The Amazing Spider-Man

[El Fangel]

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Dear jesus, this should have been done the first time around. :eek:

[Razzamajazz]

so is it a sequel or a retelling of the origin?

[El Fangel]

Retelling I believe. Basically starting over much in the way Batman Begins did with Batman.

[Kalyx triaD]

This didn't have a thread? Wow.

Liked the kid rescue scene.

[Nowhere Man]

I'm cautiously optimistic about the reboot. I'm not crazy about how moody Peter Parker comes off, or how much they're harping on all the secrets about his parents (IMO that really diminishes the importance of Uncle Ben and Aunt May), but I'm really digging everything else I'm seeing.

I like that he's actually got a sense of humor as Spidey, I like that he's using mechanical web-shooters instead of the organic ones from the Raimi movies, I like that Gwen is the love interest instead of Mary Jane (who I'm sure they'll bring in later), and I like that they're starting off with a villain they haven't used before. So yeah, to me the positives outnumber the negatives, so I'm looking forward to it.

[Dark-Slicer Diago]

I don't think anyone they get for J. Jonah Jameson will do a better job than J. K. Simmons did in the other three movies though.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I don't really like the look of The Lizard.

[Nowhere Man]

I don't think anyone they get for J. Jonah Jameson will do a better job than J. K. Simmons did in the other three movies though.

From what I've heard, JJJ isn't going to be in the reboot, at least not until the next movie.

[Damian Rey]

Saw the trailer when I saw The Avengers, ad got pretty stokedfor it. I was already excited before. I like the direction they are seemingly taking, and I am hoping it turns out to be a blast. Agree with mechanical based web shooters.

[DaveBrawl]

I don't think anyone they get for J. Jonah Jameson will do a better job than J. K. Simmons did in the other three movies though.

I think they did a perfect job with Aunt May last time as well.

[Raven Reaper]

Retelling I believe. Basically starting over much in the way Batman Begins did with Batman.
Exactly. And there's no Mary Jane lovestory in this one yet.. His blonde GF is Gwen who was supposedly his former lover BEFORE marrying Mary Jane.

[El Fangel]

The reboots I think simply fix what the fans didn't like about the originals. Hell look at Burtons Batman. sure great movies but Nolan hit it out of the park.

[El Fangel]

I see Nads reading this thread :)

[Kane Knight]

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Dear jesus, this should have been done the first time around. :eek:

You expect Raimi to make something that's not shit?

so is it a sequel or a retelling of the origin?

Reboot.

I don't think anyone they get for J. Jonah Jameson will do a better job than J. K. Simmons did in the other three movies though.

No, they won't.

I think they did a perfect job with Aunt May last time as well.

Yes.

And that's the unfortunate thing about the Raimi films. A lot of the supporting cast was s pot on and I'ma miss them.

Exactly. And there's no Mary Jane lovestory in this one yet.. His blonde GF is Gwen who was supposedly his former lover BEFORE marrying Mary Jane.

Who was only introduced in Spider-Man 3 for some reason.

Also, there's no "supposedly." Gwen and Captain Stacy were a part of Spider-Man before Mary Jane. He also had a couple other love interests.

The reboots I think simply fix what the fans didn't like about the originals. Hell look at Burtons Batman. sure great movies but Nolan hit it out of the park.

Batman Begins more or less fixed the problem of that last abomination. Both Batman and Spider-Man have been through a lot of various iterations. Probably only Superman's been through more.

Reboots aren't as big a deal when something been through like a dozen retellings.

[El Fangel]

I had no idea who Raimi was before Spiderman. I expect no one will remember him in ten years either. I hate him for the pure and simple fact that Spiderman 3 was a barely watchable clusterfuck.

As for what Begins did, Burton made the mistake of not ending it when he should have. With the Nolan films, he had access to special effects 20+ years more advanced then Burton so that needs to be taken into account as well.

[Kane Knight]

I had no idea who Raimi was before Spiderman. I expect no one will remember him in ten years either. I hate him for the pure and simple fact that Spiderman 3 was a barely watchable clusterfuck.

As for what Begins did, Burton made the mistake of not ending it when he should have. With the Nolan films, he had access to special effects 20+ years more advanced then Burton so that needs to be taken into account as well.

Yeah, nobody will remember the Evil Dead guy in ten years.

[Tazz Dan]

Was that Curt Hawkins with the knife?

[El Fangel]

Yeah, nobody will remember the Evil Dead guy in ten years.

TIL that Raimi directed The Evil Dead.

[dronepool]

I think Spider-Man 1 was not bad (the best thing about it was Willem Dafoe) and Spider-Man 2 was good, but not great. Spider-Man 3 was mediocre and dragged on.

