The Amazing Spider Man 2 (2014)

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I still haven't caught the 3D 'fever.' Doesn't do much for me. I may give it a shot the second go around though.

I plan on 3D for my second viewing too :hi-5:

It's weird, reviews were really positive just before it hit the US.

 

[Chapter 2099]

I plan on 3D for my second viewing too :hi-5:

I figured that I might as well. I'd rather give it a try, then miss out. It'll only be in theaters once!

 

[RRJdesign]

The trailer made us believe that the main villain is Electro. That was a surprise for me during the climax of the movie.

It is not really as bad as what other movie fans and critics described it to be. I actually enjoyed most part of it. Jamie Fox did great as Electro, imo. Dane Dehaan's acting is really good as well. The only scene which I didn't like was the last scene with Rhino and the child dressed up as Spidey, trying to be brave. I find it too corny. But that's all, everything else is entertaining.

I'm a big fan of Tobey And Raimi's SM, but this one really is fun to watch. It is still a matter of personal preference so don't listen to critics and movie goers who didn't liked it.


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[Chapter 2099]

And totally forgot to throw in the

Spoiler

Felicia/Black Cat

'teaser'/reveal/whatever you want to call it. That makes things interesting.

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

"AMAZING" SPIDER-MAN 2 is one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. It's like a really long, boring Joel Schumacher Batman movie, but not as entertaining. I feel like I need to put SPIDER-MAN 3 and MAN OF STEEL on loop to wash the taste out of my mouth.

I knew I should have learned my lesson after the last one; but I'm officially done with Spidey until Disney sues to get the rights back.

 

[Asdf]

No 1 was much better IMO. The love story scene with Gwen Stacy was too long, the villain wasn't that interesting either.

 

[crows]

There is one review I care about only: my own

 

[Matt S]

man, I know how he feels.....way too sober to fully appreciate that GIF! LOL

 

[peedi]

It wasn't terrible... It just wasn't very good.

As a major fan of the comics I hated this portrayal of Electro. Personality wise that's not the character I read... Maybe it's the Ultimates version? I'm not nearly as familiar with that version.

I think the best parts of the movie were Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's parts. Everything else around it should have been rewritten.

As someone whose read those old 60s and 70s Amazing Spider-Man issues that this movie lightly borrowed from, it's kind of a let down to see how such rich story has been reduced to this. I know its a movie and it's limited to 2 hours where the books had years to build friendships and rivalries, but it could have been interpreted so much better on film. The richness of the comic has truly been lost.

But another positive is Spider-Man himself has never looked better. If this movie nailed one thing it's how it represented the movement of Spider-Man and his actions better than ever before. He really looks powerful and like a force to be reckoned with.

 

[peedi]

But the mondo poster is dope. I like the IMAX mondo poster I got more than the movie.

 

[ArtDamage]

I think for me this one played out much like the first one. I really like garfield as Peter parker/spider-man, but don't really find myself attached to the rest of whats going on. Goblin was cool from the neck down. Could have done without the literal interpretation of him having a weird green face. Electro was pretty cool, but the story seemed like it wasn't as much structured around him being the main villain as was originally said. Not a big fan of the Rhino design either, but man any shorter a part and he would have qualified as nothing more than an easter egg.

 

[Kibagami]

Pretty good movie. Webb captures that emotional relationship part but he makes a good superhero movie at the same time. So not bad.

 

[batfan08]

To clear up the X-Men thing, there's no way a team up is happening. Basically, the deal is that Webb owed Fox another movie after 500 days of summer; in exchange for letting him do Spider-Man 2, FOX got to advertise in his movie.

