SPIDER-MAN, VENOM, NON MARVEL SPIDEY DOES WHAT A SPIDER CAN IF SONY LETS HIM

[Timothy225]

NEVER! NEVER, I SAY!



Yeah, put THAT in your pipe and smoke it, fella!

[B_Metal]

I SAID ALL OF THEM DAMNIT!!!!!!

[Timothy225]

Down with #2 and #3 on that list, Josh.

[B_Metal]

SM3 being better than ASM? No way.

ASM works precisely becuase the casting is perfect. Raimi was fucked the moment he got Maguire/Dunst as the leads. And SM3 brings that to the forefront when you see Topher outacting Maguire which made me want to see Topher as Parker from the getgo.

My big complaint so far, mechanical web shooters are still fucking DUMB. Still can't believe it took James Cameron to figure that out.

I will agree that I'm also sick of superheroes taking off their masks all of the time.

ALL OF THESE

[Timothy225]

SM3 being better than ASM? No way.

ASM works precisely becuase the casting is perfect. Raimi was fucked the moment he got Maguire/Dunst as the leads. And SM3 brings that to the forefront when you see Topher outacting Maguire which made me want to see Topher as Parker from the getgo.

Don't get me wrong, Topher would've been PERFECT as Peter/Spidey - dude looks like the character, he can easily play the smart-ass that being Spidey demands, and he delivered a solid performance in SM3. But, at the time, I felt Maguire did a solid job, too. He did need to be more of a smart aleck in the films, though (still love his work in the wrestling scene in the first film - we needed to see more of that Maguire in the rest of the films).

Again, Garfield IS a great actor, and is a fan of the character, but I don't know what was throwing me off about his performance as Pete. Much better with the wisenheimer personality in costume as Spidey, but it just didn't register with me like Maguire did. I'm hoping the sequel will prove me wrong and Garfield will feel more solid to me in the role.

I will agree that I'm also sick of superheroes taking off their masks all of the time.

You. Me. Ssssame. This has pissed me off in damn near every superhero flick from Batman ('89) to ASM. The third act reveal, the reveal to the love interest, etc. Fucking enough already. I want to see Garfield's face, I'll watch The Social Network. I want to see Spider-Man beat the shit out of a giant lizard and fuck up NYC, I want my superheroes to LOOK like superheroes - LEAVE. THE. MASK. ON.

[Abraham Smashington]

I will agree that I'm also sick of superheroes taking off their masks all of the time.

[BillyG]

My big complaint so far, mechanical web shooters are still fucking DUMB. Still can't believe it took James Cameron to figure that out.

[Abraham Smashington]

SM3 being better than ASM? No way.

ASM works precisely becuase the casting is perfect. Raimi was fucked the moment he got Maguire/Dunst as the leads. And SM3 brings that to the forefront when you see Topher outacting Maguire which made me want to see Topher as Parker from the getgo.

[BillyG]

I caught the first hour and so far I am digging it a ton. Sheen/Fields are good, Sheen really is just killing it until Ben gets done. Garfield is a MUCH better Spiderman than Tobey was. I'll try to finish it up this week.

[Timothy225]

Watched ASM last night... and I was disappoint.

To be fair, there were parts of the flick that were pretty good - the action/fight scenes were nicely orchestrated and had a decent flow to them. The CGI is much improved than it was back in Raimi's day, too - got nice bits of vertigo from the final battle on top of Oscorp.

Acting was good for the most part - like Anderson said, Stone, Sheen, Field were on their game (Stone would've been great as MJ as opposed to Gwen, as Stone has MJ's vibe down both on and off screen, where as Gwen always seemed more plain and less vivacious in the comics. Just sayin'), Garfield just looked... off. Don't get me wrong, he is a very good actor, but he just wasn't thrilling me here.

Webb's directing was only OK in this - the film didn't really flow for some reason, but I can't lay all the blame on him for that. The problem is in the writing; the story was not engaging to me at all, it lacked the heart and emotional grabs that the first two Raimi films had (was not feeling the Gwen/Peter romance at all), and the emo shit that was geared to tap into the Twilight fanbase was totally unnecessary here (if they excised the origin, punched up the script a bit and rethought some of the characters, it could have been a decent continuation of the Raimi franchise, just with different actors in the roles, like they change up James Bond every so often). And plot holes - did anyone associated with the writing ever READ a Spider-Man comic? For example, the final bit between Connors and Parker on the Oscorp tower loses it's oomph when you realize Parker can STICK TO FUCKING WALLS.

Also, I'm SO fucking tired of seeing a superhero who's supposed to have a secret identity showing his unmasked face in every other scene. Yeah, you're trying to get the Twihards to see Garfield as the next Pattinson, we get it, but c'mon already. Who in this movie DOESN'T know Peter is Spider-Man here? And don't get me started on the Stacy extended family who served no purpose at all.

I really, really hope Sony learned from this flick and makes massive improvements to the sequel (the redesigned, Rami-esque suit is a HUGE step in the right direction, as the suit in ASM just looked awful onscreen. Don't get me started on the LED webshooters - he hides that shit in his costume for a reason, Sony!). Otherwise, sell the rights back to Marvel and let Disney go whole hog and show 'em how a reboot is done.

This film makes me appreciate Spider-Man 3. Just sayin'.

[FilmNerdJamie]

What we've seen assembled in the last few weeks suggests they know The Amazing Spider-Man was crap and they are making a real attempt at a good Spider-Man movie.

The new suit looks great and the new additions are quite capable in that "acting department." Concerned its gonna be overstuffed Spider-Man 3 style. But I am optimistic. Very much so.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Waiting for Jamie to come in here and shit on the movie still...They are getting quite the cast set up...

*Unzips pants*

[Captain Russ]

I'd be in fucking heaven. That mask test is still fucking awesome.

It was neat and all, but still unnecessary when you just look at Dafoe's mug. All he needed was some fucking face paint.

Tex Richman as Osborn is cool.

[Ari]

It really was perfect.

[Abraham Smashington]

I'd be in fucking heaven. That mask test is still fucking awesome.