This seems to focus on more things, creating more interesting sub-plots. He cracks jokes and uses more science. I like this more than the first 3 movies just from the looks of the trailer... and Emma Stone is super attractive.

[Kane Knight]

TIL that Raimi directed The Evil Dead.

Yeah, he's a shlock guy.

[Kalyx triaD]

I hate him for the pure and simple fact that Spiderman 3 was a barely watchable clusterfuck.

That's Sony, chap.

I do like that he could make 2 good Spidey movies and the last one he was influenced by Sony to adjust makes you hate him.

His Spidey movies weren't comic accurate, but they were generally good (even Spidey 3, imo).

[Kane Knight]

Yes. It was only Sony.

[Kane Knight]

Burton's movies were awesome for the time, BTW. I think they still hold up, even though I love Nolan's interpretation. That's all these are: interpretation of the characters.

[Requiem]

Just found out Raimi did Legend of the Seeker. I officially loathe him for cannibalizing my favorite book series of all time.

[Kalyx triaD]

I love Batman and Batman Returns. Even Batman Forever was watchable. Batman & Robin was...

But yeah, different directors and actors - it's pretty much in line with comics and different artists on any character.

[Lock Jaw]

I loved Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. They were pretty great.

Amazing Spider-Man is looking good, but highly doubt it will best those two. Will most definitely best Spidey 3.

Amazing Spider-Man loses points for Andrew Garfield's terrifying hair. That thing scares me. Can't stand his hair.

[El Fangel]

That's Sony, chap.

I do like that he could make 2 good Spidey movies and the last one he was influenced by Sony to adjust makes you hate him.

His Spidey movies weren't comic accurate, but they were generally good (even Spidey 3, imo).

Ill blame who I want thank you very much.

Burton's movies were awesome for the time, BTW. I think they still hold up, even though I love Nolan's interpretation. That's all these are: interpretation of the characters.

This is a debate I had with my wife which I convinced her to see my point of view. It was about Harry Potter 3 and 4 and how much I loathe them. Her argument was that it was the the interpretation of it to which I argued that not using the book or in this case, comic book as the basis of the script is only going to succeed in pissing off a lot of fans.

I got her to read the HP series after our argument and upon rewatching HP 3 and 4, She changed her view to side with me stating "I can definitely see why that third movie pisses you off now".

I love Batman and Batman Returns. Even Batman Forever was watchable. Batman & Robin was...

But yeah, different directors and actors - it's pretty much in line with comics and different artists on any character.

Do not mention that abomina NIPPLES. Fuck, thanks for making me picture that suit. asshole.

I loved Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. They were pretty great.

Amazing Spider-Man is looking good, but highly doubt it will best those two. Will most definitely best Spidey 3.

Amazing Spider-Man loses points for Andrew Garfield's terrifying hair. That thing scares me. Can't stand his hair.

Lol.

[Kane Knight]

I love Batman and Batman Returns. Even Batman Forever was watchable. Batman & Robin was...

But yeah, different directors and actors - it's pretty much in line with comics and different artists on any character.

It's a shame we don't get the same kind of "runs" as we do with comics, though. I mean, a run with an artist or writer can last for years of monthly issues. A run with a movie rarely passes the trilogy mark.

Also, I liked Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, even though the movie itself was kinda...Meh. I still enjoyed it, but....



This is a debate I had with my wife which I convinced her to see my point of view. It was about Harry Potter 3 and 4 and how much I loathe them. Her argument was that it was the the interpretation of it to which I argued that not using the book or in this case, comic book as the basis of the script is only going to succeed in pissing off a lot of fans.

To be fair, nothing's going to please the fans. Also, keep in mind the first rough cut of the first HP movie was four hours. There's no way to be as thorough as a book or even a comic series. You can't capture the same style.

Taking Spider-Man as an example, he's always had an internal monologue that's hard to catch onscreen. Not impossible, but the contrast of his worried thoughts and his massive bravado in a fight are part of what makes Spider-Man Spider-Man.

Plus, as Kal pointed out, there is a pretty big issue in terms of comics and voices. Early Batman was kind of a dick. Then he was sort of an iconic detective with fighting skills. Then he was a superhero. He's been a lot of things. Which Batman do you remain faithful to?

Same with Spider-Man. Hell, J Michael Strazynski had a run where Peter was an elemental Spider-totem of some sort.

Not to mention you had as many as five simultaneous comics with Spidey in them, all with different arcs (there were crossovers, but most of the time, the writing on spectacular vs Web of would be nominally different).

And now you have Allstar Batman and Robin (Source of the Goddamn Batman), a DC reboot of its universe, alternate universes, etc. There's Ultimate Spider-Man, Noir Spider-Man, alternate universe spideys, etc.

