The Amazing Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man General Discussion & Speculation Thread - - - - Part

[White_Knight191]

Hey guys I've been lurking on the boards for years now, finally registered. Anyways saw the 6 min preview and thought it was pretty sweet. But did anyone else feel a bit awkward during the scene between Peter and Gwen in the hallway? Maybe that's the vibe they're trying to convey with that scene though. And I do like that Coldplay song but I'm not so sure if I like it used in that scene/a movie like this.

Ofcourse it's awkward, never tried to ask a girl that you like out before? Worst feeling ever.

Anyway, welcome to the Hype boards!

 

[grieven]

I actually agree with this. I went back over his other posts about The Amazing Spider-Man and they all had the tone of "why are they making this, they should be making Spider-Man 4." The dude LITERALLY hates the movie without seeing it. Here's some quotes from him:







The dude won't like it no matter what and I'm almost 100% certain that he made up the entire story about the Sony executives not liking it. He is so negative about the entire movie.

As well, someone else pointed out there would be no advanced screening if the movie was bad. They know that the majority of the money would be made in the first weekend before reviews if they didn't let critics see it in advance. However, there is advanced screenings and everything I've seen says this movie is going to be good.

Yeah, the guy has obviously has a beef with this movie. I'll take Feige's word over his any day.

 

[webhead9707]

Ofcourse it's awkward, never tried to ask a girl that you like out before? Worst feeling ever.

Anyway, welcome to the Hype boards!

Exhilarating, but yes also worst feeling ever.xD

 

[White_Knight191]

Exhilarating, but yes also worst feeling ever.xD

Lol, indeed. t:

 

[Harley2004]

Footage looks great. It is so good to see Peter Parker actually have chemistry with the girl he likes.

 

[Broseph44]

Ofcourse it's awkward, never tried to ask a girl that you like out before? Worst feeling ever.

Anyway, welcome to the Hype boards!

Yes I know the feeling hah well then the scene did its job. Good song choice as well. And thanks for the welcome!

 

[grieven]

Just finished the Entertainment Weekly article about TAS, it was a good read. It's so heartening how much the Peter/Spidey character means to Andrew, and always has since his childhood. Also very good how Tobey is so supportive of Andrew taking on the role. Webb feels like a great choice for this project. Though the article reinforces many things I've already read elsewhere, I really liked it (even though the cover image is horrendous). Hopefully it gets the uninitiated masses primed for the movie.

 

[stillanerd]

Looking at the 6 minute preview, I will again say that, on a technical and visual level, the film looks VERY impressive, particularly the web-slinging bits which definitely appear far more "real" than first Spider-Man movie (probably because we know they actually had a guy do some real web-swinging in some sequences). Still not crazy about the look of the re-designed Spidey costume or the look of the Lizard. Couple of observations, though:

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The scene with Peter, Gwen, and Uncle Ben in the school hallway was decently acted, and Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben came off well, particularly his mildly amusing "I'm his parole officer" bit. At the same time, I felt that Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone were laying on the whole "awkward and nervous teenagers attracted to one another" a bit thick. Sure, a teenage boy asking out a teenage girl would be full of hesitant pauses, incomplete sentences, and "you know's" but the way it was played here didn't seem as natural.

And something finally dawned on me about the whole "Spidey confronting the carjacker" scene. The apparent sequence of events goes something like this: Carjacker breaks into car. Carjacker gets startled by Spider-Man in the car. Carjacker somehow manages to escape from the car. Spidey chases down and tackles Carjacker. Carjacker pulls a knife on Spidey who feigns that he's scared. Spidey webs up Carjacker to the wall and continues to web Carjacker to wall. Motorcycle cop arrives to deal with Spidey, who dodges his bullets and gets away. And my concern is not only will this be the only scene in which we see Spidey characteristically cracking wise, but that the beats of the scene will feel too long, to the point where Spidey will come off looking more like a jerk to the point the audience will start losing sympathy for him. Granted, we'll wait and see how the scene in question actually plays out, but that's my concern. Not to mention it still doesn't answer the question if the Carjacker had to use an electronic keypad to break into the car, how did Spidey get into the car in the first place? And how did he know which car the carjacker was going to break into?

Also, the additional line Peter says during the dinner table scene where he says "I think [Spider-Man] is just like you [Captain Stacy]...that he's protecting the innocent" once again brings back my misgivings that the film apparently making Peter, as Spider-Man, be a costumed vigilante BEFORE his Uncle Ben gets killed. Again, Peter's motive for fighting crime was because he believes he could have used his powers to prevent his Uncle Ben's murder when he had the chance, thus learning that "with great power comes great responsibility." But if he's already fighting crime and protecting innocent lives before his Uncle Ben is murdered, then, regardless of his motives, Peter is already using his "great powers" in a "responsible" way, thus minimizing the tragic lesson he learns and the moral lesson at the heart of Spider-Man, IMO.

Finally, I agree with the observation that Gwen telling Peter her fear about her father potentially being killed in the line of duty is obvious foreshadowing for Captain Stacy's apparent death and that Gwen is going to blame Peter for failing to protect her father. Makes sense, I suppose.

 

[jacobed]

Hey guys I've been lurking on the boards for years now, finally registered. Anyways saw the 6 min preview and thought it was pretty sweet. But did anyone else feel a bit awkward during the scene between Peter and Gwen in the hallway? Maybe that's the vibe they're trying to convey with that scene though. And I do like that Coldplay song but I'm not so sure if I like it used in that scene/a movie like this.

I loved how awkward it was. Reminded me of the first time I asked out my girlfriend now wife in high school. She was way out of my league, I was so nervous it was ridiculous.

