"Superman Returns - The ADigitalMan Cut" - Dual-Layer.
ADM cut stuff that should've been deleted, and restored some scenes that should not have
been deleted. Early scenes are re-arranged. The result is a little better paced, and
more consitent with its predecessors.
Running Time: 154 minutes. (5 minutes cut, 5 minutes added).
Stats: NTSC. Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.
Covers: ADM's own covers.
Size: 4.32 GB (4,641,704,627 bytes) - before md5, sha1 & nfo.
Extras:
*Isolated Score.
*Dvd-Rom folder goodies.
*Soundtrack files (mp3's & flak's) that'll fit onto a CD.
Note: The original distribution was divided between two SL discs. There was too much stuff
to fit on a DL disc. (DL discs don't hold as much as two SL's). So I have taken the liberty
of rar'ing the Soundtracks separately - they'll fit on a Supplemental CD. I'll post 'em next.
10% Pars. The rars have a recovery record. If you need more pars, reply to this nfo (limited time offer).
Md5 & Sha1 verification files included (see below).
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=2474
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ADM says:
This edit adds in some deleted material and removes some material from the theatrical cut that makes the story tighter. After three different cuts, this is the one I settled on. The Bizzle gave me some of these ideas, either directly or indirectly.
1) The scenes in the first 20 or so minutes are rearranged. At the end of the credits, when we zoom into earth, we move to Ma Kent doing the dishes (using the deleted pan-down and with a few subsequent shots removed to get to the "happening" more quickly.
2) Small trim to the start of the Vanderworth scene. This rearrangement allows the Vanderworth scene to play with the audience. Is it Ma Kent talking to Clark, or is it something else?
3) Instead of the cornfield flashback, we have the shot of Clark and the shovel, followed by the X-ray newspaper scene.
4) Expanded version of the Lex/Kitty boat scene, where Kitty gets catty.
5) As the camera zooms through the "ice" to the fortress, part of the dialogue about the unnatural weather pattern and the crystals are inserted as a voiceover.
6) Brando is cut. It was redundant to Superman II, plus when you consider that we should see no more Brando after his energy was exhausted, it made sense to remove it. Instead, we cut away after Kitty's line "You act like you've been here before." Which Lex Has. He didn't need a refresher course from Jor-El.
7) Expanded conversation with Clark & Ma Kent, introducing Ben Hubbard. This uses that GREAT line about keeping the world from spinning, and that Cameron-worthy dissolve from the spinning baseball to the Daily Planet building. It expands on Clark's reluctance to still be Superman, and further underscores the theme that the world moved on without him.
8) Added source music behind the bar scene with old and new Jimmy. Listen carefully.
9) Likely to be the best change in the film, Stalkerman is cut without losing any of the exposition of Richard and Lois. The scene cuts from the cab ride to the exterior of the house. Lois never gives a lying "no" response about being in love with Superman, giving the scene MUCH more emotional resonance. Superman's flight through metropolis comes AFTER this scene, meeting the Jor-El voiceover seamlessly.
10) As the kryptonite shard is removed in the hospital, the shot of it landing in the glass is slowed down, a bigger sound effect is added, and the scene fades to black. Then "Superman is Dead."
11) In a change directly described by The Bizzle, the Daily Planet scene is trimmed down so we don't see or even hear about the crowd until we finally see it as Richard drops Lois off. The whole scene is tighter and has greater impact.
12) Lex's Paradise scene is moved to a post-credits sequence. This heightens the impact that Lois' revelation about Jason gives Superman the will to live by allowing him to disappear from the hospital quicker. (The sun apparently sets as fast as it does in X3, but whaddayagonnado?)
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