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

[SpideyFan866]

....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.

true.

 

[The Lizard]

As much as I liked the Lizard storyline from the 1994 pilot episode of Spider-Man The Animated Series, I think the blame for the introduction of the oversized version of the Lizard mostly lies with that particular Spidey series.

Up until that point, most comic depictions of the Lizard, even the more beastial McFarlane versions, weren't that much bigger than a regular person. Usually Lizard was between 6-7 feet tall tops in the comics. After the SM Animated Series introduced the bigger, bulkier Lizard, we then got the monstrous (and naked) "Lizard Clone" from the mid-90's Spidey comics:

Even after the Lizard-clone was killed off and revealed to not be the actual Lizard, there were still comics artists who drew Lizard really big and Hulk-like after that point.

 

[Troy_Parker]

I'm glad that the Lizard is quite larger than Spidey.

How exciting would half of the stuff in the trailer looked if the Lizard was basically the same size as Spidey?

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

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.

He shouldn't be talking in the first place.

 

[Juicy J]

He shouldn't be talking in the first place.

The lizard?
He's been speaking in pretty much every single one of his appearances in the comics. It's part of the character whether you like it or not.

 

[Boom]

The humanoid face was probably chosen because they wanted the character to look believable when he talks.

 

[TheWallCrawler]

The humanoid face was probably chosen because they wanted the character to look believable when he talks.

Exactly. I'm sure that they thought out every possible look for the lizard and agreed that this was better for the movie

 

[Anno_Domini]

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.

It works better and it'll look better for a Lizard with a humanoid face to speak than having a snout, but to say they wanted a more humanoid face to look like Rhys is just pulling on straws. Which is what my reply was about.

I think it has to do with how it looks on screen than anything else.

 

[Resistance61513]

What about something like this?

http://www.zoom-comics.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/spider-man-vs-lizard.jpg

 

[egarza]

forbidden!!!

 

[conan69]

This isn't The Lizard, its Killer Croc.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/lizardf.jpg

I also agree with the comments about Lizard wearing clothes in this post...

Originally Posted by Sentinel X
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.

A human shape isnt necessary for speaking. I think the Lizard should speak rarely,but when he does having him speak sssslured, broken and brute-ish would go well with the monster image - the monster in mans clothing trying to communicate.

IMHO we're back to studio interference here.

 

[Nathan]

Or they simply ditched the clothes because they thought, at 9ft, **** is not gonna stay on. And unlike the Hulk, they have nothing to hide.

 

[Village_Idiot]

I don't care what anybody says , the Lizard still looks better then this......

 

[DACrowe]

As much as I liked the Lizard storyline from the 1994 pilot episode of Spider-Man The Animated Series, I think the blame for the introduction of the oversized version of the Lizard mostly lies with that particular Spidey series.

Up until that point, most comic depictions of the Lizard, even the more beastial McFarlane versions, weren't that much bigger than a regular person. Usually Lizard was between 6-7 feet tall tops in the comics. After the SM Animated Series introduced the bigger, bulkier Lizard, we then got the monstrous (and naked) "Lizard Clone" from the mid-90's Spidey comics:

Even after the Lizard-clone was killed off and revealed to not be the actual Lizard, there were still comics artists who drew Lizard really big and Hulk-like after that point.

C'mon as a fellow Lizard fan, isn't this disappointing? I'm actually inclined to think this the hands down worse screen-version of a Spidey villain t date...yes, even compared to the GG, you at least had Dafoe's strong performance making up for it. The Lizard is a CGI creation, so it stands and falls by its appearance. And the word underwhelming does not do this justice.

 

[DACrowe]

I don't care what anybody says , the Lizard still looks better then this......

Why? Cap's costume is pretty corny, but all the characters in the Super Bowl spot look good in the context of the film.

 

[MrSpyder]

Rhys did say we'll see transformations of all kind, sounds good.

 

[TheWallCrawler]

Rhys did say we'll see transformations of all kind, sounds good.

whatever that means

 

[GoldGoblin]

I can't believe we have been waiting so long for this villain.

 

[GoldGoblin]

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.

^
If actors don't want the part if it hides their face,then let them get a minimum wage job where they can show there face the whole time.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

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If actors don't want the part if it hides their face,then let them get a minimum wage job where they can show there face the whole time.

I doubt it is the actors as much as the studios. They pay these guys millions of dollars and they don't want them hidden behind a mask the whole time. Which is, of course, completely ridiculous.

 

[AnneFan]

Why? Cap's costume is pretty corny, but all the characters in the Super Bowl spot look good in the context of the film.

Agreed. I find the costume debate usually blown out of proportion. It's only one facet of the film and they usually nail the vibe they're going for. Eg. In terms of the Nolanverse, I see TDK suit fitting that agenda. Everything explained away/turning his head and so on.

 

[El Payaso]

Why? Cap's costume is pretty corny, but all the characters in the Super Bowl spot look good in the context of the film.

You mean the context was kind of corny too?

 

[DACrowe]

No, it looks good in the context of the film if you can get past the fact that Cap's costume, as originally designed, is ridiculous looking. Dressing up like a flag is almost impossible to look cool. But standing next to Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, etc. it works well enough.

Compared to how crappy Spidey's costume looks in this movie, much less how horrible the Lizard looks, it actually works quite well.

 

[Boom]

^
If actors don't want the part if it hides their face,then let them get a minimum wage job where they can show there face the whole time.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

Rhys did say we'll see transformations of all kind, sounds good.

Was he talking about his character arc or the actual transforming into the lizard?