I've been very resistant about wanting to see Man of Steel since the first leaked image of Henry Cavill as Superman in his costume came out. I just did not like the new design and furthermore, I didn't have a clue who this Henry guy was. So, skipping it at the theater wasn't a big deal, especially after word started coming out that most people didn't really care for the movie. But I knew that I would eventually get around to seeing this on DVD, so I kept the spoilers at bay and really didn't pay any attention to plot and casting.

Funny thing happened, as soon as I got on the wait list at the library for the DVD, suddenly I HAD to see it. Really not sure why that is since nothing had changed about overall opinion toward the movie. Well, having just watched this, I can definitely say that it's better than Superman Returns, but it still pales in comparison to Superman: The Movie. There are some major issues I have with Man of Steel. There are good things and bad things. The bad is that there is absolutely no character development. Sure, what Superhero flick has that? Doesn't matter. With Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan Directing and Producing, I was hopeful that they would try to do something different with the genre and that's where I think a lot of the failure comes from. The movie looks great, but it also comes across as the most expensive art-house film of all time and the pacing isn't the best either.

I like the FX and the way the editing was done with regards to the flashbacks scenes, which itself does seem like they went out of their way to tell the same origin story, but in a different way, so I give them props for that. The flashback scenes themselves were by far the most memorable and emotional, something that the present day story didn't really have. As I said, no character development beyond Clark as a kid. I love Amy Adams, but I'm not sure if she was the right choice to play Lois Lane. Not sure if her playing opposite Henry had anything to do with it, but there really was no chemistry between them at all. You could also point the finger at the fact that with no character development, that's going to be an uphill battle, so blaming the actors isn't fair.

The other thing that kind of rubbed me the wrong way was the fact that they went against story canon and basically blew Superman's identity with pretty much everyone that was around Clark in some manner. I'm just so use to the Superman myth being told a specific way, so when they start deviating as much as they do in this movie, it's a bit jarring. With everyone knowing who he is, how does the final scene with him arriving at the Daily Planet work, even with his glasses? Part of the appeal and fun was seeing Clark Kent juggling two lives and keeping Lois at bay with his secret. I don't think the movie is as bad as most have made it out to be, but I seriously hope that the sequel follows more along the lines of a traditional Superhero movie. This is worth a Rent for sure and if eye popping FX's is your thing, you will love the amount of destruction that takes place here. Talk about a one-man wrecking crew!

We'll be so lucky if the new Star Wars looks like the Krypton scenes.  Having said that, the whole time I kept thinking "Superman doesn't exist yet, so these scenes DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE MOVIE!"  For god's sakes!

And can I say how much I hate how dour this movie was?  Not just in terms of the bleak outlook, they sapped that world of colour and of flavour, it was all gray and just... ugh.  That annoys me normally in movies and it's so out of place in a movie about Superman.

Did you notice that Jimmy Olsen is a girl in this movie?  Me either.  What an interesting way to change up a character, and no one noticed.

And here's the thing I hate I hate I HATE that movies do these days, and this one is so gut-wrenchingly guilty of doing: the whole thing wraps up, basically promising that the NEXT movie will be the "Superman" we know, aka, the Superman we thought we were paying for when we came in to see THIS god-d*mn movie.  And of course, the NEXT Superman isn't the next Superman, it's a dry run for the Justice League.  F*** that.

Worse, that's NOT coming!  You know, you used to get sequels when the first movie was really good.  Not anymore!  Star Trek kinda did that as well!  You KNOW Star Wars will, b/c they've got franchise pieces coming out the butt (I wanted to make a Star Wars reference but I couldn't think of one), just... ugh.

Meanwhile, Marvel is smart, they give us the movie we paid to see, and the "sequel" is just the next Marvel superhero movie.  it's kind of the Pixar model they're working with.

Continuing with my own little DVD marathon of movies that I had high hopes for only to be disappointed with brings me back to Man of Steel. Following on the heels of Sucker Punch and Tron: Legacy, I had to give MoS another shot to see if something, anything would change for me. I had a different mindset this time around, specifically trying to keep Batman/Ben Affleck lurking in the background somewhere as the movie played on. Of the three movies I gave a second chance, I think MoS was somewhat better. Yes, it still has problems as stated in my original review, but at least this one wasn't boring which was huge for me. Some victory. I'm still working on ideas for my own Sucker Punch and Tron Legacy stories, but I don't have any idea of how I would change MoS. It never occurred to me to even think of doing a re-write while watching this tonight. As for my second time around for MoS, I actually give this a half star bump upward. 3 1/2 Stars.

So how did your rewrite go for this one?

I like it. You should put pen to paper and actually write out a script, dialogue and all. So, I'm really curious as to why you chose to rewrite Man of Steel before it even came out. The fact that you did, I find very fascinating.