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Well, we're happy to report that our fears have not been realized and that ‘The Amazing Spider- Weekend Guide
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Man’ is actually kind of amazing. And while it's not the fresh breath of air that the original ‘Spider-
Man’ was back in 2002, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ is arguably executed better. Search for feature articles
A much improved cast stands out as the biggest and best improvement, with Andrew Garfield
proving to be a much more likable and expressive Peter Parker. Unlike Tobey Maguire's meek,
mopey and somewhat one-dimensional take of Peter Parker, Garfield has some spunk to him. He
quips a whole lot more and he also skates, making for a much cooler Parker. He's a still science
nerd, so it's very believable that he'd get picked on. But he sure doesn't back down.
Garfield plays the part just right, with the amount of heart that a young teenager with bright
aspirations would have, but also with the vulnerability of a young man on the cusp of adulthood. It
helps too that his chemistry with Emma Stone is a lot more convincing than Tobey with Kirsten.
Spidey's first love, Gwen Stacy is here instead of more well-known Mary Jane Watson, and her
shyness is the perfect foil for Parker, their budding teenage romance is rather adorable and
handled well by Marc Webb, the director of ‘500 Days Of Summer’, who in hindsight was the
perfect choice for such material.
As Spidey fans know, Peter's heart belonged to that blonde student way before he ever met Mary
Jane Watson
Great supporting performances from Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Denis Leary as Captain
Stacy are also a bonus. Leary as Capt. Stacy, playing Gwen's dad who disapproves of Spidey the
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vigilante and Peter the boyfriend, has one of the better story arcs in the movie.
That sense of freshness of the cast does help to give what is a pretty well-known story a little more
compelling. The first act is pretty standard Spidey origin stuff between him and Uncle Ben.
Much of the first half will seem similar to those who have the 2002 outing fresh in their mind, but it's
necessary though, as the cementing of Peter's relationship between him, Uncle Ben and the rest of
his world would serve to be the basis of the tragedy soon to follow.
And once that deed is done, the plot really takes off. It turns out that Peter is the catalyst that
transforms the venerable Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys IFans) into a giant green lizard-man; guilt kicked
in and that’s what spurred Peter to save the day as Spider-Man
Then, the action truly takes
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centre-stage, with the action
scenes bouncing off the screen.
Spidey swings, crawls and Which superhero movie will be the biggest hit of the
poses like he was drawn straight summer?
out of the comic book panels. 'The Avengers'
The 3D works very well here. 'The Dark Knight Rises'
We always thought the Sam 'The Amazing Spider-Man
Raimi’s swinging shots were
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through the city paid off. But
there's no doubt that it's helped
in some way by Garfield's (and
various stuntmen) commitment
to adapting their body language
and movement to be like that of
a spider in their scenes when he's moving or fighting as Spider-Man.
The Lizard is also great, conjuring memories of another ferocious green transforming monster from
earlier this summer. We thought that Dr. Connors was too much of a weird creepy guy from the
trailers but we’re happy to say that there is still an element of that unwilling monster element at play
here.
All in all, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ is a winner. For the most part, it’s the classic story everyone
knows, with a few cosmetic changes and a stronger focus on the romance. It’s a romantic, coming
of age superhero flick -- it's not quite the dark “Dark Knight-meets-Spider-Man” movie we were
rumoured to receive but that's fine with us.
Spider-Man and Batman are different characters completely, and this as an edgier expansion of
what Sam Raimi did with the original movies, and it just plain works.
Now with the origin story out of the way, we can look forward to new Spidey adventures, some of
which are hinted in the movie. Maybe, they'll introduce MJ for a teenage love triangle? Who
knows? We can't wait. Bring on the sequel.
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ opens in theatres 29 June 2012
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