Such a shame this Superman was never given a chance to truly grow. Should've been a trilogy before heading towards Justice League territory.

"I could look like this...but burritos exist." Classic!!

The fact that Cavill looks like Reeve in that moment is just a testament that he was the perfect person to pass the torch to. DC really screwed up not keeping him as Superman.

I think the fact that Henry Cavill got to keep his hairy chest because he cited actual comic instances of Superman’s hairy chest just speaks to how good a choice he was to play the roll.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the tie-in between Henry and Russell Crowe. When Russell was filming Proof of Life, they filmed part of it at Stowe prep school, which is where Henry went to school. Between takes, Henry went up to Russell and asked him about being an actor. Russell was honest and told him how hard it was, but encouraged him. He later sent him an autographed photo. When they were filming MOS, Russell thought Henry looked so familiar and asked him if they'd met. Henry told him who he was and that Russell was one of the reasons he became an actor. I thought it was a pretty cool coincidence.

There will always be a special spot in my heart for Reeve. If anyone could try to fill his shoes, I feel like Cavil did a good job.

I think we can all agree that Henry Cavill is a great Clark Kent/Superman.

Absolutely love this movie. Saw it twice at the theater. When he first learns to fly I was grinning like a fool. My favorite Superman film. Great score as well.

I’m a Reeve’s man, born in the 80s, and loved his version. Superman Returns is the movie I forgot about and really don’t want to watch it. Man Of Steel is great! I can watch MOS on repeat!! HC did an amazing job. Reeves and Cavill are both Superman to me. We all have our opinions and can like and dislike whoever but Cavill is my Superman

This movie came out shortly before my first son was born. I had my concerns about being a father, but watching MOS made me think about all the potential my son has in this world, and it made me more at ease with the thoughts of fatherhood.

I love how they really explored the psychology of how if might have been for Clark growing up as a boy having his powers and the difficulty he went through. Also loved the greater depth into the origin of Krypton. The movie was an A for me.

I loved this movie. I wish they made part 2 instead of Batman vs superman

I absolutely loved MOS when I saw it at the cinema, it completely pulled the rug from under me & it's still one of my favourite movies to this day.

Michael Shannon was awesome in this movie. The main reason I enjoyed this movie so much. Great character

Man of Steel is one of my all time favorite movies... The score is fantastic!

Brandon Routh didn't do a bad job! I believe he was trying to mimic the mannerisms of the late Christopher Reeve. As a long-time Superman fan, and as a fan of Christopher Reeve, ''Superman Returns'', though with its flaws, HAS a special place in my heart! And the actor has my respect. Another great video, Minty! Keep up the good work. And cheers from Texas! 🤠

I have my problems with Superman Returns. However, the airplane rescue is by far the best Superman scene ever filmed.

I liked the fact Zod had an actual purpose in this story vs. the original. In original, he just wants to rule Earth like a God vs. ants. In this story, he has a meaningful purpose of transforming Earth to Crypton.

I actually really like Man of steel, I think snyder is a great director

To this day, 10 years since the movie debuted, I can NOT make it through Jor El’s speech to Clark without crying. From “Why am I so different from them” on, It’s the ultimate father to son pep talk. The beautiful piano begins to play, and it goes from I miss you dad to I CAN FUCKING FLY DAD!!!

I never understood the "Dark Movie" comment, to me it was very uplifting light and fun, loved it. I guess you see what you want to see.

Great movie. Totally underrated.

Both actors are good in their roles. They bring something different and admirable to this great Superman role.

Hey, don't forget Amy Adams did an episode of Smallville so she was already in the Superman legacy. She was in the season 1 of Smallville. She was a girl drinking. The protein shakes made out of kryptonite but yeah she said it wasn't for Smallville. She wouldn't have got the role of Lois Lane

Didn't like it at first, but it has grown on me a lot. Felt it was missing the charm and adventure of the christopher reeve movies, but it was good movie overall

I'm pretty sure Zach Snyder officially denied that Christopher Reeve bit. I distinctly remember him saying it was just a freaky coincidence how much Henry looked like Reeve in that moment. Also, I too LOVE LOVE LOVE Hans Zimmer's score!

The face of Reeves is homage for sure. I saw it right away and it was quite moving. Loved man of steel, but Reeves had a special connection to the character. He became Superman. Which made his accident even more shocking and sad. But even then he was a Superman and fought until the end.

