The Amazing Spider-Man

[Thrylos 7]

The worst recent big blockbuster comic book movie. Everything about it was awful . Andrew Garfiled is far worse than Maguire in the Peter Parker role and he has a face that is so annoying, i would gladly punch him in the face . Obnoxious to the maximum . Stone continues the tradition of ugly female leads in SM movies .Other than that the movie is a mess. Everyrhing about it was facepalm material, from Gwen Stacy being dressed like a whore in the ozcorps labs , where she was "working" to the lizard looking like the worst CGI character since the hulk in Ang Lee's version . Everything here looks cheep , "dirty" and like a weird hybrid of TDK and the twilight movies . The random way uncle Ben dies, cheap . The discovering of peter's powers , cheap (how great these scenes were in Reimi's SM) . Hilarious stuff like Paker "flying" and dunking in the basket and nobody giving a shit about it or Parker holding Flash like a baby and again nobody noticing it . Sally Field playing a character that had nothing to do with Aunt May .The Gwen Stacy story is one of the most (if not THE most) iconic story in the SM comics and here they took it and made a travesty of a film .Of course with someone like Marc Webb directing i wasn't expecting much but this was an unpleasent surprise . I am glad that this is underperforming (and yeah the numbers it is doing for a SM movie IS underperforming) and that Marvel has so many great things in the pipeline that will make me forget the SM character as far as movies are concerned (since i don't care for any sequel with that potatohead Garfiled in the lead role)

[cheesypoofs]

The worst recent big blockbuster comic book movie. Everything about it was awful . Andrew Garfiled is far worse than Maguire in the Peter Parker role and he has a face that is so annoying, i would gladly punch him in the face . Obnoxious to the maximum . Stone continues the tradition of ugly female leads in SM movies .

This is when I stopped reading. This is not reviewing, just hating, and by the sounds, hating for no reason. This makes no sense, "I would gladly punch him in the face". What?!? Why? Seriously, why? And Emma Stone has an ugly face?!?! WTF? Are you gay?

[Goffe]

Andrew Garfiled is far worse than Maguire in the Peter Parker role and he has a face that is so annoying

, but I disagree with everything else

[Thrylos 7]

This is when I stopped reading. This is not reviewing, just hating, and by the sounds, hating for no reason. This makes no sense, "I would gladly punch him in the face". What?!? Why? Seriously, why? And Emma Stone has an ugly face?!?! WTF? Are you gay?

No this is reviewing something i hate !!! Oh and yeah Garfiled is the first ever actor that i really felt i wanted to punch him in the face , weird i know . His mouth , his facial expressions , i was always thinking "get this POS off the movie screen" . Oh and Stone is "ugly" , for playing the beautiful Gwen Stacy that is (Dunst was also not "ugly" in absolute terms) and whoever thought her wearing the biggest boots ever (signs of S&M ...LOL) in every scene would bolster her sex appeal , needs to be shot . The movie felt as dirty as an underground porn film or an exploitation film for some reason , there was an underlying raunchiness in there (from the acting of the 2 leads to the dialogue to how spider man was depicted) that was not suitable for the essence of Spider Man .

[glassfairy]

C+The very definition of mediocre. The story gives us everything we already know and doesn't elevate the familiar with outstanding directing/acting/anything.One thing I was happy about was to see the special effects team from SyFy has made the big time. Once I saw The Lizard I was transported back to the first time I saw Sharktopus. I will admit the CGI for SyFy movies > The Lizard but everyone has off days I guess.As for Emma Stone's boots in the movie, how absolutely horrid. If Coco Chanel herself were to come back to life she wouldn't be able to make them work in any situation. The styling in this movie was beyond disgusting.

Edited July 28, 2012 by glassfairy

[Hangman]

I'm not sure if someone already mentioned this, but they basically cut out the whole "Untold Story" aspect. Anyone know why?

[Gopher]

My guess is that the 'untold story' arc didn't test well. That or Sony didn't want a movie over two and a half hours (TDKR was 164 minutes and will sell like twice as many tickets domestically, so whatever). Either way it leaves this version of ASM an incomplete film with several subplots completely abandoned halfway through the film.

