10 things we learned from the new 'Amazing Spider-Man' trailer
A few observations from today's latest look
The Lizard has gas
Seriously, he does - and it's of the "Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 version of 'Batman'" variety. I suppose this is at least one component of the "biological attack" you hear about in the trailer - though it seems the denizens of New York City have bigger fish to fry...
Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures
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May 4, 2012 at 12:47AM EST Reply to CommentThoughts:
1) The Lizard: Sorry, it looks terrible. It does nothing for me. Scratch that, it does lots for me, just none of it is positive. I really hate the design of the character.
2) "Peter's transformation wasn't an accident." Oh c'mon! I know, J. Michael Straczynski did that in the comics. I also know it was tiresome and a theory about Spider-man that did not work. Leading off a reboot with that seems unbelievable. Not unbelievable the way a kid getting spider-powers is unbelievable. Unbelievable in the way overly contrived storytelling is unbelievable. As in I do not believe it and I am not buying the story.
3) About That Reboot...: "Say what you will about Sony's decision to reboot the "Spider-Man" franchise so soon" O.k. It was a piss-poor decision. They should have just rolled with it. Now we have a gratuitous origin story (again!), the mechanical web-slingers (after all that crap getting us to get over them making them biological), and going through him discovering his powers and learning to get the girl all over (again). Sorry, but this seems B-O-R-I-N-G. I'm not necessarily a Spider-Man "fanboy." However, what I wanted as a movie-goer was just a good movie that built on the past. Let the character evolve or directors to play with it as they see fit, but do it in a way where we do not have "reboots." Those need to go away. Just tell a good story, throw us into the mix, and pretend for a moment we are not stupid and can jump into the story with an established character. I think I will just skip the second or more time they do a movie based on the origin of a character that they have done a series on.
4) Humor: O.k., so that is cool. I like that they seem to have got that right. Really though? That is the only thing from this slide show that I am feeling even remotely positive about.
5) "Daddy Issues": I'm fine with the secret history of Spider-Man. I am not so cool with it playing out as mommy & daddy issues. I am also less-than-cool with them leading off the @#$%in' reboot with mommy-and-daddy-issues and the "it was not an accident" angle. Bring that up later as a change-of-pace to the character and possible hand-of-fate angle with Peter's transformation, if at all. If you are going to (make the huge mistake of) relaunching the franchise and flushing all continuity down the drain, which I hate by the way, start with a simple story and let us build the incarnation you are going for. Don't start off with "you were bit by a spider, but it was really all planned, and by the way you have huge parent issues and a super-secret-spies-for-parents-who-were-killed back history." That seems a bit much.
Other than that, it was alri . . . O.k., it might be fine, but this pretty much cemented I'll probably pass on this and maybe check it out on video or something. Which is too bad. They just did so much that I actively dislike. I'll save my money.
-Cheers
Andrew T How are you not a "fanboy"?
May 4, 2012 at 3:12PM ESTDave I Fair question. I'm not a fanboy in that I do not care how closely they adhere to the comic or Raimi's universe. I guess I AM a fanboy in that I care about how companies at least try to keep continuity or keep rolling and not recycle the same ideas or just "reset" everything. I also care less about them adhering to the comics and Spider-Man's origin as I do about decisions that make sense. The Lizard just looks cheesy to me, regardless of whether or not it is faithful to the comic. Spider-Man's origin being part of some bigger plan? That just seems way too contrived. Sure, I did not like it in the comics, however that is not my problem. As a narrative device, for me it is too convenient.
May 4, 2012 at 3:39PM ESTMaybe I am a fanboy. However, my problems are that the decisions which are rubbing me wrong are less about me being a "fanboy" and more because they seem like questionable storytelling decisions. Plus, "reboots" annoy me, especially when they basically come right on the heels of the other movies and the studio says "let's ignore what happened in the series and look over here, a new series" then proceed to retell the same story over and over and over.
-Cheers
Jer
May 4, 2012 at 12:12PM EST Reply to CommentThe trailer isn't bad - but Im still rooting for this to fail - just to discourage anymore to-soon reboots.