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by Father Merrin
What is it about? The best bits from Donner's & Lester's Versions, with the beginning & end from Lester's film with as much Donner footage as possible.
original film name: Superman II
film studio name: Superman II
Date Original Film Was Released: 1978
Date Edit Was Released: 2007
Original Runtime: 122 minutes
New Runtime: minutes
Amount of time Cut/Added: minutes
Cuts removed/added/extended:
* Cuts:
* Judgemenet (Lester/Donner)
* Credits (Donner) - Daily Planet (Lester)
* France (Lester) - Bomb In Space (Lester/Donner)
* Daily Planet (Lester) Deleted
* Prison (Donner) Edited - Moon (Donner/Lester)
* Prison Escape (Donner) - Niagra Arrival (Lester) Edited
* Luthor In Balloon (Lester) Deleted
* Luthor Arriving at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) Edited - Niagra & Superman (Lester)
* Luthor at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) Edited - Niagra Jump (Lester)
* Luthor Leaving Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) - Villains Arrive (Lester)
* Niagra Discovery (Lester) - Villains & Cops (Lester) Edited
* Superman at Fortress of Solidtude (Lester) Edited - Villains in Town (Lester)
* Superman Loses Power (Donner) - Villains in Town (Lester)
* Superman In Bed (Donner) - Whitehouse (Donner)
* Restaurant (Donner) - Clark at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Luthor At Whitehouse (Donner) - Daily Planet (Donner)
* Superman Vs Villains (Donner) - Villians at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Super Kiss & Restaurent & White House (Lester) - End Credits (Donner)
* Cuts added: Luthor Leaving Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Cuts extended: Luthor Arriving at Fortress of Solidtude(Donner)
Donner Scenes 19
Lester Scenes 15
DVD-Features: None
Conceptual improvements/advancements of edit over original:
* Having watched Richard Donner's Superman II I came to the conclusion that because of
the Screen Test Scene it made it impossible to make a flowing Edit based on Donner's Cut.
Even though I would of like to have based my edit on Donner's Cut & after repeated veiwings
coming to the conclusion that if Donner was allowed to finish his film it would have been better
than Lester's I felt that to make a complete edit I would have to base my edit on Lester's version.
Time needed for the edition
planning: 1 day
editing: 1 day
sound editing: 1 day
trailer: none
DVD layout and features: Menu
persons involved: Father Merrin
What is it about? The best bits from Donner's & Lester's Versions, with the beginning & end from Lester's film with as much Donner footage as possible.
original film name: Superman II
film studio name: Superman II
Date Original Film Was Released: 1978
Date Edit Was Released: 2007
Original Runtime: 122 minutes
New Runtime: minutes
Amount of time Cut/Added: minutes
Cuts removed/added/extended:
* Cuts:
* Judgemenet (Lester/Donner)
* Credits (Donner) - Daily Planet (Lester)
* France (Lester) - Bomb In Space (Lester/Donner)
* Daily Planet (Lester) Deleted
* Prison (Donner) Edited - Moon (Donner/Lester)
* Prison Escape (Donner) - Niagra Arrival (Lester) Edited
* Luthor In Balloon (Lester) Deleted
* Luthor Arriving at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) Edited - Niagra & Superman (Lester)
* Luthor at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) Edited - Niagra Jump (Lester)
* Luthor Leaving Fortress of Solidtude (Donner) - Villains Arrive (Lester)
* Niagra Discovery (Lester) - Villains & Cops (Lester) Edited
* Superman at Fortress of Solidtude (Lester) Edited - Villains in Town (Lester)
* Superman Loses Power (Donner) - Villains in Town (Lester)
* Superman In Bed (Donner) - Whitehouse (Donner)
* Restaurant (Donner) - Clark at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Luthor At Whitehouse (Donner) - Daily Planet (Donner)
* Superman Vs Villains (Donner) - Villians at Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Super Kiss & Restaurent & White House (Lester) - End Credits (Donner)
* Cuts added: Luthor Leaving Fortress of Solidtude (Donner)
* Cuts extended: Luthor Arriving at Fortress of Solidtude(Donner)
Donner Scenes 19
Lester Scenes 15
DVD-Features: None
Conceptual improvements/advancements of edit over original:
* Having watched Richard Donner's Superman II I came to the conclusion that because of
the Screen Test Scene it made it impossible to make a flowing Edit based on Donner's Cut.
Even though I would of like to have based my edit on Donner's Cut & after repeated veiwings
coming to the conclusion that if Donner was allowed to finish his film it would have been better
than Lester's I felt that to make a complete edit I would have to base my edit on Lester's version.
Time needed for the edition
planning: 1 day
editing: 1 day
sound editing: 1 day
trailer: none
DVD layout and features: Menu
persons involved: Father Merrin