The new Amazing Spider-Man trailer is out...
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figmentPez
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I get that they're going for over-the-top unbelievable as the joke for the scenes with Peter lying to Aunt May, but it just comes across as so stupid. If Peter really told lies that badly, then Aunt May would be searching his room for drugs.
Same as Fox: as long as they keep cranking them out, they get to keep the rights. It's why they lost Daredevil and Punisher and why they're rushing to get Fantastic Four out.
It's a little ironic, given that Marvel keeps cranking out Captain Marvel comics for a similar reason: so DC can't publish their own Captain Marvel (aka: Shazam) comics.
Nope, I liked it. And I didn't mind the trailer. While I can't think of any examples off hand, I'm sure there have been PLENTY of stupid excuses Peter has used to keep his identity a secret in the comics.
Apparently, I'm in the minority of people who absolutely hated it.
Not the only one. I was right there with you.
Hated it.
figmentPez
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I enjoyed it a lot. I'm fully capable of enjoying something despite flaws.
Yeah, that's up there with the time he let's a robber go free out of spite and gets Uncle Ben killed.
No, I liked it, though I went in not really wanting to. The cast upgrade did wonders though.
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So we didn't like it because we're perfectionists? I think my Netflix que disagrees with you.
I think it looks fun as fuck.
Yes, those two situations are completely equatableYeah, that's up there with the time he let's a robber go free out of spite and gets Uncle Ben killed.
Yep, both are mistakes made in his pre-spider-man days before he was the heroic guy he's more commonly known to be.Yes, those two situations are completely equatable
Seeing the new trailer, I'm kind of annoyed they're cramming so much in. They really could've had a movie with just Elektro as the villain going the route they're showing. It doesn't need this stupid Oscorp conspiracy bullshit.
My decision to see this is wavering. There are plenty of other movies I'm really excited about for this year and as glorious a trainwreck as this will likely be, I don't think I want to waste the money on it.
My decision to see this is wavering. There are plenty of other movies I'm really excited about for this year and as glorious a trainwreck as this will likely be, I don't think I want to waste the money on it.
My problem with ASM is that aside from that one scene where he saves the kid in the car, he remains the same person. The power and responsibility thing doesn't come through at all. He just comes off as a mean spirited dick. One is the catalyst for him becoming the hero in the end. The other is just him being a jerk. Along those lines, Peter wasn't an irrisponsible douche before becoming Spider-Man. He was a stand up person who makes one mistake in the heat of passion that ends up costing him his father figure. That's why he vows to shoulder the burden of becoming Spider-Man.
But, to be honest, my relationship to Spider-Man is similar to Nick's relationship to Superman, so grains of salt and all that.
However, all that aside, the movie was just plain a bad movie from a technical and storytelling standpoint. The editing was incosistant and jumpy. The story wasn't coherent or compelling and the Lizard looked like the de-evolved Toad from the Super Mario Brother's Movie.
figmentPez
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That was not my intention. My point was that you can't infer that I didn't like the movie just because I criticized some of the dialog. I make no comment on those who didn't like the movie or their reasons.
ASM was, sadly, a perfectly mediocre and forgettable film. I didn't "hate" it but it was kind of like going on a roller coaster named "The Awesome Thrill Ride RIDE!" and then it just has a couple hills to go over and one medium sized loopy-loop. So yeah, it all worked right, no one died, and it was technically a "roller coaster" but wouldn't I go out of my way to watch it again.
I loved it, this looks amazing [pun intended], Spider-Man owns and I'm glad he'll never have to play second fiddle in Whedon's fucking terrible sandbox ever because this is going to make a fuckload of money, nerds
Ok you were just trying to hard on this one. No Funny.
Ouch. You know it's bad when even Gilgamesh won't tag Charlie with a funny.
The above is one hundred percent my actual opinions???
Fixed that for ya.
I use nerds lovingly like Liz Lemon. I'm the one literally talking about how Spider-Man is the best, c'mon. And it wasn't a tangent, people were talking about the whole universe intersectionality / movie rights mess. AND I like most of the Marvel movies not made by Joss Whedon.
Cajungal
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I never really landed anywhere with the last movie, and it's the same with this one. I liked Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, but the guy who played Spiderman barely made a blip on my radar. I just found him whiny and forgettable. I don't know... maybe Spiderman's just not my favorite. The only one that I really really liked was the one with Doc Ock... even though that scene at the bank makes me want to jump off a bridge.