Review Detail

Knowing how dirty Donner was done in the behind the scenes process of these movies, specifically Superman 2, it was great to see a version of this story told that Donner would have more likely intended, and Wraith did an excellent job accomplishing that. In terms of pure enjoyability, this edit is incredible and despite its four hour runtime, I barely felt the length; in contrast, though I do really like Superman Returns, it feels so much slower despite being only 2.5 hours long.

There were a few times where the editing was slightly off in my opinion, specifically in the scenes involving Superman 2, as Wraith was obviously trying to blend both Donner and Lester's cuts together in a satisfying way; they didn't take me out of the film, and sometimes the editing seemed to be from the movie itself, not Wraith, but it's still apparent in some areas, such as the Niagara Falls subplot, which feels a little scattered in Donner's version. Some other scenes also seemed to be a little lower quality compared to others; though some make sense, such as the screentest footage of Lois discovering Clark's identity, others like Clark and Martha in the wheat field seemed to be really hard to see for no major reason, and I couldn't tell if that was the quality of the film itself or the quality of the films Wraith was using.

My only other nitpick would be the opening of the film. Though I imagine most of the opening credits are that long originally, it felt like such a slow start, even with Williams orchestration, and the use of Returns' "Krypton Explodes" scene was pretty noticeable. Despite this, Wraith has done an excellent job in merging all of these visions together into a cohesive whole, and has inspired me to want to make my own fan-edit of these films someday.

Thanks again Wraith!