tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post6102377432897690302..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2: film or business plan?The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-85335852448528713092014-05-07T03:10:34.322-07:002014-05-07T03:10:34.322-07:00It's just another superhero flick: How can it ...It's just another superhero flick: How can it NOT be garbage?That One Weird Dude Down The Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621163907383597795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-30573677680862397672014-05-05T10:16:03.626-07:002014-05-05T10:16:03.626-07:00I wanted my two hours and ten dollars back. I was ...I wanted my two hours and ten dollars back. I was not only let down, butr I felt that I been snookered. I wasn't a big dan of the previous film, but with all the (over) hype and the idea that they can move forward, the casting of Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHann, I was onboard.<br /><br />I was stunned at what I witnesses. Foxx hasn't been this bad since Bait, - and if DeHann wasn';t in Chronicle, I woyld have thought he was micast. Again, the film makes one of the beefs I had with the first movie - kids barely out of high school working at OsCorp- but that's the least of the film's problem.<br /><br />There is something about the ending where it is mentioned that "a team" busted Rhino out of prison so Rhino can test the battle armor. At this brief point, Peter doesn't want to be Spidey. IF it ended right there, I would think "that's a perfect setup for the Sinister Six" - making a a breakout film. It would explain Spidy's absence. Perfect! Instead...Rhino, armed to the nines and camping it up, takes a time out to let Spider-Man talk to a kid that was previously seen earlier in the film.<br /><br />The battle between Spidey and Goblin was so rushed I gel that maybe instead of Electro it should have been only Rhino and Green Govlin.My only rationale for this is that the filmmakers and/or writer figured that the audiences would be familiar with the Green Goblin, due to the previous franchise. Thus you know the glider. You know the pumpkin bombs. You know the maniac laugh. It makes no sense whatsover in this movie.<br /><br />I found many beats of the film echoing that of the previous trilogy. I hear all my movie/comic geek fans telling me how Spider-Man 3 stunk.During this film, as you said, Peter loves being Spidey and lets the fame influence his actions. That was one of the criticisms of Spider-Man 3. Another problem was using multiple villains and one in specific seemed to be an afterthought. Am I desribng Spider-Man 3 or The Amazing Spider-Man 2?<br /><br />In addiution, Electro goes nuts, talks to himself (like Norman Osborn in Spider-Man); Peter gives up being Spider-Man (Spider-Man 2(<br /><br />The film and the previous one takes many cues off the Ultimates versions of the characters. I don't mind it too much- I mean, using the comics classic Electro would have been silly. And I gelt that Electro was set up as tragic character, a good guy gone bad (like Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2) A plot point is made that Ravencroft was run by sadistic scientists (and a bad German accent at that) When Harry frees Electro, it would have made sense to me that Elkctro (who might as well be Dr. Manhattan) goes out on a revenge spree, a loose cannon Harry can't control.<br /><br />I am curious over the editing process iof this film. There is a scene in the last trailer which is nowhere in the film. It implies Oscorp is "watching" Peter. I recall in the previous film there was a supporting character who The Lizard kidnapped and we hardly saw the character again. So I'm now wondering if, in cutting for time, the filmmakers created plot holes that affect the film.<br /><br />And yes, I got picky over my spelling errors...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173416125918691702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-55557511624502294682014-05-05T10:11:26.919-07:002014-05-05T10:11:26.919-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173416125918691702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-82387143613965417412014-05-05T10:09:15.789-07:002014-05-05T10:09:15.789-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173416125918691702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-76682329095332331792014-05-05T08:44:38.900-07:002014-05-05T08:44:38.900-07:00Man, I disliked this movie. So many poor choices a...Man, I disliked this movie. So many poor choices and gaping plot holes. Then after it was done, there was the title card for Marc Web fired immediately by the one that says "Screenplay by Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci, and a light just went off in my head. This is the final line for me. I will no longer watch anything they're involved with, no matter what I think of the property. Steve the Creephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265147408563991491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-40844662082111558652014-05-05T01:45:16.539-07:002014-05-05T01:45:16.539-07:00I walked out thinking that film was a huge mess. M...I walked out thinking that film was a huge mess. My two biggest beefs were 1) The opening sequence with the heist was so campy I smelled roasting marshmallows. Reboots have been successful because they began taking superhero movies seriously, adding real world grit. This opening was like watching a Pink Panther episode with awful quirky music and lame voice over. Not good when you are rolling your eyes in the first five minutes. 2) Harry saves his life by injecting himself, goes through 5 seconds of physical torture and naturally zips up in his tight onesie and flies out on a goblin board? How are the saving my life and "hey now I'm the goblin guy" related? There was no time to even breathe between the two. This movie was just plain amateurish for such a big franchise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124414014303508275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-73800485258329761882014-05-05T00:35:49.923-07:002014-05-05T00:35:49.923-07:00This is, in my opinion, the worst Peter Parker we&...This is, in my opinion, the worst Peter Parker we've gotten in the movies. He's repeatedly shown that he's willing to shirk responsibility whenever it's too inconvenient for him, and he has no admirable qualities. He isn't Spider-Man because of some deep motivation, he's Spider-Man because he enjoys being Spider-Man. And when that enjoyment fades away, his costume goes back into storage (as proven by his reaction to Gwen's death). I have no reason to care about this person. Also, did you notice that he begins stalking Gwen after she breaks up with him? Yeah, and she acts as if it's charming. Andrew Garfield's performance is too good for this material.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101688021300340034noreply@blogger.com