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DODADOOOO - okay you get the idea I really really really like Spider-man. From the earliest of comics all the way to this new movie I will always like Spider-man. He's a punk ass with super powers flying around New York city with a camera. Whats not to like? For the record I like the first and second of the Sam Raimi movies, regarding the second as the best super-hero movie of all time. Does this one measure up? Well I'll tell ya...
I loved it. I thought the acting was great, I thought the writing was great, I thought the action scenes were legitimately memorable and most importantly I thought this was a faithful rendition of the Spider-Man origin I know and love. The writing feels great, and there isn't more than one seen where the acting feels forced.
..we'll get to that seen in a moment. The acting is great, while this cast isn't any bigger or more star studded then the last but for the times it's definitely no less. And on top of that what really matters, the caliber of the acting, is fantastic : Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field these are some strong actors and they all pull their weight. Nothing that was written too cheesily really comes off that way when they deliver the line, nothign feels over the top or unnessary for a super-hero movie. Everything falls pretty perfectly into place. If this was the whole movie i'd be pretty thirlled.
The problem this movie seems to have on its hands is the Lizard played by Ryhs Ifans, he isn't a bad actor he just doesn't seem to have much to do. Once his connection to Peter Parker is explained he really only gets a small handful of scenes to develop a motivation, a character, an alter ego, and finally an evil master plan. It isn't awful but he feels rushed and under cut. What could have been a deep interesting and tormented character gets kinda shoved to the side. I mean this movie does put a lot more polish on Spidey's story but it doesn't let the villain pop. And being that Spider-man has some of the best villains in the marvel universe that's really saying something.
All in all I say this movie is worth a look and I hope it kicks of a new more stable franchise of good Spider-man movies. As you'll notice I didn't mention the third Sam Raimi film becuase it was terrible. Go check out this summer super-hero block buster that definitely ...is worth a look. But is not as good as the other super-hero movies we have already seen or are about to see (Avengers and the Dark Knight Rises respectively.)
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