Spider-Man, even in source text, is open for interpretation. Same with Batman. Both Nolan's Batman and Burton's Batman draw from versions of Batman. Nolan's is probably more unfaithful, especially since it comes from the fantastic Batman: Year One. It's also fucking awesome, so who cares?

The Harry Potter movies are a whole nother animal, and I think faithfulness is one of the least of their problems.

[Mercury Bullet]

I want to like it. But I don't know...I'm just going to stay neutral and withhold judgement until it actually comes out and I see it.

[El Fangel]

@KK since I don't want to quote that massive post.

Fair enough with there being several different instances of the character going on at any given time. I think however most have their origin story pretty concrete and when that is screwed with I have issues.

With the comic book movies, I doubt it is possible to be completely accurate with what needs to be done. I think what needs to be done is to capture the characters as best as possible which in my opinion is what Nolan did perfectly. When I watch Batman Begins I don't see Christian Bale, I see Bruce Wayne/Batman. I see the character on the screen and my belief is suspended. Its how I always imagined Batman would look and act.

In capturing that, an incredible movie was made. If Peter Parker is captured within this it will go the same route I believe.

[Rammsteinmad]

I loved the original trilogy (even Spidey 3), and originally hated the fact that this was being rebooted so early on. However, once the clips starting coming out, it has definitely taken my interest. Looks impressive visually, and the more scientific/wise-cracking direction at least means it won't be a clear rip-off of the Raimi movies.

[Nowhere Man]

Same with Spider-Man. Hell, J Michael Strazynski had a run where Peter was an elemental Spider-totem of some sort.

God, that's barely even scratching the surface of how fucked JMS's run on Spider-Man was. That also included a bit where he turned into a human-spider monster, died, and then basically shit out a new version of himself with organic web-shooters and stingers (because spiders are apparently the same things as bees), another arc where it turned out Gwen Stacy fucked the Green Goblin and had his kids and never told anyone, and of course the infamous arc where Peter sells his marriage to the devil.

I know that a writer's run on a comic is just his personal interpretation, like you said, but Jesus.

[Kane Knight]

God, that's barely even scratching the surface of how fucked JMS's run on Spider-Man was. That also included a bit where he turned into a human-spider monster, died, and then basically shit out a new version of himself with organic web-shooters and stingers (because spiders are apparently the same things as bees), another arc where it turned out Gwen Stacy fucked the Green Goblin and had his kids and never told anyone, and of course the infamous arc where Peter sells his marriage to the devil.

I know that a writer's run on a comic is just his personal interpretation, like you said, but Jesus.


Holy shit, I didn't know most of that.

To be fair, though, JMS was against One More Day. Not saying the rest of that shit is in any way good.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, the totem shit was clone saga bad.

[Nowhere Man]

In JMS's defense, yeah, he was against One More Day, and was pretty much forced into doing the stuff with Gwen and Osborn (the arc was done to introduce two villains that were supposed to be the long-lost children of Gwen and Peter, but Joe Quesada didn't want Pete to have kids because that would make him look too old, so he instead changed it to Osborn, which made it a thousand times worse) and fought in vain to have it retconned out almost immediately. And even though One More Day sucked, there's been a lot of good that's come from it in the aftermath--Dan Slott's run on Spidey since then has been phenomenal.

However, that doesn't change the fact that JMS wrote those comics, and said comics were fucking terrible.

[Rammsteinmad]

I actually enjoyed all those story arcs. I even enjoyed the Clone Saga. Guess I'm easily amused... :shifty:

[Kane Knight]

I still can't believe how forced it was.

Nobody in the marvel universe could save Aunt May except teh debul.

From a gunshot.

wot

[XCaliber]

Was definetly a fan of the whole Raimi triology yet unlike most the 2nd was my least favorite of them all even though Doc Oc was in it the story felt all too familiar to me. Anyhow I like the changes of his origin story and the small details thus far are enough to warrant a reboot but at te same time not so much to deviate from it. My first impression from the original trailer for this wasn't very good but now that we're approaching the release I'm a bit more optimistic then I was.

[Damian Rey]

I loved Burton's take when I was a kid, but as I got older, I realized how little the movies were about him Batman and more about the villians, particularly Batman Returns, where Bats was literally there soley to give the baddies something to do.

I didnt care for the first or third Spidey films, but still love the second one. I think the reoot will be different enough to atleast stand on its own. T looks like it could be a better "Spider-Man" movie than the original, but I dont know if it will be a better film, if that makes sense.

[Kalyx triaD]

This just feels more like 'Spider-Man' to me. Aside from the web-shooters that I never liked (though the shot effects look cool), this films seems really sci-fi which is what got growing up on certain Spidey media.

[dronepool]

Yeah, the totem shit was clone saga bad.

Personally, I LOVED his battle with Morlun.


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basically..

