Actually, I found SR much more engaging.  The plot of Iron Man 2 was completely nonsensical and basically consisted of Tony Stark acting like an idiot for the best part of two hours.  And the whole film felt like a giant Avengers commercial.  Nick Fury's presence in the film was unnecessary beyond being a blatant Avengers product placement and the whole point of Black Widow's role bypassed me completely (though aside from anything else, I personally think Scarlett Johannsen is over-rated and annoying).  (And in case you're wondering, I really enjoyed the first Iron Man film.)
As for the Avengers itself... well, it was decently made but frankly didn't really live up to the hype and felt underwhelming.  Certainly it's nowhere near as good as The Dark Knight.

Well, I just realized that I've said next to nothing on the topic at hand itself, so I'll try to get back on topic.  I'm personally quite excited for Man of Steel; it looks like it's going to be a fresh take on superhero films.

In fairness, in response to those who are getting "tired" of superhero movies, it seems to be mostly Marvel which is churning out the bland, average superhero films.  Aside from The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel, and a couple of one-off films such as Green Lantern, DC hasn't really made that many superhero movies lately.  At least they seem to be trying to be original--after all, it was they who started the whole Reboot Craze with Batman Begins.

Spiderman 3 and Iron man 2 are given too much bad talk, they're actually okay...sure spiderman and iron man had cheesy moments, but some of them were pretty funny and actually made the films more entertaining.

I really liked Supermsn Returns had no issue with it at all.
This reboot really strays away from what we have seen and
is more geared to a more modern take on the man of steel.
I am really looking forward to it.

You liked it? Good. Some of my Boy Scout buds saw the midnight premiere and they said they loved it. I myself, however, haven't seen it.

It was a Zynder film.  It had elements of Nolan's influence, but in the end, it was Zynder's film, stylistic action, underdeveloped story and character.  I wished Nolan didn't take a backseat on this.

That's not really a counter point. Could you elaborate on why you think Lechnology is wrong?

You know, now that a load of people are saying Man Of Steel sucks - I'm actually interested in seeing it. I usually have a different opinion to others (don't like the recent Doctor Who, hated The Dark Knight Rises, thought The Avengers was meh, thought Prometheus is a good schlocky horror film but nothing more, haven't quite been convinced that Blade Runner is good yet, Pink Floyd's The Wall is one of my favourite films, and one day people will realise how good Where The Wild Things Are is) so I'm always interested in anything that receives a strong reaction. At least it proves we're not the mindless sheep hipsters and Marxists think we are...even though their kind of right.

I find it funny that people are blaming Christopher Nolan when its obvious he had little to no creative input. You might as well blame the sound technician...or the caterer. 

Also, I've just realised that Russell Crowe is this generations Kevin Costner. He has only one real hit (Gladiator), and its a film which people are gradually starting to realise wasn't actually that good. Heck, both Russel Crowe and Kevin Costner have starred as Robin Hood. I can't wait to see what Crowe's Waterworld will be...

I went to see Man of Steel for my birthday, and I couldn't disagree more with the critics who panned it.  I understand that this is opinion, but I frankly find some of the reviews downright ridiculous (Wired's article is a good example of this--beware, though, there are SPOILERS).  I find myself disagreeing more and more often with the critics when I watch films these days.  I'm actually beginning to wonder whether they were secretly bribed by Marvel to give this film bad reviews...

Anyway, I'll probably post my further thoughts on Man of Steel on the "last film you watched" thread, if I get the time.

Which "embarrassingly bad" films Russell Crowe has ever acted in?  I can't think of any.  I really liked Master and Commander, and thought Robin Hood was good too (it wasn't exactly amazing, but I still don't see why it got such bad reviews).

Here is my Vlog discussing my thoughts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Wka7Q3YTM