Okay the other thread (Superman 3/4)got me thinking about this .I was wondering if anybody can shed some light on this topic for me.I want to know if the Donner cut of Superman 2 is worth buying and watching?I have never seen it and do not want to buy more copies of movies I already have,so is it that much different than the original version???
Does it truly make the story flow that much smoother???
Supes 2 is one of my favs.I'm sure this was covered along time ago but I don't remember...
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Still never seen it to this day ........
Even though i'm a huge Supes fan, I just can't bring myself to dishing out $20.00+ to see a few extra or less scenes then the regular classic release.
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If you are a fan of Superman: The Movie, you should see it. I think the real difference is in the tone of the film. It is much less campy than Lesters' II. It actually has lots of payoffs on the relationships started in the first movie, specifically the Superman/Jor-El angle. That aspect alone makes it worth it to me.
My only gripe is the ending. I don't think I'm really spoiling the movie by saying they reuse Superman's solution from the first film. I know that this was originally intended to end II, and Donner just used it at the last minute to wrap things up nicely in case the first movie tanked. But I think they'd been better off using Lester's solution. I know Donner (and Micahel Thau, who edited the movie) wanted to use as little Lester as possible, but when viewed with the first movie as it was released, it kind of makes it look like this will be Supes' solution to every problem.
But if you go in knowing this is the way it was originally supposed to be done before I was finished, i think you'll find it's far surperior to Lester's II, screen test footage, recycled ending and all.
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I think it's worth Watching If your a Chris Reeve's Superman fan. Not sure if I'd buy it,.. but I did & was rather disapointed to some degree.
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Yes this is the same feelings I have.Originally Posted by type1kirk
Earth 2 Chris does make some pretty intriguing points though.I am for sure interested now.
That is what I don't want a $20 disappointment.Then again I am a Reeves supes fan so this is quite the conundrum???BlackKnight -I think it's worth Watching If your a Chris Reeve's Superman fan. Not sure if I'd buy it,.. but I did & was rather disappointed to some degree.
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We talked about this on the old boards and my feelings are the same ...when i first saw superman 2 I liked it...but thought there were some really stupid things about it...The Memory wipe Kiss sucks then and now....When i found how Donner got screwed and when I payed attention to the editing...It's laughablly bad....Lois Lane Flat hair cut too lois lane blown out hair....lol!
This Dvd for the Superman and Chris Reeve fan is a must have....It's a what if...and IMO would have been superior to Lesters fill the gaps version....
I got eh box set last year but didn't watch it until just this week.
i have a copy of the international extended scenes cut and thought they were the same thing
Superman 2 the donner cut is darker and takes some different angles on some things - most notably the beginning.
as a stand alone film it seems incomplete - at least on an editing stand point but it is the most impressive longest running alternate take you will ever see on a DVD extra "deleted scenes"
as a stand alone film i would say it is not as good as the polished released version that made sense after the modifications that were made to the original script of Superman The Movie.
as documentary/behind the scenes it is a MUST SEE.
To be honest,
As a Supes fan........
I'd love to see it....
But realistically ..
I'm not gunna buy something I already have.
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My feelings are pretty much the same...I want to see it...but just haven't been able to bring Myself to cough up the Dough.
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