Customer Ratings & Reviews

The reason for the Four star instead of five like the original theatrical release was because Donner repeated what he did in the first movie’s resolve, besides, didn’t they say he could only do it once? I liked the theatrical ending better... interfering with human history twice was dumb. The good stuff however is the new take on Lois trying to figure Clark is Superman... very fun indeed and totally comic book style in regard to how things were done.... Loved it, great move. Hollywood finished it at the excellent request of fans... thanks. I own this and theatrical.

This is an amazing release in many respects - most of all because I don't know of any other film in history that has been in this exact situation and actually had such a major overhaul long after its release in order to restore it to the film that the studio is more or less admitting SHOULD have been released instead of what Superman II actually became. To start off with, the Jor-El scenes actually make much more sense of the whole arc of this movie (SPOILERS!!), in there is a logical reason why Superman is able to gain back his powers in this version (a touching reason - as much as a superhero film can be "touching" - that fully connects this to the first movie in a way completely lost in the Lester version), and his own humanity and heartbreak over these decisions comes through much more effectively here (again, as much as it could in a superhero movie). Second, many of the other Donner scenes simply far surpass the Lester version in quality and enjoyability - the opening scene comes to mind, as well as the "screen test" scene and the resolution of the conflict at the end, in the Fortress of Solitude (the removal of Superman's magic "S"-throwing antics is worth the price of the DVDs by itself).. And thankfully - oh so thankfully - as much Lester footage has been removed as the plot would allow (including almost ALL of the super-annoying sitcom-worthy bit when the villains show up in that small redneck town). Unfortunately, most or all of the fight scenes in downtown Metropolis were filmed by Lester, and a significant enough portion of other scenes to keep this from being a 5-star film (and I can't say that even all of the Donner footage holds up as well as most of the first film did). And, again, the reusing of the turning-back-the-world ending is a major cop-out (as it was in the first movie), but there's not much that could be done about it here, I suppose (especially considering this was supposed to be the ending of the second film before they decided to use it for the first and just figure out what to do with the second film later). Overall, however, the film is much, much improved, and the bonus materials are great to have, as well - including a short featurette on the process of restoring the film to as close to Donner's original vision as possible, several deleted/alternate scenes, and (my favorite), a brand new commentary track from Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz that sheds much light on how it was supposed to be and how things unfolded. In the end, while it's still far from perfect, this is a welcome addition to my collection, and it totally eliminates the need to own the Lester version.

A MUST BUY! Superman II in blu ray against the 3 WOW brought back memories when I was kid and saw this movie. Big fan of Christopher reeves, there will not be another person who can play this role of Superman ever! You can't replace C. Reeves. richard donners cut should of kept some of the original though really some of the old footage and new footage they could of combined! like supermans flypaper scene that wraps up one of the three, and the famous hide and seek scene! It would of made the movie AWESOME! with both old and new footage combined togethers because both cuts were good! Really you can't go wrong with this movie. It it what it is SuperMan on Blu ray NICE! Truly a Classic! go out and buy it and remember the REAL Superman days!

They did it man, They did it! Richard Donner and crew re-did Super Man 2 with his original cuts! Gotta tell ya fans, I like this version also! The story has all kinds of cool stuff. Some of the scenes we all know and love have got more of a punch to them! Super Man gets thrown into The Statue of Liberty's Torch to name just one. Lois dogs after Clark ruthlessly. You gotta get this one if not just out of pure curiousity!!

I love this movie! It is truely the version that they should of done in the first place in this flick they actually explain alot of keys points not shown in the other version it is truely one of richard donners greatest movies next to the leathal weapon movies! with the hd tv i have and hgmi cables and blu ray the piture is just so intese it is better than going to a movie theatre!

It is cool to see "the other version" of this movie but I am glad that I had waited till it had gone on sale. I always felt that Superman II was a little silly and that most of the acting was sub-par. Also I also felt that Margot Kidder was so not right for the Lois Lane roll. As a Superman fan, I do recommend that you see it for yourself.

Better than the version that was released in theaters by Richard Lester. Superman ll: The Richard Donner cut is a must by for all Superman/ Christopher Reeves fans. In my opinion it set up Superman Returns brilliantly. Which despite critics and some haters wasn't a bad movie. In short Get this movie.

Classic Superman movie that is a MUST see. Awesome in Bluray!