Rating: - Disappoint
I already owned the DVD and I thought if I bought it in Blu-ray Disc it should be fantastic. To my surprise, there is no improvement on picture quality when I play both version on Blu-Ray Player. Extremely disappointed./Pongtorn
Rating: - ENTERTAINING SEQUEL NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS THE FIRST FILM! " DONNER" CUT VS THEATRICAL RELEASE?
Superman II had some very big shoes to fill following the thoroughly entertaining origin film. I watched both versions of the film back to back and I have come to the conclusion that the theatrical release is a better film. That is not to say that the "Donner" cut isn't without merit. I liked his cut very much, but it's unfinished and had he been able to complete his film, I think it could have been better than the theatrical release. Lester on the other hand, doesn't deserve too much credit because he already had 3/4 quarters of a good film to work with. This sequel is very good, but for me it strays too far from the comic book. This is an "anything goes" version of Superman. I would have loved to see some flashbacks to Clark's youth in Smallville because I felt they rushed past that in the first film. All and all this is a sequel that is not to be missed! The Transfer on the super Superman box set is excellent and there are two additional discs of extras including the "Donner" cut.
Rating: - Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut
I highly recommend this DVD for the hardcore Superman fans. The scenes with Jor-El (Marlon Brando) were superior to Lester's version. Also Donner's scene of Lois shooting Clark Kent with a gun (albeit a blank, to prove he's Superman) is superior to Lester's version of Clark tripping into the fireplace. I always hated how Lester's version added new Super-powers to all 4 Kryptonians (that did not exist in the comics). My only criticism of both films is too much dumb humor in the Lex Luthor scenes. I prefer the cold sinister Lex Luthor in Superman Returns.
Rating: - Great DVD
I was not disappointed. The clarity is superb. My only problem with it was the ending. If Superman did his time travel bit, the ending in the diner makes no sense. Oh well.... maybe I have too much time on my hands.
Rating: - good but not perfect...
While the BLU RAY version delivers crisp images and is an excellent improvement in image quality from the DVD I wouldn't use this BLU RAY as your system SHOW OFF as there are better BLU RAY show off movies. One interesting thing is that due to the high resolution of BLU RAY and if you have a proper high quality 1080p display, you will find (at least I did) that the Metropolis street scenes where shot in a studio location recreating the city. I always tought it was actually filmed in NYC!
I hated the ending of this movie. I rather have the ending of the original version, when Superman comes to the White House and speaks to the President.
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