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The Amazing Spider-Man Review Thread
The Amazing Spider-Man Review Thread
 In 2002 Sam Raimi created the first superhero blockbuster in over a decade with "Spider-Man." Apart from "X-Men' there hadn't really been any other superhero films unless you consider the last 2 Batman movies of the 90's. 2004 came and Raimi built upon the solid foundations of his initial creation with a near perfect, smart film made for all audiences, even those who had no love for superhero films respected "Spider-Man 2". Years later he would go on to make "Spider-Man 3", a heavily flawed but still somewhat enjoyable experience. Now 5 years on from the last incarnation of the web slinger we are presented with director Marc Webb's (Who also directed the fantastic "500 Days of Summer") perception of the masked crusader in "The Amazing Spider-Man". Starting from the ground up we are re-introduced to Spider-Man with a central performance by Andrew Garfield playing Peter Parker, the high school student who receives extraordinary gifts reminiscent of a spider genetically engineered. Alongside having to understand his new found powers he gains a love interest with fellow student Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) and discovering the mysterious disappearance of his parents as a child with the help of one-armed scientist Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) who worked alongside his dad. However Connors is trying to work on a cure for his arm through the DNA of lizards and ends up becoming a monstrosity known as The Lizard in the process. Marc Webb has taken up this huge task of re-booting the series and has managed to craft a solid piece of summer entertainment, but not without it's flaws. However on the positive side he creates a brilliantly paced blockbuster with the first hour building on the characters and the second hour bringing high-octane action. He also manages to capture the character of Spider-Man fantastically bringing the humor of one-liners to the screen without over doing it. Along side the pacing is backed up with thumping score which breaks into moments of greatness as it reaches different tones, a heavy standout being the horror track that backs a lot of The Lizard scenes. Webb show cases these horror elements that turn out to work well and quite unique to the genre. Its not just Webb's directing that stands out, Garfield creates his own version of Spider-Man and not only captures it but embodies it. It's a role he was born to play and it's evident that he's enjoying every scene. A surprising addition to the cast is Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben who brings a more heartfelt and lovable interpretation to the role that the other films were never able to capture. Ifans is a great choice for Connors as well and dominates the scenes he's in with his strong presence being felt. It's just a shame this is lost when he becomes The Lizard and the CGI creation becomes a cheesy mess with no real threat or character as the computer generate scenes play out. The most disappointing of all however is the character of Gwen Stacey. As strong as Stones performance is the character is not. She feels more like a plot device at times than a genuine love interest for Spider-Man and since their relationship grows so fast it's hard to really grab anything from what you're being given. The biggest problem with the film however is the script, which Webb manages to keep on top, but not without it's flaws. At times it comes an inconsistent mess, for example in one scene Parker would touch an object which would suddenly stick to his hand and then the next scene he would be able to grab objects with ease, but then after this would go back to the prior problem. There's also some forced narrative choices as well, especially the scene in which Parker comes up with the idea for his suit which felt completely un-natural and a jolt out of the story. Alongside some forced plot ideas were certain plot strands that were left un- resolved, a main one involving Uncle Ben that reaches a crescendo and then never ties it's self up. The whole script feels unfinished and flips between a positive storytelling experience to a completely unpolished one. However despite these flaws Webb manages to keep the film afloat with some great characters, exciting action and an enjoyable time overall. Audiences should not soon forget though how great Sam Raimi captured Spider-Man in his direction, and the chemistry of the cast, each having their own story arcs. It'll be interesting to see where Webb takes his creation, as there's a lot here to like, just a weak script and some un-polished characters stop it from being the greatness it could have been. With films such as "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises" being the heavy weight superhero films to storm multiplexes it's hard to see "The Amazing Spider-Man" finding a heavy footing. But it's still worth checking out and will provide an entertaining two hours for audiences. I'm hopeful the sequel will be a much stronger film since it doesn't have to reintroduce the character and story all over again. ****/*****
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Marc Webb seems like such a right guy to do this, I've said that since the beginning. And from what I've seen Andrew Garfield seems to do Peter Parker more justice than Tobey did (he did it well, but it was definitely more moody and less smartassed than the Parker in the comics). So stoked for this
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Webb's direction is great and Garfield's interpretation is amazing... I just don't like how the last half kind of starts falling apart. If they polished the script more we would have had a real gem in our hands... Things they can improve on come sequel
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How would your rate it compared to the original Spider-Man. Also what was your hope going into seeing this movie. I mean did it meet your expectations or did bum you out
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06-21-2012, 02:22 PM
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If you read my review I talk about the Raimi films and how it compares. Also I talk about the things I liked and didn't like about the film itself. Just take your time reading Vader
If I had to rank it. Spider-man 2 Amazing Spider-man Spider-man Spider-man 3
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06-21-2012, 02:41 PM
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Well I read some of it and basically got that you didn't like The Lizard which I seem to recall that you was never confident of Lizard as a villain anyways. If i want to get sleepy for a nap i will read your book of a review later to make me sleepy.
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06-21-2012, 04:59 PM
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your rating is sh@t just like your review, you gave it 4 out of 5 stars but point out a bunch of stuff thats wrong, I remember this movie but it had the goblin in it. I cannot wait to bootleg the hell out of this movie because sony aint getting my money
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Go watch "That's My Boy" again and leave actual movie reviews to adults
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06-21-2012, 05:50 PM
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Anyway..........
How good are the action scenes? Do they top or equal the infamous train-fight from Spidey 2?
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What do you guys think? A temporary ban or should we keep him around for our own entertainment?
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06-21-2012, 06:34 PM
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I say let him stick around as long as he remembers RedVader is the number one guy that types useless jibber jabber around here. You do have some good stingers but your just not crazy enough to out do the master of bull droppings.
I think The movie will be Good Not Great is what I am Expecting. I do hope its better the Ssh says so he can be wrong one time this summer. |
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Are there any POV shots of Spider-Man web slinging from building to building? That alone governs whether or not I'll be seeing this.
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There has to be a couple in a movie about spider-man with a lesser budget.
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06-21-2012, 07:11 PM
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Muwahahaha!...Hamster.
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Meanwhile, back at Night Wing's house...
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06-21-2012, 07:17 PM
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This thread is already cluttered. sshutari should have waited till July 2nd to post his review.
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06-21-2012, 07:18 PM
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Muwahahaha!...Hamster.
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Lol sorry, couldn't resist
I'm pretty jazzed to see A.S-M. I figured it would have some problems, but it feels right from the previews. And yeah it's cool a guy named Webb made it 
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