Snyder said the scene where superman’s face morphs into Christopher reeve was an accident and he didn’t know it existed untill the movie was done

I watch this film quite often. Don't understand any of the hate, it's friggin awesome!

The best Superman movie of all time. I dont care what haters said.... For me this is how Superman movie should look. FOR ME... A class masterpiece from THE GREAT.... Zack Snyder

Man of Steel is probably one of my favourite superhero movies so well done acting was superb and the actors they picked were perfect

Ten years ago, Man of Steel opened with very wide distribution here in my native Philippines and during the two times I saw the movie in different cinemas, the whole cinema was packed! I should also state that there were gasps and moments of silence among the moviegoers in reaction to what Superman did to General Zod during the final conflict.

The "fly by" suit is pretty clean! Btw never seen a studio so determined to lose. Every actor we liked and director that really cared about what he was working on, they couldn't wait to get rid of. Lol so crazy.

Yes, burritos and tacos do exist. Gloriously 😂

Man of steel was a great superhero movie. If you love comic books, this movie was exactly that. That. In the comics, when two superpowers got together and fought, they destroyed everything around them in spectacular fashion because of how powerful they are.

The town is so good, you should do a video on that one.

This was a refreshing movie to see, Henry Cavill is great as Superman and I’m a big fan of Christopher Reeves!

Another Easter egg that hints at a larger universe was including the character of Carol Ferris as well as Ferris Air. Things from the Green Lantern side of DC. With Carol not only being Hal Jordan's love interest but also one of his villains with her being Star Sapphire.

"Now, I could look like this, but burritos exist." That had me laughing out loud hahahaa awesome. And as always good coverage mate!

This movie is way better than ppl realize or want to admit. Clark is just a dude. He acts like a kid/guy who knows hes adopted and is literally alone. Which makes his choice to be better than good that much more impactful. He brakes a bunch of shit because he literally has no idea what hes doing. A bull in a China shop. Nothing compared to the destruction Zod caused. Also, Zod is relatable. He tried to overthrow krypton because the leaders killed the planet. When he came out of prison Clark wasnt his first priority. It was until clark activated the ship that he came after him. I could go on, great movie

@15:40 It's either intentional, or supernatural. A nice moment either way.

I like this movie, I respect it

Hands down best superhero film

I genuinely LOVE Amy’s portrayal of Louis

It’s sad Cavill never got the write script and director to showcase how great his Superman could have really been😢 R.I.P Good Comic book movies

The 11th thing you didn't know about Man of Steel - both of the actors who played Superman's dad in the film had played Robin Hood, making Superman the Son of Robin Hood. Batman and Robin Hood Jr the follow up movie that never happened.

"..yeah, I could look Like THAT, BUT Burritos exists!" -- 'Minty' JEEZZZ, That ONE (1) Line, just killed me!!!🌯🌯🌯 -- Also a Burrito-Eater!!

Fun Fact: Henry Cavill almost was James Bond in the 2006 reboot film: *"Casino Royale"* before he became Superman, but at the age of 22, he was deemed by the producers as too young to play Bond. So they went with Daniel Craig instead. A similar thing happened with my favorite Bond actor, Timothy Dalton when he was offered the role for the 1969 film: *"On Her Majesty's Secret Service"* but he deemed himself too young for the role as he was 25.

Love the commentary about the music. Such an underrated part of the film. Hans Zimmer created a classic that I feel like stands right along side John Williams score. I personally loved the film, but I do agree it would have been nicer to see a more optimistic, a little bit brighter film.

I think we can all agree, the battle of Man vs Burrito must be fought; Our figures be damned

If you are a Superman fan then you will love all superman films regardless who the actor is or what film it is. They were all good to watch in their own way

Glad you did this one too Minty!

I miss wholesome Superman.

Man of steel was the best Superman yet, the cast was amazing, really great story, and awesome special effects.

My favourite Superman movie EVER and definitely my fave Superman/Clark Kent as well I love how on #5 it says "filing" and not "filming" :D

Man of Steel is based on the New 52 Superman. The world is slightly mistrusting of the meta humans. It was great! And the final action scene was amazing.... the power of the Krytonians was so displayed so well. They are so powerful and dangerous. It really shows how much Superman needs to hold back. It is a terrible shame we never got more of the man of Steel with Henry Cavil... He is so far the best superman ever. The old superman movies were too campy.

