Send the "world machine". Done deal. -Zod

I never had a problem with the killing of Zod. I never got those who complained how this movie killed Zod and praised the original '78 movie for the same reason he points out here, the he kills Zod in the '78 film and it is just laughed off while here he shows real remorse. My biggest pet peeve of the movie is that people complaining about him killing Zod... Never got why that upset people.

I did and still do have issue with the wholesale destruction of Metropolis in the fight, but can accept the premise of the video. But it should have been demonstrated more effectively in the film. Clark/Superman should have tried to lead the fight away from the city, then we see Zod ignore him and return to the destruction of humanity, forcing the fight to continue in the city. That simple little scene would have pulled it together and made it obvious that Zod wouldn't allow the fight to happen anywhere else but the city.

All the other issues he mentions and explained I thought were obvious and didn't need an explanation.

This is my favourite superhero film. I have watched it a half-dozen times and it really holds up. Especially the action, which is really not repetitious at all if you pay attention.

Most of the common criticisms ring false to me. Especially the ones about Superman being a murderer, not saving people, punching Zod through buildings (he puts Zod through a 7-Eleven but does not actually punch Zod through any skyscrapers in Metropolis).. etc.

Just watched it two weeks ago and I thought it was much better than the reviews gave it credit for. However, I do agree with some of the critics' comments. For example, I felt the romance was forced plus the kiss scene just felt off to me--it would have been more natural if they had just been friends in this film and they saved the romance for a sequel.

There were also some just plain weird scenes--Superman flies to his Mom's rescue but only plows down Zod while leaving his mom alone with five or six of Zod's officers...wtf?

I tried showing the movie to my 2.5 year old (she likes action movies) but the fighting and effects were a bit too realistic for her and she got too scared to watch it. Star Wars (the prequels and the Clone Wars series) are more her speed.

The deviation from source was actually quite minimal. All the big elements of the mythos used in the movie are drawn from established canon. The major problem most people have is Superman snapping Zod's neck at the end when Zod was demonstrating his intent to kill every human on earth with his newfound powers. I'm not a big fan of the writing putting Superman into a corner like that, but it does represent a lesson learned and a starting point for the character to grow from. He was clearly anguished by being forced to take deadly action. This is a contrast to the Chris Reeve Superman who first arrived in Metropolis and revealed himself to the world as a fully formed superhero with full mastery of his powers.... who killed a *de-powered* Zod and the other Kryptonians at the end of Superman II by tossing them down a frozen chasm, then laughed about it.

meh. They've played up the whole "Superman is light, Batman is dark" mentality for too long, so I think that's why a bunch of people are butt-hurt about the darker tone of this movie.

Sure, I agree the whole ending with Zod was rather.....dumb and the movie was just excessively long, but overall it was a kickass movie and I'm sorry, but people need to face it, Nolan's touch is working.

The concept of superheroes is rather dated, And Superman is the least interesting superhero other than his origin story, so I appreciate trying to update them and make them darker and at least attempt to make them more realistic.

that and Faora is super hot.

I thought Man of Steel was okay. Fun, popcorn flick. I also don't get the people being upset over Superman killing Zod... He killed Zod in the second Donner movie too, and then laughed about it, at least he was tormented this time.

Couple of things that stood out most:
Michael Shannon (general Zod) apparently took voice-coaching lessons from Jeff Bridges
Superman was considerably less gay this time, and Lois Lane was soft and smooth and girly (plus Amy Adams has the natural reddish-brown hair of the comic book Lois Lane)

Otherwise the damn thing was preposterous....OH, and the CGI of the attack on the city?? Wholly unbelievable (i.e. the segment when Metropolis is under attack and all the central characters at ground zero miraculously survive).

Ha I love it.

Deadpool is righteous!

Kneel before Zod!

CUNT PUNT BEFORE ZOD!

gais. i said zod. and trust me. he gets knocked around a bit.

bad guy is zod (played by michael shannon which is pretty rad), according to imdb.

Yeah, Tony Stark and Clark Kent are two very different individuals. Clark always puts others first, to the point that he won't use all his strength and power to its full extent, because he knows he could cause more damage than the villain he's trying to stop. Yes, he's a boy scout, but there's a bit of a lesson in a story about an alien who tries to act more compassionate towards humans, than most humans.

Also, he's THE superhero. period. I don't care if they make his powers and villains not realistic. I'm so fucking tired of lex luthor. He's a great villain, but geez, give it a rest already. There's a bunch of other great villains in the superman lore, and it's about time we see him be matched physically and not just intelectually. Zod is one, Darkseid is another. I would also love to see Doomsday or Brainiac.

Someone needs to reboot Superman 2. Get Malkovich as Zod.

Agreed. He comes across as a douchebag. I shut off as soon as he compared superpowers between characters. All hail to ZOD and supermen!