The Amazing Spider-Man Lizard's New Look: Verdict?--POLL

[Troy_Parker]

A 9ft Lizard vs a skinny Spider-Man will be far more exciting to see onscreen than a man-sized Lizard vs a skinny Spider-Man.

 

[chaseter]

The MTV Lizard design... or almost every single one of his designs in the comics doesn't make sense for a creature who's a mix of a man and a reptile.

The movie has nailed the look for this, imo.

Werewolves don't have human heads. When I think of The Lizard I think of a WereLizard if such a thing exists. This looks more like a scifi Lizard race that you would see on Doctor Who or Star Trek...IMO

But...that is basically what Ditko drew but I was never a fan of that model and of course drawing back then for comics wasn't the best when they had to churn out so much.

 

[Nathan]

They probably went with the Lizard head first, made it talk and agreed how corny it was.

 

[Troy_Parker]

Werewolves don't have human heads. When I think of The Lizard I think of a WereLizard if such a thing exists. This looks more like a scifi Lizard race that you would see on Doctor Who or Star Trek...IMO

But...that is basically what Ditko drew but I was never a fan of that model and of course drawing back then for comics wasn't the best when they had to churn out so much.

Fair enough. I can see why some people don't like it, but I'll take this over raptor-head Lizard any day.

Although I do want to see some concept art to see what else they came up with for the Lizard.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I find it funny that most people use this photo as a reference for how the Lizard should look:

Yet in still they complain about him being too large, too muscular, and too tall at 9ft.

HE'S ALL OF THOSE IN THIS PICTURE!


Also, I've been telling people that the Lizard in TASM would look like The Lizard does in that picture, just with a humanoid face. Bit does anyone believe me?


To quote John Witherspoon: Nooooooooooooo!

 

[Troy_Parker]

^Oh God, I hope we get a shot like that in the sewer battle.

 

[chaseter]

Other than size...he really looks nothing like that.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I find it funny that most people use this photo as a reference for how the Lizard should look:

Yet in still they complain about him being too large, too muscular, and too tall at 9ft.

HE'S ALL OF THOSE IN THIS PICTURE!


Also, I've been telling people that the Lizard in TASM would look like The Lizard does in that picture, just with a humanoid face. Bit does anyone believe me?


To quote John Witherspoon: Nooooooooooooo!

Now that is a great image. The humanoid face ruins everything.

 

[GoldGoblin]

^
You got that right.

 

[Troy_Parker]

Spidey vs a dinosaur, so teh awesome.

 

[sauronthegreat]

I just can't imagine a creature like that still having a lab coat on it... and thinking of him being small and skinny with his cloths on, with scales and a tail, makes it even more corny.
I guess this is the best blend of his multiple forms he had during these years, and it will work perfectly in the movie.

 

[Godzilla2014]

I find it funny that most people use this photo as a reference for how the Lizard should look:

Yet in still they complain about him being too large, too muscular, and too tall at 9ft.

HE'S ALL OF THOSE IN THIS PICTURE!


Also, I've been telling people that the Lizard in TASM would look like The Lizard does in that picture, just with a humanoid face. Bit does anyone believe me?


To quote John Witherspoon: Nooooooooooooo!

Ugh. It looks more like a hulking Velociraptor than a lizard. Like the artist had just watched Jurassic Park before they started drawing.

 

[chaseter]

That looks nothing like anything from Jurassic Park.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

That looks nothing like the Lizard in the picture posted earlier.

 

[Spider-Who?]

I find it funny that most people use this photo as a reference for how the Lizard should look:

Yet in still they complain about him being too large, too muscular, and too tall at 9ft.

HE'S ALL OF THOSE IN THIS PICTURE!


Also, I've been telling people that the Lizard in TASM would look like The Lizard does in that picture, just with a humanoid face. Bit does anyone believe me?


To quote John Witherspoon: Nooooooooooooo!

.....while I haven't read all of this thread, your post is the first I've seen post this image as an example of what they want.

I don't mind the lizard being muscular at all, and I certainly have no issue with him being bigger than Spidey, but he's TOO big in the movie, IMO.

And aside from being green with scales, the movie lizard looks nothing like this, so I don't understand what you're upset about with "no one believing me".

I also really hate the collective response toward those who don't like the humanoid face: apparently a every possible design that involves a snout automatically makes it look like a Velociraptor.

Does anyone who claims that even KNOW what a velociraptor looks like? And I'm not even talking about the Jurassic Park version, because that is a VERY inaccurate depiction, especially considering what we know of those organisms now.

HERE is an up to date depiction of a Velociraptor:

NO ONE IS SAYING THEY WANT THIS, or even the "jurassic park" version.

It's a simple matter of wanting a lizard that doesn't look like Voldemort with green skin.

 

[The Lizard]

Yeah, I don't want a "raptor headed" Lizard either, or anything too much like a dinosaur. I just wanted a lizard snouted version like this:

With or without the labcoat, that could have worked for me.

But I forgot that Hollywood movie villains have to showcase the faces of their actors as much as possible for some kind of ego reason I guess. I believe this is the real reason we're getting a humanoid-faced Lizard. The actor's face has to remain a recognizable part of the character - thus we get Spidey, Green Goblin and Venom unmasking as much as possible, and now the Lizard not looking lizardlike enough.

 

[Anno_Domini]

That's not really true for all CBMs, lol. WB is letting Nolan keep the "mask" on Bane.

That's no true reason at all to say why Lizard has a more humanoid face.