Cavill was (and still should be) a GREAT Superman! It's hard to duplicate what Christopher Reeve did, but he did a very good job. I was not a fan of Brandon Routh at all, never gave me the feeling that he was Superman (Although his Clark Kent wasn't bad). If it was up to me Cavill would be playing Superman in the new Legacy movie, but we shall see how it shakes out. This movie is probably underrated at this point, it was a good movie, not perfect, but certainly a good one in the franchise. I take Man of Steel over Superman Returns any day of the week.

I for one like _Returns_ more than _MOS_ , though the Amy Adams version of LL is vastly preferable to the Kate Bosworth version. 👑 Superman '78 (also known as Superman: The Movie) - a true lightning in a bottle, with Dick Donner directing, Tom Mankiewiez (uncredited) writing, John William, Chris Reeve, et al .

"Now I could look like this, but burritos exist." I'm dead! roflmao!!! Greatest line ever!

I love Man of Steel. It's my favorite superman film. It's special film about about Fathers and Sons. From biological to being on adoptive father. All while being a first contact film. This film has so many layers that most people don't even take the time to look at in depth. This is movie is far from shallow they even touch on the topics of eugenics with Kryptonian genesis chamber.

I really enjoyed the character building in this one. I do feel the end was boring as it was yes full of action but there's only so many times you need to see building explode and fall over

“I could look like this, but burritos exist…” 🔥🔥🔥💀😂

Love your insights. I definitely like both, but I give the edge to MoS. Mostly for telling the Zod story so well.

Great Great Movie. A Masterpiece. Henry Cavill, Forever My Live-Action Superman. Thank You, Henry Cavill. Thank You, Zack Snyder.

I absolutely love mos, I grew up with Chris reeve as Superman and he is great however if I’m going to watch a Superman movie mos is the one I’d pick 9 times out of 10. Henry deserved better than what Warner brothers did to him at the end.

I was unsure about this film when it first came out. recently went back to it and really enjoyed it I now feel like it was a just ahead of its time

Basically Superman fights an apocalyptic end of the world avengers level threat all by himself. Plus it’s his first day on the job

I saw this in 3D. Henry was a good Superman, Micheal Shannon was excellent as ZOD, and the action was great if a little over excessive

I loved this movie. Don't get why people didn't support it more.

Great Superman. Great suit. Great Zod. Great modern take honestly. Wish they would’ve kept it up.

Personally I think a lot of people miss the point of MOS- most of the complaints you hear is Superman wouldn't do this Superman that, but the thing with this movie is he's not actually Superman yet. He's just learning his powers, how to control them and how or if he should even use them. The things that happen in this movie should have shaped him into the Superman we all wanted to see and I honestly think that was the plan until WB shat all over everything trying so hard to catch up with the MCU vs just making great movies with the arsenal of iconic characters at their disposal.

I think it is an understated importance that Henry Cavill was the 1st Superman to really clear the shadow of Christopher Reeve

I love this movie, warts and all. It's easily my favorite film. I loved the music, the cast and more realistic tone in regards to how the world would greet an alien outsider. Sadly WB got too greedy and rushed to a cinematic universe robbing us of what could have been a great multi film Superman series. Hopefully Gunn will make something as compelling.

Man of Steel is one my favorite comic book movies. It has a depth that not even the first iconic Christopher Reeve Superman movie has. I never understand the criticism this movie receives. Things like: - Why can't SuperMAN have doubts - he may have powers but at heart - he is still a human being. Note: He always does the right thing and just has moments of doubt (don't we all) - Superman doesn't kill: Why doesn't he kill? I think it's boring that he just doesn't do it. It makes more sense that he allowed the circumstances to occur that forced him into having no choice and he never wants to feel that way again! Much more interesting. - Destruction of Metropolis: Anyone who ACTUALLY watched the Avengers movie - there were buildings being destroyed - people were getting hurt - they just didn't show it. I think it raises the stakes if you ACTUALLY see the destruction. The World engine is raising people up in the air and pulverizing them into the ground into pieces. Yes - when Zod said he was going to terra form the earth - that's what it would be like. That's why when Superman stands up - after being tossed around like a toy - and defeats the world engine - it makes it more satisfying.

This is honestly my favorite Superman movie!

..... Holy smoke!!! I didn't know some of this info. I had no idea that Daniel Day Lewis was up for the role of General Zod. He would've been soooooooooo good!

One of my favourite comic book origin films! I can watch it over and over! The Krypton sequence, first flight and the final battle were incredible on the big screen 🔥🔥

Watched this two times at theathres when it came out and loved it. Probably my favorite Superman film.

I'll say it: MOS is a masterpiece.

