Re: The Amazing Spider-Man
This is arguably a 1c Spider-Man in terms of what's my favourite, to the Sam Raimi Spider-Man 1b and Spider-Man 2 1a. All three films are that close, but that may change in time upon a repeat viewing. Loved a lot of the new creative camera perspectives they tried out, and boy oh boy does Emma Stone look hot in a mini skirt and knee socks! She wears that number a lot throughout the film. Super sexed up! I think that this movie is very similar to the first one, and therefore it is not really an improvement from the original Raimi 2002 Spider-Man flick. I would say it's simply an alternate version. There are far too many similarities between each, with subtle differences and tweaks here and there, to make it stand on its own merit. One more thing, it does borrow an element from its 2004 sequel with Doc Oct.
It's definitely not a huge difference from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman and Christopher Nolan's 2008 adaption, but I am glad I got to see it at a special IMAX 3D screening for free!
P.S. Loved how Spidey moves more in this film vs. Raimi's variety. The costume looks nice too.