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Old 11-20-06, 09:53 AM
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What order would you watch all the "Superman" films?

This includes the "Donner Cut" of II and Returns (thinking perhaps that Returns is a continuation of II).

So we have:

Superman I (ABC Extended and Theatrical)
Superman II
Superman II (Donner Cut)
Superman III
Superman IV
Superman Returns

I think I would go all originals, then Donner, then Returns.
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superman
superman 2

any version you like

maybe superman returns, but the rest aren't worth watching
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SUPERMAN
SUPERMAN II (original)
SUPERMAN II (The Richard Donner Cut)
SUPERMAN RETURNS

and if I had to...

SUPERGIRL
SUPERMAN IV
SUPERMAN III
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Originally Posted by ShaunoftheDead
I think I would go all originals, then Donner, then Returns.
That's my plan.
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Just for the record, the "Special Edition" of Superman I on DVD isn't the ABC cut...there's some stuff in there (Brando for one) that wasn't on ABC, and some other stuff that was on ABC, but isn't on the DVD cut.

The "correct" way would be this way:

Superman (Theatical)
Superman II (Theatrical)
Superman III
Supergirl
Superman IV
Superman (Special Edition)
Superman (Donner Cut)
Superman Returns


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Superman I, Superman II, Superman Returns, Superman II: The Donner Cut.
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4, 2, 3, 1, 2, returns, 1
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Originally Posted by ShaunoftheDead

I think I would go all originals, then Donner, then Returns.
That's the way I'd go.
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Superman 1 & 2 then quit for now.

I'm waiting on my Superman Returns Blu-Ray next week for judgment on that one.
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Superman
Superman II (theatrical, then Donner)
Superman Returns


then some time when you're drinking or REALLY bored, Superman III and Superman IV.

Just try not to look at them as sequels, more like comedic interpretations.
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Superman (Theatrical), Superman II (The Donner Cut), Superman Returns. Then stop and watch some other movies.
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Super Returns

Don't watch any of the others
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No love for Superman and the Mole Men?
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Superman, Superman II (Donner then bits of theatrical), Superman III, Superman and the Mole Men
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All I know is my friend just got one of those flat screen 50 inch TVs and I basically begged her to let me watch the Donner cut on it.

She's not a huge fan of superman but she did agree to sit through it with me, provided I sit through one HER favorite movies.

Oh god please let it not be a musical...
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Super Returns

Don't watch any of the others
Ditto.
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Originally Posted by Damed
Superman
Superman II (theatrical, then Donner)
Superman Returns


then some time when you're drinking or REALLY bored, Superman III and Superman IV.

Just try not to look at them as sequels, more like comedic interpretations.
Exactly. Ignore 3 and 4 and skip right to Superman Returns.
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III has way too many redeemable parts. I don't care for Singerman Returns however.
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IIRC, someone in Supergirl mentions Superman being away from Earth. So, if you can stomach it, it would fit right between like: 1, 2, -girl, Returns.
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Is there really a reason to watch both Superman II and also the Donner cutof Superman II? Isn't the Donner cut just an extended version of Superman II?
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
IIRC, someone in Supergirl mentions Superman being away from Earth. So, if you can stomach it, it would fit right between like: 1, 2, -girl, Returns.

i thought she saw clark on TV and said she was related to him?
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Is there really a reason to watch both Superman II and also the Donner cutof Superman II? Isn't the Donner cut just an extended version of Superman II?
No, just about all of the Lester footage has been removed from the new Donner cut. There was a version on TV that was simply an extended version.
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I would highly recommend watching the superman 2 theatre version before you watch the donners cut.. the donners cut is like a whole new movie.

you are in for a treat.

Jacob

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