The Amazing Spider-Man - OPEN SPOILERS NOW

[Dark_Knight_89]

Pretty high rating for not liking it. And karamazo's rating is pretty low for saying its good.

I haven't given a number rating to this. As a teacher, my instinct would be to give it a zero for plagiarism

You would have to give the same to Raimi's Spider-man too

 

[K07]

You would have to give the same to Raimi's Spider-man too

No I wouldn't. That was an adaptation of a comicbook character. It cited its source. ASM claimed to be a reboot. But it wasn't. It was a remake. There are too many similarities between ASM and Raimi's to make it feel like a new, fresh movie. It's rehashed garbage. And if they really did ignore the past films and pulled everything from the comics and ended up with such a similar movie, than it was not worth revisiting the origin because there was nothing wrong with the world Raimi established. They should have done a soft reboot and used the world/characters established and just kept going with these new villains and situations.

 

[The Mike]

Saw this movie tonight. Pretty good. 6.5/10

Credits sequence with, I guess Norman Osborne (?) was stupid though.

It wasn't Norman. The only "shot" of Normie you get is the holographic shadow at Oscorp, the ending sequence was supposed to reference Electro which is primed to be the next villain and there are supposed to be a couple of other easter eggs in there to point toward him.

 

[DGTWoodward]

You would have to give the same to Raimi's Spider-man too

Is that too 2, or too as well?

 

[Khev]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it! Raimi's first Spider-Man really ushered in a new era of superhero movies and nailed key iconography that was at times lacking in ASM but overall I'd have to say this is my favorite Spidey film yet, though the fact that the Lizard is my favorite Spidey villain goes a long way.

I liked the less campy approach (though Raimi's camp was incredibly charming) and thought many of the parallel scenes in ASM were superior to those from Spidey 2002.

Lots of little things:

1. The "controversy" of Spider-Man being friend or menace actually made sense in this movie.

2. I hated the absurdity of the Green Goblin and Spider-Man both turning into super powered beings independently of each other the exact same week and appreciated how ASM linked Spidey to the creation of the Lizard.

3. The cops were actually kind of badass. Almost every superhero movie (even the great TDK films) make them out to be incompetent buffoons.

4. The hero was not unnecessarily vague and hurtful to the girl he's trying to protect. Really annoying when people have a secret reason to end a relationship with someone they care about and yet make NO effort whatsoever to soften the blow (as we saw at the end of Spidey 2002.) It looked like Garfield was going that route with Gwen until his last line to her in class. Really slick.

5. The bad guy actually looked cool (fantastic actually) instead of the dopey Goblin costume.

6. The Raimi Uncle Ben death was iconic but I felt that it was much more poignant in ASM.

7. Action was MUCH cooler in ASM. The "real guy webslinging" really paid off on film. And the Lizard going nuts in the high school: winning! Really awesome.

8. I didn't miss them in the Raimi trilogy but loved seeing the mechanical web shooters.

9. A much better script. Really natural and believable dialogue. Raimi's Spidey even delved into TPM territory with Aunt May's "you said mommy is she an angel" bit.

Raimi 1 and 2 have all kinds of charm. Just tons. And they were the first to bring Spidey to the big screen and did so superbly. So they'll always be the more "important" contributions to cinema. But if I could only own or watch one Spider-Man movie ever again I'd have to go with ASM.

 

[CelticPredator]

Oh boy.........

 

[thenammagazine]

Oh boy.........

Meh, Khev liked Sucker Pooch and Avatard too.

 

[Khev]

Meh, Khev liked Sucker Pooch and Avatard too.

And Green Lantern.

 

[CelticPredator]

Actually, it was only one thing that stood out to me that I wanted to go after. His opinion doesn't bother me....but only one point does. Number 6.

 

[Khev]

Actually, it was only one thing that stood out to me that I wanted to go after. His opinion doesn't bother me....but only one point does. Number 6.

I thought Garfield and Field's reaction combined with the voicemail was a real heart tugger, especially in this type of movie.

 

[CelticPredator]

But his death was beyond the worst thing ever done in a hero flick.

