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***MINIMAL SPOILERS*** The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.Read full review
I went into this film with lowered expectations as Hollywood is notorious for releasing cinematic garbage in the recent plethora of remakes and reboots (Miami Vice, Karate Kid, Footloose to name a few). I am also a fan of Spiderman and was hoping to be ‘wowed’ by this film. And I was…for the action/ CGI sequences only. This film proved that you can have a renowned cast (Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Dennis Leary, Emma Stone, and even C Thomas Howell) and special effects galore, but still miss that critical something that makes a film a masterpiece or even great. Not once did I ever believe that Sheen was ‘Uncle Ben’ or Field was ‘Aunt May’. Stone was the ‘Saving Grace’ of this film as she was completely believable as Gwen. Leary was himself. And as Peter, sorry Andrew, but you are no Tobey Maguire. This film had plenty of action and CGI, but lacked the ‘humanity’ that was so prevalent in the previous Spiderman films. You do not need BIG NAME ACTORS to make a movie, but rather actors that act rather than ‘call in it’. All in all, this film is a nice addition to the Spiderman Universe, but is by no means a replacement for the previous Spiderman movies that left its mark in the hearts of Spiderman Fans.Read full review
The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. -- (C) Sony
Even though we still have a Spider Man trilogy fresh in our minds don't let that detract you. While this film sometimes gets stuck rehashing the same origin story as the other films they do have a fresh take on it and different parts. The way Uncle Ben dies for one and Peter's search for and motivation to be Spider Man play out very well. Andrew Garfield aside from stuttering and stammering too much plays a believable Peter Parker. The humor is right and all in all it is a very good movie. I'm giving it a 4/5
I purchased "The Amazing Spiderman" DVD for my 4 yr old grandson because he is a big fan of the other 3 movies and he was excited to see a new one out. It was at first confusing because of a change of lead character from the other Spiderman movies, but it wasn't long before we embraced the new guy as the real Spiderman. I liked the new style of special effects technology that seems more real than exaggerated like before. We loved it and can't wait for Spiderman 5 as my grandson likes to say.
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