As far as the actual film goes, I loved it, and it's right up there with the first two Raimi films as one of the best the character has seen. Foxx did a great job with Electro, and I actually wound up loving Dehaan as Osborn. There was a single shot, I think it was around the time of the board meeting, where his face, and, specifically, his eyes, made me go "damn, he really could be Chris Cooper's son." Overall, though, I really loved it. I don't think it was the greatest film of all time, but it was a solid comic book flick that fulfilled expectations. All of the performances were great, though, I particularly loved the bits between Peter and Aunt May; if there's one thing Webb seems to know, it's chemistry, because all of his characters really connect. That was an interesting side of that relationship, though, and I felt it was a particularly heartfelt aspect of the film, outside of the Garfield/Stone duo.

Garfield and Stone are absolutely fantastic together, though, and they have a very real spark. It's just a pleasure to watch them. Giamatti made me chuckle, I just loved his ridiculously over-the-top Russian bad guy; particularly when he was in a showdown with a seven year old. "Oooohhh, Spidad-Men ees heahd." There was a cynical part of me that had him shooting Spidey as he talked to the little kid in my mind.

There was a lot of emotional weight to some parts, too. You really felt all that these people were going through and it made for an interesting dynamic between those darker dramatic moments and the super fun and energetic action scenes. I must say that one of the things I'm loving most about this franchise is its refusal to close doors, regarding villains. For almost the past twenty five years, it's become something of a trope to kill your bad guys in super hero movies, and it's nice to see a series where that isn't the case.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Nice review Batfan

 

[BB&WSF]

Watched it yesterday. Liked it. And then, just liked it. One time watch. Felt a bit too dragged sometimes. Good CGI though. ASM was better. ---> IMO

However, if SS makes a PF of Spidey, with the right kind of fabric (not the plastic thingy HT is producing), he will be definite purchase.

 

[guy66657]

It wasn't terrible... It just wasn't very good.

As a major fan of the comics I hated this portrayal of Electro. Personality wise that's not the character I read... Maybe it's the Ultimates version? I'm not nearly as familiar with that version.

I think the best parts of the movie were Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's parts. Everything else around it should have been rewritten.

As someone whose read those old 60s and 70s Amazing Spider-Man issues that this movie lightly borrowed from, it's kind of a let down to see how such rich story has been reduced to this. I know its a movie and it's limited to 2 hours where the books had years to build friendships and rivalries, but it could have been interpreted so much better on film. The richness of the comic has truly been lost.

But another positive is Spider-Man himself has never looked better. If this movie nailed one thing it's how it represented the movement of Spider-Man and his actions better than ever before. He really looks powerful and like a force to be reckoned with.

Well the only thing they took from ultimate Electro was that he glowed blue. Other than that, ultimate Electro is still just literally a villain. Not sure why they tried to make us sympathize with Max in the first place.

 

[Darth Zangetsu]

I did like that they played Max's neediness even when he was a villain. He was really just as pathetic. Like When Harry tells him that he needs him. You can see the lonely guy still in there even with the power of a god. They played that well.

I liked the film overall. Dehaan was great as Harry, and I sympathized with him.

And Yeah, Ultimate Electro is nothing like movie Max. He is a straight villain, even before he got powers. And he hates Spider-Man more than any other character other than Norman.

 

[Rorywan]

Strange how that works. I couldn't be biased in favour of a new Terminator movie just on account of being a hardcore fan of T1 and T2. In fact my fandom makes me more critical than most people would be.

That's because the original T1 was a classic though, followed up with another classic sequel in T2. These are indisputable movie classics, like Alien and Aliens. Spiderman has never had that. Sure there are fans of Raimi's trilogy, but I doubt many would call them classic. There isn't a perfect genre defining Spiderman movie, there is no point of reference to hold up every new release to. Just lots of movies with good elements to them, all different all failing in some way. Therefore it leaves hope that there will be someday in the future.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Even his plan to deprive NYC of power then give it to them retained his need for affection

 

[Jaycepticon]

I thought the movie was ok. I kept seeing Max as a cheap knockoff off Edward Nigma from Batman Forever. I felt his story was too contrived for the sake of ease.