KnightWing Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Liked it. Thought it was quite a bit too serious around 80% of the time, but it was definitely smartly done. Looking forward to the sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 If you edit out the retelling of the origin stuff, Spider bite/Uncle Ben dying, and he was already Spiderman and already dating Gwen and whatnot this would have easily been my favorite Spiderman movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have yet to see a positive review. Every one I've read has given it a resounding 'Meh' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Here, read these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but I finally twigged why the Lizard redesign looks familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I did think Lizard was a bit King Koopa-ish, but I didn't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I thought it was really good and a ton of fun. I'm not saying it was flawless, it did have some problems namely the lizard. It improved on a lot of things that the Raimi films did wrong but there were a few things it didn't do quite as well. The two big ones that come to mind are the music (James Horner did fine but compared to Elfman's it was no where close) and the web slinging wasn't as exciting (in the Raimi films it was always one long shot but in this the camera just kept cutting to different shots so it didn't get the same effect) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Agreed about the music. The web-slinging was also mostly at night with dramatically dim lighting, so it was hard to actually see what was happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Favourite character moment for me was Spidey on the roof of a building, beaten up and with a wounded leg, getting ready to throw himself into more danger because it's the right thing to do and never once thinking about quitting. That was Spider-man to a tee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 You nailed it, Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Saw the movie today. I feel mixed on it. It had some great moments, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy in particular. Then you had things like the utter stalkerness of Peter at the beginning. I'm just really mixed on the film. Also, I saw some echoes of Catwoman in the film, namely in that being bitten by a spider makes Peter Parker into a meth addict who's good at basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Clarify utter stalkerness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 His desktop is pictures of Gwen. There are suggestions that he has never talked to her prior to the beginning of the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 That's not quite stalker behavior; that's just normal teenage boy crush drama. To be technical, it was a picture of the debate team that was halfway zoomed in on her. While that might be creepy by adult standards, for a shy teenage boy that's pretty normal. It would have been stalkerish if he were following her everywhere or trying to peek in her bedroom while she was undressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedevil Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 With the little details like him sleeping with a night light on, having Gwen in his wallpaper(my crush was my wallpaper for a while) and being distracted while in a conversation, I really connected to this Peter. I saw this with my mom, and she said Pete reminds her of me. I said Aunt May reminds me of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 It has already made $341.2 million worldwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedevil Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Not bad for a reboot that has been met with lots of apprehension and clinging to the Raimi films. To compare, Batman Begins made $370 million in its entire theatrical run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Loved it. Better than The Avengers. Not sure if I'm sold it's better than Spider-Man 2, but if not, it's damn near close. The relationship between May/Ben/Peter sold me, had me teary at the "apology" scene. The Lizard was amazing. Looked great. Amazing effects, really worked well when the first Spidey film really doesn't hold up in that aspect. Not sure if there was even one moment when it looked iffy when Spider-Man was moving. Wasn't totally sold on Emma Stone, but she's better than Dunst and that last shot of her face made her look like Romita drew her. The origin stuff was what I was mostly worried about and that was handled really well. You got a lot of characterization in the first hour that solidified the film. Good shit. That bridge scene outdoes the train scene in SM2 as far as real heroics. Really great. The first person Spider-man movement footage they showed a while back didn't convince me, but I thought it was used sparingly, but effectively. AND, Webb used popular music effectively, which I already knew he could, but outdid Raimi in horror aspects. I would never have thought that a non-Raimi directed SM movie would be scarier than anything he could do. 3D? Unnecessary. But when isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I've only seen the second half, and I didn't like it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I've only seen the second half, and I didn't like it at all. That's a pretty terrible way to watch any movie. You missed the heart and why you should care about the outcome. I'm not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Wasn't my choice. I'll see the rest later. I played the game so the whole movie was already spoiled for me. The thing that pisses me off is that he doesn't seem to care who knows his identity. Everyone knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Hell, even random cops that were standing there when Captain Stacy said it knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Shut down computer. Walked up to bed. Remembered. Walked downstairs. Turned computer on. If anybody says that there will ever be a better cameo for Stan Lee than this film, they will be punched in the mouth. The only better cameo would be the one where he doesn't show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The thing that pisses me off is that he doesn't seem to care who knows his identity. Everyone knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Hell, even random cops that were standing there when Captain Stacy said it knows. No, only Gwen and Captain Stacy were told. If you notice, all the other cops in that scene are either knocked out or too far off to hear. Lizard found out his identity, but Peter didn't tell him; Lizard just figured it out. Yeah, Peter takes his mask off near that kid, but he makes sure to put it back on before he hands the kid to his dad. What's the kid going to do? Describe a teenage white guy with brown hair? In a city of eight million, that doesn't narrow it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I'm one of the few people who honestly never minds the Stan cameos. When he's dead I expect them to CG him into every movie too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZFS8xaY33I&feature=related Spider-man 3 is the worst because it's so blunt, then maybe Hulk because it's blatant and simultaneously throwaway. The Iron Man Hefner one was my favourite up to now, but there's plenty of fun ones in there. ASM does win it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 The thing that pisses me off is that he doesn't seem to care who knows his identity. Everyone knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Hell, even random cops that were standing there when Captain Stacy said it knows. No, only Gwen and Captain Stacy were told. If you notice, all the other cops in that scene are either knocked out or too far off to hear. Lizard found out his identity, but Peter didn't tell him; Lizard just figured it out. When he tells her that her boyfriend wears many masks, and it's obvious what they are talking about there is a cop standing right next to the car they are standing at. He's even looking right at them listening to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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