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Latest Reviews For THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Are More Mixed

Several Sites including IGN, HitFix, Associated Press and more have released their reviews for Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. These reviews are more mixed than what we have previously heard and read. More after the jump!

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By NerdyGeek - 6/27/2012


Over the past couple of days, sites including IGN, Associated Press and more have released their full reviews for Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. Some of these reviews are mixed and have therefore dropped the film's Rotten Tomatoes score from 92% to 78%. Check out excerpts from the reviews down below.

But in terms of tone, characters, performances and even visual effects, "The Amazing Spider-Man" feels like its own separate entity. It may not be as transporting or genre-altering an experience as those earlier films, especially the first two, but it finds a distinct voice. And a great deal of that has to do with the central performance from Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.


Rating: 3/4
Source: Associated Press



Superhero movies have been going strong for 12 years now, putting more pressure on “The Amazing Spider-Man” to start fresh, deliver the goods, stand on its own merits and honor the webhead’s legacy on his landmark 50th anniversary.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” does all of those things and lives up to its name – and that, True Believers, is an amazing feat indeed. Excelsior!


Rating: 4/5
Source: Access Hollywood



Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man" may not offer the obvious and immediate satisfaction of Sam Raimi's movies - at it's slowest moments, it almost feels like he's making a Spider-Man for the "Twilight" generation. That said, the more you think about it, the more you realize how well it portrays certain aspects of the character better than other typical comic book action movies, and they've certainly set up solid groundwork for another great superhero franchise.


Rating: 7/10
Source: Coming Soon



The Amazing Spider-Man stands as a lesson for all reboots. Audiences don't need to go back to Origin Story 101 with these characters, no matter how much spit and polish filmmakers put on such a tale. And simply copying the success of other pictures -- let's go dark like Chris Nolan! -- isn't the key to super-success either. Undiscerning audiences might be mildly diverted by Webb's film, but alas it won't have the lasting impact of many of its superhero peers.


Rating: 6/10
Source: IGN



What's good is okay, and what's bad is baffling, and overall, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is, at best, average, and in an age where talented filmmakers are battling to elevate a genre that has become a mini-industry within the larger industry, average just isn't good enough.


Rating: C+
Source: HitFix



Even with its cutting-edge special effects, the decision to make Webb’s ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ a reboot gives it a faintly stale aroma — especially when it starts cribbing Raimi’s we-are-all-in-this-together post-9/11 New York City milieu. Rehashing the story we already know gives us nothing more than an excuse for some undeniably impressive imagery. That’s who this Peter Parker is. He’s got an extra visual dimension, but no new emotional ones.


Rating: 5/10
Source: ScreenCrush



Ten summers after releasing Spider-Man — and in the process giving birth to a franchise that grossed nearly $2.5b over three films — Sony starts all over again with The Amazing Spider-Man, a sufficiently entertaining origin story that doesn’t quite reach the dramatic depths it aspires to achieve. Anchored by Andrew Garfield’s heartfelt performance as the lovably nerdy Peter Parker, this effects-laden spectacle can’t help but feel a touch familiar, even though certain significant story beats have been altered from the 2002 film starring Tobey Maguire. The results may not be Amazing — but they’re certainly good enough.


Source: Screen International



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. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (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 (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.


The Amazing Spider-Man stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field; the film swings into theatres July 3rd.

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RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 6/27/2012, 9:55 AM
It will bounce up to around 85% before it is all said an done.
Visualiza - 6/27/2012, 10:06 AM
Can't say I didn't see this coming, but I'm still waiting to see this for myself to see exactly how it compares to the previous films.

I don't know when and where all of the Raimi vitriol started up(I've never actually met someone in person who hated them as much as some of the folks here, sour grapes, perhaps?), but those movies were damn good, and did a lot for the genre and the Spider-Man franchise as a whole.

Whatever the case this is all we're left with, and I'm no director/producer/studio fanboy so I simply hope that no matter what shape or form Spider-Man takes on the silver screen, it's a good one that guarantees us more offerings from the franchise. It would be a crying shame if this movie didn't deliver.
0ptimusCrime - 6/27/2012, 10:13 AM
You know whos the best critic!!!