I really love the amount of research you put into your videos and appreciate your thoughts about why or why not somebody did something during the production. While watching this video, it surprised me to hear you bash the 3D conversion. I was one of about 200 people who did the conversion on Man of Steel. At the time, the company I worked for was known for their meticulous and consistent conversion including the Disney's 'The Little Mermaid', 'Top Gun' and 'Transformers." We were given guidelines from the production company as to how they wanted it to look and feel. I've seen some of our conversions on different screens and they each look different so it's possible that the film wasn't being shown properly. It also depends on where you sit. Dead center (left to right, top to bottom) gives the best results. I'm not trying to invalidate your experience or argue your opinion, just giving you some additional information. Please keep up the great work and hopefully you have a better 3D viewing experience in the future.

People like or don't like something and that's fine. I'm just glad you're being an adult about it and aren't just hating on it. I loved both films, and both have they pros and cons. Thanks for making this video.

The Man of Steel ROCKED!

Lois: "What's with the 'M?" Minty: "It's a symbol. On my planet it means 'Hope."

No reflection on Reeve's performance but I actually prefer Cavil. He's the image of what Superman should look like. Also I prefer the angle that suggests these characters could exist in the real world. Much as I prefer The Dark Knight Trilogy, Civil is the perfect choice to portray Superman in my opinion.

“Now I could look like this, but burritos exist” 😂

I think it would have been GREAT to include the Dark Knight universe in this. I always thought Dark knight should have ended with a scene after the credits where it reveals Superman saved Batman from the bomb at the end.

For the most part, I really liked the Man of Steel movie. I have heard people hating the fact that Superman killed Zod and that Superman has a no kill code. My argument to that is that most people who have a no kill code usually have been closely affected by the violent death of someone in their lives. With Batman it is his parents. In this case, it's Superman with one of the few surviving members of his race. He did the only thing he could think of to save the people Zod was about to kill with his heat vision. I can imagine Superman wracked with guilt over what he did. I can imagine him locked away in his Fortress of Solitude for hours on end going over the death of Zod and try desperately to see if there were any other solutions to the dilemma that he overlooked in the heat of the moment. That would be where Superman no kill code could stem from in the Synderverse.

I wished it had been a trilogy.. some of the best music score in movie history too. I still get emotional hearing that first flight score. Great movie. Great take. Great cast (apart from Lois)

Man of steel is definitely my favorite movie, followed by Pacific Rim. I honestly never even cared what people thought about that. don't let people decide for you, what you can and cannot like, my friends.

Oh no I hired armi hammer for a bar mitzvah! Really I'm a huge fan of this movie 🍿. When it came out I didn't have high expectations. But after seeing it I was amazed, surprised, overjoyed, awestruck, and very excited. Very excellent movie.❤ Super Henry is one of the best 👍

Cavill and the guy who played Zod were perfect for those parts

Michael Shannon was an amazing Zod but can you imagine a Daniel Day Lewis version 🤯

One thing I thought you could mention was that Zack hired a linguistic professor to completely create a new written Kryptonian language. My wife and I actually have tattoos that mean Love in that language.

I adore Hans Zimmer's music and scores. I am a proud band geek and he's right up there with John Williams for me. Plus Henry Cavill is unbelievably hot, love him as Superman!

Man of steel is such a heartbreak for me cuz there are many moments of absolute greatness and then something mind bogglingly stupid will happen

DC is my jam. Has been since 1986. Nicely covered, Mint Man! I may be in the minority here... but I am a HUGE "Snyderverse" fan. It all started with "Man of Steel". Zack Snyder translates the pages of comic books and graphic novels to film media better than anyone else ever has. And if WB/DC didn't interfere with his vision, we would be well into "phase 3" (maybe 4?) of the DCEU... and if he could have seen his plans to fruition, most of you would realise how right Zack Snyder was... and continues to be. Most critics don't know their asses from a hole in the ground. Henry Cavill IS Superman!

Superman to me was always okay and cool,but when this came out i was impressed AF

Cavil was a great superman and a great Geralt thing was i felt the material he was given brought everything down and there is only so much a actor can do

I love that Cavill was a bigger nerd than anyone else on production.

I would love to have seen Zach Synder's full vision come to fruition As it was going to be entertaining and ask really interesting questions. It is a shame Studio Executives forced him to change and rush the project because they wanted to catch up to marvel. And wanted movies with lots of characters. Stupid thinking. This is my favorite Superman movie by far.