{"id":331,"date":"2012-07-08T23:11:47","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T06:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/?p=331"},"modified":"2012-07-08T23:11:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T06:11:47","slug":"was-spider-man-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/was-spider-man-amazing\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Spider-man Amazing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In a word- absol-freaking-lutely! Is it the best superhero movie? Um, no. That would be The Avengers<\/em>, because that\u2019s the best movie ever! But this one was worth the price of an evening movie ticket.<\/p>\n

I was strangely apprehensive to see this version of our friendly neighborhood Spiderman. I really liked Spider-man I<\/em> and II<\/em>, three we will not speak of, and I was afraid the creative team would take to extremes in an attempt to differentiate itself from the original. Thankfully this was not the case.<\/p>\n

Andrew Garfield was fantastic as Peter and portrayed the right mix of smart-aleck and adorableness. Although I\u2019m sure the objective was not to make him adorable, he was still so gosh-darn cute. When he was hit, he was truly injured , an aspect that was downplayed in the originals, so that was refreshing to see. I do think the original movie\u2019s portrayal of his transformation into Spidey was more believable. In this version Peter is bit by a spider, falls asleep on the subway and wakes up with his amazing powers. While funny, it didn\u2019t seem like his body showed any reaction to his cells changing. But I guess since he\u2019s going to be put through hell for the rest of his life, it wasn\u2019t necessary to show that agony.<\/p>\n

Emma Stone was smart and lovely as Gwen Stacy but watching her made me sad because I recently read the Spider-man episodes of Civil War<\/em> and I know her fate. Will her story play out the same way in any future installments? I want to say no, because I like her, but then it wouldn\u2019t be true to the Spider-man myth and I like when the story stays pure. Dennis Leary was great, as was Rhys Ifans, Sally Fields and Martin Sheen. And there was the bonus of Chris Zylka as Flash! Oh, I am so going to miss Secret Circle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019ve been on the fence about trying out this latest treatment of our favorite webslinger, go, you\u2019ll enjoy yourself greatly. However, I do have one nagging issue I can\u2019t get past.<\/p>\n

True to the original Spider-man, this Peter made mechanical webshooters, but he used webbing made from Oscorp spiders. These webs are now strewn all over New York. Wouldn\u2019t someone notice this and go, \u201cHmmm. I think I know where these come from.\u201d And what is he going to do when he runs out? It\u2019s not like he can pick up more at the local 7-11. Yeah, that part still bothers me, but other than that, I loved the Amazing Spider-man.<\/p>\n

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