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[Rammsteinmad]

Spidey related tidbit: the first Spider-Man movie was released on May 3rd 2002.

Fucking crazy to believe that movie is already ten years old!!! :eek: :(

[Kane Knight]

Just keep swinging...Just keep swinging...Just keep swinging, swinging, swinging...what do we do? We swing, swing, swing.

[whiteyford]

Didn't really like the Raimi Spider-Man flicks at all, especially the third, I'm not the biggest Spidey fan in the world but alot of the little changes annoyed the fuck out of me, we can accept this kid gained superpowers from a radioactive spider bite but not that he's a boy genius capable of creating web shooters:| The fact he doesn't look 30 kinda helps sway my opinion of the reboot too, hyped up for it probably on par with the Avengers.

And Emma Stone > Kirsten Dunst.

[Nowhere Man]

I personally still like the Raimi movies for what they were: campy fun call-backs to the old days of Lee and Ditko. It's easy to look at them now as inferior to stuff like The Dark Knight or the Avengers, but before the Spider-Man movies, nobody had actually put any effort into making genuinely good superhero movies in nearly a decade. Most of the superhero movies that came out in the gulf between the Tim Burton Batman movies and the Raimi Spider-Man movies were cheap trash, and some of the rejected scripts were unreadable messes (ever read James Cameron's script for a Spider-Man movie? Or better yet, all the rejected scripts for a Superman reboot in the 90s?) So as cheesy as they are, the first set of Spider-Man movies were still a huge part in making the superhero genre more respectable (and more profitable, for that matter)

I mean, I still have huge issues with a lot of stuff in them (Green Goblin's horrible costume), especially in the third movie (the pointless retcon where Sandman killed Uncle Ben, the atrocious amnesia angle with Harry, turning MJ into a jealous bitch, introducing Gwen Stacy and her father two movies too late, shoe-horning in Venom for no reason other than because the producers wanted them there....and what the hell was up with the musical number?!). But even then, there were some awesome moments. The bit where he saves Gwen from the collapsing building was great, and the fight between black-suited Spidey and Sandman in the subway kicked all kinds of ass. While Spider-Man 3 was still a bad movie overall, I've gotta at least give credit to the parts that didn't suck.

Also, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.

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Hell, I should've opened with that.

[whiteyford]

I think because i knew a little from the comic books it soured me on a lot of stuff, not as much as the X flicks but i knew alot of the stuff was 'wrong' and the casting annoyed me a little too, the leads at least everyone else you can't fault, i think i just wanted to enjoy the movies way too much. Can't fault the influence it had though, some fucking terrible comic book movies in the 90s, Nick Fury makes me shudder at the thought.


After watching Oz i genuinly worried what Simmons would do to:-\

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Rammsteinmad]

Fuck me that second clip scared the shit outta me, even though I knew it was gonna happen.

[Kalyx triaD]

Like that they're playing the monster angle with horror tropes. That was expected with Raimi having Venom but...

[YOUR Hero]

2nd video is removed

[Kane Knight]

I take it the second one's Lizard-related?

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah but that was officially released. wtf

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kane Knight]

I have no real feelings one way or the other on that clip.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Watching Spiderman use a cellphone looks weird.

[Kalyx triaD]

What would you have him do?

[DaveBrawl]

Phone booth.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Blue tooth.

[Krimzon7]

black suit...Phonebooth black suit gold tooth Whoooooooooooooooooooooooo Weee

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[Krimzon7]

frigging Hulu at work...

http://www.hulu.com/watch/102975

[Kane Knight]

Blue tooth.

Too easily hacked. Could you imagine if someone cracked Peter's phone and discovered the pictures of him naked except for the Spider-Man mask?

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Rammsteinmad]

Holy... Shit...

That looks incredible.

Spider-Man 2 is one of my favourite video games, and this basically looks like they've gone back to that formula. Except with graphics that'll make SM2 look like a Master System.

Holy fucking sweet shit I'm seriously gonna consider finally upgrading from my PS2 and getting a modern games console.

[Reavant]

the fighting and swinging is basically exactly like archam city

[Kalyx triaD]

The fighting yes. The Spidey Vision thing is similar to AA/AC's preset grapple points.

But the swinging is all Spidey. I'm only nerd-sad that you can't swing from line to line Tarzan style anymore, which was possible in Spider-Man 2 as something of a secret move. Ah well.

Anything that emulates Batman's combat style is A-okay. This and Captain America make a good bet there.

[Kalyx triaD]

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Awesome.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Still think it's too early to reboot Spiderman.

[Rammsteinmad]

I do to, but as much as I don't like it being rebooted already, all these clips have definitely got me fired up for this film. I love that they have a lot more of the comedy gags from the comics.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I'm not a massive gamer by any means but that video makes me want to get that game and just swing around for hours and hours.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Swiss Ultimate]

Too easily hacked. Could you imagine if someone cracked Peter's phone and discovered the pictures of him naked except for the Spider-Man mask?

