I also surrender...my heart.
And yet...it somehow works. Hell, it does better than work: it measurably improves on the original in many ways, perhaps mostly because Terence Stamp and his gang of interstellar outlaws come down to Earth and stop being polite...and start getting real. It's a regular Kryptonian showdown between Kal-El and his dastardly counterparts, which leads to some wonderful scenes on the streets of Metropolis.
Anyhoo, we'll have more talking-time for this movie later on today when we air it during our Screening Room today at 4 PM Pacific! We're going to be watching the version of the film that's available on Netflix Streaming, so no, this isn't the Richard Donner Cut of a couple years ago. Nothing against Richard Donner, we're just sticking to the version that is most easily accessible for the majority of people. Show up with popcorn and join our chatroom! 4 Pacific! Be there!
I like it when Clark bangs Lois in the space hammock.
I recommend the international cut, also known as the TV cut, where it blends both versions and also has scenes in neither of the other cuts. It's an odd amalgam of differing video qualities and format changes to NTSC, but if you can put up with the patchwork editing and are old enough to remember seeing it in the theater and on TV, it's the version you remember loving.
Sweet.
Like, seriously. Just watch the opening credits for Superman 1 on Netflix. They're fucking lightyears beyond the shitty credits for the second film. And all the flying stuff looked way better too!
Wonder how that happened exactly.
Really, both cuts have their flaws, but at least Donner's is more how the movie would have been, had he not been fired by some stupid jerks.