Hey guys~
April here.
Danielle and I went to see Amazing Spider-Man, this past weekend, and wanted to share our thoughts!
First
off, you must understand, Danielle is a HUGE Spider-Man fan. She
followed many of the Amazing Spider-Man comics, from the 9/11 issue to
Brand New Day arc (which she claims to be disgusting, and when she
quit). So from her comic background, they got a ton wrong. However, for what they did do, they did very well.
“The
history for tying in the Parker family to Dr. Connors seemed convoluted
and a bit of a stretch. First ten minutes of the film filled me with
terror, and I was assured that this film would ruin Spider-man in horrid
ways. I was willing to go with it, at least give it a chance, and once
you get past that first assumption, there are really not too many
complaints.
I’m super
happy with Gwen Stacy in place of M.J., because it opens up some of my
favorite plot arcs. (Which I doubt they’ll actually get to, but the hope
is there.) Plus the Gwen/Peter interaction make my inner fangirl squee
with joy.
Beyond
the intro, the other thing they strayed from in the comics was the
death of Uncle Ben, the costumes’ origin and a few small related things.
I’ve got mixed feelings here. Normally I would cry blasphemy for not
sticking to the story. Though taking an honest look at it, I think they
made the story flow better with the changes they made. Peter’s
development was a lot stronger, the need for a mask became more real,
and just overall streamlining the backstory while making it fun.
Speaking of fun: Spider-man finally
moves like a ninja. Unlike the prior movies, where Spidey feels rubber
and bulky, in Amazing Spider-man he feels agile and light. They do a
fantastic job of making Spidey fight like a spider. The combat is interesting and a blast to watch, and of course I was so pleased they remembered Spidey’s motormouth this time.
Lastly,
I have to talk about Dr. Connors. This movie did a fantastic job of
making him a great sympathetic villain. I really liked the Lizard’s
design and the SFX pulled everything off well. (Save for the mutated
mouse which was really bad.) All in all, I was really pleased with his
development as well. If not for my long love affair for Spidey, Dr.
Connors would be my favorite character of the movie.” -Danielle
So that’s what Danielle thought. Now, it’s my turn.I
have to admit, I was skeptical about going to see it at first after the
last three Spider-man movies did so despicably horrible, but once I
found myself settled into the theater I could relax a little. I wasn’t
like Danielle, with the huge Spidey background, but I do still harbor a
love for him. That said, I was tremendously relieved when Tobey Maguire did not
step onto the screen (Though I believe just about everyone was. x3). I
liked the new actor (Andrew Garfield), and I found Gwen Stacy very
refreshing from a movie go-ers perspective. The pace was a little fast
(having to cram all of the backstory as well as a story arc for Lizard
into one movie), but once they got past the initial history lesson on
how Parker became spidey, and the death of Ben, it was a much steadier
ride. Overall, I really liked Dr. Connor’s character, and thought his
relationship with his mutation was well handled. The plot was enjoyable,
aside from a few minor details that I need to analyze further before
deciding my position on them. I need to see it again.Wanna come?-April :D
We
were handed a script, and began rehearsing. Aside from the minor
distractions from interesting titles that covered the walls and shelves,
everything went pretty smoothly.
