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The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
07-03-12, 06:27 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Saw the IMAX 3D today. It was as good as I had expected it to be, and rated it 4 stars in the poll. I don't think the 3D is really worth it, and was actually surprised that most of the end of the film was displayed in IMAX. I expected that the theaters were just charging people extra for the "IMAX" name, but the end of the film looked great. I would pay to watch 60 minutes of a CG Spider-Man fly around New York in IMAX 3D.
07-03-12, 06:30 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Just got back from a screening. I liked it, it was certainly better than the last Spider-Man film. On par with the first two.
To be honest, I think from a physical standpoint Tobey Maguire is a much more convincing Peter Parker than Andrew Garfield. I thought Garfield had the mannerisms and body language of Peter Parker, but he's too much of a pretty boy to sell the "dorky nerd" aspect. Maguire has that.
I'm glad the action didn't have a bunch of 1st person views as one trailer made it seem. The action was pretty solid and the 3D was good. Reminded me of Prometheus' 3D in that it was subtle, more about giving you the sense of depth rather than having stuff thrown at you.
The script was a little too family friendly. Very corny lines at times.
Finally, I was really annoyed how Dr. Connors was able to build, by himself, a fully functioning, high tech lab in the fucking sewer...a day after he got fired by his boss. Whatever, I guess.
Anyway as stated before, I certainly think it's as good as any of the Maguire films, but I wouldn't feel comfortable saying it's significantly better than them. If we're comparing superhero movies I liked The Avengers a lot more.
Grade: B
To be honest, I think from a physical standpoint Tobey Maguire is a much more convincing Peter Parker than Andrew Garfield. I thought Garfield had the mannerisms and body language of Peter Parker, but he's too much of a pretty boy to sell the "dorky nerd" aspect. Maguire has that.
I'm glad the action didn't have a bunch of 1st person views as one trailer made it seem. The action was pretty solid and the 3D was good. Reminded me of Prometheus' 3D in that it was subtle, more about giving you the sense of depth rather than having stuff thrown at you.
The script was a little too family friendly. Very corny lines at times.
Finally, I was really annoyed how Dr. Connors was able to build, by himself, a fully functioning, high tech lab in the fucking sewer...a day after he got fired by his boss. Whatever, I guess.
Anyway as stated before, I certainly think it's as good as any of the Maguire films, but I wouldn't feel comfortable saying it's significantly better than them. If we're comparing superhero movies I liked The Avengers a lot more.
Grade: B
07-03-12, 07:18 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Is there anything to back that up? A name, physical look, certain things he said, etc?
07-03-12, 07:32 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I took my 5 year old, and he loved it, except it was a little past his bedtime. Those action sequences made his life, though. He was shooting fake webs all the way out of the theatre. My kid's pretty numb to movies though. He knows they're fake, and is pretty intrigued by cgi and costumes because we usually watch the making of segments on the discs.
07-03-12, 08:14 PM
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07-03-12, 08:22 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
In regards to the scene after the credits
Spoiler:
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07-03-12, 08:53 PM
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07-03-12, 09:22 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I finally have figured out what my main issue with this is. This movie looks like it will do well despite the trailer that I am not fond of. So other studios may follow suit. I don't want reboots every few years. The Fantastic Four is one of my favorite comics of all time. I struggled through the movies but I liked who they picked for the cast with the exception of Reed. And now it looks like I get another one of those... ugh
07-03-12, 09:38 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Just saw it in IMAX 3-D and absolutely loved it. Lots of applause at the end too. The original trilogy just feels so plain and blah now.
07-03-12, 09:49 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I have the comics of the Death of Gwen Stacy in very good condition and had no idea how much they could be worth until I saw Comic Book Men. They had been storage for years when I saw that I dug them out. Proudly displayed now though.
I finally have figured out what my main issue with this is. This movie looks like it will do well despite the trailer that I am not fond of. So other studios may follow suit. I don't want reboots every few years. The Fantastic Four is one of my favorite comics of all time. I struggled through the movies but I liked who they picked for the cast with the exception of Reed. And now it looks like I get another one of those... ugh
I finally have figured out what my main issue with this is. This movie looks like it will do well despite the trailer that I am not fond of. So other studios may follow suit. I don't want reboots every few years. The Fantastic Four is one of my favorite comics of all time. I struggled through the movies but I liked who they picked for the cast with the exception of Reed. And now it looks like I get another one of those... ugh
07-03-12, 10:23 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I must not have the pulse on this thing. Just finished watching this with my daughter. She liked it well enough, but this movie is Raimi's first movie in sheeps clothing. For me, it just felt I was looking at an "un-Raimi"ized version of his first one, but with the added few minutes about his parents and the fact that the bad guy was Curt Conners. Andrew Garfield was okay, but it made me appreciate how much more I liked Maguire in the role. I didn't care for his social awkwardness as Peter Parker, then to do the sarcastic Spiderman when in the suit a-la Maguire. I did enjoy Emma Stone though, much more than Dunst, mostly because I've never liked Dunst. I probably won't watch this again though, and I'm sure glad I didn't see this in 3D.