He killed himself, and totally deserved his fate. I couldn't feel bad, because he brought it on himself. I didn't really care for his character anyway.

 

[thenammagazine]

Actually, it was only one thing that stood out to me that I wanted to go after. His opinion doesn't bother me....but only one point does. Number 6.

"Be my hero Peter."

 

[Khev]

But his death was beyond the worst thing ever done in a hero flick.

He killed himself, and totally deserved his fate. I couldn't feel bad, because he brought it on himself. I didn't really care for his character anyway.

He killed himself? Um yeah, you might want to watch that scene again.

 

[thenammagazine]

He killed himself? Um yeah, you might want to watch that scene again.

I think what CP means is he wasn't the innocent bystander that he was in the books.

 

[CelticPredator]

Anyone who grabs a loaded gun, which isn't being used to threaten, intimidate, or let alone out, deserves what he gets.

The robber used no violence. He just took the money and ran. Tripped and fell, gun falls out, and so Ben picked up the gun....lol.

 

[Khev]

An emotionally distraught old guy who tries to prevent a violent crime and apprehend a criminal in a moment of weakness? Okay, I guess if you want to have a random thing to over-react about and carry on as if it's the worst thing ever to happen in a superhero movie I suppose that's your prerogative.

 

[thenammagazine]

What violent crime was he trying to prevent? A CCW violation?

 

[Khev]

What violent crime was he trying to prevent?

Probably one involving the gun the dude was wielding. Or the crime that he was fleeing. Good samaritans, even foolhardy ones, exist. When they die their families cry. It isn't the most outlandish or unrelatable concept.

 

[thenammagazine]

Probably one involving the gun the dude was wielding. Or the crime that he was fleeing. Good samaritans, even foolhardy ones, exist. When they die their families cry. It isn't the most outlandish or unrelatable concept.

But dude wasn't wielding a gun. He didn't use it to rob the store, he just misdirected the cashier and nabbed the cash with his free hand while holding the beer/soda (I don't remember) in his other hand. If memory serves, it fell out when he tripped.

 

[Niltusk]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it! Raimi's first Spider-Man really ushered in a new era of superhero movies and nailed key iconography that was at times lacking in ASM but overall I'd have to say this is my favorite Spidey film yet, though the fact that the Lizard is my favorite Spidey villain goes a long way.

I liked the less campy approach (though Raimi's camp was incredibly charming) and thought many of the parallel scenes in ASM were superior to those from Spidey 2002.

Lots of little things:

1. The "controversy" of Spider-Man being friend or menace actually made sense in this movie.

2. I hated the absurdity of the Green Goblin and Spider-Man both turning into super powered beings independently of each other the exact same week and appreciated how ASM linked Spidey to the creation of the Lizard.

3. The cops were actually kind of badass. Almost every superhero movie (even the great TDK films) make them out to be incompetent buffoons.

4. The hero was not unnecessarily vague and hurtful to the girl he's trying to protect. Really annoying when people have a secret reason to end a relationship with someone they care about and yet make NO effort whatsoever to soften the blow (as we saw at the end of Spidey 2002.) It looked like Garfield was going that route with Gwen until his last line to her in class. Really slick.

5. The bad guy actually looked cool (fantastic actually) instead of the dopey Goblin costume.

6. The Raimi Uncle Ben death was iconic but I felt that it was much more poignant in ASM.

7. Action was MUCH cooler in ASM. The "real guy webslinging" really paid off on film. And the Lizard going nuts in the high school: winning! Really awesome.

8. I didn't miss them in the Raimi trilogy but loved seeing the mechanical web shooters.

9. A much better script. Really natural and believable dialogue. Raimi's Spidey even delved into TPM territory with Aunt May's "you said mommy is she an angel" bit.

Raimi 1 and 2 have all kinds of charm. Just tons. And they were the first to bring Spidey to the big screen and did so superbly. So they'll always be the more "important" contributions to cinema. But if I could only own or watch one Spider-Man movie ever again I'd have to go with ASM.