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Rant: Amazingly Bad Spider-Man

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By somanybadthings - 7/9/2012
Discovered cbm.com a year ago and finaly have the time to write a review of somthing so sad it had to be a negitive one of spiderman but I calls it likes I sees it. So here it is facts and opinions.


The dibously named "Amazing spiderman" is nothing short of a fail for comicbook fans everwhere.Ok that may have come off as a bit strong but this movie is not what I had been hoping for, weather the avengers upped our collective bars or not the fact remains that the retelling of a story so recent in our comic lexicons was just a bad idea from the begining.

There where a few saving graces but not enough to stop this titanic so i'll just say now that Mr. Garfield was a good spiderman, and Martin Sheen as uncle ben was very good casting, and thats where the compliments end at casting.

SPOILERS!!!!!!! With in!!!!!!!

To Start the changes to Peter Parkers overall character where noticable and just plain bad, he's not cool,and a loaner we all know this, we didn't need you to add the skateboard, the emo/hippy feel and the well quaffed hair doo. He's not a hero when we first meet him in the comics yet there in the first act he breaks up a fight between "flash" and random character X, the death of his uncle, because he did not act as a hero is what drives him both in the comics and later in this film yet he acts heroic prior to not acting heroic its confusing.

This films pacing was just horrible it was very easy to tell that the director previously made rom-com's and not action blockbusters. You end up wanting to be over here while your stuck over there. waiting hoping to return to the better side of the plot/story if ther is one.

Didn't give us anything new, other than his webbing being synthetic and not biological, suit simular, bantter simular, plot simular. I know its a reboot but come on. The previews promissed somthing new a darker story and secrets from the past we really didn't get any of that.

Bad guy, bad decision, the lizard is a great bad guy for the comics but not so good for the movies he comes off looking like something out of Godzilla (2000) and him being all cgi through out made it too cartoon-ish instead of live aciton.

The movie was clearly targeted at one group 13-16(yo) which is fine accept it becomes way to ovious by the films sound track and overall feel. The oringinal with Tobey Mcguire was good for kids, teens and adults not just one targeted group.

If you've seen the previews than you've seen the movie, you didnt miss to much, this is a hollywood trend that I wish this film avoided but the preiviews give you the whole movie what a let down.

I give this movie a 6.5 out of 10 and thats being nice so save yoursleves the trouble and wait for it to hit on demand and redbox at least the dark knight rises is coming soon.
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JatevinM - 7/9/2012, 5:32 PM
Speak for yourself I found the movie to be really entertaining and in my opinion more enjoyable than the original. The actors were better and Andrew Garfield made a much better Peter Parker and Spiderman than Toby McGuire ever could.
Ironnick - 7/9/2012, 5:36 PM
Yeah, I agree with JatevinM. I saw it at 2:00pm today, and I thought it was really well done. Still don't know who the guy was in Dr.Conners cell.
Emanuel14 - 7/9/2012, 5:47 PM
Everyone has their opinion!
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/9/2012, 5:52 PM
Don't start sentences with prepositions. It makes the article sound strange. Also this isn't news. One of the things I liked about this movie was Peter Parker. I thought Garfield was perfectly cast and I loved how he was kind of a punk skater. Probably because in high school I was a punk skater. Anyway, take the time to edit your articles man and be prepared to defend your position.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/9/2012, 5:54 PM
I will say I wasn't the biggest fan of the movie and you touched upon some problems I had with it. I think the biggest problem is the script was just so dull.
Nick56 - 7/9/2012, 5:56 PM
Not a bad movie just an unneeded one. Unlike other superhero reboots like Batman Begins, this one accomplishes nothing new. Its essentially a watered down version of the first two films. I mean look at the lizard, his character arc was a copy of doc ock in the 2nd film except his motives made little sense. plus where the [frick] was "With great power comes great responsibility". That line is what drives spider-man but this film lacks that. The perfect line for this film is "All the power, none of the responsibility", and that perfectly demonstrated by the films ending where parker just comes off as a selfish douche. Terrible pacing & structure, dragged far too much, hit and miss acting, unresolved sub-plots, lacked any sort of fun. Spider-Man 1 & 2 > Amazing Spider-man.
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:01 PM
1.this is not english class.

2.I said mr. garfeild was good.