Splooge.

[whiteyford]

I'm not a massive gamer by any means but that video makes me want to get that game and just swing around for hours and hours.

The pre-order bonus is Stan Lee:D

[alvarado52]

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Awesome.

Still not a fan of the visual direction of the movie, but it seems they have Spider-Man down pretty well.

[Fignuts]

I like that he is more of a loud mouth in this one. You're not doing it right unless the villain is telling spider-man to shut up in frustration.

[Kalyx triaD]

Disney, call Sony; that kid is an Avenger.

[VSG]

Ya, this Spiderman is waaay more fun than what Tobey turned out to be.

[Lock Jaw]

Haven't watched any of these clips you guys have been posting, so I will take your words for it.

[Mr. JL]

Eric Foreman as Venom stills makes me disgusted.

[Gray]

Went to see it just now, good movie.

Only things that pissed me off was how Parker was just showing off his identity to every guy willy nilly, as if he couldn't wait to show them. The story was very similar to the Toby-Spiderman as well...

Man robs convenience store, Parker lets him go, Man runs into Ben Parker, Man shoots Ben Parker, Peter goes on a vengeance against said Man. The only difference is that Peter doesn't get his man in the end.

Also some after-credits as well Spiderman 2 by the sounds - Green Goblin again?

[Nowhere Man]

I absolutely loved ASM. I'll post a full review later, but damn, I enjoyed it.

[Heisenberg]

Great Movie, was very hesitant to see it because I was on the Avengers high, but it delivered.

[Optimus Bone 69]

Loved it

[Kalyx triaD]

@ Gray:

You realize the Uncle Ben bit is basically in every Spidey origin ever? How does one complain about that?

[Krimzon7]

liked this Spiderman better, because SPIDERMAN was better. Wise cracking, New York Accent, long body...this kid just belongs in a red/blue spandex suit

[Curtis Anderson]

I havent seen the new film as of yet. However I cant see it topping the first 3 in terms of action and box office revenue. I believe the Spiderman 2 may be the 2nd highest grossing Spiderman film of all time, and I just can't see this new one reaching even that level.

[Krimzon7]

The Amazing Spiderman made $35 MILLION in the United States. ON TUESDAY.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/spidey-relaunches-tuesday-record-35m-153508646.html


LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Amazing Spider-Man" has swung into action with $35 million domestically in its first day — a record for a film opening on Tuesday.
The new launch for the Marvel Comics superhero outdid the previous best Tuesday debut of $27.9 million for "Transformers," which also opened the day before the Fourth of July in 2007.
Box-office trackers had projected that "The Amazing Spider-Man" might earn around $120 million in its first six days, through the end of Fourth of July weekend. But its strong start indicates it could do considerably more.
The original "Transformers" went on to do $155.4 million domestically through Fourth of July weekend, which included receipts from Monday night previews before its official Tuesday debut.
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" opened the week before the Fourth of July last year and pulled in $180.7 million in just over six days.
The opening-day results show the resilience of the Spider-Man brand, which set box-office records from 2002 to 2007 with the three films directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as the web-slinging superhero.
After a falling out between Raimi and distributor Sony on a fourth film, the franchise started over, with Marc Webb directing and Andrew Garfield slipping into Spider-Man's red-and-blue suit.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" retells the story of how a bite from a radioactive spider endows gangly teen Peter Parker with super strength, agility and senses. The film co-stars Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.
Some critics had argued that it was too soon to reboot the franchise, just five years after Raimi and Maguire's "Spider-Man 3." But good reviews for "The Amazing Spider-Man" and a solid box-office start should put the carping to rest on the film, which also had a strong head-start overseas last week with about $50 million in a handful of international markets.
Debuting on a Tuesday, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is far down the list of best opening days, since most movies premiere on Friday as the weekend kicks off.
Last summer's "Harry Potter" finale had the best single-day start ever with $91.1 million. It's followed by last May's "The Avengers" with $80.8 million on its way to a record $207.4 million opening weekend.
"Spider-Man 3" opened on a Friday in May 2007, taking in $59.8 million on day one and $151.1 million for the weekend, which was a record at the time.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" is the middle chapter in Hollywood's superhero summer, which opened with Disney and Marvel's "The Avengers," whose worldwide receipts have climbed to $1.45 billion. On July 20, DC Comics and Warner Bros. debut "The Dark Knight Rises," the third and final Batman movie from director Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale as the masked vigilante.

[alvarado52]

just got back from seeing this. Much better than i thought, and Garfield has officially become Spiderman. Couldnt help but keep thinking how awesome the banter would be between Spidey and Stark in a movie.

