Reeve is SUPERMAN!! "BRITISH STEEL" is a lot of NONSENSE!!

Rating: 6/10 (27 June 2013)

*contains spoilers*
First of all, Let's all be honest here. Christopher Reeve is Superman. In every way imaginable- his looks, his height (6'4"), the hair (has the curl) , the voice, the command, the mannerisms, the charm, the Costume (a big one*), the ability to make us believe Superman was a real person for 2 hrs, I could go on and on. Christopher Reeve was meant to be Superman and all the others are weak imposters.
Secondly, The Real Superman movies were great, and I mean the first 3. I know many didn't like Richard Pryor's overuse in Superman III , but let me tell you I found that movie pretty entertaining and it had very strong elements (Clark vs evil Superman, the romantic charm with Lana Lang, and Reeve was still Superman in every way). We didn't need amazing effects either, as they didn't have the technology yet to make these great movies. Superman IV no one will agree was any good, except I still found Reeve's Performance to be charming and enjoyable in that movie.
Thirdly, Man of Steel is about as good as Superman Returns, it's just another mind numbing Hollywood CGI special effects overblown creation. All I could think was next movie please..(world war Z, grown ups 2,etc). Cavill is NOT Superman, he is a good actor but NOT SUPERMAN. He is British and I'm sorry Superman should be American and look American. Cavill looks British and his hair is all WRONG. How would the Brits like it if JAMES BOND 007 were played by an American actor??? The costume is all wrong- IT'S DARK..SUPERMAN is meant to be a symbol of Brilliance and Beauty, as in bold colors. The Dark Knight was a dark character with a dark costume. The creators (Nolan) were from The Dark Knight ..too much influence into the Man of Steel here?? Superman is the opposite of Batman in many ways. He is beauty, optimism, charming, elegant,and heart-warming. I got none of this from "Britsh Steel". It was detached, non-romantic, a bit confusing, too explosive (effects), had a an ugly alien invasion quality visually*. It tried very hard to depart from the real Superman movies and it succeeded. But in doing this it also departed from the Greatness of the real Superman movies.
Fourthly, There were some bad ideas in this movie but also a few good elements. Russell Crowe was the highlight. His performance and delivery and explanation to his Son were very good. This was the most interesting and compelling part of the movie. He was giving his son Kal his true purpose, which reminded me of what Marlon Brando did in Superman the Movie. Oh right did I say 'Kal'?? Remember how they kept saying 'Kal'? That was ANNOYING! His name is Kal-el..but apparently it's pronounced just 'Kal', I'm sure it's a comic book accuracy thing or something, but it was highly strange and annoying. Please just say Kal-el. Cal Ripken (baseball legend) was even scratching his head watching this.
Wow, there are TOO MANY things to critique in this movie!! But I will add that the 2 PENIS REFERENCES HAD NO PLACE -ZERO PLACE !! IN A SUPERMAN MOVIE..THAT WAS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS!! (the Pods that took off looked EXACTLY like penises and Lois Lane uttered something about measuring dicks as joke). HORRIBLE !! HORRIBLE IDEA!! DEGRADING BIG TIME! Also, where was Jimmy Olsen? I must have missed him. Also, romance sucked between Clark & Lois, no chemistry! Also, overkill on special effects as I mentioned earlier, this is what made the movie any good..just cool effects and massive explosions but this couldn't make or save Man of Steel into a great movie. Also, his cape is too long it touches the ground and visually reminds you of a wedding dress!! too feminine! Also, too many flashbacks ..those got to be unnecessary. And here's maybe the WORST PART OF THE MOVIE- SUPERMAN DESTROYS MILITARY PROPERTY FOR NO REASON AT THE END TO MAKE A POLITICAL OR ANTI-MILITARY STATEMENT!!?? WHAT? HUH? NO PLACE WHATSOVEVER IN A SUPERMAN MOVIE! I was in disbelief watching this PART!! Superman does not do this, PERIOD! He doesn't unnecessarily destroy a drone or anything. This was an awful decision to put in the movie. In fact , and I'm sure there were a lot of viewers in the middle east applauding this part with great enthusiasm. Then , Cavill proclaims he's as American as apple pie which isn't believable at all..because he's not the least bit American.
Lastly, I'm nicely giving this movie a 6 but I should give it like a 4 or 5. I give it a 6 because I have hope in Superman and He is about hope..so I guess I hope or want to believe this is somewhat of a decent movie, but the better part of my conscience tells me it's just not , it's hopeless and in fact an almost complete failure of a superman movie (once again after Superman Returns to Suck, and now Man of Stink). Don't call it man of steel either, just because you want to escape the Greatness that was "SUPERMAN THE MOVIE".This movie- Man of Steel (Cavill) is a weak substitute to the real movie SUPERMAN (Reeve). That is the bottom line. Do not waste your money if you are hoping to see the real Superman..you will not find it.. Superman lived from 1952 AD to 2004 AD and he is now rolling in his grave..BIG TIME!