A Major Disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (23 June 2013)

Well, I was really looking forward to this film - this was going to be the film of the summer for me and I was looking to see a good take on Superman.
However, this is nothing like the Superman I wanted to see - I thought, also, that Donner's vision was a lot better, as another reviewer had previously mentioned here.
I've seen some say Superman Returns was poor but I thought it was MUCH better than this film by a long shot - a LONG shot.
The opening scenes on Krypton to be fair are quite well done and after a promising opening, it all goes wrong.
Its interesting to a point, but not the right vision, in my opinion.
Once the opening has gone, its a series of flashbacks and trying to find out more about Superman. The villain Zod is not a patch on Terence Stamp - the infamous line 'Kneel Before Zod' is not even evident.
His companions have changed as well, Zod's, that is.
Lois Lane knows Superman's secret almost straight away - different but ineffective.
Clark's parents are quite well portrayed, though.
The Daily Planet setup is a disappointment, too. Where's Jimmy, for example? This is not the take on Superman I was hoping for - if it was a fresh re-enactment on the original Superman, it could've been so much more, but I think special effects don't always make a film and here' there was just far too many.
I hope the second film, if one's made, is better, because I was majorly disappointed by this film.