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Currently in the final stages of tweeking. Will be converted to HD and uploaded to a torrent site tommorow.
Basicly, this is a 90-minute condensed version of Superman Returns, omitting several key storyline aspects such as the return from Krypton, the embittered ranting of Lois, and the super-kid. Instead Clark is the one that has been gone for a few years, with Kal-El devoting his whole time to being Superman. Clark reenters Lois life and we find out he cut himself off from Lois a while ago as Supes (sometime after Superman IV, explained in the opening text at the start of the film), so while there are traces of Lois’ frustrations with
The timeline is as follows (as of the new Redux edition)
-WB/Legendary Pictures/DC logos
-Wall of text over a starfield as the Planet Krypton theme plays, explaining what has happened since Superman IV
-Open on the Kent farm. Clark gets up, pets his dog, then goes out on patrol as Superman. Title of the movie placed at the scene where he is looking over the Earth hearing everyone, before thawrting the bank robbery
-Lex on the yaught, heads to fortress. Interaction with Jor-El cut entirely, as we know from Superman II he’s more than familiar with the set-up
-News reports at the Planet of Supes busy day, Clark arrives amd gets called to the cheif’s office.
-Lois aboard the plane testing out the space shuttle
-Lex tests out the crystal. Train set scene trimmed
-Clark switches to Superman. Him at the bar occurs much later in the movie, it’s implied he hears of the disaster at the Planet instead
-Superman saves the plane and disposes of the shuttle. Lois fainting is cut
-Lex sees the results of his experiment
-Clark meets Richard and the kid
-Lex reads the paper, headine referring to Supes returning cut, as he’s never been away
-Lois and Clark talk at the cab. Clark flies off
-Lois and Richard discuss Superman at home. We cut just before Lois can answer Richard’s question. The article “Why the world doesnt need Superman” is referenced more in a jokish fashion and has little emphasis on the story until the end.
-Museum robbery and Superman saves Kitty from crashing, unaware she is diverting him.
-Clark goes to the bar
-Kittie confronts Lex, minions work on the kryptonite shard
-Richard and Lois discuss the black-out, all references to Supes strengths and weaknesses cut
-Lois and Supes entire conversation on the roof and flight cut
-Superman discovers his fortress has been ransacked
-Lois goes to Lex’s yaught, is caught. Kid’s “you’re bald” line is cut
-Lex and Lois scene shortened to omit Lex suspecting the kid is Clarks, as he isnt in this cut
-Kid murdering the thug with the piano is cut.
-Clark switches to Superman and goes after them when he gets Lois’ memo. Scene shuffled to after Lois sinks to the floor of the hold feeling helpless. “Where has he gone?” headline shot omitted
-Film proceeds as normal until Supes gets beaten up, Lex’s “five years” thing is omitted.
-All of Jor-El’s narration while Supes is underwater cut.
-Lex telling Kitty millions of people will die is cut. She knows he means it, her act of treason is brought on by the brutality of the Super-beating instead.
-Supes recovers thanks to Lois and Richard, lifts the island, throws it into space.
-<span style=“text-decoration: underline;”>ENTIRE</span> Hospital scene is cut out.
-Lois finds herself unsure of what to do next when writing the article “Why the world needs Superman” calling back to her quip about the last article
-Lex chews Kitty out on the island
-Clark plays catch with his dog over at the Kent Farm. We’re back to where we started.
-Supes flies past the sun and winks at the camera
