The year 2002, Sam Raimi created his rendition of Spider-man, which undoubtedly won hearts of millions of fans around the globe. Being followed by Spider-man 2 and Spider-Man 3, the franchise gets a complete new makeover.
*Spoilers*
The film starts off with Peter Parker having bluffed his way into Oscorp, the firm his father used to own, then impressing Dr. Conners with his knowledge, he enters a restricted area where he gets "bitten" by the spider.
The characterization in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man is much better than that of the earlier franchise. Mary Jane is replaced by Gwen Stacey and that is a good move. Stacey is an independent character in her own right and does help the story unlike Mary Jane who's sole purpose used to be crying or screaming.
The characters feel realistic and not over the top. Very good CGI and character design
of "The Lizard" is appreciated. Having some nice humourous One-liners the film is developed closer to the actual comic books, for eg Peter parker creating his web shooters himself which run out of web cartridge at crucial times very much unlike what Raimi portrayed to be an ability gained due to the genetic mutation.
Despite all these nice advancements made over the previous films, this one didn't quite manage to grip because of the more complicated screenplay which I felt was slightly over-done. Spider-Man on the other hand was more fun, and it actually felt like a comic book story, while this one tries hard to be more realistic. It's extrememly hard to choose between the two because both are films made with different a mood and motive.
While the earlier was fun to watch, this one tries to be more contentful and deep. Action sequences are nicely filmed and also the Spidey swinging around the city scenes do make an impact.
The story was nice, but it felt more of a Peter Parker story than focusing on Spider-Man and his enemy. Dr. Connors is well portrayed by Rhys Ifans. Also, many times scene A felt disconnected from scene B. Anyways...
Blah blah...
Well, enough said... This one surely is a visual treat to watch and a must for fans of the genre and even more for Spidey lovers. Go watch it!!
One advice : Don't go in expecting too much.
Also, one question that has been running in my mind from quite some time now, and after having seen the latest Spiderman flick, my mind is all stuck on it... The Question is:
-Why "The Amazing Spider-Man" and not "Spider-Man 4"?? Was this reboot really needed?
Rating - ***.5
*Spoilers*
The film starts off with Peter Parker having bluffed his way into Oscorp, the firm his father used to own, then impressing Dr. Conners with his knowledge, he enters a restricted area where he gets "bitten" by the spider.
The characterization in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man is much better than that of the earlier franchise. Mary Jane is replaced by Gwen Stacey and that is a good move. Stacey is an independent character in her own right and does help the story unlike Mary Jane who's sole purpose used to be crying or screaming.
The characters feel realistic and not over the top. Very good CGI and character design
of "The Lizard" is appreciated. Having some nice humourous One-liners the film is developed closer to the actual comic books, for eg Peter parker creating his web shooters himself which run out of web cartridge at crucial times very much unlike what Raimi portrayed to be an ability gained due to the genetic mutation.
Despite all these nice advancements made over the previous films, this one didn't quite manage to grip because of the more complicated screenplay which I felt was slightly over-done. Spider-Man on the other hand was more fun, and it actually felt like a comic book story, while this one tries hard to be more realistic. It's extrememly hard to choose between the two because both are films made with different a mood and motive.
While the earlier was fun to watch, this one tries to be more contentful and deep. Action sequences are nicely filmed and also the Spidey swinging around the city scenes do make an impact.
The story was nice, but it felt more of a Peter Parker story than focusing on Spider-Man and his enemy. Dr. Connors is well portrayed by Rhys Ifans. Also, many times scene A felt disconnected from scene B. Anyways...
Blah blah...
Well, enough said... This one surely is a visual treat to watch and a must for fans of the genre and even more for Spidey lovers. Go watch it!!
One advice : Don't go in expecting too much.
Also, one question that has been running in my mind from quite some time now, and after having seen the latest Spiderman flick, my mind is all stuck on it... The Question is:
-Why "The Amazing Spider-Man" and not "Spider-Man 4"?? Was this reboot really needed?
Rating - ***.5
