As much as I really enjoyed the first Amazing Spider-Man movie, I am oddly ambivalent about the second one. Why? Too many villains is a problem (Spider-Man 3, I am looking at you, although that was FAR from your only problem). Harry Osborne troubles me (to be fair, that's probably because I thought James Franco was fantastic as Harry in the Raimi movies). And -- I'm not spoiled, just a Spidey reader from way back -- Gwen Stacy's fate is to be fridged, and I don't actually want to see that (assuming it happens, which the trailers seem to hint pretty strongly at).
All that said, I'll still probably see it this weekend.
I had mixed feelings about ASM. It had things I liked better than the Raimi films (mechanical web-shooters, wise-cracks, Gwen) and stuff I didn't (deciding to drop/skirt past iconic elements of his origin, the fact the Gwen and Peter's relationship mostly involved them mumbling incoherently at each other). I think if you blended the best of both ASM and SM1 you'd have the best solo super hero movie ever.
My reservations about ASM 2 are pretty much identical to yours, Steph.
From what I've seen about ASM2, the thing I'm disliking the most is the garish, highly-stylized CGI that calls too much attention to itself.
I mean, the Green Lantern movie sucked for a myriad of reasons, but the thing that ultimately ruined the picture for me was that it was just so ugly to look at.
Pandora just served me an ad for a soundtrack to a Ryan Reynolds movie that came out in 2005 called "Just Friends". On the movie poster, Ryan Reynolds looks like he's in a fat suit. Is this the friendzone movie I never wanted?
Argh, the nearest showing of Only Lovers Left Alive is 20 miles away and ends on Thursday. I don't think I can make that happen.
Aw, JAR didn't get it. But if they're trading black for black, Boyega's a good pick.
I love him, but my honest reaction to seeing Max Von Sydow's name was, 'He's still alive?'
Aw. RIP Mr. Hoskins. It seems like he was well loved, bless him. I always admired his work.
