Man of Steel (3D Blu-ray + Blu-Ray)

**This review covers both the movie and the actual Man of Steel Collector's Edition Bluray Combo Pack. If you are only interested in my review of the actual Man of Steel Collector's Edition Combo Pack and not the movie itself, you can skip to the bottom.** Personally, I can't stand critics. Screw 'em! If you are a fan of movies, you owe it to yourself to see Man of Steel! Granted I am a huge fan of Superman, but Man of Steel may very well be the best movie I have ever seen! Considering movies like Nolan's "The Dark Knight", Peter Jackson's third installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, "Return of the King" and Whedon's "The Avengers" top that list, that's saying a ton! As you can likely tell, I'm an enormous fan of the action/sci-fi/fantasy genre, so your mileage may vary (meaning if those movies don't strike your fancy, you may want to look elsewhere). What Zack Snyder has done with this film is "genius"! This is such a grand movie, yet nothing feels forced or exaggerated. Everything is given to you in exactly the right dosage. You aren't force-fed action like in other summer blockbusters. In Man of Steel, the action feels natural as if it is part of a story being told. Imagine that! The origin story is there, but it isn't too much that it bores you to tears and Snyder goes about it all in precisely the right manner - through flashbacks. This way, you get the gist of how Clark came to be the man he is, without the movie needing to be longer than it has to. All the actors/actresses do a fantastic job in their particular roles and help the movie to do what it is supposed to do: tell a story. While I'm still adjusting to a fair-haired Amy Adams in the role of Lois Lane, I can say that I left the theater content with her performance. She really grew on me by the time it was all said and done. However, both Michael Shannon as Zod and Russell Crowe as Jor-El were very much spot on for me. I was extremely happy with both performances in their respective roles. Growing up as a huge Smallville fan, I was convinced that nobody could do the role of Clark justice after Tom Welling. While Brandon Routh fit the role physically in Superman Returns, he was just too stiff and too much of a Christopher Reeves knockoff to leave me satisfied. I'm not saying Reeves was bad in the role (quite the contrary), I just would have preferred it if Routh had brought something he could call his own to the role. That's where Henry Cavill comes in! The best way I can put his performance is this - he owned the role! You know how it goes. Often times you've seen an actor or actress cast in an iconic role, only to be dissatisfied with the choice after seeing the movie (or perhaps before and after). With Henry Cavill, I can say this, "Henry Cavill is Superman!" The whole time while watching the Man of Steel, I felt as if Cavill was truly an outsider from another planet. And, I mean that in the highest regard! Movies are often about the suspension of disbelief and we as moviegoers sometimes need a little push in the right direction. Cavill's performance did that for me. The fact that the guy looks like he trained day and night nonstop, tells you all you need to know about his dedication to the role. Kudos Henry! The special effects didn't hurt either. As far as cutting-edge special effects go, this movie has it in spades! By far the best special effects I've seen in any movie to date...hands down! Better than Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Matrix, Avatar or any of the Marvel movies, including The Avengers! Words cannot describe them, particularly the Metropolis battle scene! Truly epic! Speaking of battles, the fight between Supes and two notorious Kryptonians (formerly seen in another of the Big Blue Boyscout's movies) was in essence, borderline orgasmic! That battle seen alone was worth the price of the movie's admission!...And Man of Steel still had plenty left in reserve. Let's face it; we don't go to movies about comic book heroes to be bored to death by dialogue. We want action and suspense to go along with a good, relatively fast-paced story. In Man of Steel you get that! It currently is and will be by summer's end, the biggest and best movie you will see this summer. Mark my words! Do yourself a favor and don't walk, run faster than a speeding bullet to see this movie! I promise you, you will not leave disappointed! If you do, then you're either dead or worse, a critic! "Gasp!" --- As for the actual product itself, the Man of Steel Collector's Edition Combo Pack: I'm going to keep this short and sweet! Unless you are a diehard Superman fan and look to collect all things Superman, do yourself a favor and save your money. This product though somewhat (albeit barely) cool, isn't nearly as wonderful as I had hoped. :( Yes, it has all the film related media including both 3D and 2D versions of the film; however, the metal "S" glyph is actually a tin container identical to those that used to carry your lunch around as a kid and nothing more. I was expecting something a bit more "solid" and not a "lunch box" made to hold the movie discs, etc. Had this not been The Man of Steel or had I not been a huge Superman fan, and had I not purchased this product at its cheapest price point offered here on Amazon (which just so happened to be less than $10 over the cost of the regular combo pack), I would be promptly sending this item back for a refund. There's a snowball's chance in Hell that I'd pay anything above $40 for this and certainly not the $50 plus asking price Amazon originally had this listed for. So in summary, keep in mind when purchasing this product that it's nothing more than a "S"-shaped lunch box containing the Bluray materials inside that sit atop a plastic stand. It is NOT as nice as one might expect by looking at the picture alone, that's advertised here. However, once again, the movie itself is fantastic and highly recommended, but you are probably better off saving your money and simply purchasing the regular Man of Steel Combo Pack.