[ZattMurdock]

My guess is that the 'untold story' arc didn't test well. That or Sony didn't want a movie over two and a half hours (TDKR was 164 minutes and will sell like twice as many tickets domestically, so whatever). Either way it leaves this version of ASM an incomplete film with several subplots completely abandoned halfway through the film.

It's a trilogy. It still stands on it's own as a film, but it will develop further. Calm down, young padawan.

[Gopher]

Agree to disagree. I think its biggest issue is that it doesn't stand on its own at all. It's a movie that's saving the good stuff for ASM2 and as a result the material here isn't as compelling.

[Hangman]

Found this:

http://badassdigest....ing-spider-man/

The Indian guy disappears in the middle of the movie after the Lizard attacks him on the bridge, but there was supposed to be more:

[Kalderic]

I personally loved it! I look at it as being a completely different thing from Raimi's films, so I was ecstatic about it! The beginning was a little slow, but the chemistry between Garfield and Stone was good enough to hold it all together! There was a great balance of character and action. All in all, a very solid start to what looks to be a very promising new franchise! A

[RichWS]

Jesus, what a mistake this movie is. It's an empty, joyless remake of the first film. And 2 hours and 15 minutes, really? Make it stop.

[BK007]

I don't know what's worse- that people actually liked Spider Man or they think the Dark Knight Rises is a good movie.Sure, go all fanboy on me, but I have not read any comic book so I really have no allegiances. Laughable and like usual, as baumer would say, lots of sheep here.

[RichWS]

I didn't care much for Dark Knight Rises, but I sure as hell rather watch it again before this.

Edited November 13, 2012 by RichWS

[FTF]

I don't know what's worse- that people actually liked Spider Man or they think the Dark Knight Rises is a good movie.Sure, go all fanboy on me, but I have not read any comic book so I really have no allegiances. Laughable and like usual, as baumer would say, lots of sheep here.

TDKR is a great movie and this is a good one. And no offense to Baumer, but he made his mind up about TASM a year before it came out. It's impossible for one to have an open mind when you've been hating on something that long. And as I've said before, many people's hate of TASM it seems is almost never about the actual movie itself, but more just on predetermined dislike cause of the Raimi movies or they shouldn't of rebooted it too soon, etc. It's like kids hating dad's new girlfriend shortly after a divorce. That new woman could be amazing and better in many ways, but screw that bitch just because. Edited November 13, 2012 by FTF

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I can't remember anything about this movie.

[Gopher]

No, the actual movie was uninspired and chopped to bits in the editing room. Raimi's movies weren't perfect but they had a pulse (even 3 did). There's not one ounce of wit in ASM. No justification for its existence.

[John Marston]

No, the actual movie was uninspired and chopped to bits in the editing room. Raimi's movies weren't perfect but they had a pulse (even 3 did). There's not one ounce of wit in ASM. No justification for its existence.

the existence of this movie is because the studio and Raimi fell out and Sony had to make another Spider-Man or risk losing the rights, Do you think a studio would really let themselves lose their biggest property. lol

[John Marston]

personally thought this was really good. Some aspects of the 2002 film was better (Uncle Ben death, the main villain) but many parts of this film I thought were superior (Andrew Garfield/Emma Stone >>>>> Maguire/Dunst. Better action and scale, more serious and less of a happy go lucky tone, more natural and less cheesy dialogue (nobody speaking sweeping emotional monologues and speeches all the time), Peter Parker being a nerd but also being a normal kid and more wisecracking rather than the out and out awkward and unsociable person Maguire made him in 2 and 3 especially. and also like how he subverted the whole "I can't see you to protect you": thing at the end. )8/10 from me

Edited November 14, 2012 by John Marston

[Gopher]

the existence of this movie is because the studio and Raimi fell out and Sony had to make another Spider-Man or risk losing the rights, Do you think a studio would really let themselves lose their biggest property. lol

Of course Sony wanted to keep the property. ASM's existence is entirely cynical- they needed to keep the franchise going regardless of what story they wanted to tell. But that doesn't excuse them from telling a good story. They had the shell of a good movie here- great casting with a director that can handle big action scenes surprisingly well. The screenplay was dogshit though.