My final plea for The Amazing Spider-Man • The Nerdpocalypse

When the initial news hit the internet that Sony would no long keep the money train going with Sam Raimi but instead reboot the Spider-Man movie series fan boys went ballistic! If we were in Victorian times I pretty sure they would rolled out the guillotine at the time. As time went on and a director and star were chosen the madness escalated and it appeared that fans had forgotten about the flaws of the Raimi films. Were we so clouded by our sheer hatred for change that we couldn’t even give these new guys a chance? “Its to soon,” was the battle cry of the anti-Spidey-reboot brigade. However, at the same time they enjoyed in mass the reboot of Batman by Christopher Nolan. Why wasn’t it too soon for that franchise to get a reboot? The difference between reboot time frames was only 3 years, surely not enough for the internet fan boys to lose their collective minds over, right?

So fast forward to the first teaser trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. All we get to see is some heavily digital work showing our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in a first person perspective. We get a glimpse of him in the last frame, enough to get our movie lizard brains squirming. While I realized the intent of the teaser, to make the reveal of Spidey as mysterious as possible, but most of the fan boys found it to be lackluster, and I certainly get that.

So we get little bits of behind the scenes shots of the movie, some casting news, and now we are on a roll. Fans love Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans addition to the cast and we get the first news that the villain would be The Lizard. Fans were fine with this and we moved on. The notion that the Raimi films were untouchable has gone away or at least slowed. We get a full trailer and some back story is flushed out. A little bit of excitement starts to shine through on The Amazing Spider-Man. Then we get the latest trailer. One that I think puts the movie in the must see category:

So that for me was it but it might still not be enough. The fever pitch was high and Spidey was riding the wave. Come July 3rd he was the hero to see until a little known movie called The Avengers hit theaters. A comic book movie so good that it sucked all the air out of the room for other comic films this summer. I have even heard people say they aren’t excited for The Dark Knight Rises after seeing The Avengers…BLASPHEMY! However, now that we are in week four for the Avengers and Spidey and Batman are on the horizon how can you not be psyched! Take a look at the latest TV spot for Spidey and tell me that the web swinging in the beginning is absolutely badass. If this movie isn’t getting your summer block buster meter going then check your pulse, you might be dead.

The level of arrogance, web swinging, and perspective shooting is setting up Spider-Man to be the second major comic book movie hit of the summer. Final word: The Raimi movies had heart but were totally campy. These movies seems to have some soul and bad ass fun. This is the Spidey style we have been waiting for. July 3rd can’t come fast enough.

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Kendran85

I too was a little mad to hear about a remake, but with this latest trailer it looks awesome and reminds me more of the spiderman cartoon that I grew up on in the 90′s
Capital_7

It looks like shit. I won’t be seeing it, because it looks terrible. Sony’s reported to be upset about it as well. I don’t understand your impassioned plea for a film you haven’t seen, and that you have no stake in.
- ThoseNerds
  
  Couple of things, it was a rumor that Sony execs didn’t care for the movie. However, these were same folks who liked Spider-Man 3 so I carry no stake in their opinions, which are rumored any way. Remember the rumors that Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Hopkins hated each other on the set of Thor? Turned out to be false too. Also, you are shocked that I have the opinion that the movie looks awesome even though I haven’t seen it. I find that funny considering you are saying that the movie will be shit and you have no stake in it, and you haven’t seen it. Different strokes man…however, thanks for reading.
http://twitter.com/paterfamilias90 Kevin Kennedy

I won’t lie, the Raimi films are campy, but his style is an acquired taste, you either love it or hate it. I like it, sure the characters don’t really resemble the ones from the comics, but I overall enjoy the trilogy. I am sorry, but it is too soon to have a reboot, and I don’t like the reasoning behind the reboot (They didn’t like him and his “bullshit”). Can’t wait for this movie to come out, should be a helluva time.
Cheetimus Primal

I can’t get excited for this film. Hell, I refuse to.
Bulletpoints are fun!

*Not only does bringing in Peter’s dead parents he barely knew steer this character, typically shown with a balance of fun and serious, far more into the dark and emo but it also takes away from the driving force behind Pete’s reasons for not only being Spider-Man but for being who he is at his core. He was raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben. They made him who he is by sculpting his moral fiber. He isn’t just Spidey out of guilt, he’s Spidey because those two made him Spidey. His parents playing a part in that diminishes his very character as well as the role Ben and May play in his life. I already feel like I don’t know this guy that’s on the screen.

*That damn costume. It’s freakin’ scary! The kid freaked out upon seeing it. Peter cares what people think about him. He worries about his public image. Why on earth would he create a costume so damn creepy looking? That strange scaley texture, those jaundiced eyes… ick! Peter would never do that to himself.

*The Lizard… beside looking like a damn Goomba this guy is going to be nothing like the comic version. maybe that’s a good thing as I always considered him part of Spidey’s C-list. But I have a hard time caring about him as the main antagonist especially in an origin story.

*Speaking of which we really don’t need to do this again. You can reboot without going over the whole origin let alone completely remaking it for yourself. Look at Spectacular Spider-Man! Aside from being one of the greatest bits of American animation unfortunately cut short by studio restructuring it did the best thing ever by starting a few months after Peter got his powers and only got into the origin later in some flash back bits. People know Spider-Man and we really don’t need this fresh of a start.

*AMAZING?! Sorry, I see that word and think happy and awesome and fun and great times. not moody, gloomy doomy poop.

Meh.

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