Novel try at rebooting the franchise, but "borrowing" elements from other movies...not cool. There are so many effects we have seen here already in other franchises, it almost makes Man of Steel...unoriginal. Sorry to say but the story was choppy, with bad flow and editing. There are only a few glimpses of his childhood, which you probably have already seen in the preview trailers. The "romance" between Lois and Superman? What romance? We go from handshake to kissing..literally. And WHY is Manhattan yet again demolished to bits..? Above all though, Superman is NOT SUPPOSED TO KILL. That did it for me. He always, ALWAYS finds a way to avoid killing, but in Man of Steel, he very blatantly kills, resembling the "bad" Superman image from Superman 3. What saves this movie is some of the effects and of course Henry Cavill, who is really great. Finally let me say that the whole movie had a very dark, evil tone. Superman is supposed to give you a "feed good" mood when the movie ends...this reboot didn't do that.
Definately action packed and thrilling! I don't understand some people bashing the movie. The effects were maginifent and HULK looked so real! I was really impressed at how life like he looked. Really good job with the special effects. Acting was good and the several hints about the Avengers made the movie all much more exciting, especially towards the end!!
This was one of the best made superhero movies EVER! The special effects were awesome, the acting was spot on and the storyline very effective. I can't wait for a sequel. I will probably watch this again in a few days!!