The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Review - WTF

So I saw the new Spider-Man at the midnight release and after thinking about it more and more, my respect for that movie just keeps lowering and lowering. They took everything about Spider-Man and threw it out the window. The only thing they stuck true to was this Spider-Man actually used web blasters unlike the original Spider-Man movie. But just about everything else in this film made me question why people even bother bringing these golden heroes to life on the big screen. Andrew Garfield plays Peter Parker in the film and right from the start, he obliterates Peter's high school life. With the skateboard to his clothes to his attitude and persona. It all didn't add up. Just as i predicted.

So not only was Peter's personality tossed down the drain, but Spider-Man's biggest trait was also given a good beating. His mask and what it stood for. Spider-Man's mask isn't just for looks and to give crooks a scare but it signifies  keeping Parker's identity a secret. It signifies the protecting of his loved ones so his enemies don't hurt them. And with this movie, he seemed to just throw that idea out the window. It seemed that Garfield was throwin' his mask off just for shits and giggles with no rhyme or reason.
Now I will admit the fight scenes with The Lizard were entertaining and the movie did do a good job of capturing Spider-Man's humor in the heat of battle so that was a plus to this movie. But I feel Doctor Octopus's battle with Spider-Man from the original trilogy gave these fights a run for their money.
Another part of this movie I didn't like is related to the trailer. If you view the trailer to this movie, it makes it seem like a story about Peter tracking down his parents and what truly happened to them. But that only takes up maybe the first thirty minutes of the movie and instead of delving deeper into their disappearance, he simply veers off course and fights Curt Connors. But they did seem to redeem themselves a bit with the final scene played after the credits with Connors in his jail cell and a mysterious shadow paying him a visit but I don't think it was enough...
All in all, this movie drastically drifted away form Spider-Man's essence and that did not exactly make a comic book lover like myself very happy. And it saddens me more to think that this is the start to a whole new trilogy. This unfortunately isn't a one-shot. Oh well. After the success of the superhero movie the Avengers, I'll let this one slide.

The Revamped Amazing Spider-Man Movie

So Summer is coming soon and with it comes an all new webslinger which most of you know from the hit The Social Network. Yes Andrew Garfield is back and he's playing the mild-mannered, awkward Peter Parker and all I have to say about this decision is... why? Stan Lee created Parker as a socially awkward, geeky, teenager who is the last person to have a girlfriend and so what does this new movie present? A suave looking young man who girls fall head over heels for and turn him into Spider-Man... nu uh. Not working out for me. Although the graphics look incredible and the are bringing in The Lizard (a.k.a Dr. Curt Connors), I just can't buy it that Garfield is supposed to be Pete. I mean Tobey Maguire played that role perfectly! Yeah he could have had more sarcastic and smart-ass comments while fighting but he got the dorky part spot on! This new Spider-Man movie does show signs of that smart-ass side though so I hope they deliver. That's one of my favorite traits of this costumed hero. Another improvement I see in this film is the change from Kristen Dunst to Emma Stone. Dunst always seemed a bit whiny in the older films and Stone isn't like that. Plus, Stone will be playing Gwen Stacey and NOT Mary Jane which is really cool considering Stacey came before Jane in the comic books. So am I weary of this Parker replacement? Yes. But this does look like a kick-ass movie and I cannot wait to see it once it hits theaters and you better bet I'll be one of the first to be reviewing here on the one and only, The True Life of a Superhero!