YOU

because only YOU decide what you think of the movie!
ClaireLannister2016 - 6/27/2012, 10:16 AM
My prediction for the final score is around 75%-85%
MrWalker117 - 6/27/2012, 10:21 AM
The IGN guy gave Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance an 8 out of 10.......

Cant spell ignorant without IGN.
marvel72 - 6/27/2012, 10:36 AM
its got a rotten tomatoes rating of 78%,at the moment.

blade scored 55% rating & its much better than that.
0ptimusCrime - 6/27/2012, 10:37 AM
MrWalker117: where can i hit the like button on your comment
superotherside - 6/27/2012, 10:38 AM
Wow. IGN was harsh. As usual though.
jazzman - 6/27/2012, 10:41 AM
@marvel72

WTF Blade scored 55%. that just prove critics dont know sh!t
jazzman - 6/27/2012, 10:42 AM
@superotherside

IGN is a joke i remember they liked Dragonball movie
DragonofDarknessXIII - 6/27/2012, 10:43 AM
I wonder if IGN gave Batman & Robin a 4/5.
GingerBird - 6/27/2012, 10:56 AM
I LOVE when your movie gets good reviews it's all "suck it! 92% Rotten tomatoes!" then if they're mixed or bad it's "I don't need a critic to tell me what to see. I'm my own critic!"

Just face it, they're professionals and know more about film than you do.
AnditsOn1 - 6/27/2012, 10:58 AM
I thought it would be ok. This movie is no big deal but it certainly will be a good/fun time to watch. Everybody shouldn't have doubt for that I guess?
Chilenator - 6/27/2012, 11:01 AM
after watching trailers, this is what I feared "he's making a Spider-Man for the "Twilight" generation" and it is exactly what the reviews are saying .....
spidey23435 - 6/27/2012, 11:09 AM
To be fair all the negative comments seem to be centered around the fact that it is too soon for another spidey origin story. Which is really what you would expect someone not enthusiastic about the character to say. Where fans will see the potential of the new story arc going forward non fans or the general audience would see little difference between this and Raimi's version. Obviously I have not seen the film so I can't say this is the only issue but even the bad reviews seem to say Garfield did a great job and its just that its not original.
comic2004 - 6/27/2012, 11:13 AM
its drop to a 79 on rotten tomatoes from the looks of it it may drop to low 50's. Sony as well be giving spidy back too marvel...
rbfn04 - 6/27/2012, 11:13 AM
"Spider-Man for the "Twilight" generation" exatcly what I felkt when I saw everything about this movie.

And yes, GingerBird. Always laugh when people flip flop on critics when they agree or disagree with their opinions.
StormLoganSummers - 6/27/2012, 11:15 AM
I can't wait to see the movie, but I understand where the less favourable reviews are coming from, particularly the one from IGN.
zware - 6/27/2012, 11:23 AM
It's hilarious how when reviewers give films bad reviews the fanboys either talk about how "critics don't matter" or destroy the critics credibility by bringing up some of their past reviews. Face it people this will not be a great film, at least on a critical scale.
NOID - 6/27/2012, 11:24 AM
Kevin Feige said it best when talking about iron man... Just "James Bond" these movies...
jessepostal - 6/27/2012, 11:26 AM
i cant believe that many of you follow rotten tomatoes and ign. Its a cbm go support it
Phlegmbot - 6/27/2012, 11:29 AM
I'm getting into a screening Thu.

