THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Theatrical Release USA 2012)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì

The Amazing Spider-Man—remake of the 2002 Spider-man movie—plays Andrew Garfield in the role of Spider-Man; Sally Fields and Martin Sheen for the roles of Peter Parker’s Aunt and Uncle. While the screen presence of these three seems stronger than the 2002 version, the acting itself is not quite as good as the 2002 version. Watch for the cameo appearance of Stan Lee, the comic book creator of Spider-man, as the school librarian in a comical scene that defines the word ‘oblivious’.

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Storyline 

A young man becomes a superhero with spider-like abilities. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Marc Webb for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach for making the film possible. Characters/cast include: Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield), Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard (Rhys Ifans), George Stacy (Denis Leary), Richard Parker (Campbell Scott), Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), Young Peter Parker (Max Charles), Rajit Ratha (Irrfan Khan), Ben Parker (Martin Sheen), May Parker (Sally Field),  and Flash Thompson (Chris Zylka). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie is a good rewrite of the 2002 movie. Choose the 2012 or the 2002 version of the story as the quality of both movies is quite similar.

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Ben Meyers