[Kalyx triaD]

Great to hear.

[Scott Roberts]

Just got back from this, Andrew Garfield gets the Scott Roberts Seal of Approval

[cardsharkrob]

Went and saw this on opening day, took my 5 year old son and we both loved it. I have to agree this was soo much better than the other spiderman movies. I cant wait for the next one to come out.

[Nowhere Man]

Finally got my review for Amazing Spider-Man up and posted on my blog. Check it. (http://bazzardthebazz.blogspot.com/2012/07/movie-review-amazing-spider-man.html)

[VSG]

Sure, why not?

[VSG]

Ok you have a very annoying sidebar that blocks my vertical scroll bar.

[Extreme Angle]

It's.... Amazing!

[Asmo]

I enjoyed it. Garfield is perfect as Peter Parker / Spiderman. I never could take Tobey seriously - he just reminded me of 'The Wimpy Kid'. And in turn, the movies were more date flick, or mushy. (As an aside, ever since Nolan's Batman series, the whole trend of making superheroes a bit more realistic and believable has intrigued me)


@ Nowhere Man: Your review sums up most of my observations. Martin Sheen and Dennis Leary were excellent. Emma Stone and the Gwen Stacy character work better than Mary Jane simply because there's more for her to do. Its a well rounded character rather than the hackneyed love interest / damsel-in-distress.

This retelling was far more believable as well. You know why Tobey Spidey defeated Bonesaw McGraw? Because it was a fucking movie. Do you really think someone could destroy the Macho Man? :-)

[Nowhere Man]

Ok you have a very annoying sidebar that blocks my vertical scroll bar.

Yeah, sorry about that. Not really sure what I can do about that thing.

[Swiss Ultimate]

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[loopydate]

GREAT movie. Although one thing sort of bugged me: it's been six or seven years since the last time I was in NYC, but are there really that many lizards just running around the streets of Manhattan?

[Swiss Ultimate]

Of course.

[DaveBrawl]

Saw this yesterday and I thought it was great. I've never really cared for Spiderman as a character, but they actually had me interested in him. I think I actually liked this better than the Avengers.

[Fox]

Saw this today. Even with the row behind me filled with constantly talking, crying, whining children, and a couple a few seats away who were possibly giving each other handjobs; nothing would have been enough to stop me from fully enjoying this movie.

Garfield is fantastic as Spider-Man/Peter Parker. Emma Stone is amazing as always, and the action sequences could not have been any better. I never thought I would buy The Lizard as a live action villain, but Rhys Ifans pulled it off and had me sold.

I can't wait to see more from Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield. I hope that Spider-Man becomes Marc Webb's thing. I was disappointed with the death at the end of the movie as I really loved that character and saw potential for more between him and our protagonist, but so be it.

With how awesome The Lizard looked, I can't help but wonder if they will decide to revisit Venom and the symbiote in the future and do it RIGHT with a Hulk-like Venom and maybe even Carnage. That story is such a huge part of Spider-Man's story that I can't see them not revisiting it, and without the bullshit camp that we got from Sam Raimi, it could be really good.

Either way, I loved it. An amazing appetizer which quelled my hunger as I await July 20th.

[Skippord]

saw it today, loved it

want to do filthy things to Emma Stone and her butt

[VSG]

a couple a few seats away who were possibly giving each other handjobs; nothing would have been enough to stop me from fully enjoying this movie.

Amazing

[Funky Fly]

just got back from seeing this. Much better than i thought, and Garfield has officially become Spiderman. Couldnt help but keep thinking how awesome the banter would be between Spidey and Stark in a movie.

Fucking good ass movie. I thought the same things. Garfield totally nailed it.

[Reavant]

With how awesome The Lizard looked, I can't help but wonder if they will decide to revisit Venom and the symbiote in the future and do it RIGHT with a Hulk-like Venom and maybe even Carnage. That story is such a huge part of Spider-Man's story that I can't see them not revisiting it, and without the bullshit camp that we got from Sam Raimi, it could be really good.



You might get pissed then because theres a chance that they skip the eddie brock venom and go right to giving it to flash thompson

[Nowhere Man]

I don't really see them going back to the symbiote any time soon. There's still a lot involving that whole Oscorp conspiracy subplot that was unresolved, so I imagine they're setting up for the Goblin in some form or another (hopefully without the Power Ranger mask this time). If the Venom symbiote is in it at all, I imagine it'll be one of Richard Parker's genetic experiments like in Ultimate Spider-Man.

