Walmart Prescreening; Nolan does it AGAIN! (and Snyder)

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2013)

Had the experience of seeing the early WalMart screening; 4 hours earlier before the midnight premiere. This movie is THE BOMB! They even had a behind the scenes look with the actors/actresses and director Zack Snyder prior to the movie which I thought was pretty neat. Thanks Walmart!
Back to the movie, it was everything and more than I expected. I am surprised to read that many reviewers saw this as another sequel to the previous Superman movies with Christopher Reeves. This is no way, shape, or form a sequel. If you ask me it is much more superior to any of the prior Superman movies that we've seen before. Don't get me wrong, Christopher Reeves played a great Superman, iconic in fact. But as a COMIC fan, the movies weren't well done. I have always hated the "spin the Earth in reverse" concept. The second one had its moments (never seen the Richard Donner cut, heard it was WAY better) but there were also moments when I felt a tad bored. And the 3rd and 4th sequel ... forget about it.
Returns also had its moments, but I agree with most viewers in saying that the character was TOO selfish in the movie. (Spying on Lois, Superman has a kid? WHAT??)
The Man Of Steel kept my attention the whole way through and the ending was SOOO shocking! A BOLD step by Snyder and Nolan to end it this way but I thought it fit the theme of the movie perfectly. This is a much more serious Superman ladies and gentlemen but at the same time they manage to keep the heart of the character alive.
All the actors and actresses were great. Amy Adams is BY FAR my favorite Lois Lane. We see more of Krypton than we have ever seen in previous movies (and Krypton actually looks cool for once! No longer the 'crystal' planet. Kind of Avatar-esque but still cool!) Henry Cavill was an awesome Superman, who I felt had a slight resemblance to Tom Welling from Smallville by the way. Overall, this is an action packed movie vs intricate story telling (unlike Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy). But we have to remember these are two completely different characters.
There is always sort of a limitation when writing an origin story for a superhero, you have to follow certain guidelines. I feel if done right, the sequel to Man Of Steel (hopefully with Lex Luthor as the villain) will be far more superior as far as character development and story telling. Just like The Dark Knight, Nolan was able to go no holds barred and create a story from scratch. 8.5/10 and that is me being critical.
Best Superman movie EVER! One of the best comic movies EVER, 2nd to the Batman movies (so far)! Go see it, you will definitely get your money's worth.