Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

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Adam P A treat to be able to see this on the big screen along with the original. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/23 Full Review Randal so unlike the original. changed lines and scenes. Don't ruin a classic!! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/19/23 Full Review Johnathon W Solid recut of the film that while flawed like the original version, still has plenty of merits. The cast remains excellent, with Christopher Reeves setting the standard for playing Superman/Clark Kent. He gets nice support from the rest of the cast, especially Terrence Stamp as the villainous General Zod. Behind the camera, Richard Donner manages to mostly bring his vision to life, especially in making Lois Lane a smarting character (she figures out Clark is Superman in a much better way). However, the return of the time travel ending still doesn't work and the edits are a bit jarring. Plus, they for some reason changed Superman's iconic opening line to General Zod for no reason. Overall, a solid watch but honestly not as good or bad as the original cut. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Mike P It's really hard to say which is better; this or the Lester version. I'm leaning towards this. Donner has the right feel and reverence for this stuff; where Lester turns it into slapstick too often. And keeping the Marlon Brando footage was brilliant; we need that connective tissue to part 1, to give the whole thing that epic sweep. In that sense, Donner wins. Here's what I don't like about the Donner version stuff. 1) The original story had not just one time travel incident but two; which is stupid 2). The movie ends with Clark beating up the bully at the diner; which is a very shallow finale. 3). Lois transitions too quickly from doing a gotcha on Clark; to swearing herself to secrecy for him; where Lester does this better. So it's almost a toss up. There isn't an OBVIOUS winner; because Lester actually surprises by doing a solid job. (Whereas he RUINED part 3, that was a catastrophe). Either way, though, both Part 2 versions are solid sequels. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/25 Full Review Jelisije J This is the definitive edition of Superman 2 that is near basic perfection and yes there r major differences with this film version compared to the original Superman 2. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review Garrett B Dinner’s cut of Superman 2 is simple yet brilliantly well done Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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