Growing up, I was the Marvel Comic fan and my brother was into DC. We always challenged each others favorite superhero against each others. Eventually, we just agreed to disagree. To my appeal, in the past decade or so, there were many more Marvel movie adaptations created than DC. Sure, I loved the Dark Knight trilogy, but The Avengers and all the separate related movies for each superhero kept my Blu-Ray player busy. Until Man of Steel came out! Initially, I knew this picture would be something special and quite unique under Zack Snyder's direction. I have enjoyed his visionary work for years. Along with Christopher Nolan, Man of Steel was a relished break from my Marveldom. Having watched all previous Superman movies and re-runs of the George Reeve TV series, I couldn't resist. How happy I was! As I try to avoid the usual trash talk on the internet, my son was telling me these terrible things that people were saying about Man of Steel. To put his (and my own) reservations to rest, we saw this fabulous movie on opening day. 3D I-Max. Got my $17 ticket worth! While he saw it from a 12 year olds eyes, I saw so much more! Unlike Val Kilmer's Batman or George Clooney as the more goofy version, I will venture to say that EVERY cast member in Man of Steel was fully fleshed out. 3 dimensional characters who made you feel what they felt. From the beginning scenes on Krypton, WE were on Krypton like never before. How the Kryptonian's lived for as long as they lived it. A fully immersive environment that was more biological than ecological. Hence their impending destruction. Before now, we only had glimpses or notions of Krypton in prior movies, comics or cartoons. Each member of Krypton society has (or had) a specific function, and lived to that end. Of those we do meet, no matter how diabolical, one gets their full depth of meaning to said function. There are no "cardboard" actors here! General Zod/Michael Shannon truly believes that killing Jor-El/Russell Crowe was out of fury. We can feel this out of the passion of pain. As he watched the only future he had rocket away. The 2 were friends and this death on Zod's hands scars him to the end. On Earth, Kevin Costner/Jonathan Kent takes in baby Kal-El/Clark Kent. Along with Martha/Diane Lane, as adopted parents, I believe they do the best any parent would. Unconditional love, teach wrong from right and seek spiritual guidance. As seen several times, the "human condition" prevails. As Clark grows from a young boy, he naturally questions these powers he finds he has. Yet Jonathan continues to allow Clark to make the choice. At one point, Clark even asks Jonathan, "Why did God do this to me?" Purely in a hypothetical way as he knows there is no answer. THIS is the spirituality essence of this film. At another critical juncture, and more likely the most important, Clark walks into a church to further seek spiritual guidance as to how and what to do when he knows the fate of all life on Earth depends on his "coming out" as Kal-El. Ultimately, a Man of the Cloth gives him the support needed. While Superman may be seen as "god-like", he too needs a "Higher Power" to look to for the unknown. I thought this was not only relevant but highly un-noticed by all the nay-sayers! These vignettes that occur throughout Clark's life is, inevitably, what makes him the man he becomes. Well before he is the Man of Steel. In his life, in life itself, we must learn morals, values and principals. This goes for anybody. To know the difference from right and wrong and WHY? Jonathan continually tells Clark that "the world isn't ready to find out about him." He makes the ultimate sacrifice to keep the "secret." As that tornado is about to suck him away, he waves Clark off. Had Clark ran or flew to save Jonathan, those under the underpass would surely have found out! Spread the word about the "guy who can fly!" But the time wasn't right because CLARK wasn't ready. In turn, now fully Kal-El, Superman makes his own ultimate sacrifice. Just before Zod was able to depress the fire button and blow up the plane ahead, as it was preparing to destroy the Dark Zero, Kal crashes through Zod's ship. Kal's eyes are lit wit his heat vision and ready to take out Zod, Zod yells out and stops him. "Wait, if you destroy this ship, you destroy Krypton!" Kal thinks for a second and retorts, "Krypton had its chance!" Then relights his eyes and proceeds to take out Zod's ship. THAT was Clark's/Kal-El's/Superman's ultimate sacrifice. Was Man of Steel too violent as some (many) have claimed? Actually, no? When the fighting scenes happen, the special effects are some of the best I have seen in many years! But they are NOT RAMPANT throughout the movie. The destruction of Krypton was no more graphic than "Vulcan's" destruction in "Star Trek." The fight scenes are limited to either Smallville or Metropolis. I mean, there are aliens fighting that are god-like status. This is Superman! Who doesn't know the Superman mythos? The city of Metropolis being crushed, well, let's see... Godzilla has done worse. Clover in "Cloverfield or "The Avengers" battling the "Tretarri" took out a bigger chunk of Manhattan. There are many others... Look, this is a Superman for THIS generation. I had no problem having my 12 year old son watch this with me. And Blu-Ray too now. Man of Steel is by NO MEANS OVER THE TOP. I fear more from what both of my kids can view on the internet. And as far as what the "internet talking heads" say, well, I have a few choice words I shan't post here for them! I absolutely suggest, highly recommend getting Man of Steel on Blu-Ray! DVD doesn't do this justice. The special effects are outstanding! If you do get this package, this comes with a bonus 3rd disc full of extras. I was floored when I saw just how much was special effects! You will not be disappointed! Final thought here... to those who wrote the 1 or 2 Star reviews... I think that there are just some people out here who will not be happy with anything. Maybe they secretly watched Man of Steel and loved it, but were bummed out because their "date" stood them up & popcorn was cold!

There have been numerous opinions about positive and negative points dealing with this film. No movie will ever be perfect and please everyone but I have to applaud Zack Schneider for giving us a new vision of Superman never seen on screen before. When 'Superman Returns' came out in 2006 most fanboys were screaming about having no action in the film. "Superman didn't even throw a punch" was a common critique. Well, WB heard their complaints and made a 180 degree turnaround. As far as I'm concerned, they went from one extreme to the other. I've described this film to others as a rollercoaster ride that rarely stops. It's shocking how much is thrown at you during the course of this story. You will not see a Clark Kent with perfect parents who bake apple pies and have the perfect answers for any questions Clark has. You will not see a completely happy childhood where little Clark has no real cares and worries until his father dies. You will not find a Superman who has all of the answers of exactly what he needs to do to solve a problem. This is a movie where Clark is uncertain who he is and doesn't necessarily want to have his powers and abilities that set him apart from everyone else causing him to be a target by others. He learns how to control his anger with people he would be able to turn into a pretzel if he wanted to. He does not know how to deal with another kryptonian named Zod who wishes to rule planet earth. He just knows he needs to stop him from this alien invasion. There are a few scenes that I believe were inspired partially from the Avengers. When Superman is handcuffed and marched into custody it is almost exactly the kind of shot used when Loki was marched to his cell in the Avengers. Near the end of the film there is an invasion that also takes me back to be Avengers inspired. Is that bad? I would say no. Zack Schneider had a tremendous undertaking to take a hero who was losing interest to Batman and give him a huge comeback while also setting up a DC universe of films at the same time. There were big changes made to Superman's origin story. There are changes in how his father dies. His fortress of solitude is very different than what you imagine in any other Superman film before it. But none of these things take away from the identity of the character of Superman. Only people like me who grew up with the Reeve version may try to compare films like this. Of course, there is an extremely controversial ending. If you don't know what I mean, this is a SPOILER ALERT.... Superman makes the ultimate life or death decision to either allow Zod to continue his mission of death to all humans or stop him. In one pivotal scene he makes the quick decision to break Zod's neck rather than allow him to do any more killing and destruction. Some people were screaming how Superman doesn't kill. They need to realize that Superman has killed before. For goodness sakes, he fought and killed Doomsday in the comics. In Superman II he allows the three Kryptonian villains to fall to their death. In Schneider's world Superman doesn't have the hard and fast rule that you NEVER take a life. He made this decision based on the basis of a killer who cannot be killed. And now he will live with it for the rest of his life. For this Superman, it probably is the origin of the no-kill rule. It's going to be interesting to find out how they deal with this in the next installment. I loved the casting. Russell Crow is a wonderful Jor El. There are also ties to other Superman shows. Diane Lane was in "Hollywoodland" where she played the girlfriend of George Reeves, the actor who portrayed Superman in the 1950s. By the way, I also was very excited to find out Ben Affleck will be Batman in the sequel because he played George Reeves in the previously mentioned movie and donned a Superman costume. Lois Lane Amy Adams was in the first season of Smallville. For me it was just fun to watch these characters who had a Superman connection previously. Was it a perfect film? No. Name one film that is. But it does do justice to the world's first Superhero and tried to find a balance between the darkness of Batman and the opposite brightness of Superman. This movie is not a bright one like the previous films. It is shot in a grittier fashion. For those seeking a Superman film with bright scenes and beautiful colors, you won't find it here. Go back to the Reeve films. But Superman is finally given a story that many fans have been waiting a very long time to see. I think it's a very well done film and I hope you do too. Superman flies high and seems to relate to what happens in today's world. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to the sequel in 2015.

