Superman Man of Steel movie review

*this review is for the Blu ray dvd digital copy only*
Hello all
I have never been a true fan of superman i have warm memories of the cartoon that came on in the 90's and some exposure to him in the justice league and young justice tv shows but beyond that i have very limited knowledge of superman, but being a comic fan you know a little more than a non comic fan. With that said let me say that i am very pleased with this movie in this movie you could really tell that zack snyder and the rest of the crew really tried to do justice to the superman mythos and cared how things were done. While this is a good attempt and a very well done movie it is no avengers and it is not a great movie.

First off what i like

• the story is well done, all the characters from Johnathan, to martha, to clark, and lois are done and the modern spin on the daily planet is a good shot in the arm the series needed after the fall of superman returns.
• the effects are great they really tried to give you the feel of superman flying fighting and all the super heroics he does.
• general zod is a truly evil villain, from the beginning to the end he is single minded in his belief of what he does and his army follows blindly behind him.

• for dc fans there are a couple of easter eggs you will notice if you look like certain names and what not but beyond that nothing for the dc fans out there.
• The special features are good the examination of krypton is really good as well as the other features and the 75th anniversary short is also very welcome for the fans.
• they also made him more relate able in the movie which is a major plus

Now for what i did not like

• first off zack could have done more to connect this to the larger dc universe now i dont know if this was a decision he made or one made for him but i believe it was a mistake.
• if there ever was a movie that deserved a post credits scene it was superman, this i believe was a major mistake, they could have linked it to the Dark knight saga or they could have set the ground for the now announced superman batman movie they did neither and i think this was an opportunity wasted.
• Marvel movies are know for the little shout outs to the larger marvel universe, little names, events or even characters not known to the non comic fans but little things that are known to the fans this could have been done so many times and while there is one or two there could have been more.
• the movie takes a little bit to get started, and while i believe there was no way around this many movies have this problem they still make the first part enjoyable, in this case it is good but the back half of the movie is so much better.
• some of the changes that have been made to the character many true fans may not like.

This is a good movie and i truly believe that zack snyder and his crew were and did do justice to the character there was so much more that could have been done, this is a good movie with lots of missed opportunities that could have been better.

5 out of ten stars and ok movie but with much untapped potential