This version of Superman II is a triumph of intention, sending the imagination soaring again over this new angle on a very old question mark.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet... Once again mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), hiding his identity as Superman, must fight for law and order. This time around, a triumvirate of nasty villains from the planet Krypton break free of their dimensional prison and hightail it to Earth, where they enjoy the same superpowers as Superman. Meanwhile, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) has discovered that Superman and Clark are the same person, so Superman debates whether to give up his abilities to become a normal man and share his life with Lois. Richard Lester (A HARD DAY'S NIGHT) originally helmed this sequel, but for this version Richard Donner (LETHAL WEAPON) has made significant re-edits and taken on the mantle of director. Lester's version excluded Marlon Brando's reprisal of his role as Jor-El from the first film, but Donner has scooped these scenes up from the cutting room floor and added them to his edit of the film. [More]
Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty
Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp
Director: Richard Donner
Director: Richard Donner
Screenwriter: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman
Composer: John Williams, Ken Thorne
Reviews for Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
It's pretty darn nice - provided you can keep it in your head that this is a rough sketch of a movie and not a final, perfect version.
Is it a better film? Not particularly -- it's a different film, and an interesting film.
Like so many other director's cuts, it is finally more of an appendix than a complete work: they really did just fine the first time around.
The new Director's Cut does improve upon the general blood-and-mayhem approach of the theatrical version, making the story more serious and more dramatic. (SD-DVD Edition)
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