I WILL NOT WASTE MY MONEY ON THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2!! I just can’t bring myself to do it! It’s a
general principle thing, that when you smell shit………you shouldn’t step in
it. Okay, here’s the thing…..being that
I am an avid and rabid comic book fan, it’s almost a given that any comic book
related movie that comes out I will go see.
However, there have been four isolated moments when I just absolutely
refused to bother wasting my money on what I felt was going to be a shit fest
of a movie: Ghost Rider, Elektra, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance & Green
Lantern. All of the aforementioned
movies I eventually saw via bootleg copies or catching it on cable. And now I am adding The Amazing Spiderman 2
to that list.
It’s not big secret I’m not the biggest Spiderman
fan…….anymore! At one point in my life, Spidey was still one of my fav’rit
characters. The run in Spectacular, Amazing & the flagship Spiderman titles were some of my fondest memories, but over the years in the books he just became an annoyance to me.
While the other heroes were allowed to grow and develop, I still felt like I
was watching a 30yr old teenager leaping around New York in his play clothes.
My faith was restored when they developed some stories that showed Peter
growing up some and being a bit more interesting as a character, then they
wiped that away with some cockamamie reality warping story and took it right
back to the wackiness. So I stopped
reading. Now before you go yelling
“bias!”, let me say that while I had lost favor with the books, I did enjoy the
Sam Raimi movies to a degree. The first
Spiderman was decent enough, but Spiderman 2 was that dope for real! No two
ways about it. Spiderman 3 suffered from
being overstuffed with characters and camp that all but sucked the life out of
the thriving franchise…….time for a reboot: Enter The Amazing Spiderman.
They did away with the director, brought in an entirely new
creative team and cast. From the outset
this was going to be an updated Spiderman for the new generation. They stressed a darker and serious tone, but
with still moments of banter and fun you expect from the wall crawler. I begrudgingly went and saw The Amazing
Spiderman on opening weekend. I wasn’t
blown to the back of the theatre but it was a refreshing take, and Andrew
Garfield offered a great performance that outshined Toby McGuire in the
previous movies. I still wasn’t a fan,
but I was curious to see what they would in the next movie.
Looking at the cast, it should be a no miss!
You have Andrew Garfield, Sally Fields & Emma Stone all returning, then
your adding Paul Giamatti, Jamie Foxx & newcomer Dane Dehaan. Giamattie and Foxx are Academy award level actors. Dehaan is slowly carving a nice resume of work that only hints at his true level of talent. While the script seemed bloated, much like
Spiderman 3, you can’t go wrong recruiting talent, and I hoped that they would
avoid the failures of that movie. Dare I
say, I was actually excited for the movie!! Then the reviews began to come in……sigh.
Well that doesn’t seem to be a case based on not only critic
reviews and fan reactions. Granted, I never put too much stock into critics’
opinions, but I do like to get a feel for what they are saying about a
movie. There are a few critics in particular
whose opinions I respect to the utmost, and even they confirmed my worse fear
that the movie was overstuffed, unfocused and disappointing. Not an overall shitfest, but clearly not
reaching its potential or being as good as you would think it should be. Even longtime friends that are unabashed
Spiderman fans (comic & non-comic readers), returned to me with reports of being
underwhelmed or not even sure about how they felt about the movie. Like, how the hell you just spend $30 on
Imax/3D and not know how you felt about what you just watched?! For what was supposed to be a summer
blockbuster, the buzz just isn’t there.
To date right now, the movie only spent one week at the #1 spot…….hardly
the return you would expect on any summer movie, let alone a Spiderman movie. It would be nice if Sony would just let it go
and allow for the rights of Spiderman to go back to Marvel, but it’s too much
of a cash cow for them , that they will continue to churn out these flicks with
little regard. They effectively have his ass hogtied hostage style! After seeing Captain
America: TWS, the movie going audience’s expectations are set pretty damn high
and the response to Spidey is proving that his web shot a lil’ short this time
around. Hopefully Godzilla & X-Men:
Days of Future Past will live up to their potential. But I do appreciate Spidey nonetheless……he
just saved me $25 on my car insurance! Good looking Webhead!!
Well that doesn’t seem to be a case based on not only critic
reviews and fan reactions. Granted, I never put too much stock into critics’
opinions, but I do like to get a feel for what they are saying about a
movie. There are a few critics in particular
whose opinions I respect to the utmost, and even they confirmed my worse fear
that the movie was overstuffed, unfocused and disappointing. Not an overall shitfest, but clearly not
reaching its potential or being as good as you would think it should be. Even longtime friends that are unabashed
Spiderman fans (comic & non-comic readers), returned to me with reports of being
underwhelmed or not even sure about how they felt about the movie. Like, how the hell you just spend $30 on
Imax/3D and not know how you felt about what you just watched?! For what was supposed to be a summer
blockbuster, the buzz just isn’t there.
To date right now, the movie only spent one week at the #1 spot…….hardly
the return you would expect on any summer movie, let alone a Spiderman movie. It would be nice if Sony would just let it go
and allow for the rights of Spiderman to go back to Marvel, but it’s too much
of a cash cow for them , that they will continue to churn out these flicks with
little regard. They effectively have his ass hogtied hostage style! After seeing Captain
America: TWS, the movie going audience’s expectations are set pretty damn high
and the response to Spidey is proving that his web shot a lil’ short this time
around. Hopefully Godzilla & X-Men:
Days of Future Past will live up to their potential. But I do appreciate Spidey nonetheless……he
just saved me $25 on my car insurance! Good looking Webhead!!
Did you go see The Amazing Spiderman 2?! What was your take on it? Would you recommend it?!
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