Man of Steel - The one where he punches

Another film where I see mixed reviews about.  So once again I throw in my 2 cents.

I liked it.  Really liked it.
It was action packed, the graphics were amazing, and I liked the characters.
What else can I say?
Going into spoiler territory here -

The reviews state as this -

{Richard Roeper of The Chicago Sun-Times said that Man of Steel did not cover any new grounds with regard to Superman films and instead "we're plunged back into a mostly underwhelming film, with underdeveloped characters and supercharged fight scenes that drag on and offer nothing new in the way of special-effects creativity". 
The Boston Globe's Ty Burr wrote "what’s missing from this Superman saga is a sense of lightness, of pop joy".
The Washington Post 's Ann Hornaday stated that with "Hans Zimmer’s turgid, over-produced score", the film "is an exceptionally unpleasant viewing experience".
For the Denver Post 's Lisa Kennedy, the chief problem with Man of Steel is the "rhythm and balance in the storytelling and directing" which resulted in a movie that swings "between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies."
Joe Morgensten of the Wall Street Journal in his review said that the movie's eventual downfall was "its surrender to the lower power of coarse-grained action and computer-generated images of inexplicable banality."


Conversely, Jim Vejvoda of IGN gave Man of Steel a 9 out of 10, calling the film "amazing" and praising the action sequences and the performances of Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon.
Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described the approach of rebooting the franchise again as unnecessary, but that the film was confident enough and Snyder's attention to detail careful enough that audiences could overlook another reboot.
Steve Persall of the Tampa Bay Times stated that "Man of Steel is more than just Avengers-sized escapism; it's an artistic introduction to a movie superhero we only thought we knew."  
Time's Richard Corliss said that "the movie finds its true, lofty footing not when it displays Kal-El’s extraordinary powers but when it dramatizes Clark Kent's roiling humanity. The super part of Man of Steel is just O.K.; but the man part is super." }

Some of the negative reviews seem weird to me after seeing this.  They go into a comic book movie and complain about fight scenes... are you high?  Or you just have your head to far up your ass?  The main problem from the last Superman movie was that HE DID NOTHING!!  Now they complain that he is doing something?  And not only that, but he is still developing his strength and power (which he just recently accepted) and is struggling against enemies that actually pose a threat against the ENTIRE WORLD (and not one mad man with a money scheme).
 "Unpleasant viewing experience"? What movie did you see?  It was an AMAZING viewing experience and you complain about music?  Don't take yourself to a Broadway play then.

"Its surrender to the lower power of coarse-grained action and computer-generated images of inexplicable banality." - my reaction after reading this- *Mouth dropped open* You are a fucking idiot.

Ok, some of the stuff I really liked-

LOIS LANE IS A USEFUL, SMART PERSON!!!!
She uses her skills as a top notch reporter and uses her brain.  Without too much spoiling, she is actually a reporter who can follow clues.  It's a nice twist from the old movies and it actually makes her a stronger character for the story.  I love this version and I hope to see more.

No Kryptonite! 
I'm sorry, but everyone knows that this is a stupid weakness.  The fact that a green rock and render him useless has been used to almost death in every movie.
HOWEVER, in this movie, it is used in a really smart way.  There is no Kryptonite, but he is weak to Krypton atmosphere because he had been on Earth for too long.  That... is really smart.  I like that, and it also makes his struggle much more believable.

And the machines...
Oh... the machines...
They never said in the movie, but they looked like Brainiac inspired tech, and that makes my comic book brain tingle.  That would be a cool intro for the world to see.


Overall, GO SEE THIS MOVIE IN THEATER!  I don't know if the visuals in 3D were strong enough to recommend, but I did and liked it.  At least go see it.  Have fun.


That's all I got for now.
Later