It's not going to change the world, but it should be fun.
TrueRedBlue - 6/27/2012, 11:31 AM
I agree, the negative reviews seem to mostly be people who still haven't grasped the fact that they've rebooted the series. They just can't seem to move on and judge the film on its own without comparison..
DragonofDarknessXIII - 6/27/2012, 11:31 AM
Out of 15 one RT, only 5 reviews were rotten.
TheRealEnrico - 6/27/2012, 11:33 AM
IGN Liked the The Ghost rider and Dragon Ball Evolution movies. I don't need to say much else about their movie reviews.
marantaz - 6/27/2012, 11:33 AM
I'm not certain this film will do as well as we'd all like, critically or financially. It just feels .... rushed? I don't know. I expect TDKR to do better at the b/o, but not by much. People do seem to be in a movie-going mood these days, so maybe it will do gonzo b/o regardless of what critics think.
marantaz - 6/27/2012, 11:34 AM
And whats with the text being centered?
Lizardking310 - 6/27/2012, 11:36 AM
i figured . by all the clips and everything I've seen so far the movie looked okay at best everybody keeps talking about the critics but its not coming just from ign multiple sites are giving it average reviews at best
ElChavo - 6/27/2012, 11:36 AM
Suck it ginger!
AsianVersionOfET - 6/27/2012, 11:36 AM
Not surprising. Still not sure if I'll see this in theaters. Probably a rental. Too bad, cuz Spider-Man is one of my favorite superheroes, but what I've seen of this movie so far not only doesn't have me excited, it's repulsive.
zware - 6/27/2012, 11:37 AM
Wow its at 75% on RT just after 15 reviews..... could this end up being rotten? It's a possibility as a harsh backlash always comes with films and this film has a lot to "bash," reportedly.
samotaArmor - 6/27/2012, 11:37 AM
Just as I thought. This movie never did seem to win me over or wow me.
SpideyPeterParker - 6/27/2012, 11:38 AM
Really guys as a Spider-Man fan, I feel strange about this movie (the new one to be released soon).

It just doesn't feel like it did back when Sam Raimi's Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire was released. From the trailer then in 2002, it really felt like a Spider-Man movie.

This movie, just doesn't feel much like a Spider-Man movie. It feels like an alternate Spider-Man version 2.0 movie, which I don't really care about. I am interested and want to really see it, but something is missing. I can't put my finger on it. It's like those alternate versions of Spider-Man comics you see in the comic book store. You may pick it up and read it once in a while, but your heart is in the original series.

I think its darker, which is a different approach (okay some change), but it kinda makes it lose that Spider-Man like movie feeling. And the music too. The Sam Raimi movies and its trailers music gave it a Spider-Man like comic book quality to it.

And really, they should have called it Ultimate Spider-Man. Everything about this movie feels like an Ultimate movie. Sam Raimi's really felt like the original (The Amazing series). It was only the web-shooters that were different.

What do you guys think?
JDUKE25 - 6/27/2012, 11:41 AM
Don't care if the professionals give it good or bad reviews, I'm seeing it regardless because I'm capable of making a decision on my own. This movie looks really good. And yeah.....IGN is full of sh**.
breakUbatman - 6/27/2012, 11:42 AM
I can understand why people would have a problem with the rehash, it's more fun when you watch a movie for the first time and don't know what will happen.

CBM's generally have a set formula to begin with, when you factor in that this is 10 years after we last saw Spidey's origin and you once again have Uncle Ben's death, a villain who knows Peter on a personal level, and said villain is a scientist gone wrong due to self experimentation, it does seem pretty familiar.

Unfortunately I have to wait till the 13th to watch this and the 27th for TDK (that's what I get in return for watching Avengers on the 26th of April).

