The Amazing Spider-Man (07/03/2012) - Page 35

Just came from the theater, and gotta say I´m pretty happy with the movie. First, I gotta get the bad stuff of my chest: the score - which someone mentioned it earlier in the thread- was pretty bad. It just had nothing to do with spidey. The scene at the warehouse where Peter is swinging from the chains and testing his abilities... I mean, was that colplay? WTF?? THen there´s the fight with the Lizard at the school, and again, WTF??  But anyways, onto the good stuff. Peter/Garfield and Gwen/Emma´s interactions are great. They actually spend time together and share real moments. Way superior than Tobey-Kirsten, who never really seemed to be together, even when they were. Stone did a great job as Gwen, bringing in her usual comedic side when needed but also a solid performance in the dramatic scenes.. And then there´s Garfield. Yes, he lacks a bit of the nerdy/geeky element (again, his hair is too awesome to play that part) of Peter, but he also brings in not only the cool side of Spiderman, but the cool side of Parker as well, because once he gets his powers, despite still being the geeky science guy, he gets an air of confidence. And who wouldn´t with all these new abilities, improved physique, etc. As spidey, he nails it. His slim figure didn´t even bother me much, which I though it would, since Spiderman is a bit more muscular, but he just played the character as it´s supposed to be played; funny, witty, smart, cool (yes, it´s 3 times, I know), a bit carefree and with a lot of charisma.

I enjoyed the CGI overall. Lizard looked good when in detail, and the "human" looking face fit well with the story and his character development. The web shooters and the web swinging were amazing. That´s a very important part of showing spidey´s powers, and they did it like I expected. His body moves and bends in so many ways while swinging, and with this movie we were able to see some of the things we´re so used to in the comics.

To sum up, this film is much bettter than any other spiderman film. There are some plot issues, the score sucked and some other details, but the character interaction, backstory, the main characters performance, spiderman´s behaviour and so much more made for a fantastic version. Once again, Garfield made a cool spiderman, and I can´t wait to see his story continuing.