3.I am speaking for myslef its my reivew of the movie.
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:02 PM
No I agree with the writer...that movie sucks and Sony should be ashamed...they take no risks...instead of doing something for the fans and making a venom or carnage movie since they have the rights, they go the safe route and make another crappy spiderman film...I can't believe all these so called fans are standing up for this film...you are just encouraging Sony to keep feeding us crap.
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:02 PM
Nick56 knows whats up.
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:03 PM
@somanybadthings no worries dude, grammar is important, but f you were humming their tone they'd care less...don't worry about it
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:04 PM
thanks u sir
Tony93 - 7/9/2012, 6:06 PM
I agree @Nick56
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/9/2012, 6:07 PM
@somanybadthings

You shouldn't ONLY write clearly and concisely in English class. If you are going to state an opinion at least come off as somewhat intelligent when you write.
MARVELFAN1995 - 7/9/2012, 6:09 PM
@remindkevin and somanybadthings You guys have no idea what the [frick] you're talking about!
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/9/2012, 6:10 PM
@SteveRogers

I never understood why people half ass articles. If you are going to publish something your credibility is on the line. Why the hell would you want to come of as unintelligent. A lot of people who post articles on here do, and it gives them more credibility. When people post articles that are full of grammatical mistakes I just assume they are trolling.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/9/2012, 6:10 PM
Also it's,

Spider-man.
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:12 PM
@steverodgers dude everyone can't write like that...and who cares, do you understand what he's is saying? Yes...he's not a paid contributor, and he's stating his opinion. If he was paid to do it then that'd be different...but he's just sharing on a site with friends...in my professional emails I don't write like this....(a lot of periods to separate a thought) lol. He can write better I'm sure, but it is his first article...let's focus on the point...and that is, drum roll....the movie sucks...
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:14 PM
Let's not forget that even executives at Sony were iffy about this movie...no risks, it just blows man
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:14 PM
But hey, we don't have to agree on everything
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:16 PM
So your argument isnt that im wrong but that i should have used spellcheck i think your focousing on the wrong thing. And i used "us" as refering to being in an audience, and Spider-man or not this film wan't up to par and as a whole again garfield and sheen withstanding wan't good.
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:17 PM
I agree with you on that
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:18 PM
again @remindkevin seems to get it.
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:18 PM
About doing your best...
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:19 PM
the movie sucks lol
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:23 PM
Lol...I'm sorry, I literally just started rofl, all this back and forth and @somanybadthings last comment is "the movie sucks." love this guy...we are all getting serious about grammar and this guy is just all over it, IT SUCKS DAMN IT IT SUCKS...lol, I did laugh, a tear from the last comment, agrees dude...agreed
MitchConner - 7/9/2012, 6:24 PM
Dude is just tired of arguing and sums up his own review "the movie sucks" ...love it dude!
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:26 PM
I'm not trying to hate on your opinion of the movie @steverogers666 you have every right to it, and if my english comes off as bad well then ill have to be more carefull in the future but to say its the best to date is a little much.
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:29 PM
The first two from rami where better the third might as well not exist in my opinion.
SebHope - 7/9/2012, 6:30 PM
Lol mate i could barely get through your article, what a load of rubbish, people who say if youve seen the previews youve seen the movie bullshit, alot of my facourite scenes of the film were barely shown in the previews. And saying its targeted at teens is also rubbish, theirs alot of stuff in here some teens wouldnt even pick up on. Frankly this article seems like its written by a bitter little teen who dosent understand the deeper emotions in this film.
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:33 PM
got yah
DTor91 - 7/9/2012, 6:39 PM
Once I read "emo" I stopped reading. One, that term needs to die. Two, the associated meaning with said term was definitely not present. Three, the skateboard was just added but that's an irrelevant criticism. It's not like it was a focal point of the story. He never appeared to be cool, and if you say he was never a loner, I beg to differ. Peter was never popular in high school and only seemed to gain friends after his Spider-Man origin. Harry, who becomes his best friend, wasn't even present in the comics for awhile.
LifesIllusions - 7/9/2012, 6:40 PM
I liked the movie, kinda. I found no fault with characters, acting, dialog or f/x. As for entertainment value, it gives a solid return on the money spent for a ticket. BUT...

ENOUGH!...with origin stories; especially for characters who've been around for more than twenty years. Enough already!
somanybadthings - 7/9/2012, 6:44 PM
@sebhope im 26 and the "deeper emotions" weren't complicated to understand or well done as shown by the bad acting on the roof at the end of the film. Also what subtext was there that you think a teen wouldnt understand?
Manogeek - 7/9/2012, 6:58 PM
@somanybadthings ".... is nothing short of a fail for comicbook fans everywhere." Although you are entitled to your opinions on this film, you do not speak for comic book fans everywhere. I've been reading and watching everything Spider-Man since I was 4 (33 years)and I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It had an excellent cast, a great interpretation of the Spider-Man mythos, and a solid plot. I personally found only one thing lacking in this movie and that was them omitting Uncle Ben actually saying "With great power comes great responsibility" and even that didn't take away from my enjoyment. I look forward to seeing what else they bring to the big screen with this franchise.
TheWebSlinger - 7/9/2012, 7:04 PM
The movie was great, not Amazing, but it's good enough to be a B. You have poor taste if you think this a bad comic book movie.
dracula - 7/9/2012, 7:10 PM
way better than the sam rami trilogy
xcrementus - 7/9/2012, 7:14 PM
If this movie was crap, then i'll happily take another 2 steaming bowls of crap.
Better than Raimi's camp 60's trilogy.
Better acting. Better action. Better girlfriend. Better chemistry. And no cringe-worthy scenes.
Better, better, much better, Uncle Ben and Aunt May.
ElBicho - 7/9/2012, 7:33 PM
This isn't news. Just some whiny ass dude, who is in dire need of a lesson in writing composition.
Geektality - 7/9/2012, 7:43 PM
At least some people can spell NEGATIVE correctly.
johnnysnow - 7/9/2012, 7:52 PM
This is so poorly written that all credibility, which was very little to begin with since it's something that was posted on this site, is gone. But good for you and your opinions.
MARV3L - 7/9/2012, 8:18 PM
Unfortunately I have to agree, I walked out with my girlfriend listing the exact problems I had read about before watching the movie. She loved The Avengers and felt this was no where near as good.

