CLEAN SLATE: IN THEATERS EDITION – The Amazing Spider Man
Welcome PoP!ulation, to the In Theaters Edition of Clean Slate! This week, we are swinging out of the Clean Slate studios and into the theaters to give our favorite neighborhood web slinger a second chance, as we check out this weeks theatrical release of the Spider-Man franchise reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man! It’s been 5 years since we last saw Spider-Man spinning his web on the big screen in the debacle that was Spider Man 3, and yet the cuts from its failures still haven’t healed. Can Marc Webb, the man who brought the world 500 Days of Summer, bring us a movie that will heal all the wounds left by the mistakes of a franchise gone wrong with a horrible Green Goblin costume, a Sand Man who has the ability to fly off into the sunset and an inept origin and death of a Venom? Or will this just be a poor excuse for a band aid, that’s thrown on a spider bite far too infected to heal, just so a movie studio can cash in on keeping the rights to the Spider-Man franchise?
I for one, am hoping for the first option and that this reboot will be just what the fans need to not only wash the taste of Spider-Man 3 out of their mouthes, but to also be the bridge that will bring together competing movie studios, so that we can finally have a complete Marvel Universe on the big screen. So, sit back and enjoy, as I meet up with some of the Panels On Pages PoP! Stars, and hit the theaters to check out Andrew Garfield’s take on our favorite smart ass spider, in the reboot that is The Amazing Spider-Man.
Great video, just like always. Sadly, I did not share the love for The Amazing Spider-Man. I thought it was just okay. Honestly, I was bored at times. And I thought the score was awful.
There were parts I enjoyed, and I by no means hated it. I thought both Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone did great jobs. Garfield is a better Spider-Man than Tobey Maguire.
I did not care for the Lizard. I thought his mouth looked horrible when he was talking.
The movie did have one of the best Stan Lee cameos.
The Amazing Spider-Man was definitely not my favorite superhero movie, and I honestly don’t even think I’d say it’s my favorite Spider-Man movie.
I am hopeful for the sequel though, now that the origin is out of the way (again).
Amazing Spiderman was definitely good, but it wasn’t as good as Spiderman 2. I’m curious to see where they go with the sequel(s) as they definitely have the potential to be better than the Raimi films. While I thought this film handled the origin/high school/discovery of powers better than the original, I didn’t find the story overall as entertaining as 2.
Also, that score was horrendous, and I’m not normally one to complain about a film score.
Yeah, I’d say it was better than 1 & 3, but I think I liked 2 just a little more
I agree with JM.
There were two things I did LOVE about the movie though. Love is in all caps because these two scenes stood out for me and I wish the whole movie would of reflected these moments.
1. Hallway scene with Flash and Peter after Bens death.
2. Dinner at the Staceys
I am not sure if I dozed off and missed it, but did he even ever catch Bens killer?
Did Osborns aid ever get out of the car? And why didn’t he just use the door that was on the other end where he saw the people running past?
Emma Stone looked great as Gwen, but, no way I would of believed she was in High School. College yes, high school no.
No, Ben’s killer was never caught. And Osborn’s aid didn’t get out the other side because, there was a car there. He tried to open both doors.
And that end credit scene, totally making that up as they go along, it felt just tacked on with no real plan of how they are going to follow it up.
That was probably the worst end credit scene to date. That teaser is supposed to be quick and direct in an attempt to get the viewer excited for the next installment, it’s not supposed to leave the viewer thinking “WTF?” because they have no idea what happened.
He never caught Ben’s killer, and not sure what happened to Oscorp dude. I saw a pic of same dude in Lizard’s lair, but that wasn’t in the movie.
I have nothing negative to say about it, other than it took a LONG time to finally get him in the Spidey-Suit. But it was all good up until then, and after. It was super-fun, FUNNY, had a great tone (almost identical to the Raimi series), perfect casting and solid performances, and it really had heart. I got misty on more than one occasion.
I had no idea Lizard was going to speak, and I thought the Lizard effects were damn good. Not Hulk in Avengers good, not quite Jurassic Park good, but up there with Avatar.
The end credits scene doesn’t seem tacked on at all. The whole movie is building towards a “series”, and that was just the icing on the cake. An article I posted on FB reveals that Rhys Ifans confirms the shadowy figure is NOT who we assume it to be, but might actually be another Sinister Six member with an electric personality.
I’ve seen it three times. I’ve done my part.
Also, I agree that the 3D was incredible. This was the FIRST movie I’ve seen where the 3D wasn’t God-awful.
Of the 3 Rami films, 2 was my favorite, but I happily sacrifice that movie for this new series. It has it flaws, but it definitely did more good than bad, and made me excited to see what’s to come. The fight scene in the high school alone was better than almost all of Spider Man 3.
I will have to look out for the score my second time around, but it didn’t really bug me. The crashing piano, during the Lizard/Emma Watson, threw me off at first but not enough to take me out of the movie.
And YES, the 3D was actually pretty awesome for once. They took advantage of the 3D and actually gave us some cool s%^t! The POV web slinging was awesome.
I felt more into the characters this time around when Ben eat it and Garfield blows Maguire as both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. He nailed the wit and semi assish tone that Spider-Man has as to Maguire’s take.
To me, this is on some Batman Begins level reboot. The retelling of the origin worked for me and love how they are setting up a deep back story and connection with Osborn that will play out during the next 2 films.
I am seeing it again Wed, so I will look out more for the things that people don’t like about it.
“Garfield blows Maguire”?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I picture Garfield blowing Maguire with a thought bubble above his head that says “I hate Mondays”
“Mmmm…Lasagna.”
Just got back from seeing it. I was very impressed with nearly all the performances, and the web-spinning scenes were better than in all three Raimi films. I loved that Spidey was more cocky and loud-mouthed in this one. Plus, Ben’s death was handled a lot better.
I have to admit, though, that the movie’s darker edge kinda bugged me. The first two Raimi movies effectively balanced the serious and light elements IMO, and aside from Pete’s one-liners and the library scene, The Amazing Spider-Man was kind of a bummer. I got a big Dark Knight vibe from it, which doesn’t feel right for a Spider Man movie. And yeah, the score sucked.
Overall, I’d give the movie a B- and I’m still very interested in seeing any sequels.
Jose – excellent build up and review; I agree entirely. I don’t know how to review this movie because I really can’t point to anything in particular that is any better than the rest. It’s just ALL fantastic. Dinner with the Staceys probably WAS my favorite part, and I agree that the crashing piano was the absolute WORST part. Outside of that high and low, though, it was great all around.
And Juan – I really do NOT understand your issue with the end credits scene. I have no idea who that was suppose to be, but it certainly felt like it was in keeping with everything else.
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone were a huge improvement over Maguire and Dunst.
Lizard was disappointing. I was hoping for the crazed, feral McFarlane version that couldn’t be reasoned with because that would be a good opposite of Peter’s analytical mind. Instead we got Lord Voldemort with a tail.
Overall 3.5 out of 5