And honestly, I don't want to see a re-tread of Venom, since Spidey has such an awesome rogue's gallery to choose from. I'd prefer to see villains we haven't seen before, like Mysterio or Vulture or Electro--hell, the whole platform of 'cross-species genetics' gives them a lot of wiggle-room to incorporate more of Spider-Man's animal-themed villains, like Rhino or Scorpion or Chameleon (yes, I know none of their powers are genetic in the comics, but work with me here). To me it seems like a waste of potential to ignore a great list of prospective villains in order to give a Mulligan to one, just because someone else screwed him up the first time.

[Kane Knight]

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I like the part where they whine about the split tone, which has always been a big thing about Spider-Man.

[Nowhere Man]

And how they whine about how every Spider-Man villain is a Jekyll and Hyde routine, which ten seconds on Wikipedia will tell you is flat-out untrue.

[Swiss Ultimate]

I like when they are funny and kill that guy.

...the major villains in the movies though are pretty much Jekyll and Hydes.

[Kane Knight]

And how they whine about how every Spider-Man villain is a Jekyll and Hyde routine, which ten seconds on Wikipedia will tell you is flat-out untrue.

Maybe we're looking at it wrong. Maybe this is brilliant satire.

Seriously, didn't the Lizard have several stories where he was out to turn the human race into lizards like him? For no other reason than "because ponies?"

It's weird that people keep bitching about how this is untrue to the comics, but....

I like when they are funny and kill that guy.

...the major villains in the movies though are pretty much Jekyll and Hydes.

Weren't they bitching about ALL his nemeses?

Anyway, yeah, they kinda are. Though to be fair, Doctor Octopus was ALWAYS a dick in the comics. Instead of Jekyll and Hyde, he was a dick who turned into a megalomaniac.

There was a desperate attempt in the Raimi films to make all the bad guys out to be sympathetic.

[JimmyMess]

I just watched this flick. I enjoyed it!

And I want to mate with Emma Stone

[Kalyx triaD]

Almost exactly why I avoid 'online video reviews'. Rather come here and read what you guys have to say. Many pretentious asses out there, particularly on YouTube, trying to be 'clever' and 'critical'. Angry Joe generation of reviewers.

[Crimson]

Yeah I hope they don't bring Goblin back in this series, prefer some new villians. Only one i'd like to revisit would be Venom. He could be so much better than what we saw.

Hope they put in Spidey in a cameo for the Avengers as well

[Kane Knight]

Almost exactly why I avoid 'online video reviews'. Rather come here and read what you guys have to say. Many pretentious asses out there, particularly on YouTube, trying to be 'clever' and 'critical'. Angry Joe generation of reviewers.

I hate internet reviewers, but let's not be THAT mean. Angry Joe? That's rough.

Also, avoid MovieBob.

[Nowhere Man]

I like when they are funny and kill that guy.

...the major villains in the movies though are pretty much Jekyll and Hydes.

In the movies? Yeah-- it was especially egregious that they did that to Norman Osborn, who's always been a heartless bastard in and out of the Goblin costume in the comics.

As for his villains in the comics? Honestly, the only one I can think of in his A-List that really counts is Lizard. Goblin, Doc Ock (again, comic version, not movie version), Kingpin, Mysterio, Sandman, Venom, Carnage, Vulture......none of them fit the bill. He's got a pretty high concentration of mad scientists, but not Jekyll-and-Hyde mad scientists.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The game is pretty good. Might see the movie.

[Swiss Ultimate]

I'm going to see the movie regardless, however I love Red Letter Media and I find their reviews to be entertaining all by themselves. I have disagreed with them about a lot of stuff, but the show comes off as less pretentious than a lot of other ones (Fuck Roger Ebert). I always get the feeling that, though they have some pretty good knowledge of movie making and story structure, it's more about their personal feelings and taste then "this movie is definitely bad"...with exceptions of course like Jack and Jill and other films that were pretty terrible.

Letting a bad review prevent you from seeing something seems dumb, but if a reviewer you usually agree with gives a bad review of a film isn't he saving you a couple of bucks?

[Kane Knight]

In the movies? Yeah-- it was especially egregious that they did that to Norman Osborn, who's always been a heartless bastard in and out of the Goblin costume in the comics.

As for his villains in the comics? Honestly, the only one I can think of in his A-List that really counts is Lizard. Goblin, Doc Ock (again, comic version, not movie version), Kingpin, Mysterio, Sandman, Venom, Carnage, Vulture......none of them fit the bill. He's got a pretty high concentration of mad scientists, but not Jekyll-and-Hyde mad scientists.

The Vulture would have his wings talking to him.

Wasn't Sandman somewhat sympathetic? I know he became sympathetic, but I'm not sure about originally.

I'm going to see the movie regardless, however I love Red Letter Media and I find their reviews to be entertaining all by themselves. I have disagreed with them about a lot of stuff, but the show comes off as less pretentious than a lot of other ones (Fuck Roger Ebert). I always get the feeling that, though they have some pretty good knowledge of movie making and story structure, it's more about their personal feelings and taste then "this movie is definitely bad"...with exceptions of course like Jack and Jill and other films that were pretty terrible.

