The Amazing Spider-Man (Trailer)

Zoombie · Jul 21, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XayxMPrUP4

Thoughts!

1) It looks grimmer and more emo-ey than the first Spiderman run with Raimi. This is a sad for me, because...well, I really liked how bright, colorful and fun loving the Raimi version was. Maybe this is because I have a huge soft spot for the silliness of the silver age and a HUGE disdain for the EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEME hardcoreness of the dark ages (read 90s) that anything harkening back to a slightly more goofy time makes me smile.

2) Peter has mechanical webshooters, I think this time.

3) This might be wrong...but I'm guessing that - based off the references to secrets, knowing who one is, and the fact that this is clearly Gwen Stacy...I'm just going to lay out a big fat 100 buck bet right here that the plot is going to be based off the Clone Saga.

I really...really hope I'm wrong about that.

Cause the only thing worse than basing a movie on the Clone Saga would be basing a movie on One More Day.

Or worse...

Both!

"I'll sell you my marriage if you make everyone into CLONES!"

third person · Jul 21, 2011

I just want Carnage in it

And I want the guy that played Rorschach to play Carnage/Cletus Kassidy. Is that so wrong?

PrincessofPersia · Jul 21, 2011

Also, it has the guy from The Social Network as Spider-Man. Probably won't be seeing this, despite Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Emma Stone.

Also, no Jameson? And Proto-Goblin and The Lizard? Really? The only saving grace for this film for me is the addition of Steve Kloves on the writing team. Spider-Man 2 was pretty good, but Spider-Man 3 was awful, so Sargent definitely needs someone to get him back on track. I never saw (500) Days of Summer, so I have nothing to say about Marc Webb. I heard good things about that film though.

third person said:
I just want Carnage in it And I want the guy that played Rorschach to play Carnage/Cletus Kassidy. Is that so wrong?

No. Carnage would be an amazing villain. It'll never happen though.

And Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach) was awesome as George Noyce. He's going to be in the Dark Shadows movie with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

ETA: Just watched the trailer. Meh. Not seeing it.

defcon6000 · Jul 21, 2011

Yeah, not horribly impressed by this. The ending of the trailer is a video game, basically. And the Raimi ones were fun - well not the 3rd one, but I don't blame Raimi for that.

schadenfreude · Jul 21, 2011

I was not impressed with the so-called spidey cam.

And the thought of a darker Spidey does not please.

dragonjax · Jul 21, 2011

That trailer makes it look like this is going to be Spider-Man by way of Batman. No. Absolutely no. He's SPIDEY, for dog's sake! There's supposed to be at least SOME humor. And puns. A buncha puns. Emo-Man doesn't look like he'd know what a pun is if it nipped him in the spider-hiney.

And...seriously? What's up with the mysterious Parker Parents? Was any of that ever in the comics? I haven't read seriously since the 1990s or so -- basically, the Time That Comics Went Dark Because Dark Is Cool, so maybe that's legit. But it doesn't feel right.

Diana Hignutt · Jul 21, 2011

dragonjax said:
That trailer makes it look like this is going to be Spider-Man by way of Batman. No. Absolutely no. He's SPIDEY, for dog's sake! There's supposed to be at least SOME humor. And puns. A buncha puns. Emo-Man doesn't look like he'd know what a pun is if it nipped him in the spider-hiney.

And...seriously? What's up with the mysterious Parker Parents? Was any of that ever in the comics? I haven't read seriously since the 1990s or so -- basically, the Time That Comics Went Dark Because Dark Is Cool, so maybe that's legit. But it doesn't feel right.

Yeah, I think it had been established in the 80's at least the Peter's parents were agents of SHIEILD or some such.

I didn't love the Raimi Spidey, but this looks worse.

Manuel Royal · Jul 21, 2011

How can something need to be "rebooted" after less than ten years?

BigWords · Jul 21, 2011

Diana Hignutt said:
Yeah, I think it had been established in the 80's at least the Peter's parents were agents of SHIEILD or some such.

They were robots. Or clones. Having noted that, the mid-90's Spidey comics were a low point, and I barely touched them.

From all the stories circulating about the reboot, I think I'm gonna pass on the film as well.

MttStrn · Jul 21, 2011

My thoughts:

First of all, Andrew Garfield's hair needs its own zip code. Seriously, anytime he was on screen in The Social Network I couldn't look at anything else.

