Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Well a big issue here is the deletion of the Paris opening. If that is left in, the majority of the Lester stuff I want to use would fall right into place. Although over the years as I've learned the behing-the-scenes story of II, I've grown to dislike the entire sequence for getting in the way of the "two parts of the same story" idea. Supeman freeing the villains with the missles from I always seemed like such a great idea to me, tying things together quite nicely. So I have every intention NOT to use the Paris sequence, even though that means losing arguably the best Clark/Superman transition of the series (the alley change).
Keep in mind this has nothing to do with trying to use leftover footage for an ultimate Christopher Reeve Superman III. That would be a seperate project entirely, so if there are arguments to keep Paris in Superman II, let them be heard.
Well a big issue here is the deletion of the Paris opening. If that is left in, the majority of the Lester stuff I want to use would fall right into place. Although over the years as I've learned the behing-the-scenes story of II, I've grown to dislike the entire sequence for getting in the way of the "two parts of the same story" idea. Supeman freeing the villains with the missles from I always seemed like such a great idea to me, tying things together quite nicely. So I have every intention NOT to use the Paris sequence, even though that means losing arguably the best Clark/Superman transition of the series (the alley change).
Keep in mind this has nothing to do with trying to use leftover footage for an ultimate Christopher Reeve Superman III. That would be a seperate project entirely, so if there are arguments to keep Paris in Superman II, let them be heard.
I left the Paris scene in for my cut. It's just too much of an enjoyable sequence.