The Amazing? Spider Man

There's really no other good way to start this other than saying that my opinion about the new Spider Man movie could not be contained in one short Facebook post. I loved the movie, but I had a few problems with it too. Nothing was so big that I couldn't enjoy the movie, but obviously my inner geek was weeping at some points during the film.

One thing I do want to say is I absolutely loved the web shooters. I love the fact that he can't use them in water, if they get crushed he's in trouble, and he can run out. I've seen this in the comics and loved it then too. I'm glad to see them using it on the big screen. in case you do not know what i'm talking about, here's a picture:

*claps hands* This could have turned out horrible, but I actually ended up liking it. and if you notice, a red light blinks when he is about to run out of web "stuff". They didn't make a big deal about it in the movie, but it was cool to see that reference to the actual comic.
(p.s. the first appearance of the web shooters was in Amazing Fantasy vol.1 #15.)

Next up...we are all thinking it... yeah even you.... this new peter parker has a huge head. A few things about that:
1. He's supposed to be a teenager in high school.
2. He's supposed to be awkward and nerdy. I totally believed him when he was nervous asking Gwen out, but I also believed that he could put on that suit and crush some bad guys.
3. It's his hair.
4. Some of the comic versions of spider man also show him draggin' around that huge dome. So why is everyone so angry that they did it in the movie too??

It makes him look younger, more believable as a geek, and made him look like a cartoon. For me, it was kind of cool. As a fan of drawing with a little bit of exaggeration, I was hoping they'd make a hero look less like us, and more like the comics. So Eduardo...er....Peter Parker, you have my vote. I thought you nailed it.

I guess I'm supposed to say spoiler alert at some point during this right?
The Lizard. If anyone has seen The Super Mario Brothers movie from the 90s... you may remember this guy:

No, that's not the Lizard from this movie, but it's very close to what he looks like. I don't have too much to say about this because the other villians were a total mess, but at least make the guy look like a lizard if that's his name. And why do all scientists have to have an accent to sound smart? *throws hands up* I don't even...


Next order of business, Miss Gwen Stacy. I really wanted to like her...I did. I guess this is the girly-girl in me, but I really don't think she can pull off the blonde look. Why didn't they just cast a blonde girl to begin with. She looked strange. She also looks really horrible when she cries... like her eyes might fall out of her head. but, I did love the way they did her outfits, the hair, the headbands etc. I thought she did well as far as the acting thing went, but Iwas a little disappointed. after hearing that she was going to play the part of Gwen, i was nervous they were trying to pull another Kirsten Dunst on us...even though it wasn't that bad, it still left me wishing they would have gone with someone else.

Last up, let's talk about the cheesiness that is Marvel. I don't know why anyone would be shocked to see some level of cheese from these kind of movies. you're taking a normal person, slapping spandex on them, and telling them to look as cool as possible. There's bound to be some funny moments found in that. I'm surprised they held back as much as they did. Everything was there: The silly jokes Spider Man shouted as he flew through the city, the bad lines the cops would say, Martin Sheen (yeah, Marty), and the most adorable Stan Lee moment of all. I expected all of this and kind of appreciated it too. Comics were made to entertain and inspire. They weren't made to read like a math book.
(I may be saying that I'm cool with Spider Man's bad jokes because of the Deadpool movie coming out soon. I know it's going to be a mess of bad jokes).
So I mentioned the Stan Lee moment, and I won't give away what they did with him, but I felt like he may have gotten a bigger spot in this movie than in any of the others. He deserves it...try to fight me on that. The thing that ruined that moment for me was when the people sitting behind us had the following conversation:

Guy #1: "HAHA THAT WAS GREAT!"
Guy #2: "TOO FUNNY. DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?"
Guy #1: "YEAH, THAT'S STAN LEE."
Guy #2: "WHO'S THAT?"

Ruined it for me. Thanks guys. Just make sure when you see the movie, that you try to sit far away from anyone. Also...don't clap at the end of the movie. The actors can't hear you. The only movies that have deserved clapping so far are:
1. LOTR
2. Star Wars

So cut it out.

Overall, I loved this movie. It was entertaining and that's all I wanted from it. I wasn't asking for a deep story line or intense character backgrounds, but I got what I paid for; a nice new take on a hero that they messed up before. All is forgiven. I'm not mad about Toby... This new Spider Man showed me that it's all going to be OK.