Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, 2006

For me, it's almost a bummer watching this because I now realize how much better Superman II could have been. Having watched the two versions back to back, it's so obvious to see how the directors took two separate approaches. Lester's version was more superficial, aiming for the laughs and simplicity. The Donner cut gives the audience credit for being intelligent and gives a more character based movie. You get the witty interplay between Lois and Clark that should have (needed) to be there that instead was cut. It's clearly a more thoughtful movie. I think those that criticize this movie for it's continuity issues or poor image quality are missing the point; it's pulled from a partially completed movie to form what would have been Donner's vision. Personally, I'm glad to have the chance to see this, blemishes and all.

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