The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - Early Impressions

Admittedly, when I first heard that Sony had plans to re-boot Spider-Man in a new direction, I thought oh no, why?  OK, the third film wasn’t nearly as good as the first two, but is re-booting the series from scratch really necessary?

Continued below...

Next, the announcement of Andrew Garfield cast as Peter Parker. This got me curious. I had recently seen his acting in the Social Network and actually thought he was one of the best things about the film. So the kid can act, but is he really up to the challenge of playing Peter Parker/Spider-Man?  Then other news soon followed; the news of Marc Webb as the film’s director, the use of mechanical web-shooters, The Lizard as the villain, Gwen Stacey as Peters love interest and a supporting cast featuring respectable actors like Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary. My thoughts began to shift; maybe this could turn out to actually be a good thing after all.

Then I saw the initial teaser trailer. It looked ok, but it didn’t exactly wow me. Then the official trailer hit and I liked what I saw, I liked it a lot. I remember saying out loud “Holy crap, did Spider-man just make a wisecrack? Yes!”  Then, as I sat in the theater waiting for the Avengers to start, a brand new trailer appeared, and I have to admit, I thought it looked great. Now, my opinion has done a complete 180, and I actually have high hopes for this movie.  The question is, will The Amazing Spider-Man be an energetic thrill-ride like the original movie, or will it go the disappointing route of the third film.

With July 3^rd quickly approaching, I guess we will find out soon enough.

Related: Movie Review: Spider-man
Related: Movie Review: Spider-man 2
Related: Movie Review: Spider-man 3
Related: Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man