Letting a bad review prevent you from seeing something seems dumb, but if a reviewer you usually agree with gives a bad review of a film isn't he saving you a couple of bucks?

Unlike video games, I don't have a fixed critic or set of critics I can turn to reliably, and so it's unlikely to save me a couple bucks. And something like Spider-Man, most people are going to see anyway. It's amazing the number of people commenting on reviews are like, "Oh, I saw it anyone and you were right/wrong/a duck."

[Reavant]

The Vulture would have his wings talking to him.

Wasn't Sandman somewhat sympathetic? I know he became sympathetic, but I'm not sure about originally.





vulture wasnt connected to his wings the way doc oc was connected to his arms

sandman was always sympathetic and was even an avenger at one point in time

[VSG]

Read somewhere that the next movie may well involve the sinister 6. Good god I dont know what to think if that is truly the case.

[Kane Knight]

vulture wasnt connected to his wings the way doc oc was connected to his arms

And Norman wasn't a split personality with a tortured soul, Eddie Brock was already a bit of a dick, and Doc Ock was quite the dick.

Hell, Peter was funny, rather than being an emo cunt.

Your point being?

Read somewhere that the next movie may well involve the sinister 6. Good god I dont know what to think if that is truly the case.

That rumour will probably be in effect for Spider-Man 3 and the next reboot as well.

The big problem with a Sinister Six is that they are more of a payoff deal. Without the characters being established, they're kind of meh.

Maybe if Marvel gets Spider-Man back....

[Gonzo]

I saw it. I enjoyed it. I'm not the biggest Spiderman fan and didn't enjoy Raimi's movies too much. I thought this film was cast better.

Who is the guy in the prison cell at the end with Dr. Connor? Is that supposed to be Peter's father? Osborn?

[loopydate]

People are speculating it's Osborn but nobody's said anything official.

His IMDB entry is simply "Man In The Shadows"

[Gonzo]

If my memory serves Osborn was the Goblin in Raimi's films? Or no?

[Nowhere Man]

Yes. Osborn is always the Goblin. Comics, TV, games, whatever. Osborn=Goblin.

[Gonzo]

Yes. Osborn is always the Goblin. Comics, TV, games, whatever. Osborn=Goblin.

In that case I think that if they go in that direction it will work. Assuming it was Osborn. They can just build off the story from the first film.

[Nowhere Man]

I'm assuming that's the idea; there's still a fair amount of stuff they left unresolved involving Oscorp and the fate of Peter's parents, so I imagine the sequel will follow up on that. Even if they don't have him become the Goblin yet, Osborn's always been a real bastard by himself, so I can see him being the endgame for the kind of conspiracy-thriller arc they've got going on.

[Kalyx triaD]

Movie's been out for a bit, speak freely.

[Reavant]

And Norman wasn't a split personality with a tortured soul, Eddie Brock was already a bit of a dick, and Doc Ock was quite the dick.

Hell, Peter was funny, rather than being an emo cunt.

Your point being?





you were the one making a point about vulture. i was saying it is less plausible to go that route based on the fact his wings are more like normans glider than oc's arms


whats your point with eddie and oc?

[Reavant]

who cares if goblin is the villain of the next movie as long as they do it right?

its like getting mad that the batman reboots have used joker, two face, catwoman and bain

[Gonzo]

I don't think anyone "cares." I was merely asking questions for my own edification.

[Kane Knight]

i was saying it is less plausible to go that route based on the fact his wings are more like normans glider than oc's arms

Which is meaningless, since they went that route with pretty much everybody anyway. That was the point in the first place.

It was also the point of the comments about Brock and Ock.

Jesus H Tapdancing Christ.

[Kane Knight]

who cares if goblin is the villain of the next movie as long as they do it right?

its like getting mad that the batman reboots have used joker, two face, catwoman and bain

They did? I am SO not watching now.

[McLegend]

Loved it, but I think I like Rami 's first 2 Spider-Man movies a little more.

Also gather I missed a post credit scene?

[Gonzo]

Yeah it's right after the major credits. It's only like 30 seconds if that. Look it up on the youtube.

[Blitz]

Man. Was fantastic. They nailed it. Garfield is perfect. Stone is perfect. Biggest surprise for me was how much I loved The Lizard. Really good work there.

I loved the web swinging. I loved the way Spidey fought, using the webbing a ton. Loved it all. There were plot holes and stuff kinda, but I didn't give a fuck. Great.

And you know Goblin is coming. If you've got Gwen Stacy in there, it's coming to the logical conclusion. Whether it'll be 2 or 3, we'll see.