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Sunday 3 March 2013

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

Richard Donner shot Superman I + II back to back, but production stopped on II before it was finished. For reasons too long to explain Richard Lester shot a new version of II and it got released. That film contained footage from both directors but was primarily Lester's. This superior cut is as close to Donner’s original vision as was possible to get. Wiki claims that approximately 83% of the footage is Donner’s.
It’s still flawed but less so. Much of the crap has been trimmed (although the fight over Metropolis remains). Superman is more forceful in his decision making. Marlon Brando's scenes are restored. Unreleased cues from John Williams are used. Almost everything is better. Even if you own the other one, still buy this one.

A super strong 3½ restorations out of 5

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