Man of Steel

I had really high hopes for this movie. That left a lot of room to be disappointed. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. This was possibly one of the best origin story superhero movies I've seen. 

The movie tells the origin of Superman in a way that has never been done before now. It makes sense and feels like we get THE Superman for a modern age. The movie gives us a foe that Superman can truly fight. It also gives the "Ultimate Boy Scout" true moral dilemmas that give the character growth like we've hardly seen in a superhero movie. 

I will say that I wish we would have connected more with some of the other characters besides the Kryptonians and Lois; however, there is plenty to explore there in future movies. 

The movie is long, almost 2 1/2 hours, but you don't notice it. You also can save yourself the time of sitting through the credits unless you're dying to see who the second editor is (his or her name is in the credits for a reason); there is no scene post-credits. Go see this one on the big screen, although outside of the first 15 minutes on Krypton, it may not be worth the 3D. Really, it's your call on that one. 

My wife said every time she looked over at me, I was smiling. You can not ask for much more when you go to the movies.