Superman II

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Han W Feb 19, 2019 Watch the Donner Cut and nothing else.

Poe S Jan 19, 2019 The effects are outdated and Lex Luthor seems unnecessary since we already have a trio of villains but the performances are great, the action sequences aren't that bad if you can forgive the cheesy effects, Zod is a memorable villain, there are a few funny moments and in all honesty, given all the crap that went on behind the scenes, this movie could've been far worse. I haven't seen the Richard Donner cut but I hear it's majorly different from this one rather than a few extra scenes so maybe I'll check it out one day. But Superman II isn't that bad of a superhero sequel. EDIT: Having seen the Richard Donner cut, I'd say it's superior. Neither cut is bad but the Donner cut does remove some of the excess silliness and gets rid of a major offscreen deus ex machina which I saw as a cop-out in the Lester cut. And props for Lois Lane catching on at the beginning of the movie regarding the Clark Kent is totally not Superman thing. In the Lester cut, she only smells something fishy at Niagara Falls and when, minor spoilers, she finds out Clark is Superman *melodramatic DUUUUUNNNN!!!* since he tripped on a rug. The Donner cut has him caught in the act when Lois fires a gun loaded with blanks at him. I like both cuts but the Donner cut sticks closer to the "superheroes can be dramatic and not just used for camp" approach the original Richard wanted. I still won't put Superman II in my Top 10 superhero sequels but it's still entertaining. See more

Harry R Jan 14, 2019 A great sequel regardless of it's flaws.

Albus S Jan 3, 2019 Guests That Takes Us For Granted. Superman II Lester's more cheesy and more flawed super-ness is, against all odds, more entertaining. With glorifying characteristics of the characters to its best at the most critical moments to give a jarringly exhilarating, is a way of saying how grand the characters are, just in a loud voice. There was a very easy way to mend the broken in here, but unaware of the lack of lucid narration, the knack for a knockout enthralling punch feels empty. As far as the conversations are concerned, they grow one dimensional and more questionable than its first installment. If Hackman gets that same over confident and self praising role to portray, the shallowness of Stamp's character, is something that outnumbers it on potential. As it was previously, the only thing charms its way out, no matter how cringe-worthy, is the repartee between Reeve and Kidder that is ought to be cheesy, and hence lands safely to the tone of the storytelling. The creation of the environment of the Moon, the final battle and the logistics of both the physics and character's perspective; all these essential points are poorly crafted out. On terms of performance, Reeve's plastered non-expressive performance fails to deliver the gravitas of the scene especially the one where out protagonist gets beaten to blood, even then there is none whatsoever genuineness on his portrayal. Kidder on the other hand, as on overly obsessed reporter somehow works, whilst once again, Hackman is misused completely from head to toe. But as much as uncomfortable these flaws makes you, there is a lot to be amazed at, lot to reboot your mind to a kid-like, scoffing the limitations on the visual effects, it surely feels a blockbuster. Superman II is a far better and engaging than its previous one, a rare thing to come across and to pull off. See more

Nov 19, 2018 Pretty good follow-up to the original. More entertaining, yet still having great performances by Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve. Good direction from Richard Lester, but the Donner cut is actually even better. See more

Albus S Oct 19, 2018 The Richard Donner Cut =4/5 Stars The Richard Lester cut =2/5 Stars

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