The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ✦ Full-Length Watchalong Reaction
Added 2024-01-12 23:38:51 +0000 UTCHello everyone! I had to push this reaction back a day for copyright reasons, womp womp. Here is the watchalong and the edited version should come later tonight! I'm looking forward to chatting about this one with you all and the second movie will be coming out next week! [Direct link here.]
Cheers,
✦ KL
Comments
Totally. I adore Gwen & Peter.
William
2024-01-14 02:31:23 +0000 UTCwhen you said Garfield Spider-Man I don't know why I pictured Garfield the cat in a Spider-Man outfit
Ronix
2024-01-13 21:54:22 +0000 UTCGood point KL, this version of Peter doesn’t have any clear character traits that would invite bullying. Other than the fact he doesn’t seem to have any friends when we meet him in high school, he’s known for photography, styles his hair, and is comfortable on a skateboard. He even stands up to Flash on behalf of a smaller/younger student. There’s less of a leap for Peter into Spider-man once he’s bitten. Sam Raimi’s trilogy lives rent-free in my heart but I thoroughly enjoy this take but I think you helped me solidify why I don’t revisit these more. They certainly had an opportunity to make this new take their own. Instead, much like Raimi they stuck with the basic plot of the comic book almost to its detriment. Andrew Garfield is a great actor and Emma Stone works perfectly as his love interest. But they didn’t really do anything new. I will say I have on occasion just rewatched the clip where Spider-man is swinging to Oscorp via the crane line-up. The comic accurate poses as he swings and the score…that so abruptly swifts when he’s done with the Ariel ballet. It’s a choice for sure. Now I’m onto the edit version to see what the studio allowed you to release and to hear your thoughts!
Bryan Dempsey
2024-01-13 14:35:56 +0000 UTCPeter and Gwen are my all time favorite superhero movie couple. I don’t even know who’s #2. Agree w/ you on Willem Dafoe’s Goblin villain. He’s on my Mt. Rushmore of superhero villains along with Thanos, Ledger’s Joker and Magneto!
boss435
2024-01-13 08:27:05 +0000 UTCInteresting movie. Personally not a fan of the tech web devices. I do like the movie as a whole. The cross-speicies things hits more than just some random engineered spiders.
Yoshi1990
2024-01-13 07:29:06 +0000 UTCAgreed
boss435
2024-01-13 05:52:15 +0000 UTCEvery time I see these films, either these Garfield flicks or Tobey's....I'm ever more convinced that the Garfield films are far better movies overall. It's a controversial opinion, I know. But then again, I'm an old fart -- Tobey's Spidey never did it for me. I never could quite get down with those darn internal web shooters. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This one, as well as TASM 2, have aged very well -- I don't think the world was quite ready for them when they originally came out. I dunno. Regardless, this was fun. I try to not compare the various Spidey films against each other...there's room for them all. ;)
William
2024-01-13 03:40:47 +0000 UTCAh, Gwen Stacy. I'm a sucker for anything Emma Stone, and this one is surely up there. I guess that Garfield chap is alright too. LOL 😉🤪 I quite enjoy Garfield's Spidey -- he's pretty fantastic in the role.
William
2024-01-13 00:34:17 +0000 UTCI just got done watching Dune, all ready for Bedfordshire now. Fellow Brit Andrew is almost enough of a persuasion to stay up. Hacksaw Ridge would have been another temptation. TV show recommendation for private viewing. Under the Banner of Heaven.
Daryl
2024-01-12 23:53:00 +0000 UTCSorry, it's been fixed! I'm so bad for that.
kaiielle
2024-01-12 23:51:44 +0000 UTCHi! I'm sorry, but link for full watchalong sends me to Last of Us watchalong from 9 months ago
André Alves
2024-01-12 23:49:41 +0000 UTCSorry to those of you in the UK/EU who were about to go to sleep for the night. 😆
kaiielle
2024-01-12 23:39:24 +0000 UTC
