Man of Steel

[asphaltcowgrrl]

So, last night my husband suggested we (finally) watch Man of Steel so we can return it to his father.  Said husband has a stack of movies he's borrowed from his parents, hasn't watched and hasn't yet returned either.  It's become a running joke between them over the years.  Anyway, seeing as I stumbled across Henry Cavill and decided he makes a perfect body double for my OC, Andrej Zeklos, I was all over it.  I was calling it research, but yanno, I kinda love Superman.

Not very far into the movie, we're treated to this delicious delight:



From my right I hear, "Well, he has the abs of Superman..."  LMAO.  These are the reasons why I love my husband so much.  The majority of the men I know wouldn't even admit to having noticed Mr. Cavill's abs.  But my redhead?  Yeah, he has no shame sometimes.

Are you done drooling yet?  He's a bit too buff for my tastes in the above picture, but he was playing Superman so I'll give him a pass.  And truly, he has the look.  To be honest, he even reminded me a bit of Tom Welling when he played Clark/Superman on Smallville.  I also thought his portrayal of Superman was right on par of that of Christopher Reeve.  Stoic, calm, and patient.  However, his take on Clark Kent was all his own, even if I was hoping for a touch of the goofy nerd that Christopher Reeve brought to the screen.



The movie itself, eye-candy aside, was actually really well done.  Story-driven, despite being an action packed superhero movie.  It's rare to be able to find both these days. Usually it's either all story and litle action or all action and wait, I'm supposed to have a plot, too?  LOL  But this wound up being a nice combination of both.  Although, by the time Supeman and General Zod were done fighting, half of Smallville and a good chunk of Metropolis was in shambles.

Having watched this, I'm now very excited for Batman vs. Superman coming out in... a freaking year from now.  I wonder where my Batman vs. Dracula graphic novel is?

Comments

[peppermint-wow.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, I'm so glad you liked this film! I LOVE this version of Superman. When it comes to this particular hero, if he's not done right I find him to be a total turn off. I really like the Christoper Reeves version but the 2006 reboot I found it to be very *yawn*.

But gosh, this film absolutely nailed it for me. I thought Mr. Cavill did a spectacular job and I'm so excited we get to see him don the cape again in the near future. Gah, look at his pretty little face!

:D