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Good point, one can hope.
I recall the cuts were down to a shorter film getting more screenings per day.
Right. The testing was supposedly disastrous, so cutting it down was sort of a desperate act to salvage it for box office purposes, only that ended up making the movie near incomprehensible.
It wasn't to fit in more daily screenings, it was because we previewed the full cut in LA and the audience score was lower than expected and Warners, perhaps in panic, ordered the big cuts the very next day, getting the VFX editor, who was out there for the previews, to physically cut the scenes from the work print. Then they screened the shorter version (even as rough as it was) to another preview audience (younger, I think) and got slightly higher scores. How and why that happened with an inferior cut of the film, I just don't know. Perhaps because it was a younger audience less familiar with Superman?
Yes, NM 1 was not exactly subtle.
Now I’m just thinking how much the budget would have been saved if they just didn’t film any of that material. The street fight couldn’t have been cheap. It’s not on the same level as the street fight on SUPERMAN II, but there’s a lot of stunt work, cars getting crushed, and at one point Superman is flung through a semi truck (hi Burger King!).
Good points... too much resource spread too thin...
I lost interest in the show early in Season 2 though I did inadvertently watch the season 3 finale last week which peaked my interest. I was planning to work my way through season 2 and 3.
At least there was a fight, the Smallville showdown ended way too quickly, season 8 was by far my worst season of Smallville.
My favorite edit of the scene, Superman reaction to the rocket dodging him is gold.
If the new Superman film has a scene half as good as this I will be happy, this scene still amazes me. Arguably John Williams best work on this score.
Christopher Reeve is so good he makes everything he does feel real.
Yes, that was indeed gold!
I have said it many times I wish we had got Donner's planned series, it would have been the greatest.
Donner being removed is for me the biggest crime in cinema.
Superman 2 - Lois shoots a gun at Clark
The acting is phenomenal in this scene, Margot is Lois.
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Yes, and don't remind me, I'm ready to cry here. ;)
This is amazing should never have been deleted.
Totally. We were blessed with these finds.
Superman inspires me, and us all.
Damn the Salkinds! Their own evil and greed killed Superman as a movie series to this day. They could have been Superman’s Cubby and Harry, but being too cheap and greedy killed their own chance at succeeding. I heard that Tom Mankiewicz was going originally direct Donner’s version of Superman 3, with Bizarro, Brainiac and Supergirl all appearing. Alas, they went with a guy they owned money to, who never heard of Superman. It bombed, and all three kind of deserved their criticism for Superman 3. Now, we’re stuck Lex and Zod as villains trying to keep recapture Donner’s magic. I wish I could make my own Superman movies, I think you would like my story ideas. I have a few screenplay ideas written down. Maybe for Superman’s 100th birthday.
I can relate to Superman as well. I’ve always felt like an alien. Superman is a character for everyone to relate too. And that’s the genius and legacy of the character.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-james-gunn-wraps-filming-1235962379/
Hopefully, a trailer by the end of the year.
I have heard a trailer is imminent as filming has rapped.
I wish I could go back in time to course correct the Donner films.
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Same here!
Best scene from the third film, the acting is amazing.
Clark takes out the Eradicator?
Christopher Reeve is the greatest.
Superman Repairs the Sun
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Incredible inspiration.
I don't say this very often, but the world needs this movie NOW. It's hard to believe he's been gone for almost 20 years now.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/movies/the-christopher-reeve-documentary-super-man-one-of-the-best-films-i-ve-seen-this-year-now-has-a-beautiful-trailer/ar-AA1ptQbH?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=a7825e15630c4052b70106578e47fee3&ei=10
Hope. It has been in short supply. And in the absence of hope, it’s too easy to let despair creep in. But in times of trouble, myself – and countless others like me – look to heroes who can provide a beacon of light, guiding us out of the darkness...
The CGI is rough at times its clear they are trying to do more than they did in Season 1 with Super being show downs etc I like they way the series ended as it opened up a lot more potential for the show going forward, I will try the binge watch season 3 over the next few days then I am ready for the final season..
Some great early shots of the other movie Superman suits especially Christopher Reeves.