered fights, a mad super-villain, occasional hero-villain-banter and the last-minute- rescue in there and you got your movie.

The movie isn't more than that, it does not try to be more than that, but it fails in making a simple story an enjoyable ride. Two reasons for that are the emotionless voice-actors and below-average fight scenes. Because of that the movie fails in conveying the feeling that anything is at stake.

If you are a fan of animated superhero-movies, you won't miss anything if you skip this one, if you are not a fan of such movies, there are better movies to begin with.

Conclusion: Meh.