All-Around Great Reboot

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2013)

I am a huge Superman fan and I must say I left the movie theater very satisfied after the midnight showing. I have been waiting for this movie for quite some time and I am sure that I am not the only one that is sick and tired of reboots. This reboot, however, was done almost flawlessly.
I have never seen any of Henry Cavill's work but I was impressed with how he took on a role that very few could fill. Christopher Reeves was and always will be the iconic Superman but Cavill managed to fill the role nicely. He gave us a realistic idea of what it really would be like for an alien to be sent to Earth and raised as a human that had extraordinary abilities. He showed just the right amount of emotion for the role and his voice actually fit the role well.
Amy Adams pulled off what would be the ideal Lois Lane. The world's greatest reporter that managed to track down Superman to the Kent farm.
Michael Shannon was AMAZING as General Zod. Essentially what most people would call a two-dimensional character became something so much more. The writing for Zod as well as Shannon's acting gave us probably the best General Zod to ever hit any screen.
The performances of Russel Crowe as Jor-El, Kevin Costner as Johnathan Kent, and Diane Lane as Martha Kent were phenomenal as well. They way they used Jor-El was done well. Also there were several references to the Smallville Series including having Alessandro Juliani who played Emil Hamilton in the show as a character.
One of the largest complaints I have heard is the amount of destruction, Clark leaving Martha alone when the Kryptonians attacked, and last but not least, the snapping of Zod's neck. Original versions of Superman showed him to be a lot more aggressive than the boyscout he is seen as now and he has killed Zod on more than one occasion (even did it in Superman 2 and it was more comedic than serious too). They brought the reality as to what really would happen if someone like Superman and other Kryptonians existed and came to the Earth.
This was Superman's first fight in the MOS Universe (and most likely the start of the DCCU) and it should be expected that with the realistic aspects that certain things would not go as planned. As long as they utilize the emotions Clark felt after the bout with Zod to never kill again (even possibly show some PTSD) in MOS2. I am looking forward to MOS2 and as far as I am concerned, MOS2 will truly make or break this new version.