She didn't care for the characters and neither did I, I felt like telling Parker and Gwen to get a room with all the weird face pulling and smooching. They did not pull off a convincing 17yr old first love relationship, way too mature and sure of them selves. I like Emma Stone but she was just playing herself in this movie, she needed more naivety to pull off a true Gwen.

Uncle Ben dying was boring, had no real emotion and Parker got over it far too quickly. There was no real sense of mourning. Also the crane bit at the end was way too cheesy, made no sense and just didn't work.

On the plus side I did enjoy The Lizard and Spider-man. The effects, fighting and web slinging were amazing and much better than Raimi's movies.

All together i was left feeling a bit cheated, there was no real comic book magic. The touch of Marvel Studios was sorely missing.
CRleo1995 - 7/9/2012, 8:22 PM
Now look I know you people love Andrew garfields performence as Peter Parker as much as I do, but you cant deny that when you saw Spider-Man swinging through New York on the big screen in Sam Raimi's spiderman you were amazed. When I was young I was in awe seeing spiderman brought to life and it changed my whole perspective on comic book heroes, and yes it was cheesy, but for the time when it came out it was acceptable. So what I'm saying is that all you Avengers loving Sam Raimi hating comic book fans need to remember and atleast respect who started it all anyway, because if it wasn't for Sam Raimi and his team pushing the special effects and the story elements like betrayel, sectrecy, and heroes finding the responcibility to being a hero, then we wouldnt have had Iron-Man, Captain America, The Avengers, and the The Amazing Spider-man done so well
BooYah - 7/9/2012, 8:33 PM
I give it a 6 out of 10. Not better than Raimi's Spidey.
silverdog - 7/9/2012, 8:43 PM
re-reboot it!!
BigHec - 7/9/2012, 9:42 PM
I dont think the movie was terrible...I just think it wasnt needed....A requel would have been better ( Incredible Hulk style ) I dont think they needed to touch on the origin..just pick up with a hot story and fresh villian...Lizard was great..anything is better than that Power Ranger outfit Green Goblin had...Tobey Maguire was ok but Andrew is a step up..I felt Raimi's First movie wasnt all that great and this one was more better but it was too soon for a reboot
DioFoRio - 7/9/2012, 10:17 PM
this is the spider-man I wanted to see. Loved it
myparentsaredead - 7/9/2012, 10:50 PM
Your terrible grammar and your "confusion" on some aspects honestly make me think there's something seriously wrong with you.

The film wasn't perfect, but no movie is.

It's great, and I can't wait to see what comes next.
skabeds - 7/10/2012, 12:21 AM
Obviously you didn't watch the movie. Action sequences were insane in my opinion. The reason he didn't stop the robber wasn't because he wasn't a hero. It was because he was mad at the world and the clerk just pushed him over the edge. It's called a storyline. Maybe you should look into it and not expect everything to be explained and thrown in your face so simplistically. It's not that your opinion doesn't matter. It's the fact that your supporting arguments hold no water.
skabeds - 7/10/2012, 12:22 AM
And another thing. I'm really over the whole, "OMG they're doing a origin story AGAIN?!?!" Yeah, Spider-man 3 ended on such a crappy note there was no way to follow that up. Plus the director wanted to go in a different direction. If a origin story can't be done over (and I think enough was changed to keep it fresh) then Nolan and Raimi are both at fault also. I mean Spidey's and Batman's origins have been done over in comics and cartoons in the past. So what is the proper time frame for any origin story to be retold exactly?
KeithM - 7/10/2012, 1:14 AM
I didn't read this as I only understand English, so I suggest writing in that language, instead of inventing your own.

English is not just for the classroom. They teach it there so you can communicate here, in the world, with other people who speak (allegedly) the same language.

Like I said, I didn't read your review, but from what I did read, you're hardly fit to judge anyone else's writing (for the screen or otherwise), and the level (or lack) of intelligence your writing style betrays leads me to believe you and I won't share the same tastes anyway.

In summary - very poor, must try harder. Punishment: Extra English lessons after school, so as not to appear retarded when writing on the internet.
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