OK, I admit the animation here isn't the best--but the dark story line and a wide variety of "small touches" (like Lois Lane watching the battle, unflinching, as a shard of glass cuts her cheek) more than make up for that. However, there are quite a few Superman fans who hate the turn in recent years towards darker, grittier story lines (as in the widely unappreciated graphic novel, "For Tomorrow"), which is probably why the reviews for this are as low as they are.
The scene-by-scene script and choreography for "Superman: Doomsday" are simply amazing, as anyone who actually stayed in the room to watch this would concede. ;) Some jerky animation aside, "Superman: Doomsday" more than holds its own--in part because it is obviously intended for a more mature audience. For example, people are actually KILLED in this one, instead of stumbling stupidly out of a fire with some soot on their faces.
The scene-by-scene script and choreography for "Superman: Doomsday" are simply amazing, as anyone who actually stayed in the room to watch this would concede. ;) Some jerky animation aside, "Superman: Doomsday" more than holds its own--in part because it is obviously intended for a more mature audience. For example, people are actually KILLED in this one, instead of stumbling stupidly out of a fire with some soot on their faces.