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Do you really have to tell me again how Spiderman gets his powers? (some spoilers)
PostedJuly 3, 2012
mrmdk65
from Fort Worth, TX, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
3
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5
Special Effects
4
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5
Art Direction
3
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5
Acting
3
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5
Story
3
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5
Camerawork
4
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5
This is the biggest problem with reboots and remakes (I'm looking at you Bryan Singer), the new directors feel obligated to re-tell the origin story in its entirety. We all know the story of how he is bitten by the spider, so why not just use flash-back scenes instead of half of the movie to remind us?
I enjoyed Garfield's take on the Peter Parker/Spiderman characterization. He brought a different take that, I believe, is more inline with the comic's long-standing belief of how he is characterized. He was not as whiny as Tobey and didn't spend half of his time pining for a girl.
I did miss Spiderman's banter during his fight scenes. He had a little bit of dialogue during the car-jacking, but I never heard much during the big fight scenes.
I liked Emma much better as the female lead (I don't think she screamed once - a'la Kirsten Dunst) and she was a much stronger character, even to the point of helping save the day.
One big question was never answered: Uncle Ben's killer was never caught. It seemed that Peter just lost interest in that part of the story line.
All in all, it was entertaining, but missed the mark to be a bang up, blow out, July 4th blockbuster.
Pros great actors
Cons slow, plot holes
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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