Favourite "Superhero" Film

Rating: 9/10 (1 July 2013)

I want to start with a big thank you to IMDb and its users; they are often so much savvier than those at the rotten vegetable website. Regarding MOS, I thought it was a very intelligent movie. That isn't to say that it didn't have its flaws (anyone can point to plot holes and the running afowl of physics here and there) but they were minimal and didn't take away from the film.
I see so many complaining that MOS wasn't "fun, "funny," "charming," etc. Not everyone wants a funny, wimpy, quirky, sissy Superman. I thought the character was portrayed in a realistic manner given how he was indeed an alien, coming to grips with his power, responsibility, and potential ostracisation. So he didn't have a curl on his forehead and didn't act like Mr. Bean (lite version) as Clark Kent -- that's a plus in my book. I truly appreciate the way this character was developed. Although I wish there were more scenes from his youth (the movie could have been longer like LOTR, etc.), I actually appreciated the flashback methodology.
There are also many who complain about the destruction in the film. Am I missing something here? The villains were bent on doing far more damage to earth; the destruction added weight and reality to the film. If we were to envision this happening "in real life" do you think it would have played out with less destruction? I am not into gratuitous violence at all but the nature of the villains, their strength, and their purpose made the "destruction" level plausible.
I think that if the producer would have thrown in some comedy, added some ewok/jar-jar type characters to the script, and focused on some awkward/fluffy romance between Clarkie and Lois (a la the Reeve films) the naysayers would have been more than satisfied. But again, not everyone wants to see a man of steel on the same level as the power rangers or ninja turtles... some of us want to see a film that is adult-friendly. Thankfully, there are enough people left in America (and hopefully the UK) who do not need their movies to be dumbed-down and "cutesie" to enjoy it.
Man of Steel was impressive; those who wanted the curl-in-the-forehead version of the character... are not. Just my two...