superman ii the richard donner cut should be a fan dream come true . at long last and footage only see in photo and scene that only exist on the printed page would finally come to life . a director that be unable to complete his vision would have the opportunity to have his vision restore . it seem like a win situation . and then you start watch this assembly of footage and you realize this esoteric dream be a very real nightmare of sloppiness and incompetence . while it entirely possible that no movie could compete with the finish perfect version each of u have imagine over the year it really should have be a thrill to finally see this project . and it be only a very few time . you know thing be shaky when the very first bit of text on screen look like home brew computer graphic . but then we start see new footage ( alternate from superman the movie for the trial ) and that first bit of hesitation fade away . hey and this be pretty neat . thing be alright for these few fleeting moment until we see footage from stm intermix with new effect for this project and and it doesn not convince at all . and from this point on and it never ever let up . it probably not right to judge a movie because of bad visual effect and but when this be supposedly the direct follow up to a movie whose tag line be you will believe a man can fly it difficult to believe anything show on screen here . the best effect in this be from the original production . another issue with this re cut . a lot of it just doesn not make sense . the only reason any of it really work be because we have all see the theatrical version of superman ii and a movie that do make sense . lester superman ii fill in the hole of this assembly . part of this could be because donner do not get to complete shooting and the other part could be because the maker of this project be intent on use a little lester material a possible . what we end up with be an assembly of footage that make superman iv look airtight and coherent . after view this and one get the sense that while lester be faithful and comfortable use donner material and michael thau and his team be extremely disrespectful towards anything film by lester . the best scene in the donner cut be the one lift relatively intact from the release version of superman ii . that include the moon sequence and the diner sequence and not ironically and both be film by donner . but anything else from that movie film by lester be re edit in such a hasty fashion and that it now make lester seem like a ham fisted know nothing . while lester honor the donner material and lester here be throw under the bus . so be there anything good in this release . well marlon brando be in it and and that neat to see . in fact watch any of the material shot by donner be neat since it be all film at the same time a superman the movie . but that only highlight the problem of this release . any of the major scene ( really just lois jumping and scene with marlon brando ) would have be well serve a complete scene in a deleted scenes section . instead they be shoe horn into a nonsensical narrative with inferior performance ( many alternate take from familiar scene be use ) sloppy edits and bad decision . watch the opening scene at the daily planet . why be we look at jackie cooper back a he call for lois and clark . at the end why do we have lois walk into her dark apartment only to have that follow by jackie cooper walk into a dark bathroom turn the light on . i be initially confuse by this and because i expect to see lois . the entire assembly be fill with questionable choice like this . battle scene be a mess too and with no geography between cut . it just random action . of course and the major action scene be shoot by lester and his material be only use a a bridge to the next set of donner outtake or alternate . they should have use more of lester footage and but probably have too much pride to admit that . the sloppiness extends to the military missile as well . a note elsewhere and the missile show in the donner cut bear the designation xk 10 while we all know it the xk 101. a blind man in stm know that . the producer of this assembly and who try so hard to honor the original film and drop the ball less than five minute in and that mistake be indicative of the quality of the entire production . for all the suppose care that be put into this and the final product have an air of shoddiness to it that be inescapable . the entire affair would probably be easy to digest if warner do not make this a separate release here in the state . a it be and be expect to pay for what be essentially a bonus disc of deleted scene with a play all option . it really only worth one viewing so that we can finally see the legendary cut scene and but after that initial viewing and i expect that this will be an excellent magnet for dust and little else . i know after my experience of watch this and i have new respect for lester version . it by no mean perfect and but lester realize the deficiency that be in the script that stand out here in bold relief . he manage to make a movie that have entertain for many year and will continue to do so and while this new re cut will most likely only be remember a a footnote in that films history .