i grow up on the superman ii theatrical version ( s2t ) and a a kid and i love it more than part i since not only do it contain more superman and three superman type villain and it start off with a bang the best clark kent to superman transformation and rescue scene . kid no longer have to impatiently wait for superman to appear on screen and a in part i. now a an adult and i can see how the mighty have fall with s2t ( see represent my review . ) i have always hear of the back story on how they prematurely and unjustifiably fire the original director and richard donner from part ii . ( it must have be a rarity back then to film two separate movie simultaneously and now it common represent back to the future and matrix 2 and 3 for example . ) unfortunately and after finally see the richard donner cut ( or and s2rd ) i still can not fully recommend it . go and be the great superman change scene and the entire paris rescue and a be the wonderful recap of part i in s2t opening . in fact and they all but write the word represent previously on superman in s2rd . the special effect weren not great in either part i or s2t and but s2rd and they be mostly downright laughable such a lois fall from the daily planet window . i will admit and some new scene work and some they take out be welcomed departure and such a any scene in the honeymoon suite . overall and if you grow up on s2t a i do and and love it a a child not nitpick a i do a an adult and you should absolutely see s2rd a it almost a brand new childhood experience with dozen of new scene . ( spoiler alert ) unfortunately and the bad change come last represent go be also the weird amnesia kiss from s2t replace with the exact same end a i. this be not only a lazy and unoriginal copout and it doesn not make sense on why clark would go back to that diner and if those event never actually happen . and will he continue to turn back time for every confrontation .