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Director: Richard Lester
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From Time Out Film Guide
This is movie-making on a less grandiose scale than before, but the combination of Richard Donner's superb original casting and visual attack with Lester's wit and his ear for sound proves a pretty formidable alliance. The basic plot (Supervillains enslave Earth) is potentially far more interesting than before, and though you occasionally miss the essential seriousness Donner brought to the subject, Lester generally replaces it with an intelligent satirical edge and some good gags. Purists may find certain things hard to take, but audiences have little cause for complaint.Author: DP
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- prkprkprk said...
- Posted on May 17 2008 14:10 A great film. Probobly one of the BEST sequels of all time. I loved this film. It was awesome!
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Cast & crew
Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Valerie Perrine, Susannah York, Clifton James, EG Marshall, Marc McClure, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jack O'Halloran full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 127 mins
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