Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.


January 2007 activity

Total Log Entries: 84

Total Comments: 32


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Superman II / The Richard Donner Cut / USA / 1978

On reflection, it’s fairly easy to see why this original cut failed to pass muster: it suffers from a heavily talky script (by Mario Puzo, no less), some heavy handed ‘comedy’ from Gene Hackman and Ned Beatty, and rather subdued action sequences (there’s no Eiffel Tower, for one). But it’s worth watching for two key scenes, each hinging on the acting skills of Christopher Reeve- the confrontation between Clark and Lois over his identity as Superman is far more touching here, and Superman’s decision to relinquish his powers is infinitely more emotional. In fact, the real loser in the reshooting process seems to have been Reeve- his work here is streets ahead of anything else he managed as an actor.

by Tom Huddleston | Source: DVD
22 Jan 2007 12:22 PM | Submit Comment


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