Good movie. Sure it is better than the new one.

Simply put: Man of Steel was freaking awesome. I have been waiting for this type of Superman movie for longer than I can remember. The original Superman movie was a good flick for its time, and Christopher Reeves did a masterful job of making us believe Superman could hide his identity behind the façade of a bumbling Clark Kent. But I'm not ashamed to admit I am from a generation that loves spectacular action and special effects, and I have been craving a Superman movie that really taps into the modern day potential of movie magic, with an equally engaging storyline and characters. Man of Steel delivers in spades. I don't give this praise lightly. I had serious reservations and doubts about this movie going into the theater. The bitter taste of Superman Returns was still fresh in my memory. I know the critics have been espousing that the former movie was better than people gave it credit for, that it actually got better reviews, etc. Maybe Superman Returns wasn't a bad movie, but it certainly wasn't a good movie either. At best it was a "blah" movie, and for a Superman movie that just won't cut it. Superman never even throws a punch in the movie. In fact he gets his ass kicked by a couple of thugs while under the influence of kryptonite. In fact the biggest "super" feat in the movie was lifting a big rock, incongruously while under the influence of the same kryptonite that allowed the thugs to beat him nearly to death. In contrast, Man of Steel has some serious throwdowns with other Kryptonians. Even the super lifting feat included in this movie, holding up a collapsing oil rig tower, is a heck of a lot cooler than slowly lifting a big rock into space. My reservations about Man of Steel continued in the early days of the production as news trickled out. Nolan and Goyer became involved, and though they did a spectacular job with the first two installments of their Batman series, I was skeptical about their suitability for the Superman franchise. How would their dedication to ultra-realism translate to a story about a man who can bench press mountains and fly through space? Furthermore, in my opinion the last installment of their take on the Batman mythos strayed way off course, compounding my doubts. We soon learned that Zod would be the major antagonist of the new movie, and while I was encouraged that Superman would have a real superhuman opponent, I feared we would get another poor copy of the original movies, just as Superman Returns came across as a poorly plagiarized version of the original. The earliest trailers for the new movie didn't help either. They seemed to suggest a long drawn out discovery process, devoid of the Superman action sequences I was craving. The most exciting thing they showed in the original trailer was Superman flying. We've been there, done that. Subsequent trailers offered more promise, though they still didn't show a lot. I guess they were using the old trick of the strip tease, show us just enough to get us interested. In hindsight I'm glad they didn't show or reveal more, because every moment of the movie was a treat, unspoiled by over divulging trailers prior to release. I often despair when I have to sit through another origin story for these comic books icons that I know so well. I'm anxious to get to the good stuff. But Man of Steel managed to make the new origins fresh and interesting, and extremely relevant to the overall story. And holy crap did they nail the casting of the new Superman. Henry Cavill's Superman makes previous movie renditions of the character look like guys playing Halloween dress-up. This guy looks like he could bend steel, even without the movie magic. The acting was solid all the way around. Superman came across as caring, complicated, and heroic. Lois Lane was likable, smart, and had a real adventurous spirit, and loads of integrity. You could easily see why Superman would fall for this mortal woman. Contrast that with super-bitchy Lois from Superman Returns. Is it any wonder he decided to leave the planet for five years? Some critics have argued that this Superman is too violent and not true to the character. These people obviously don't know much about the character. Most of Superman's stories (comic books, animated series, original Superman movies) involve violent conflicts with other superhuman opponents. Do they really think we want another movie where Superman battles the elements and catches falling airplanes. So to summarize, why is Man of Steel the best superman movie ever: 1. Awesome action that makes great use of the environment (smashing buildings to pieces, mega explosions). 