**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.
Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime
and start saving today with fast, free delivery
$9.71 with 19 percent savings
List Price: $11.98 
The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Learn more
| Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
|
DVD
September 18, 2018 "Please retry" | Standard Edition | 1 | $7.50 | $2.97 |
Watch Instantly with 
| Rent | Buy |
Frequently bought together
This item: Man of Steel (Two-Disc Special Edition DVD)
$9.71
Get it as soon as Thursday, Apr 17
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
+
$8.63
Get it Apr 23 - 25
Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
+
$8.82
Get it as soon as Thursday, Apr 17
In Stock
Total price: $00
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Choose items to buy together.
Customers who bought this item also bought
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
From the manufacturer
Great concept - poor execution
It’s a little late to fix a 2013 product but I feel compelled to show a flaw possibly prevalent throughout the entire run of limited edition stands. I say this because my brother in law got his in 2013 with the same flaw. See the images and short video. Very simple mistake that was not caught in QA. Basically they needed to bevel both sides of the insert so top fit snugly and sat upright. Instead they only beveled one side and left one side flat. Is that you cannot insert the top into the bottom and seat it. The video shows how it rocks. Unfortunately a lot of people break the little V that holds the bottom of the metal superman case. Then they have to glue it back on. I knew that in advance so I was pretty careful but you can see the result. Luckily it is a display piece for the most part and you can tilt the metal case so that it looks straight from the front even though the back is crooked and rocks. As long as nobody messes with it it looks good. I put it somewhere that nobody can see behind it. I thought the first one I saw was an aberration so I didn’t expect to have the same problem. But since it did I figured I better share the flaw so if you buy one do you know what to expect. The rest of the product looks pretty good but from a collectors perspective it is lacking the fit and finish you expect. The die cutting of the cardboard insert that holds all four discs has rough edges. A little disappointing as the quality feels less than it should be. Like I said though we bought it for how it looks on the stand and we can get by that way. Still he deserves less than five stars because of this.
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013
- Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014
Top reviews from other countries
-
AlatristeReviewed in France on November 3, 2013
Ils voleront avec toi dans le soleil.
-
-
-
-
