Could have been better.

Rating: 3/10 (1 July 2013)

Superman was definitely due for a remake. I have to say that I was not a big fan of movie remakes until I saw "Batman Begins". Batman Begins was very well done. Man of Steel however was not the best remake and could have been done much better. Too much CGI and poor casting. The young people who are impressed with this movie have undoubtedly grown up with CGI and missed a better age of movies where the movies were performed instead of computer generated. The original is a classic because as absurd as "Superman" is, the actors (who were dramatic stage/theater actors) performed every line. George Lucas (who later contradicted himself) said back in the 1980s while making the original Star Wars movie that a special effect without a story is just a special effect. That's what this movie was, just a series of special effects. Superman is such a fantastic character (unbelievable) that the special effects possible now could really make for a good movie as long as they are not overdone.