And yeah it's funny how the critics mattered last week :)
bestintheworld - 6/27/2012, 11:43 AM
It was only a matter of time until the general movie going audience got superhero fatigue. I think these reviews are saying it's starting to set in. Avengers was an event, so people flocked to it, but after TDKR comes out, I'd expect superhero box office to start taking a dive. Too many of these movies have been thrown out there since Spidey back in 2002.
JDUKE25 - 6/27/2012, 11:45 AM
It had to be rebooted. They killed off everyone in the first trilogy!! And screwed up the rest of the characters. There wasn't anything to work with except Connors, but where do you go after that? It's rebooted, they can do better with their characters and stories and hopefully not kill off every single person that comes along.
joe384 - 6/27/2012, 11:47 AM
When all is said and done,this movie will still be better than Spider-Man 3, and still have the status of a well made comicbookmovie. It seems the overall concesues surrounding the film is the performance by Andrew, which really comes as no surprise to me, I just hope the movie dosen't relay just on the strenght of his performance and offers up something more to remember.
rebellion - 6/27/2012, 11:49 AM
a few day ago:''suck it haters, it has 92% on rotten.''
now:''rotten sucks.''
i know what sucks. fans. calm down and wait until you see the movie. your opinion is all that should matter to you.
SeaSerpentine - 6/27/2012, 11:55 AM
I'm not worried, it's still getting plenty of praise.
TheTaskmaster - 6/27/2012, 12:00 PM
I find it kind of annoying that most of the negative reviews knock it BECAUSE its a reboot more than anything. Critics are supposed to be unbiased and review a movie on its own merits.
hartley07 - 6/27/2012, 12:01 PM
its hard to start over from scratch. you have to to show people the same story over again and insist that it is as good or better, but youve already lost the surprise and awe factor, youre audience cares for the old character so they have to grow to like the new guy, most people arent gonna care about anything until he puts his suit on and gets down to business, and youre taking on one of the top 3 superheroes of all time, so if there is even the smallest mistake or bad joke or poor choice made in the plot line or dialogue, you get crucified for it. Long story short, most reboots dont do as well as they hope because audiences want the orignal, form in their minds what they want as a reboot, and when they dont get exactly that, the movie gets 'meh' reviews. Nothing less than I expected.
TheTaskmaster - 6/27/2012, 12:01 PM
Especially that IGN review, god that review is terrible.
Minghagz - 6/27/2012, 12:01 PM
I think the rating will end up around the low 80s. I don't really care to see the movie in the theaters either. If Avengers is still in theaters on July 3rd (which it will be), I'll go see that instead.
Minghagz - 6/27/2012, 12:02 PM
Which will make it my 3rd viewing.
Scabsallover - 6/27/2012, 12:03 PM
Sounds like critics are peeved with going back to the origin, which is understandable, neither of those two convincingly look like high school students. I'll go see it, back I'm not going to expect liking this sober as much as I like Ghost Rider 2 stoned out of my mind.
zware - 6/27/2012, 12:06 PM
You guys are pathetic and obviously aren't reading the reviews. Obviously this film is going to get compared with the 1st Raimni spiderman because they tell the same story. Also there are far more criticisms than just "its the same story." Here is a review from a man who loves Marc Webb and Spiderman.

"So what of all this “Untold Story” business? I always thought it was a mistake to promise that because no matter how much mystery subplot they add, it still gets to the same Spider-Man story. So at best people would say it’s still not the untold story. It’s maybe more story, but not anything we haven’t seen (or read, hello!) before.

This turns out to be the most offensive part of the reboot though. Not only is it not the untold story, but they don’t even tell the untold story they promise to tell. It turns out to be a big tease for the next Spider-Man movie. Now that’s just balls, asking you to come to a new Spider-Man origin movie to hear a different version of it, then revealing they haven’t even told you and they’re going to make you wait until the next one. They establish that Peter is angsty because his father (Campbell Scott) abandoned him, but that’s not an untold story. At best it’s very slight character motivation, if that, but there’s no follow through anyway. This is a script issue, but it comes from the top. If the producers didn’t want to drastically alter their flagship property, no screenwriter or director could get that on screen." 3.5/10. http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/191131-review-the-amazing-spider-man
Full Review.

The more I read the more I think this is just going to be a rental.... disappointing as I think they have the right guy to play spiderman.
TheTaskmaster - 6/27/2012, 12:09 PM
@Zware see now that's a bit better of an explanation. My hopes are starting to fall for this movie which is a shame too because Andrew Garfield's talent and passion for Spidey seem like they may be going to waste. But hey if Marvel somehow gets the rights back after this they better cast him ASAP.
Spidey31 - 6/27/2012, 12:10 PM
Low 80s maybe 85 hopefully 90(doubt it) but I guess thats what you can expect from a rebooted series(especially this early) audiences fell in love with Toby no matter how bad SM3 even I myself a kid who grew up with Toby as spiderman love that series. But I'm more of a spider-man fan and want a good movie. So I guess low 80s 85 is good for the first in. A series and the sequel has to be better. Remember Nolan's batman series was facing a similar situation right now so let's not count this series out yet it could be astonishing but we are not gonna notice it because the last series is still fresh on my mind. If this film fails both ways then I will patiently wait for spider-man and batman to return to the big screens in 10 years.
Supes17 - 6/27/2012, 12:13 PM

BUMMER
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