The Amazing Spider-Man Sequel or Reboot for Spidey?

[Octoberist]

i think reboots should only be used wisely. I don't think Spidey needs one.

 

[bryanss3]

I personally would like a reboot , but understand that because of how new This series is it couldn't really do one. There were almost 10 years between Batman and Robin and Batman Begins. The Spider-Man series isn't going to be taking any breaks I'm sure we'll have Spider-Man 5 by 2014. I'm not saying the current series is bad by any means(except for 3 and i think 2 is a little long but still good), but I just don't like the over all direction of the films after the the first one.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Personaly,I adore the franchise. The actors by now feel like part of the family,lol. So I would be really upset if it got a reboot.

But if it DID get rebooted,it wouldnt be because its terrible,but to see a new creative approach to it.

My vote is for more sequels.

 

[FaT_tONle]

It shouldn't need to be all about reboots. The comics don't reboot (very rarely/ultimates), they just go on and on even when the writers and artists change. The movies should just do the same. Just release Spidey films for **** sake. Let someone tell a stand-alone story, without changing or warping what's come before. None of this carrying arcs over.

We know who Spidey is and we know how he came to be. Just give us some good stories without all this attention to arcs and franchise continuity.

Then its essentially James Bond. Might not be a bad thing but I'm not sure I want that. It's also almost the same as rebooting without doing an origin or anything.

 

[Nathan]

Maybe just some sort of a semi-reboot. Stick with the established 4 movies, but continue the series with a whole new cast. And retcon some character personalities, like Peter Parker not being an insecure dork anymore. It would be nice to have a movie start off with a wisecracking Spider-Man that is taking thugs down. So you know from the beginning this is a new and improved Spider-Man, that is more faithful to the comics.

 

[Frodo]

If all the various rumors of Vulture , Vultress , Black Cat etc are true then yes it needs a reboot imo. Of course it would have to be several years away but I do think it's time to reboot after part 4. The cast is gettting old, Spiderman 3 had so many stories that it used up athe potential for a few films, and then need to let the francise rest awhile .

 

[Steyin]

I really don't have a major problem with the series overall, but there are major elements and characters lacking, and I truely feel there is no way to do justice in full to anything from here on out.

The first film was good, and I probably enjoy it the most, but Norman didn't seem to have any real purpose with his "scheme". Also, skipping over Gwen with MJ was fine by me, but introducing her in SM3 kind of negates my feelings on it.

SM2 was also ok, but lost a lot of potential it set up for 3. Of course I would have preferred Ock to have his accent and be more dasterdly, but no biggie. The tenseness betweeen Harry and Peter was great, but again I think SM3 killed it slightly. Also, there was a good set up for Man-Wolf and introducing Venom/the symbiote ala the animated series (which would have been an awesome action sequence), but they ended up as missed opportuinites.

Same goes for SM3; while not terrible in my eyes, it was lackluster. Sandman was out of place (I don't blame Raimi for that), Harry's GG was too "hip", and Venom/Brock was just done too hastily. SM3, if it had just focused on Venom and GG2, had the potential to be dramatic and dark on TDK like levels, but missed its shot at it. Instead we got dancing and singing. As for "emo" Peter; I didn't mind, I thought he was a little sarcastic/sassy or whatnot and felt it was a good portrayal under the symbiote influence. My only fanboyish dissapointment for SM3 was the black suit being just a black version of his normal suit, which I can forgive and ended up enjoying anyway.

Again, the series is fine, but at this stage with all the lost potential the only way to regain it is with a reboot in my eyes. No matter how good 4 and possibly 5/6 are, too much has been tampered with already for me as a Spidey fan to enjoy it as much as I could have if done right from the start. Also, I felt the same way about TDK; as a huge Batman fan I loved BB, but didn't really enjoy TDK all that much. Another series with a good first film, but a lingering second for me.

 

[Doc Ock]

All these wishes for a reboot saddens me.

 

[Spider-Ranger]

After reading the latest rumors I say: reboot!

This franchise will DIE if the rumors turn out to be true...

 

[UnionJack]

I'd like a reboot in like 5years after this next set of films are done.

Toby is good, but getting old, Dunst have NEVER done it for me Ramai did a good job for 1 and 2 but then it went downhill, Sony's fault or not, and now he is in control he seems to be making the same mistakes, over casting the villans and not using ones already get up like Lizard and whoever Bruce Campbell will be.

 

[Oscorp]

When Raimi decides to quit, I think it's time for a new and fresh reboot. Until then, keep the sequels coming.

 

[bryanss3]

I mainly want a reboot because all the major Spidey villains they use died. How the hell do you build up the Sinister Six without Doc Ock? how do you kill Norman Osborn in the first movie and introduce Gwen Stacy in the third? How is Harry Osborn dead... Peter has no friends I'd just like to see things done right.

also we'd need more than 5 years for a reboot and its going to suck for who ever has to make those reboots. If you want to show Spider-Man's orgin or any villain used like GG, Dock Ock, or Sandman the previous movie series will be fresh in General Audiences minds. How can you redo GG or Sandman without doing the same type of scenes slightly altered. and if rebooted do we need to see Spidey's orgin over? I'd like to see more focus on high school in a reboot.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Reboot,where we get to see a better Peter Parker,more spidey(a masked one),a latex mask wearing Green Goblin,no New Goblin,where every villain isn't connected to Peter,a evil black suited spidey,not a goofball version,a hot MJ,not a ugly one,etc,etc,etc...

 

[bullets]

I mainly want a reboot because all the major Spidey villains they use died. How the hell do you build up the Sinister Six without Doc Ock?

I was really hoping these films would lead to a sinister six . It's kind of a shame that it won't go there .

 

[Doc Ock]

Reboot,where we get to see a better Peter Parker,more spidey(a masked one),a latex mask wearing Green Goblin,no New Goblin,where every villain isn't connected to Peter,a evil black suited spidey,not a goofball version,a hot MJ,not a ugly one,etc,etc,etc...

I though Kirsten Dunst was pretty....

 

[Eggyman]

Then its essentially James Bond. Might not be a bad thing but I'm not sure I want that. It's also almost the same as rebooting without doing an origin or anything.

Yeh, I agree. It's like walking into a comic shop and picking a random comic up. Just a story that happened to him at some point.

 

[Eggyman]

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[Vile]

Reboot - by someone who actually read the comics this time.

 

[Eggyman]

Reboot - by someone who actually read the comics this time.

Raimi didn't need to read the comics. He had a painting done on his wall so he is the best person for the job.

 

[Timstuff]

A reboot is uneccessary. I do not want to watch Peter Parker's origin story again when they already nailed it with the first one. Maybe in 15-20 years they should consider it, but for now it's way too friggin' soon. You do not reboot a franchise just because of one weak sequel-- you reboot because the franchise is at a creative dead end.

 

[bryanss3]

well if it comes to that after this movie. I agree though if they reboot they'll need to wait a long time to get the previous series out of peoples minds(8 years like Batman) and I don't want to see another origin story, but I'd like to see Peter Parker in high school for the entire first movie. but that's not possible.

 

[Adrian89]

Definetly NOT a reboot. Not the same thing over & over again, how he gets the powers etc. We've all seen that. It's not the time to reboot it.

 

[Venom 1988]

Jesus people....

A reboot =/= origin story repeat

 

[Rodrigo90]

They skipped past an origin story with TIH.

 

[spida-man]

Sequels, Spidey 3 IMO wasn't bad enough to ruin the series.

Thanks Dock. If only more ppl would take that type of medicine.