2. Intense superhuman versus superhuman combat (can you say using a train as a weapon - gives new meaning to more powerful than a locomotive). 3. A villain with a goal that makes sense (unlike Lex Luthor from Superman Returns, who thought an ugly chunk of black crystal/rock would make for prime real estate). 4. A Superman that looks the part (I am very much a straight man - but even I had to think DAMN when I saw Henry Cavill as Superman, and sans shirt in a particular scene). 5. A Superman who embraces his role as humanity's protector (I loved Smallville, but Clark's crying about being different could be tiresome in the early seasons - come on you can run faster than the speed of sound and juggle tractors - yeah, sucks to be you. Not to mention being able to see into the girl's locker room). 6. Lois Lane is no dummy (A pair of glasses were never going to fool this girl). 7. No more camp (Man of Steel has it's humorous moments, without resorting to the type of campy antics that were pervasive throughout Superman Returns). In summary, Man of Steel is the Superman movie I have been waiting for since I first fell in love with the character. I can't wait to see where they take us next.

Man of Steel is a much better movie than it gets credit for being. I think it gets ragged on by a lot of comic book fans who would frankly never be satisfied with anything that deviates from the story they want to be told. This is, of course, the movie that launched the current DC Cinematic Universe. It tells the origin story of Superman in a much different way than the 1978 film did, but still stayed true to the comic book mythology. Like the 1978 movie, this one starts out on Krypton, showing the planet in its last days, and setting up Zod, played by Michael Shannon, as the villain of the film. It has many of the same elements as the origin story we know, Jor-El (played by Russell Crowe) trying to convince the leadership of Krypton that the planet is doomed, Zod being sent to the phantom zone, and Jor-El and Lara (played by Ayelet Zurer) sending Kal to Earth. Then the movie jumps to a time where Clark/Kal-El is an adult (played by Henry Cavill), working odd jobs as a drifter until he would be discovered helping someone and then have to move on. His childhood is told in flashbacks as he learns how to deal with powers like x-ray vision and super hearing, and learning to control them with the help of his Earth father and mother, Jonathan and Martha Kent (played by Kevin Costner and Diane Lane). So, for much of the movie he is not Superman until Zod comes to Earth and threatens all of humanity. The movie is really about how he becomes Superman, which he fully is by the end of the movie. The movie was directed and produced by Zach Snyder (of 300 and Watchman fame) and as a result, has a much grittier feel than the original movies with Christopher Reeve or the Superman Returns reboot with Brandon Routh. This version of Superman is not the "big blue boy scout" but you can see that he has that in him. Lois (played by Amy Adams) is much wiser than any other version of the character and finds out pretty much immediately who Clark is and about his abilities. The rest of the case is made up of very recognizable actors including Laurence Fishburne, Michael Kelley, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni, and Harry Lennix. For those who get the blu-ray set, there are three discs, two blu-rays, and one DVD. The first Blu-ray disc and the DVD has the movie and about an hour's worth of behind-the-scenes and making-of material. The second Blu-ray disc has the movie with an in-movie mode in which clips from the cast and crew are interspersed throughout the movie explaining how various scenes were shot, how they approached making the movie or a particular scene in the movie, and the like. It adds about 30 additional minutes to the running time of the movie but is entertaining to watch. Then, there is a mockumentary made for the movie about Krypton and Kryptonian technology that was gleaned from the aftermath of the invasion. Overall, the movie is very good. Very well written and acted. Yes, it changed the origin story of the character a bit, but as I said above, it still stayed true to the overall mythology. Henry Cavill did a great job in the role, getting absolutely jacked for it, and totally pulled off the superhero look. He, wisely, did not try to mimic Christopher Reeve or any of the other actors that ever played the role. He made it his own and ran with it, as did Amy Adams with her version of Lois. Of course, the movie sets up the larger DC Cinematic Universe that would go on to include characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc., but they really kept this a contained Superman movie. It was very well done and is definitely worth watching.

