Originally posted by: Doctor M
Wow, this is one of those instances that shows that the editor is an important aspect of any film.

If I had just seen the Donner footage I would have said there was nothing wrong with it. And then the SoJ version has a real economy to it and makes it a much better action beat. Kudos.

I disagree with a lot of what Tweaker said. I don't see a problem with the pace or the lifting.
I do agree that Reeves has a stupid grin on his face. It looks like you could fix that by cutting away from him sooner (keep the audio but put it over other footage).

My first suggestion was just an off the top of my head thing, but I think #3 is of real importance, and #2, the lifting of the bus, is fairly necessary, as it's such an obvious editing issue. Ursa lifts the bus, with the bus coming off the ground parallel to the ground, then several seconds later, Non picks up his end, which should already be in the air, according to how it looks from Ursa's end. It just looks...icky.

But that's small potatoes to Reeve's grin. I love the scene as a whole, but there's just some weird crap going on there.