Terence Stamp brilliantly steals the show as the evil, psychotic, megalomaniac General Zod excellently supported by Sarah Douglas as the sadistic Ursa and Jack O.'Halloran as deadly mute Non. The footage of new scenes including Marlon Brando adds more clarity to the relationship portrayed between Superman and his father Jor-El. The Richard Lester version originally released in the cinemas was good but on viewing both versions the Donner version just has that magic touch. The Richard Donner cut of Superman I I is extraordinary and out of this world. Perhaps if the Salkinds had kept Donner on board, the franchise would have not gone downhill. In summary, this is the film Richard Donner wanted to make, and is far superior to the theatrical release completed by Richard Lester. The extra, unnecessary fight in the Fortress of Solitude is gone, along with the non canon "powers" involving levitation beams from the Kryptonians' fingers, and the bizarre cellophane symbols which wrap around the villains for no apparent reason or purpose. Several scenes are thankfully missing, like the Niagara Falls scene in which Lois jumps over the railing (a small boy is rescued by Supes instead). Lois is portrayed as a much more intelligent woman, picking up on the obvious physical resemblance between Clark and Superman. The film flows much better, makes more sense, and the plotholes are largely absent. The remastering is good, and the "new" material added seamlessly. The editing is good, but in the test footage, Chris Reeve wears a pair of glasses with a frame noticeably thicker and a different shape. There is a scene reconstructed using test footage, as acknowledged in the opening credits. Have patience if this is common to all discs. There is the worst transition between layers I've seen on a DVD for a long time.
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