Return of Superman! The box-office grand slam the studio wanted

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2013)

I saw MOS in IMAX 3d a night before the official opening and really enjoyed it.I am going to see it again in 2d soon because I didn't think the 3d looked all that great since it was converted to this format instead of being filmed in it.
It was fairly well told without the campy humour of the original ones.It began nicely with the planet Krypton story before its destruction and ultimately sending baby superman by spaceship to earth.I loved this movies epic special effects and (way too long) action scenes.It was a bit of an overkill I agree,but so damn entertaining & fun to watch.I do have a few complaints.First I think there should have been more scenes of his younger years since it was an origin story.It really would have been nice to see his younger years played out in a strictly chronological style instead of rushed flashback scenes.The scenes with the Pete Ross character were rushed and there was practically no interaction or scenes with him or Lana Lang as teenagers.A scene missing that I strongly feel should have been included was baby Kal-El being discovered by the Kents when the spaceship crash lands in their field.Their reaction to it all and the lengths they took to keep his secret identity would have been nice to watch.I can't believe it was left out.Instead all you see is his spaceship landing and then they jump awkwardly to his life as a bearded drifter. Maybe some viewers would find it boring and want to skip right to the action,but I enjoy good storytelling and the 2 actors that played young Clark & Kevin Costner and Diane Lane should have had more screen time. Towards the end of the movie it was referenced how Zod and the other villains escaped the Phantom Zone.This should have been shown as well.Even if it was just a flashback scene while Zod was explaining to Kal El/Clark how he inadvertently freed them when he was a boy.
The score wasn't bad but no where near as good as other movies i've seen.It seemed to really miss melodic and emotional riffs during certain scenes which was unfortunate because in the official trailer #2 there was an awesome song called "elegy" heard playing.It is by Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy from their album "immortal memory".Sadly it wasn't featured in the film or on the man of steel soundtrack.
And the final complaint was the (possible) gender swap of the Jimmy Olsen character.I thought for sure and even hoped the "Jenny" character would have been killed off by either Faora or Zod, and that at the end of the movie in the final scene at the daily planet the character Jimmy appears as her brother when Clark is introduced to Perry and Lois. That is how I would have liked to see the movie end anyhow. I really liked this final scene though when Clark put on the glasses.It was a very satisfying ending for me and I am so excited for all the sequels.I am looking forward to seeing how they will explain how the city of Metropolis was re-built so quick after the intense destruction of it since they jumped right to his starting at the daily planet so quickly.
I am absolutely convinced now that Henry Cavill was the perfect choice of actor as the new superman.Whether you liked or hated his performance he was exactly right for the grittier hero and truly embodies the character.I am certain he will be even better in the sequels.I equally enjoyed Michael Shannon as the villain Zod.Antje Traue was very good in her role as Faora.And Amy Adams was good also but could have been a little more feisty.But they will surely develop her character more in the sequel.
Superman is super cool again thanks to Man of Steel and this is why I gave an 8 out of 10 rating.