The Amazing Spider-Man |OT|
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do you not understand how RT works? or just what an opinion is. If you don't agree with the RT score, then become a reviewer, get your reviews aggregated with RT, and do your part to push that percentage up or down in your favored direction.
THE-Pink-Dagger
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It's about seeing what's obvious.
See You Next Wednesday
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Well we must all have forgotten to bring ourt obvious goggles.
The movie looks like your average 2 star dumb big budget summer movie. No one will be talking about it in ten years like people will with Spider-Man 2.
I also doubt any legitimate critic gives a damn about how Garfield portrays a better rendition of what people think of comic book Spider-Man is than Tobey.
"Looks like," eh? So does that mean we can presume you haven't actually seen The Amazing Spider-Man?
Rarely are we able to predict what will a supreme level of accuracy (especially years down the line). The hindsight bias often skews our judgement of the results, anyway. I'd give it a few years before passing such a bold proclamation, or at least until its opening weekend figures come in.
People are far too quick to write the beginning, middle, and end of a film's impact before it even has time to percolate within the public's mind and culture.
Salvor.Hardin
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I thought it was funny how early on in the film he's forced to wear a long sleeve shirt underneath the t-shirt to hide his bulging guns. Dude was in serious shape.
Yeah. Glad that scene was cut, but they totally got stuck with a random mention of the doorman which was unfortunate. Speaking of things being cut out, I feel like we were meant to find out in this movie that Richard Parker had experimented on Peter as a kid which is why the cross dna splicing worked in Pete's case, but not on Connors. Given the after-credits scene, they probably chose to reveal that later on.
Messofanego
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this doesn't change the fact that bitching about RT scores is completely and utterly pointless. some guys liked it, others didn't. cry moar. why does it matter what other people think if you liked it or didn't like it? I thought the avengers was average, at best, but I'm not whining about why it's RT score is so high.
name one film that, over the past ten years, has had a huge shift in opinion within the public eye. nowadays, we write the future earlier and quicker than everthats just the reality of living in the information age of hyper-reactions where the hype determines how good a movie is in the viewer's head before they even see it. it can certainly happen; but I think you underestimate how quickly these legacies are set in stone.
name one film that, over the past ten years, has had a huge shift in opinion within the public eye. nowadays, we write the future earlier and quicker than everthats just the reality of living in the information age of hyper-reactions where the hype determines how good a movie is in the viewer's head before they even see it. it can certainly happen; but I think you underestimate how quickly these legacies are set in stone.
Still the king.
Scarecrow
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What's it like living in the future?
I felt they had their moment (eggs).
Salvor.Hardin
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That was a terrible review.
It was an odd choice. They tackled a very serious aspect of the movie with throwaway levity.
People have been building expectations and trying to prematurely set in stone a piece of entertainment's impact for decades.
The Internet's implementation into the household opened up the flood gates, sure, but there were other paths. People haven't necessary changed in their behavior and habits. Your point doesn't actually address the issue, but more or less suggests that it's "okay" because it just "happens" with due regard to the Internet.
I can name several films that were poorly received upon being released (either critically, financially, or both) but later lauded. Fight Club, Alien, Donnie Darko, Blade Runner, The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane are just several that immediately spring to mind.
There's really no telling precisely how something will be received initially, and where it'll stand after several years of percolating in the culture and mind of the public.
Someone I'm sure can argue against this, but
I got the impression that she suspects Peter is Spider-Man and that scene was meant to be a sort of unspoken affirmation between the two. The eggs more or less were meant to be a way to break the tension and have a light-heated moment ("levity," as you put it)
DrForester
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Liked the film quite a bit. In almost every way I thought it was a better start than the last trilogy. Only exception being the villain. That's nothing against Connors, he was good, and everything do do with the last trilogy having William Dafoe. A better Spider-man, a better love interest, a better origin.
Only negative I thought were the first person shots. Didn't work for me.
Only negative I thought were the first person shots. Didn't work for me.
ZeroGravity
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This movie was so fucking bad, insultingly so at times. I've honestly never walked out of a theater mad like that before.
ShipTheCheese
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Ever since this douchebag praised Sucker Punch into the heavens, his opinion is void to me.
For a funny/sad nerdrage review, check out his take on Green Lantern.
MidnightCowboy
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2nd best behind Begins. But the Subway fight is the best super hero movie action sequence ever.
mysteriousmage09
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Just saw it, really enjoyed it. Liked that characters had real development and showed real personalities like
. There was some good humor
and the action was fun to watch. Garfield was a great Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Connors was great as himself but Lizard was decent. And Emma Stone as Gwen.... <3 <3 <3. So damn cute!
. That brings me to another point, the emotional scenes were incredibly well done. When someone was acting sad, you fucking believed it.
Overall it was a damn fun. Would recommend. Saw it in 2D.
Flash showing sympathy after Uncle Ben's death after being a total ass before to Peter and others as well and becoming a nice guy at the end
LMFAO @ "You're on his computer! I'm his probation officer!"
The scene at the end where she goes to Peter's house wondering why he wasn't at the funeral and she was crying I really wanted to give her a hug 
Overall it was a damn fun. Would recommend. Saw it in 2D.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Sounds exactly what I expect from the movie.
