Man of Steel

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"Man of Steel"
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Unacceptable! (As a further note, Lemongrab is my LEAST liked character in the entirety of "Adventure Time" but the anger and screechiness is perfect for conveying my feelings)
Instead I shall simply recommend some BETTER stories involving Superman growing up and saving the world in his debut.


Superman Earth One
This one shows what happens when there's a more modern take on young Clark Kent trying to find his way in the world. Ironically (because similar to "Man of Steel), a dude from the same solar system as Krypton has been searching for the last survivor of Krypton because of racism and stuff...and of course all of Earth is in trouble unless Clark turns himself in.
He does. And fights. And loses.
Then supporting cast actually does stuff to help.
Morale boosted.
Fight resumes and victorious.
Goes to work for the Daily Planet with the hot scoop on this Superman guy.
Overall, 80% cooler than "Man of Steel."

Superman Birthright
Again, this one shows an early Clark Kent trying to figure out his place in the world by going around the world and helping people in secret. Cut to his Metropolis days and Lex Luthor's causing trouble again with Superman saving Lois from disaster. Lex takes the opportunity to spin the public's opinion of this new "alien menace" almost as well as J. Jonah Jameson, and even succeeds a little with the right props from Krypton. Of course, Superman being who he is, saves people from the power-mad ruffians with the Kryptonian stuff, making everyone believe he is the superHERO!
Overall, 80% cooler than "Man of Steel."

Superman Secret Origin
Not only do we show boy Clark finding himself wondering what his place in the world is, but cameos from the League of Superheroes from the 31st century tell him "You're going to be awesome. Keep up the good work." When Clark goes to Metropolis, we get Luthor stirring up trouble again with some kind of genetic enhancements lottery. When one goes wrong and becomes the Parasite, Superman debuts and saves the day! Then there's Metallo and that punk goes down almost as easily. I really recommend this one to the movie crowd because, well, the way he's drawn makes him look very much like Christopher Reeves did in his on-screen persona as the Man of Steel. The rest of the art's very cool too and I like how they also give some backstory to some classic Superman villains.
Overall, 80% cooler than "Man of Steel."

The first three episodes of the animated series from Kids WB.
Episode 1: Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E
Here we have a much more inventive (and color-filled!) vision of Krypton before it go boom. The people, the dress, the wildlife, the government, the reasons for its demise, it's all so much better handled than "Man of Steel."
Episode 2: Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E
Excellently done Smallville scenes of Clark discovering who he is, introduction to the Metropolis crowd, and Superman SAVING THE CITIZENS!
Episode 3: Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E
More shenanigans involving how Superman (as Clark too) interacts with all his supporting cast and with bad guys. Sets a good ending tone for "and so the adventure continues"...unlike what "Man of Steel" did which gives us a wink and a nudge saying that this is Clark's new normal now.
Overall, not only is it 80% cooler than "Man of Steel," but all those fragments of show combined has half the running time of "Man of Steel!" If that's still too long for you, have a Nostalgia Critic episode clocking in at 20 minutes.

So really dudes, do yourself a favor and NOT watch "Man of Steel."
You still can to say you have, but as I've just listed above, there are so many better ways you can spend your time with Superman.

For some (spoilery) fun at the expense of this uncool movie, click here.

This was my parents' main problem with the movie: Superman saving absolutely nobody while stuff gets destroyed around him.