Love this movie! Thank you

As Warner Bros finally gets on board with making use of their DC Comics properties as an interconnected cinematic universe, it was logical to kick it off with the character that started and inspired the superhero genre. It was a logical choice to write this as a first-contact movie where the world is introduced to Kal-El at the same time he becomes aware of what his great powers and heritage means to the alien world that adopted him and he calls home as the socio-political fallout of a godlike being publicly revealed as well as the large-scale collateral damage of a thwarted alien invasion leads to the world's metahumans coming back into the fray and under the radar of vested interests. The same creative team that brought us the recently concluded and highly successful Dark Knight trilogy gives us a new, refreshing take on a character who, through time has been labeled lame, old-fashioned and unrealistic and puts him in somewhat of the same setting as they did their Batman - in our world, in our reality. A world where every action is debated not on its merits but on personal opinions, and every act is dissected into its socio-politcal impact. It's great that in this movie Lois finds Clark and his alien nature right in the first meeting and that her investigation on who he is leads her to finding that he is or could be behind sightings of the "unexplained phenomena" nature,(it adds a realness to it that we maybe could relate to as stories of angels or aliens and other supernatural beings saving people throughout history and to the question of whether they are real and out there and could we have already encountered them) and that she has known him and has emotionally bonded with him even before he becomes the superhero in the suit, that she was in on the secret and inadvertently as protective of it as the Kents as she came to know why he has kept himself behind public eye and regrets almost outing him as a result of her investigation. We know that Clark is inherently good and he will do good even without the familiar blue suit and red cape and this movie showed more of it as we are introduced to him even as just like in the Christopher Reeve classic, he was conflicted about his powers and how to make use of it as a kid. I understand that there are a number of people who do not like this as much as the popular Superman movie of the late 1970's and I understand why although I like this better for the overall story and treatment of all the characters involved and how less silly the climax and final conflict are. He did not turn back time by flying at super-speed against the earth's proper rotation. Superman had to save the world from an army of alien invaders who are as powerful as he is and the human characters were there to help him instead of being mere hapless victims and bystanders. People argue that Superman "doesn't kill" (despite several instances in the comics), and he still doesn't but he had to and we are shown how terribly painful and traumatizing it is for him to do so and it was an important lesson to show superhero fans including fans who are introduced to comic book characters only through the popular movies- that killing even as a last recourse and at absolute necessity to save others comes at great personal price. Many can claim that the Chris Reeve Superman didn't kill Zod and his cohorts in his movie but I know kids (myself included) who had questioned why he had to throw them all into an icy abyss after rendering them powerless and with a disturbingly happy smirk. Another really great highlight in this movie are the action scenes that are worthy of Superman and kryptonian power. Marvel had come out with Hulk, Ironman and Thor before this and it was time we see the same level of action in a Superman movie instead of him getting beat up by common criminals or having to deal with natural disasters that impact a section of community on his first time out. With all that said, I just hope Amazon improves how bonus features can be accessed instead of having to scroll to the end of the movie past the end credits and also and more featurettes to rival the blu-ray or iTunes editions because as a geek and artist I buy copies of big budget movies for the behind-the-scenes.

Muss man zumindest 1x gesehen haben. Henry Cavill ist und bleibt der Beste, der die Rolle des Superman je gespielt hat🦸. Ich mag den düsteren Ansatz und die brachiale Action. Ich wünschte, die Story wäre noch etwas detaillierter erzählt worden, so in der Art Snyder Cut. Für das volle Kinoerlebnis lohnt sich die UHD zu kaufen. Ich habe keine Soundanlage, aber mit den Astro A50 war der Sound megamäßig wie im Kino. Auch die Specials zum Film waren sehenswert. Alles Top 🦸👍 Kaufempfehlung!

