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Am I the only one that likes the Lester version better?


It seems that a lot of people like Donner's version better. But I thought the comedic qualities of Lester's film added to it (the wig flying off the man, the man still talking when the phone booth falls, etc.) Also, Lester's film didn't have that ridiculous cop-out of Superman flying around the world, reversing its rotation, and changing time. It was silly in the first Superman movie. Doing it again makes it seem that there's no need for Superman to get into conflicts. Just spin the Earth backwards and everything will be fixed.

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No, the Lester Cut is the definitive version, Donners cut is basically a DVD extra

If a 'Final Cut' version is ever done of the best of both cuts then we'll see (but even if that was done it i bet it wouldn't feel 'right' and there'd be some decisions that would split fans)

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