The only thing that was kind of off putting was the music during the times square Electro scene and the two planes that almost hit each other.
Just got back. Couple of things on my mind:
I'm honestly surprised they killed Gwen. It was one of those things where they hinted at it SO hard that I thought they'd swerve us at the end with a "lol nope". I also figured they'd keep her alive since Emma Stone is a legit star but I guess not. It was well done.
We have a new worst green goblin design. Goodbye Power Rangers Goblin from Spidey 1, hello.... whatever the fuck that was. Awful.
Also, I don't think the Raimi trilogy haters can fault Tobey for his crying anymore... cause god damn did Garfield cry a lot in this film. Way more than Tobey in the original trilogy. Besides the actual ending, it wasn't needed.
I still don't understand exactly why there was so much focus on Peter's parents in the first film and this one.
How the fuck would they have incorporated Mary Jane into this movie? LOL
Overall, I feel like it was better than the first ASM. Still can't hold Spidey 1 and 2s jockstrap. Wasn't terrible, just... average.
I really liked the movie. I also liked Man of Steel. Maybe I like shit movies according to GAF?
I really liked the movie. I also liked Man of Steel. Maybe I like shit movies according to GAF?
The movie could have actually done without Electro all-together. In the full scope of things, his inclusion means nothing.
This. I'd like to know as well
And people hating on gwen and peter...seems you guys never had a complicated love life at all.
Wait, I thought there were only 1-2 scenes of Garfield crying?
Gwen during the break up, once with Aunt May, then when Gwen dies.
There may have been once more, maybe when he was thinking of his dad?
smh...
If anything, Harry is more sympathetic to me than Peter in this film. And that's when you know your script is fucked. Peter basically left Harry to die for no fucking reason. I understand Harry's resentment. Fuck Peter.
If anything, Harry is more sympathetic to me than Peter in this film. And that's when you know your script is fucked. Peter basically left Harry to die for no fucking reason. I understand Harry's resentment. Fuck Peter.
Then Peter returned as Spider-man - again, BEFORE he realised that stupid factoid about his blood, and told Harry tough shit.Harry's life wasn't in imminent danger. Peter said" I can't give you my blood RIGHT NOW". Harry was only showing very early signs of the disease and never had any serious flare ups that put him in the hospital.
Then Peter returned as Spider-man - again, BEFORE he realised that stupid factoid about his blood, and told Harry tough shit.
As Harry pointed out to Peter over and over: HARRY WAS DYING ANYWAY. He said taking a look at his blood could give him a chance. Only when he became desperate did he go after Spider-Venom crap.Exactly. Nothing changed between when "Peter" told him and when "Spider-man" told him. He still don't know if his blood would do any harm.
Brando doesn't even quip in On the Waterfront. This is the new measure by which films are judged.
The Death of Gwen Stacy is easily my favorite moment in comics and it helps that it was included in the movie. That probably explains some of my enjoyment but despite it's flaws, which didn't bother me nearly as much as it seems to have bothered many of you, I still found it enjoyable. More enjoyable than the first ASM.
As Harry pointed out to Peter over and over: HARRY WAS DYING ANYWAY. He said taking a look at his blood could give him a chance. Only when he became desperate did he go after Spider-Venom crap.
Peter was unwilling to give Harry a chance to procure something to help for no logical reason.
At this point, he's responsible for turning Harry vengeful by telling him 'Good luck with that whole fatal disease thing you got lol seeya'
I also remember some awful scene where he argues with Aunt May about doing his laundry.
I actually loved that whole last scene and how absurd Giamatti was as Rhino. It was pretty much everything I've always wanted out of a spidey movie and if the whole movie had been more like that it could have been great. As it stands everything else was utter garbage, and I went in wanting to like the movie so bad after how mediocre the first one was. Not even gonna bother going to the theater for anymore sequels or spinoffs, which sucks since Spider-Man is my favorite super hero
1. It could kill him, or turn him into something, which was stated multiple times
2. Peter is trying to hide his identity. If Harry/Oscorp gets a hold of it they can discover who he is, which leads to endangerment of himself and his family. Not stated, but fairly simple to connect the dots.
I really liked Harry and this should have been his movie. He won't do it in the next film either because they will add three more villains.
Yeah, Electro added nothing to them films story. If anything, Rhino had a bigger role by getting Peter to suit up again lol. This becomes pretty evident when he becomes nothing more than a pawn via Harry's manipulation.
Electro ultimately feels like he was added because Sony didn't want to market this as another Goblin film for obvious reasons. The filmmakers have said that Gwen's demise was planned from beginning, and was going to happen in this film no matter what. So I guess Goblin was a go, and the accompanying villains were up in the air.
Completely agree. Garbage.I was banned just before I saw the film.
But outside of the film's opening action scene with Spidey - which was very fun indeed, the film was complete garbage.
What I found hilarious is that they found a whole new way for Peter to be a cunt in this film. Harry has a legitimate beef. He tells Peter 'I'm dying, you have a chance at saving my life if you give me some of your blood', to which Peter retorts 'Yeah, but I don't know what could happen if I do. It could make you sick.', to which Harry once again reiterates 'I'm dying you fucking idiot. What does it matter? It's a chance to save my life. Doesn't Spider-Man like to save people?' Then Peter has no way to combat this logic and just pisses off.
Only later does he find out about that special desinty-blood of his.
The opening scene with the parents is so pointlessly stupid and unnecessary.
What I especially loved is the filmmakers trying desperately to make it so that Gwen's death isn't his fault. Her running around screaming beforehand 'This is my own decision to be here! FYI! Just remember that in a few minutes time!' The foreshadowing was obnoxious. They once again did everything they could to paint it as thought Peter wasn't responsible for her death.
And oh god, Jamie Foxx... Jamie Foxx. That Dehaan's Goblin shows up in the last 5 minutes to kill Gwen is indicative of just how forced this film was. They had him and Peter skipping stones together for christ sake. :lol
The whole thing with Peter finding his father's underground subway lab really had me thinking if the writers knew what the hell they were doing. How was any of this necessary? This film was such schlock. And Webb continues his trend of cringeworthy angsty teen soundtracks.
Speaking of soudntracks, Zimmer's score was like some early-90s cheesefest shit. Good lord.
But yeah, when Garfield is in the suit making witty quips, it's pretty neat I guess.
Did he say now? Because I'm pretty sure he didn't say now. And AGAIN, Harry asked for it so that it could be use to produce a cure. It could be a lead in the right direction. A chance. It could be analyzed. I don't remember him saying anything other than that. Certainly not revealing plans of injecting it into himself as soon as he got a hold of it. That only happened when he started getting desperate and feeling the effects of his disease.He didn't want to give him his blood because it could have killed him now whereas his disease wasn't going to kill him anytime soon. I was expecting Peter/Spider-Man to make a comment about needing to research a cure (and potentially bringing Gwen in to help since that's her area of expertise) rather than just taking some blood and injecting it immediately into Harry. That, at least, would have given his rejection a bit more clarity.
What makes you think I didn't understand what was happening in the scene? Just because it's an awful, unfunny and perfunctory scene, it doesn't mean I didn't get what was happening.Err.. you mean the dirty Spider-Man suit he didn't want her to see that you had just been given the heads up about upstairs in the prior scene and is referenced when she refers to the last time he washed laundry he "turned everything red and blue." Yeah, can't imagine why he didn't want her to do that particular load of laundry.
YOU'RE A FRAUD SPIDER-MAN!
Also gotta love the continued subtle-but-not cribbing from Raimi's films. Itsy Bitsy Spider toward the end there lol.
How has nobody mentioned Electro's theme music? People laughed at my theater.