Pour coïncider avec le 75 ème anniversaire de Superman célébré cette année, « Man of Steel » réalisé par le canadien Zach Snyder et produit par Warner était un « reboot » aussi bien attendu que redouté par le public, et il fallait que le résultat soit à la hauteur des espoirs placés en lui. Espoirs d'autant plus justifiés que le réalisateur avait déjà fait ses preuves avec son remake « Dawn of the Dead », mais s'était aussi rapproché de l'univers visuel de la BD en adaptant « Watchmen » et « 300 » , et avec moins de bonheur « Sucker Punch ».Avant lui, Bryan Singer s'était attelé à la tâche en réalisant "Superman returns" en 2005, résultat plus qu'honorable, mais hélas éreinté par le public et les critiques. L'enjeu était donc de taille pour Snyder et la Warner, attendus au tournant. Tout en respectant la mythologie d'origine du personnage et sans vraiment trahir l'esprit du film de Richard Donner sorti en 1978, Zach Snyder a donc accouché d' un reboot plus réaliste, plus mature, mais aussi plus sombre et plus humain de l'histoire de ce super-héros, dont le charisme et la popularité dépassent aujourd'hui le cadre de la bande-dessinée qui l'a vu naître en 1938. Pour incarner Kal-El / Clark Kent, il fallait un acteur capable de reprendre le flambeau du regretté Christopher Reeve et de donner à une histoire déjà connue un nouvel angle d'approche. C'est chose faite avec le choix d'Henry Cavill qui donne à l'écran un vraie présence à ce personnage qui doit trouver sa place dans un monde qui n'est pas forcément préparé à sa venue. Le costume lui va d'ailleurs comme un gant, comme s'il n'attendait plus que lui pour être porté. Mais son prédécesseur n'est pas oublié pour autant car malgré un costume transformé et rendu plus réaliste, certains angles de caméra filmant le visage d'Henry Cavill avec ses émotions (la colère, la rage, la satisfaction) font étrangement penser à celui de Christopher Reeve dans les mêmes circonstances. Un bel hommage à celui que certaines générations de fans n'oublient pas pour autant. Pour relayer une telle interprétation, il fallait un casting de choix avec des rôles secondaires aussi marquants qu'indispensables. Là encore c'est réussi. Russell Crowe incarne Jor-El avec justesse et envergure, face à Michael Shannon en redoutable général Zod poursuivant le même but pour Krypton( la survie) mais avec une approche plus guerrière. Kevin Costner et Diane Lane, incarnant respectivement Jonathan et Martha Kent, les parents adoptifs de Clark, servent de « guides » sur terre avec bienveillance et retenue, aidant cet enfant venu d'ailleurs avec des pouvoirs extraordinaires à trouver sa place dans notre monde. Enfin, Superman ne serait rien sans Loïs Lane et Perry White ou le Daily Planet, et là encore ce « reboot » leur donne toute la place qu'ils méritent, même si l'angle d'approche se veut différent tout en respectant le cadre de départ. Au final, « Man of Steel » n'est pas un blockbuster décevant de plus, mais une histoire structurée, revisitée et déclinée de façon différente pour remettre au goût du jour un mythe inscrit dans la culture populaire depuis longtemps : -Le prologue sur Krypton est saisissant de beauté et rend au monde disparu de Superman toute sa splendeur visuelle enfin, même si Richard Donner s'y était déjà bien employé en 1978 avec des moyens colossaux pour l'époque. -La seconde partie, sur terre, émayée de flashbacks intimes ou saisissants dans les scènes d'action ressemble davantage à un récit d'initiation qui culmine lorsque Kal-El revêt enfin le costume tant attendu et découvre l'étendue de ses nouveaux pouvoirs. On n'avait jamais vu auparavant le vol de Superman vers le soleil dont il tire toute son énergie filmé de la sorte. -Enfin, la dernière partie, qui voit l'affrontement sur terre de Superman et de Zod, est un véritable déluge d'effets spéciaux en tous genres, un