Last night, I took a break from editing to have a date night with my hubby. We decided to go see the new Amazing Spiderman movie. I have to admit, the previews did look decent, but I was worried. It looked pretty much like the same basic plot.
I was right.
Despite the wonderful smattering of sarcastic humor, delightful wit and brilliant special effects, I found myself getting bored. In all fairness, they did a fantastic job with this movie. Far superior to the others, which I didn’t enjoy at all. But this felt like a Hollywood redo.
Was it enjoyable? Yes. Will I watch it again? Probably not. It was a bit too violent and intense for me to watch with my 5 year old, despite his endearing pleas to the contrary.
If I were to rate this movie as a stand alone, I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. But if you add in the fact that they had to redo much of the same plotline my rating goes down to a dismal 3 star. And I think I might be a tad generous with that.
Haven’t seen the original? Then you will probably love this version!
Best part of the movie…preview for Dark Knight Rises. Anyone else psyched about that?
Amy Miles Books 
I haven’t had any desire to see this movie…I can’t wrap my head around the fact that they’re pretty much ‘re-doing’ the Spiderman that already blew my mind with its awesomeness…why mess with perfection? This movie isn’t for me, and I never saw the point in releasing it. Hmph! (that’s me pouting, HAHA)
I’m in agreement that this shouldn’t have been a remake. Just start with a new villain and move on from where they were. I loved the sarcasm though. This Peter Parker was more to my liking.