I notice you keep attempting to insult others in an attempt to discredit them. Why is that? Resorting to name calling does not a valid argument make.
Further, Im not going to discuss the behind the scenes situations (ie: how quality isn't always determined by who is or is not involved) with you because at this point, you clearly cant comprehend that you are not disagreeing by arguing with me youre practically screaming I AGREE WITH YOU!!! at this point without even realizing it. Its clear your desire to argue is overshadowing your ability to understand what anyone is saying on that matter.
When did I EVER call you a Raimi fan boy? I dont think I even uttered his name or even subtly suggested such a thing in my previous posts. Even if I did, I wouldnt consider that an insult or attempt to discredit you because I enjoyed the Raimi films as well. I wont argue that redoing the origin is stupid I hated that idea when I first heard it. I still am less than thrilled about it but seeing how theyre added so much extra material and story into the origin (ie: Oscorp and the mystery of his parents), I feel a little better, and am even intrigued by it.
As far as SM4 is concerned, you seem to be forgetting that Raimi and Tobey and Kirsten LEFT SM4. THEY QUIT. Because of that alone, Raimis films WERE DEAD. Would you REALLY want to see a continuation of Raimis films without the director or any of the lead actors returning? I know I wouldnt; thats just ASKING for a repeat of the 90s Batman films. The ONLY logical thing to do would be to make an entirely new Spider-Man film; different director, different actors, different story, etc without risking the baggage of past movie franchises who swap out the leads.
You keep saying that Webb is not giving us anything new. And yet you ignore every facet of this movie that proves otherwise. The only thing that is being rehashed is the origin, but as I mentioned above, its proven that the origin is going to be wildly different, so it will be quite fresh and (hopefully) interesting. Everything else about the movie is something we have yet to see in Raimis trilogy (which I'm not damning them for lacking). The true romance of Peter and Gwen, a mystery concerning Peters parents, a more comic book accurate representation of Spider-Man. A less dorky and modern take on Peter. Curt Conners as The Lizard. A young Aunt May. Webshooters. The list goes on. If you still want to argue against the reboot, you really will need a new war cry, because Webb is most definitely giving us something new.
Im still not getting your reasoning about hoping this movie will fail. Or perhaps its you who is not understanding your own desires, because your entire argument seems to be pretty hypocritical. Im going to try and hit the bullet points of your argument, perhaps you can point to where Im wrong, so that I can better understand you?
You say:
Youre tired of reboots.
Rebooting is lazy; they should just continue with what they have.
Despite Raimi, Tobey and Kirsten quitting, Raimis Spidey films should have continued.
The above, plus the critical failure of SM3 was not a good reason to reboot Spidey.
You hope ASM fails, because that is good enough reason for Marvel to reboot Spidey.
Is that pretty accurate?
Do you have a source where Dafoe said that? Thats the first time I (or anyone here, it seems) have heard this. Regardless, its a shame it wasn't used; I would have liked to have seen how much further they could have pushed that; though I did like the helmet, just not the rest of GGs outfit.
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