Superman (Salkind films) him to contradict Jor-El's orders to avoid altering human history, time traveling to save her from dying. Superman instead takes the advice of Jonathan Kent, his father on Earth. One of the most important aspects in the first and second films was the romantic relationship between the two main characters; Clark was hopelessly in love with Lois and even gave up his powers in order to be with her as depicted in "Superman II". The character and the portrayal by Christopher Reeve has garnered positive reviews by film critics and many other journalists. American Film Institute ranked Reeve's take on
Christopher Reeve be his favorite of the series. Because of fan encouragement and the June 2006 theatrical release of "Superman Returns", Richard Donner's version of "Superman II" titled "", was released on DVD in Nov. 2006, at the same time as the DVD release of "Superman Returns". "" was dedicated in memory of Reeve. Lester directed "Superman III", released in 1983, solo. Reeve believed that producers Alexander Salkind, his son Ilya Salkind, and Pierre Spengler decreased the credibility of "Superman III" by turning it into a Richard Pryor comedy and hence making it a not very good film. He missed Richard Donner