 

[TheGambler]

Loved that 6-minute preview. So, so good. Looks great.

 

[grieven]

So apparently there have been rumors of test screenings and many different cuts of the film not being well received. Take this with a grain of salt, but of course remain cautious and don't get overly excited. It may just disappoint you.

I just read another post on the combookmovie website where someone else also refers to rumors of the ASM movie not going over well with test audiences. Does anybody have a link to something concrete? Or is this something that one hater made up and then is being repeated?

For me, the 6 minute preview is better than anything in the original Spider-Man trilogy or Avengers. It has more heart and engaging acting. While I have a strong belief that this will be a very high quality film, the rumor of poor test audience reaction does bother me. I wonder if there is any truth to it, and if so, any concrete evidence of it online.

 

[Spideyfan93]

Until there is concrete proof or an article or something physical...everything negative concerning screenings, executives, etc is solid BULL SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA.

 

[Abudefduf]

Or maybe the audience was entirely composed of Batman and Raimi fanboys. What are the odds?

 

[Broseph44]

Loving the lizard scenes so far, his presence seems much better than the villains in the raimi films

 

[Marvel Spider]

Until there is concrete proof or an article or something physical...everything negative concerning screenings, executives, etc is solid BULL SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA.

This.

 

[mayo23]

I just read another post on the combookmovie website where someone else also refers to rumors of the ASM movie not going over well with test audiences. Does anybody have a link to something concrete? Or is this something that one hater made up and then is being repeated?

For me, the 6 minute preview is better than anything in the original Spider-Man trilogy or Avengers. It has more heart and engaging acting. While I have a strong belief that this will be a very high quality film, the rumor of poor test audience reaction does bother me. I wonder if there is any truth to it, and if so, any concrete evidence of it online.

Ah sorry that was probably me again. Some guy posted what he had "heard" from others online on imdb. Of course it's imdb, but you never know. Sometimes people do have connections with others in the industry and until you actually see the film, it's best to take everything with a grain of salt, good or bad. More surprising things have happened before. I've been supporting this film since the beginning because I like how unique the directing and casting choices were, so me getting overhyped so close to the release of the film to learn that it's terrible will fee like I've wasted 2 years in anticipation.

 

[mayo23]

Is anybody else worried that all the action takes place in night time?

I was seeing a video of the trailers comparison with the 2002 movie trailer and Raimi's movie looked fresher to me(Because the action was during the day aswell)

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there really only two action scene that takes place during the day in Spider-man (2002)? All of the other action takes place at night? ei: Peter going after uncle ben's killer, GG offering Spider-man a chance to team up, the whole bridge sequence and the final fight with GG.

 

[grieven]

Ah sorry that was probably me again. Some guy posted what he had "heard" from others online on imdb. Of course it's imdb, but you never know. Sometimes people do have connections with others in the industry and until you actually see the film, it's best to take everything with a grain of salt, good or bad. More surprising things have happened before. I've been supporting this film since the beginning because I like how unique the directing and casting choices were, so me getting overhyped so close to the release of the film to learn that it's terrible will fee like I've wasted 2 years in anticipation.

No worries, I'm not blaming you, but really wondering if there's any truth to the rumor. Definitely taking with a grain of salt as you said. I'm gnerally of the belief that where there's smoke, there's fire. After Green Lantern came out and was surrounding by negative reactions, there were the articles citing early rumors months before the release that the film was bad. Just hoping ASM doesn't suffer the same fate, it sincerely deserves better, as it looks to have so much going for it.

 

[grieven]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there really only two action scene that takes place during the day in Spider-man (2002)? All of the other action takes place at night? ei: Peter going after uncle ben's killer, GG offering Spider-man a chance to team up, the whole bridge sequence and the final fight with GG.

I don't remember exactly, but i agree with the earlier poster who said that Peter's in school during the day and that crime generally takes place at night. If I'm an unassuming high school kid and just got new superpowers that I'm trying to keep secret from my friends and family, it makes sense that I wouldn't break my daily routine, which would leave night time (and i guess weekends ) to do a majority of my crimefighting.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

That dude that spread that rumor was just hating bro, it was that badass digest guy

A Mod here stated that TASM was met with mixed reactions, and the executives were not pleased with the finished product. The Spidey fan in me wants to deny it but the Mod was right on the ball with MIB3.

Right now, I'm extremely cautious about TASM. I'm not exactly liking Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, nor do I like the suit myself. So here's hoping the rumors are wrong.

 

[Radioactive]

A Mod here stated that TASM was met with mixed reactions, and the executives were not pleased with the finished product. The Spidey fan in me wants to deny it but the Mod was right on the ball with MIB3.

Right now, I'm extremely cautious about TASM. I'm not exactly liking Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, nor do I like the suit myself. So here's hoping the rumors are wrong.

Definitely agree.

 

[mayo23]

Well if it was a mod that stated it, more likely than not the rumors are true. That's it folks.

 

[grieven]

Well if it was a mod that stated it, then more than likely the rumors are true. That's it folks.

Would a mod be privy to test screening results?

I guess more so than us common folk.

 

[Marvel Spider]

A Mod here stated that TASM was met with mixed reactions, and the executives were not pleased with the finished product. The Spidey fan in me wants to deny it but the Mod was right on the ball with MIB3.

Right now, I'm extremely cautious about TASM. I'm not exactly liking Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, nor do I like the suit myself. So here's hoping the rumors are wrong.

This same mod said that there was no way Henry Cavill would be cast as Superman.

 

[Eggyman]

Depends which mod, of course. Even so, I'll make my own mind up about the film.