Discussion (10) ¬

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   daniel

   February 9, 2012 at 1:53 pm | # | Reply

   Not happy about the reboot, not happy about the mysterious past of Peter’s dad. And I liked the organic webshooters.

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     Tom

     February 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm | # | Reply

     In the comics, Peter’s parents were agents with the CIA.

     If they use that in the film, credibility will go STRAIGHT out the window.
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   Philip

   February 9, 2012 at 4:49 pm | # | Reply

   I always thought of superhero reboots like a new creative team on a comic. It happens pretty often, and it’s fun to see new takes on the characters. I don’t mind the tone from what I’ve seen.The best Spidey stories were always kind of dark, and especially in the Ultimate stories, which i believe this film is borrowing heavily from. I think if most of the in costume stuff can be like him in the car, and they hit the emotional stuff well, it’ll make for a nice balance and overall satisfying film.
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   Kit

   February 10, 2012 at 3:46 am | # | Reply

   I was under the impression Sony had to do something Spidey related, or they’d lose the distribution rights, which they don’t want to do. As for the film, it looks good. i like the fact we’ve got mechanical web shooters, and that they’re addressing Gwen Stacy and George Stacy properly. I really wasn’t keen on Raimi’s films, so for me this is a chance to get it right, rather than completely and utterly wrong!

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     Tom

     February 10, 2012 at 10:55 am | # | Reply

     Did Raimi get it completely and utterly wrong?

     Sure, Spider-Man 3 was a train wreck and the original film has it’s goofier moments. But Spider-Man 2 still holds up fantastically well in my eyes – one of the best comic book movies ever made.

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       Kit

       February 10, 2012 at 1:31 pm | # | Reply

       Ok, maybe completely and utterly wrong is a bit strong and shouldn’t apply to Spider-Man 2. I did go into it accepting the things that got on my goat from the first film and enjoyed it.
       That moment with the train is still one of the best scenes from a comic book movie. My biggest frustration with Raimi’s first film was using one of my favourite story arcs from the comic and butchering it to death.

       Still it’ll be interesting to see if the new film fixes it for me. (and as much as I like Emma Stone, I really hope they stay true to Gwen Stacy’s demise in a sequel).
4. 
   Lanthal

   February 11, 2012 at 12:26 am | # | Reply

   As a fan of Gwen Stacey and what she did to set up the character of Peter Parker for the next forever, I’m very keen for this movie to be good. Also, for those of us who know about the Staceys, did that final scene with the dish falling off the building bring about any kind of “OOH! I know what happens next” moment?
5. 
   Doshi

   February 13, 2012 at 3:08 pm | # | Reply

   This looks like a slightly brighter Batman Begins. I’m not sure how that works with Spidey’s personality, honestly…
6. 
   Ann

   February 14, 2012 at 9:18 am | # | Reply

   “The one thing I DO like about the trailer is that they seem to have captured Spider-Man’s trademark wit a little better than Raimi’s films. The scene with him in the backseat of the car hits exactly the right tone.”

   That stood out for me as well – reminds me of the Spiderman cartoons I enjoyed when I was a kid.

   Also, I didn’t know Peter Parker’s parents were CIA agents in the comics, but I thought it was generally considered a good thing when they draw on actual character history instead of making it up from scratch? Of course, as far as I’m concerned, it’s not so much what they put in the story as to whether it’s done well. I mean, let’s face it, the whole Batman Begins backstory could have been completely absurd – the monastery bit, I mean – but the writing (and of course, acting) made it feel authentic to me.

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     Ann

     February 14, 2012 at 9:24 am | # | Reply

     (On a completely random note, Andrew Garfield really needs to do something with that ridiculously foofy hair of his, LOL!)