The Amazing Spider-Man

i had it in my head that i'd given this a more dour review when i first watched it. i love my comic book movies so i decided to give it another whirl. i enjoyed myself and was pleasantly surprised. i checked out my previous review and i was pretty positive then too. why had i decided i had a negative outlook? strange. lizard is still the main problem with the film. it's not the fault of rhys ifans in the slightest. he does a great take on dr. connors. i just think the look was wrong and too unbelieveable. even in a film where a kid gets bitten by a spider and gains super powers. it just read more

finally, "amazing" is what "spider-man" should've been a decade ago. it was nice capturing the rougher feel of nyc, i.e. fire escapes and backalleys. i really enjoyed the unsure, pendulum-swinging spidey, bringing me back to the days of "the greatest american hero", which is what he stands for, really. all in all, a great reboot of the franchise, though the stan lee cameo seemed a bit out of place. read more