07-03-12, 10:43 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
The main disappointing thing about this movie is that I have no desire to see it again, and I enjoy most super-hero movies, and if it had some awesome cathartic moment, or overwhelmed my senses, I'd want to see it again, but I can't say I'll re-visit this movie in the short term, if at all. But I'd still give the next sequel a viewing, and hope they learned from this initial effort on the reboot.
07-04-12, 12:33 AM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I loved it. It's not perfect (I thought the Lizard could have been done better), but it's now one of my favorite comic book movies. I thought it was definitely far better than SM 1 & 3, and it was slightly better than 2.
(And I would give 20 years of my life to be with Emma. 20 of the good years, at that... not 20 of those crappy years at the end of my life. She's batting 100% with me. )
(And I would give 20 years of my life to be with Emma. 20 of the good years, at that... not 20 of those crappy years at the end of my life. She's batting 100% with me. )
07-04-12, 12:47 AM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
What? Did we watch the same Raimi movies? The main complaint with Raimi's films was that they didn't translate Spidey's sarcastic, jokey personality. I struggle to recall one or two clever things he actually said while in the suit in those "movies".
07-04-12, 09:17 AM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Just got back from a screening. I liked it, it was certainly better than the last Spider-Man film. On par with the first two.
To be honest, I think from a physical standpoint Tobey Maguire is a much more convincing Peter Parker than Andrew Garfield. I thought Garfield had the mannerisms and body language of Peter Parker, but he's too much of a pretty boy to sell the "dorky nerd" aspect. Maguire has that.
I'm glad the action didn't have a bunch of 1st person views as one trailer made it seem. The action was pretty solid and the 3D was good. Reminded me of Prometheus' 3D in that it was subtle, more about giving you the sense of depth rather than having stuff thrown at you.
The script was a little too family friendly. Very corny lines at times.
Finally, I was really annoyed how Dr. Connors was able to build, by himself, a fully functioning, high tech lab in the fucking sewer...a day after he got fired by his boss. Whatever, I guess.
Anyway as stated before, I certainly think it's as good as any of the Maguire films, but I wouldn't feel comfortable saying it's significantly better than them. If we're comparing superhero movies I liked The Avengers a lot more.
Grade: B
To be honest, I think from a physical standpoint Tobey Maguire is a much more convincing Peter Parker than Andrew Garfield. I thought Garfield had the mannerisms and body language of Peter Parker, but he's too much of a pretty boy to sell the "dorky nerd" aspect. Maguire has that.
I'm glad the action didn't have a bunch of 1st person views as one trailer made it seem. The action was pretty solid and the 3D was good. Reminded me of Prometheus' 3D in that it was subtle, more about giving you the sense of depth rather than having stuff thrown at you.
The script was a little too family friendly. Very corny lines at times.
Finally, I was really annoyed how Dr. Connors was able to build, by himself, a fully functioning, high tech lab in the fucking sewer...a day after he got fired by his boss. Whatever, I guess.
Anyway as stated before, I certainly think it's as good as any of the Maguire films, but I wouldn't feel comfortable saying it's significantly better than them. If we're comparing superhero movies I liked The Avengers a lot more.
Grade: B
I enjoyed the movie and thought Garfield was a much better Spidey/Parker, but I had 2 big gripes.
Spoiler:
07-04-12, 11:13 AM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
I really enjoyed this, I thought Emma Stone was great, action sequences were well done.
But one of the nice touches was the picture of Feynman on Peter's computer.
But one of the nice touches was the picture of Feynman on Peter's computer.
07-04-12, 11:47 AM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
As far as the many flaws go in this movie, it still had one major advantage over the original, and that was people who can actually act without resorting to horribly embarrassing overacting. It was so refreshing to not see Tobey Maguire's dopey, confused-looking face on screen. It was also nice to hear someone who could pull off the Spider-man quips without sounding totally uncomfortable and meek. The costume looked much better on screen and the swinging and fighting special effects, although not perfect, were miles ahead of anything from the original series, especially the first movie. I liked it.
07-04-12, 01:08 PM
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Re: The Amazing Spider-Man (Webb, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
Didn't read thread for fear of spoilers, but is this worth the extra $$ for 3D?