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If you are a Superman/Christopher Reeve fan, you should see this version of the movie. I can't say it was better than the theatrical release, but it was certainly interesting to see some of the scenes not used in the theatrical film, and some that should have been left in. I am sure with the glut of 3 hour plus movies in recent history, that if this film had been released now, it would have been much longer. The extended prison scenes with Ned Beatty and the later scenes with Valerie Perrine and Gene Hackman were funny; and the scenes with Marlon Brando and Reeve make the "Smallville" TV show make more sense, with the interplay between
Jor-El and Clark.
My biggest complaint was the way the dvd was packaged and shipped by Amazon. The dvd case was cracked and missing the whole corner due to transit damage. Thankfully, the disc itself was intact and played without incident.
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Okay, I loved the original Superman, and when I saw the Donner extend ended version came out, I was excited. The other sups paled in comparison to the original. So when this version came out, the Donner cut, I figured why rent, the 2nd was good, donner's will even be better, buy it. Wrong. I feel like this dvd cut version was put together in a day. The cuts are bad and abrupt, the effects a cheap. The original, back in the 70/80s are better, and the story itself isn't fleshed out. It just goes from scene to scene, and if you've never seen the film, you would be lost. It's a real shame. I know Donner only filmed a bit, but still, this version is sub par and the ending..um we've seen it, and this time around it's a total cop out. AVOID and see the original 2nd.
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I had never seen this version before, and I have to say I like it better that the original. Everything ties into together better.
With the HD DVD transfer, its hard to believe this film was made so many years ago. The audio and video are great. If you like Superman, you need this version of Superman II.
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I am 100% satisfied with this item. Richard Donner's version does indeed
show the missing links cut from the alternate Richard Lester's edition.
It has more indepth knowledge for the average fan continued from the first
movie. We all would like to know how the three villians escaped from the
Phantom Zone. And, now the truth comes out here. Superman (Kal-EL) and his
father (Jor-EL) both discussing their opinions were quite memorable.
Highly recommend !
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As a big superman fan, I was very happy to see this DVD make it to the light of day. While I thought the Richard Lester theatrical release was good at the time, that too was not as good as superman I. When I read that they has shot both one and two simultaneously, I wondered why they looks so different. Now I know. While this version is not 100% of Dick Donner's vision it is 90%, and that is better then 0%.
Although this so called final or original cut is up dated they didn't go over board with the CGI. They blended it very well with the look of the late 70's.
You can see some of the minor flaws in a few seines. This is due to lost negatives and having to resort to using screen test and out takes to fill in some of the gaps. Once again Dick Donner and the studio did a very good job. They added back the cut seines with Marlon Brando. How can you cut that out?! Well they did it to save money. I think this would have been a much better version in the theaters back in 1980, even better if Donner was allowed to fully complete 100% of his work. The suites are ruining Hollywood.
The story is changed somewhat, but not so you wont recognize it. General Zod is still the villain.
The commentary track is a great bonus from the director and writer Tom Mankiewicz.
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