Original sentence: Dick [Donner] had done away with much of that inanity.Reeve stated in his autobiography that the original script for the first Superman had had so many puns and gags that it risked having Superman earn a reputation akin to that of Batman being associated with the campy TV show of the 1960s.Reeve's own performance as a corrupted Man of Steel received praise, particularly the junkyard battle between this newly darkened Superman and Clark Kent.Since Donner and Mankiewicz were no longer attached, the Salkinds were free to do their versioin of Superman to the screen and once again hired the Newmans for writing duties
Edited sentence: Christopher Reeve's performance as a corrupted Man of Steel received praise, particularly the junkyard battle between this newly darkened Superman and Clark Kent.Dick {Donner} had done away with much of that inanity.Reeve also stated in his autobiography that the original script for Superman I had had so many puns and gags that it risked having Superman earn a reputation akin to that of Batman being associated with the campy TV show of the 1960s.Since Donner and Mankiewicz were no longer attached, the Salkinds were finally able to bring their "vision" of Superman to the screen and once again hired the Newmans for writing duties