Now that is how you do a reboot!!

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2013)

For fans of the comic book hero this film delivers, I just wish the press could all move on from the fact it's a re-boot and accept that this is a great adaptation much akin to the cartoon stories...rather than a new 'dark knight',
Flashbacks help put a twist on a story that has been told more than once (twice on film and ongoing in the Series 'Smallville') fans already know the story of Clarke Kent growing up, but for new comers the films provides enough history to bring people up to speed with the storyline..... it also allows for future films to have more flashbacks without tying those story lines to lore presented here.
The action shots capture the 'god like' powers of Kryptonians perfectly - loving the new take on Supermans powers, was truly breathtaking when you see them in action for the first time :) My congratulations to Snyder on achieving epic on screen action.
My kids are twelve and 14 respectively, both had little or no interest in Superman as a comic, cartoon or movie previous to this, if fact they only came to see this because I'd made a deal when they dragged me to watch a film of theirs that I did not care to see - my sons words to me on the way home 'We've got to get the DVD for our collection when it comes out dad!!!' my daughter agreed emphatically.
We were all blown away with how good this film was, for me as a lifetime fan, I felt it delivered and it put a great smile on my face (I was still processing the cinematic assault on my senses for a good few hours after the event), my kids became instant fans....
The balance was near perfect and the entertainment spans generations....it was such a pleasure to watch, I may even go and watch it again on the big screen, something I've not done since going with my dad to watch Star Wars back in 1977!!!
I look forward to seeing more depth of the other core characters in any sequels that stem from this....I'd also like to see more depth to the villains story lines.
A solid 9/10 from me though, visually stunning and delivers an almost flawless film experience for the genre.