A corporate obligation to keep a franchise from falling back to the original company.
I still think it will be better than anything Marvel's movie studios has put out.
Mine too. Some of the little kids were dressed as Spider-Man too, it was cute.
ZeroGravity
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This is spot on. So many things wrong with this movie.
For dialogue scenes the 3D is a bit too subtle for my tastes most of the times. But the 3D in the action and swinging sequences is phenomenal.
Id say go either way. If both are available id just go for the 3D one, you arent losing anything if you see it in a good theater.
I saw it in a Sony 4K digital cinema btw. Very good presentation for the most part, again no brightness issues whatsoever, and little to 0 ghosting issues.
brandonh83
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Just got back. It was like watching a 2+ hour apology for Spider-man 3. Absolutely fucking loved it.
How's that dude going to shit on CG? He makes some good points about Peter Parker but most of it was way too harsh/pointless ranting. It's fucking Spiderman, what do you want?
Also, I originally hated how the suit looked when the first pictures leaked but actually ended up liking it.
Also, I originally hated how the suit looked when the first pictures leaked but actually ended up liking it.
I haven't seen the movie, but after watching this, I'm almost certain I'm going to disagree with everything he says. His arguments don't sound compelling--he's just raging passionately.
How do you compare it to Spider-Man 1?
Big Baybee
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I think its better than SM1. SM1 doesn't really hold up for me.
Yeah people clapped last night too
been a while since I've watched a movie that got applause in the theatre
DrForester
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Did you go to Avenger's opening night? I've never seen such an engaged audience.
Same. That shit was overkill though when people laughed at every single joke and clapped at every single moment. I was even missing dialog.
People are always clapping/vocal at midnight showings.
No, I went the next day and I don't remember there being any applause in my theatre. It was completely full though, and the crowd was in to it during the movie
I think the reaction to Inception was my favourite; nothing beats that audible gasp
brandonh83
Banned
I don't. They're so radically different in every single way. Now, more so than ever, I'm heartily giggling at everyone writing it off as a reboot, or it being too soon. Christ, no. It's just such a different thing. It feels nothing like Raimi's original and I will stand by that. Saying this is anything like the previous original is something that I personally consider to be a blatant lie.
That being said, you asked for a comparison, so I won't shy away. I'm an unabashed fan of Sam Raimi and his first two Spidermen. I've said my peace about those on GAF countless times. I've defended Spider-man 2 with all my will. However, I simply don't think that they're as good as this film. Raimi's films were very on the nose and did an excellent job with the material, but there was something very real about this to me. Like I was far more interested and invested in its characters.
I also felt like this had a really great sense of real danger. People got hurt. There were a few scenes where I honestly wasn't sure what kind of fate would befall a character, which had me on edge more than once. And man, as much as I love the train scene in SM2, and the passengers carrying his body, for me there were like five of those moments in this. Spider-man 2 was a greatly made film with impeccable pacing and a great character arc, and honestly I feel like ASM has more in common with that one than I do SM1.
What also took me by surprise was an odd round of applause at the end. No one around here ever claps.
That is a misconception, as Marvel and Sony's agreement has no stipulation as to how much time must pass between projects before the rights are reverted. In fact, the only way Marvel can obtain the rights to create a Spider-Man film is if Sony hands them back.
The studio could allow ten years to pass before approving another project and would be within their legal right to do so.
Furthermore, the relationship between the two is amiable. Sony sold back a large portion of the merchandise rights to Marvel, and was even cooperative when Marvel contemplated including the Oscorp building in The Avengers.
DrForester
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Two biggest cheers I have ever heard at a theater were Hulk kicking the crap out of Loki in Avengers, and Gordon arresting Joker in Dark Knight.
Yeah, I have to agree with you here. Stylistically they're just so different. And I just so much prefer what Webb has done. The emotions feel so much more genuine rather than campy and corny
I did, and it was one of the best movie crowd experiences ever. People were cheering and laughing throughout the film and exploded at the team shot near the end of film.
The crowd for ASM was a lot more subdued.
People applauded at my showing too. A lot of people came away from the movie entertained. Last time I heard an applause like that was at the Avengers.
Word of mouth is going to help this movie a ton. Spider Man is still iconic.
I have to agree that I liked this more than SM1 but don't know how it compares to SM2 just yet. I probably need to see it a few more times and then SM2 again to judge. I think it holds up well minus some pacing issues.
Word of mouth is going to help this movie a ton. Spider Man is still iconic.
I have to agree that I liked this more than SM1 but don't know how it compares to SM2 just yet. I probably need to see it a few more times and then SM2 again to judge. I think it holds up well minus some pacing issues.
brandonh83
Banned
I also disagree with the James Horner dissenters with the force of the sun and twelve pissed off Greek gods. There were more than a few moments where the score was just out of this world along with the footage. When he starts
running across the rooftop after seeing that the cranes had been aligned for him and the Horner music kicks in, I was in some kind of nirvana there
It was also a real treat finally getting the Lizard. I just loved watching him and I felt that they did an excellent job with the fight scenes, and Lizard not holding back at all on bringing the pain to Spider-man.
brandonh83
Banned
Way too awesome. I've seen people complain about it. They must have no soul.
Yeah, the music during that part was beautiful.
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