 

[Nathan]

I'm going with a live-action Lizard head, that is also articulate, was too goofy for them. I think the still human resembling face, sells the fact better, that you're still dealing with an intelligent being. I'm all for the Lizard head, once he's gone completely over the edge.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I'm going with a live-action Lizard head, that is also articulate, was too goofy for them. I think the still human resembling face, sells the fact better, that you're still dealing with an intelligent being. I'm all for the Lizard head, once he's gone completely over the edge.

Agreed. If the Lizard part were to take over completely, then he should definitely have full on snout as to show that the lizard side is now dominant.

 

[Mistah K88]

I personally think Lizard should have clothes because it is a lot more terrifying. It shows that stark contrast between Connors human form and this monstrous beast he has become. Psychologically, it helps keeps connors in the audience's mind. Aesthetically, it adds to his horrific look. Here we have a scientist trying to help humanity with his research only to have things go completely awry. There is something really terrifying yet tragic about that and it really hits you in the face when you see this beast running in Connor's tattered lab coat with little remnants of what was once Dr.Connors. Also a naked monster is very generic because most movie monsters are...well...mindless. The thing that makes Lizard a great villain is that he isn't. Somewhere in there is still the genius mind of Dr.Connors, having a that tattered lab coat automatically distinguishes him from being just another movie monster.

I pretty much agree with this...I suppose if it were one or the other (snout or torn labcoat) I'd be okay with it. However they omitted both, which kinda bothers me for some reason. Also, I suppose the added drama of him having an ID on his labcoat makes it even more disturbing. It that is seen, Dr. Connors reputation would be ruined even if he is cured. I suppose the Lizard, being an animal wouldn't need or want clothes...Normally, the Lizard is only wearing his clothes, simply because being an animal, he never bothers to take it off. If he does go out of his way to take his clothes off...he better fold them; that ought-a establish humanity. I suppose the Lizard's visual better translates into animation anyway

The sleeves are torn off completly, which takes care of the sleeve problem people were using as an example...And hey the labcoat only goes to about his waist as well...so it won't really flow like a cape.

Yeah, I don't want a "raptor headed" Lizard either, or anything too much like a dinosaur. I just wanted a lizard snouted version like this:

With or without the labcoat, that could have worked for me.

I agree with this as well... That snout doesn't look raptor like in the slightest. If it were just the labcoat or the snout missing, fine whatever. However, with BOTH gone it somehow looks off to me. Especially since I keep thinking Killer Croc (being an actual human and all).

Despite all of this, I was liking the Starfish idea a few pages back...I suppose we need to submit that idea for a new villain to Marvel. Could you imagine all the abominations a human sized starfish would commit?

 

[Juicy J]

Gonna need to see more of it to really get a feel of how I like it, but so far it's alright I guess. As I've said before I would've much preferred the Lizard to have a snout, but it's a relatively minor issue.
I do like the size of the character though. Very imposing.
And just to whet my fanboy tastes, I want to see him with the lab coat once. Just once. Maybe during his first transformation. I won't even think twice if they don't do it but it'd be a nice wink to the fans that would be completely inconsequential to the film as a whole.

 

[The Lizard]

I'm going with a live-action Lizard head, that is also articulate, was too goofy for them. I think the still human resembling face, sells the fact better, that you're still dealing with an intelligent being. I'm all for the Lizard head, once he's gone completely over the edge.

In all honesty, this is a valid point.

I'm not totally sure how a full-snouted Lizard speaking English would look onscreen. It might not work at all. Although we've seen reptilian dragon characters like Draco from Dragonheart do it before and of course we'll see Smaug the dragon speak in The Hobbit movie.
But regardless, if Lizzy devolves to the point where he's not speaking anymore (maybe at the end of the film), then that wouldn't have been a problem.

I can appreciate the difficult choice the designers had in deciding on a balance between prosthetic make-up and CG for the Lizard, but this combination of no clothes and a snakelike/humanoid face just doesn't work for me.

 

[Dragon]

I find it funny that most people use this photo as a reference for how the Lizard should look:

Yet in still they complain about him being too large, too muscular, and too tall at 9ft.

HE'S ALL OF THOSE IN THIS PICTURE!


Also, I've been telling people that the Lizard in TASM would look like The Lizard does in that picture, just with a humanoid face. Bit does anyone believe me?


To quote John Witherspoon: Nooooooooooooo!

That's one draawing out of the 50 years of the Lizard's existance.

And done after the catch-all approach. All strong characters have to be gigantic. All females have D-cup breasts, all wise-guy characters like Spidey are boney..

 

[Hotwire]

That's not really true for all CBMs, lol. WB is letting Nolan keep the "mask" on Bane.

That's no true reason at all to say why Lizard has a more humanoid face.

With a raptor snout, how would they animate him speaking? Nolan can let Bane wear his mask because we all know he has a human mouth under it.

A talking lizard would look a lot like this little dude.

 

[Infinity9999x]

Yeah, I don't want a "raptor headed" Lizard either, or anything too much like a dinosaur. I just wanted a lizard snouted version like this:

With or without the labcoat, that could have worked for me.

But I forgot that Hollywood movie villains have to showcase the faces of their actors as much as possible for some kind of ego reason I guess. I believe this is the real reason we're getting a humanoid-faced Lizard. The actor's face has to remain a recognizable part of the character - thus we get Spidey, Green Goblin and Venom unmasking as much as possible, and now the Lizard not looking lizardlike enough.

....Seriously? The transformed Lizard face looks nothing like the actor. It's his face behind tons of makeup and CGI. I honestly think it's just the design scheme they wanted to go with. Because even though this design is humanoid, it definitely doesn't look anything like the actor.