véritable combat de titans qui occasionne des scènes de destruction gigantesques et impressionnantes, ce qui colle parfaitement à la BD car Superman , c'est ça aussi : émotion, action et destruction font partie intégrante de l'histoire. Vous l'aurez compris, d'un point de vue visuel, « Man of Steel » est splendide et cette édition combo Blu-ray - DVD est un festival de couleurs et de détails, avec une restitution des effets et des décors parfaite. La HD est là pour un rendu optimal de l'image. Sur le plan sonore, l'excellence est encore au rendez-vous : sans rentrer dans le débat qui oppose depuis longtemps sur le site défenseurs de la VO et de la VF, dont l'influence sur la note générale se ressent, le film selon moi est à voir en VO DTS- HD par souci de réalisme et d'authenticité d'abord (car les acteurs jouent + naturellement que lorsqu'il s'agit d'un doublage), mais aussi et surtout parce que la version sonore se révèle supérieure en tous points à la version française : puissante, parfaitement découpée sur toutes les enceintes, dialogues parfaitement audibles et partition musicale de Hans Zimmer omniprésente sans pour autant être envahissante. Justement, la bande-originale, loin de faire oublier le thème mythique de John Williams, se devait elle aussi de revisiter le personnage, et Hans Zimmer parvient à retranscrire l'émotion contenue sur l'écran de façon subtile et remarquable. Chapeau bas. Pour finir, les bonus : plusieurs modules avec personnages marquants, rôles légendaires, scènes d'action décortiquées et expliquées, Krypton décodé, court-métrage d'animation pour le 75 ème anniversaire, avec le thème légendaire de John Williams et une featurette de 5 mns incongrue sur la Nouvelle-Zélande comme Terre du Milieu (un peu hors-sujet, mais magnifique tout de même) Substantiel, merveilleux et cohérent à la fois. Warner semble avoir lancé sa contre-attaque vis-à-vis de Marvel. Il ne reste plus qu'à attendre 2015 pour assister à la rencontre sur grand écran entre L'homme d'acier et le justicier de Gotham City, et rêver- pourquoi pas?- à la naissance cinématographique de la Ligue des Justiciers.

THIS IS WHAT I EXPECTED FROM SUPERMAN AND FINALLY I GOT IT IN MASTERPIECE LIKE THIS......WITH ITS AMAZING STORY AND MINDBLOWING VISUAL EFFECTS AND TREMENDOUS CASTING OF ACTORS WHICH OPENS NEW DOOR FOR SUPERHERO FILMS....THE FILM ITSELF IS IN GRANDSCALE SO EVERYTHING IS BIG AND PARTICULARLY EXPLOSIONS ARE SO SO BIG AND I LOVE IT.....COMING TO BLURAY THIS FEATURES TWO DISCS 1.3D BLURAY WHICH SHOWS UP ABSOLUTE STUNNING PICTURE AND SOUND BUT AGAIN THIS SAME 3DBLURAY CAN BE WATCHED OUT IN 2D MODE TOO THATS TO HELPFUL SO ITS COMBINTION OF TWO DISCS.. 2.2D BLURAY WHICH SHOWS UP SAME LEVEL OF SPECTACULARNESS 3D BLURAY PROVIDES BUT IT CAME UP WITH SPECIAL FEATURES AND THIS FEATURES ARE MIND BLOWING AND IT SHOWS UP HOW THIS CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN BUILD FOR THIS FILM AND REALLY HENRY IS AN REAL DEAL FOR SUPERMAN AND HIS COMATE ZOD IS MENACING.....I PARTICULARLY ENJOYED IT LOT IN 3D......BUY IT PARTICULARLY IN BLURAY AND BUY IT FROM AMAZON....

Cuidado con la versión de Reino Unido, el Audio castellano es LATINO, y solo pone castellano. Creo que debería indicarlo.

El vendedor, que en este caso no era amazon, ha sido de 10. Envío rapidísimo. Pero ojo que, tal y como ya ha comentado otra persona. La edición alemana 2D+3D no comparte los mismos discos que la edición española. En el caso del disco 3D, sí se trata del mismo, con todo en castellano. Pero el 2D es un disco exclusivo para alemania, con audio y subtítulos en inglés (subtítulos solo para sordos) y alemán, además de muchos otros idiomas del este de europa. Tanto en la ficha de amazon, como en la trasera de la caja, solo constan los idiomas del disco compartido de modo que es fácil que lleve a error ya que no especifica nada del disco 2D.