re: Man of Steel was great - no spoilers

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Amazing movie and will be seeing again.

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Agreed. This actually IS the Superman movie I've wanted to see since I was a kid...and I'm old enough to have seen the first Donner movie in the theater in 1978 as an 8 year old.

Loved the tone, loved the way they told the origin story, really liked the casting, I liked the way they made Zod multidimensional rather than just "Kneel before Zod!!!"

I can certainly see where people who, for some reason, cling to the first 2 Reeve movies as cannon will dislike this one. It isn't that, but then it's not trying to be. It can be long, and there are a few times near the climax where I could have done without a bit of action that seemed unnecessary to shorten it a bit...or the time could have been spent with a few more scenes with Ma and Pa Kent, who were great.

Honestly...have a feeling the majority of complaints about this version will stem from the movie not being like the Reeve's versions. It's darker...there is more weight to it...there are choices he has to make and they are handled in a more adult way than flying fast and making the earth rotate backwards on itself and turning back time. If you go into expecting that or else you'll be unhappy...save yourself the case and stay home.