The Amazing Spider Man

[skizzerflake]

Do we really need a re-boot of the Spiderman franchise? That was my thought going in, but the movie won me over. Once again Peter gets bit by a weird spider (this time part of a captive colony of genetically engineered spiders making fiber for the evil corporation) and turns on the bad guys of New York. This time his love interest is called Gwen (why?), and he's after a guy who's turning into a big, hostile lizard.

Anyway...Andrew Garfield really brings it off, doing a good job of being a troubled Spiderman, not being dwarfed by Toby McGuire. The rest of the cast is also quite good and the whole thing looks somewhat like Spiderman if it were done by Chris Nolan. It's somewhat darker than other Spidermans, with excellent music from James Horner (LOTR). I'm NOT a fan of 3D, but, in this case, it's JUST 3D, not much of stupid stuff coming at you, not that gimmicky. The best 3D is Spiderman webbing his way through the canyons of New York, which really works well. If you can take yet another re-boot, this is quite good. There's a hook at the end for a sequel, but it's not too manipulative.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I didn't like it as much.

I didn't think the character development was as good as the 1st Spiderman w/ McGuire & Dunst.

I like the actors in the new Spiderman better, but not the characters they portrayed.

The only character I liked was the antagonist.

 

[GranteedEV]

I didn't like the movie. It was really predictable and the antagonist was not interesting.

I mean it was okay. Nothing bad. But not great. The first two spider man movies were better.

This time his love interest is called Gwen (why?)

Gwen Stacy was Peter Parker's original "interest" in the comics. Mary Jane Watson gets introduced eleven issues aftwards after some stuff happens. The new movie is actually more "true" to the comic books including the mechanical web shooting devices.

Anyway...Andrew Garfield really brings it off, doing a good job of being a troubled Spiderman, not being dwarfed by Toby McGuire.

You think so? All I could see was his huge eyebrows

I thought Toby did a way better job as far as simply being likable.

The best 3D is Spiderman webbing his way through the canyons of New York, which really works well.

The best 3D was that web he makes in the sewers.

 

[skizzerflake]

I didn't like the movie. It was really predictable and the antagonist was not interesting.

I mean it was okay. Nothing bad. But not great. The first two spider man movies were better......

How could a Spiderman movie NOT be predictable?

 

[mtrycrafts]

How could a Spiderman movie NOT be predictable?

Scratching my head

 

[Matt34]

It's the first Spiderman I actually liked, I thought the bad guy was the weak link in the movie but overall the better movie than the past three.


I really don't like Toby McGuire as an actor so that is where most of my hate for the first three comes from..

 

[darien87]

Gwen Stacy was Peter Parker's original "interest" in the comics. Mary Jane Watson gets introduced eleven issues aftwards after some stuff happens. The new movie is actually more "true" to the comic books including the mechanical web shooting devices.

Yeah I HATED that about the Toby McGuire movies. Webs shooting out of his wrist? Gimme a break. Peter Parker was a genius and a bit of a mad scientist. Why did they have to mess with that part of the story?

One thing that always bothered me about Spiderman though is, "how does he stick to walls and stuff with gloves and shoes on?" Shouldn't his suit leave his hands and feet free?

 

[3db]

Anyone picking this up one up on Blu Ray ?

 

[j_garcia]

Redbox.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

It's the first Spiderman I actually liked, I thought the bad guy was the weak link in the movie but overall the better movie than the past three.


I really don't like Toby McGuire as an actor so that is where most of my hate for the first three comes from..

I just watched it last night, the wife did "girl's night out" and I had the place all to myself so reference level volume finally was used.

The first 30 minutes I loved it and then the bad guy came in and I also thought that was the weak link. The last 30 or 40 minutes kind of redeemed itself so all in all, it was enjoyable.

 

[ARES24]

I picked up the bluray!

I liked it even more so then the others. I found the characters more believable then the other movies. Unfortunately I don't have 3D. (I'm working on it!)

 

[j_garcia]

This one was easily better than the previous ones. Garfield is a much better Spiderman than Toby.

 

[3db]

I picked up a BluRay copy of this and watched in Saturday night. Its the best Spiderman out of the 4 that were release although I miss the annoying character of the newspaper chief. Toby as a spiderman just didn't cut it IHO.