Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980/2006)

Week one of our theme, ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY, ends with an obvious follow up to last Wednesday’s episode with “Superman II” but not just any Superman II. After Richard Donner got fired during production of Superman II, they brought in Richard Lester to reshoot some stuff and finish it off leading to the classic theatrical release of the movie. Twenty six years later, Richard Donner was backed up by a horde of demanding nerds on the internet and given the green light to recut Superman II into a movie that was as close to Richard Donner’s original vision as they could get. We’re doing this version to maintain the “Donner-ness” but some Lester shots and scenes were still used. There’s less “Superman and Lois in France” and more “Lois jumps out of a window and pulls out guns.”. A little less “flag waving” and a little more quick “shots of a crowd that is not from 1980”. It’s fun enough. Lois is wild in this one.

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