In recent years, there's been a slew of superhero film remakes -- some worthwhile ("The Dark Knight" trilogy) and some completely unnecessary ("The Amazing Spider-Man").
"Man of Steel" falls somewhere in between. Superman is arguably the most iconic comic book hero, and the last effort to bring his red-and-blue tights to the big screen (Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns") was generally panned. Zack Snyder, who directed the overly ambitious "Watchmen," takes on the Superman mythos in "Man of Steel," which opens tonight at midnight.
It's a story that we're all familiar with. Parents from the dying planet Krypton send their only son to Earth, where he's raised by Midwest farmers. After discovering he has incredible superpowers, the son takes on the mantle of Superman after his adopted home is threatened.