Now that we got that out of the way. I will give this a shot for a few reasons. In the comics Peter Parker was dark, morose, and mopey. Once he was in the costume, he was hilarious. There's no footage of Spidey yet aside from the one reflection. I am hoping that once in costume he can yuck it up. This was something I felt was lacking in the Raimi movies. Aside from the odd not-funny quip here and there, there was no humor.

Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. 'Nuff said.

Props for the return of mechanical webshooters.

I wondered as well why they were rebooting a film so recently but my thoughts were this. Spider-Man 3, in my personal opinion, was an unqualified train wreck. I swear, during the musical number I'm surprised the fury burning in my eyes didn't burn the theater down. If the same team was attached to a new one I would not go see it. I With a new interpretation, I am willing to give it a shot.

Just my 2 cents

nighttimer · Jul 22, 2011

defcon6000 said:
Yeah, not horribly impressed by this. The ending of the trailer is a video game, basically. And the Raimi ones were fun - well not the 3rd one, but I don't blame Raimi for that.

Who can you blame for "Emo-Peter Parker" and those puke worthy Mary Jane musical interludes if not Raimi?

As for The Amazing Spider-Man trailer...it's no The Dark Knight Rises that's for sure.

It just has a less porny title. :drool

Oh, and Emma Stone as Gwen is an definite upgrade over Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. Let's just hope she doesn't spend the next three films screaming in the clutches of the bad guy as Peter keeps pulling off his mask in public.

PrincessofPersia · Jul 22, 2011

nighttimer said:
Who can you blame for "Emo-Peter Parker" and those puke worthy Mary Jane musical interludes if not Raimi?

How about Alvin Sargent?

nighttimer said:
Oh, and Emma Stone as Gwen is an definite upgrade over Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. Let's just hope she doesn't spend the next three films screaming in the clutches of the bad guy as Peter keeps pulling off his mask in public.

Agreed.

third person · Jul 22, 2011

I'm 28. Am I supposed to know who Emma Stone is? Because I don't. I remember a time when TALENT led to fame, not just looking pretty and doing much of nothing...

MttStrn · Jul 22, 2011

See Emma Stone in Zombieland and Easy A to see that she is talented as well as gorgeous.

PrincessofPersia · Jul 22, 2011

third person said:
I'm 28. Am I supposed to know who Emma Stone is? Because I don't. I remember a time when TALENT led to fame, not just looking pretty and doing much of nothing...

She's actually pretty damned talented. She's often the only good part of the movies she's in (though I loved Zombieland and Easy A).

Zombieland
Easy A
Paper Man
Superbad
The Rocker
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Friends With Benefits

Shadow Dragon · Jul 23, 2011

dragonjax said:
That trailer makes it look like this is going to be Spider-Man by way of Batman. No. Absolutely no. He's SPIDEY, for dog's sake! There's supposed to be at least SOME humor. And puns. A buncha puns. Emo-Man doesn't look like he'd know what a pun is if it nipped him in the spider-hiney.

I completely agree. Spider-Man always makes puns and one liners while fighting people. It's what makes him such a unique hero. That's one of the reasons people really like Spider Man.

As a side note, Third Person, they really do need to put Carnage in a movie. He is one of the best Spider Man villains to date. Actually, they should just make a movie version of Spider Man: Maximum Carnage.

BigWords · Jul 23, 2011

There was a moment or two in the comics when they went dark and angsty (notably Kraven's Last Hunt, and a Lizard tale done by McFarlane), but the comedy and brightness always conquered in the end. I'm not seeing a hint of comedy and brightness...

The Unseen Moon · Jul 23, 2011

One thing I've learned over the years is this simple rule:

Never base an entire movie from a trailer!

Because trailers are always misleading. They can always make a movie look better or worse than they actually are.

dragonjax · Jul 23, 2011

The Unseen Moon said:
Never base an entire movie from a trailer!

You're right. You're right, you're right, you're right.

Mr. Anonymous · Jul 23, 2011

I have faith in garfield. he's a great actor (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go, Boy A...) The director, Marc Webb, was responsible for 500 Days of Summer, which I really enjoyed. Granted, I know virtually zero about the spiderman mythos, but as a movie that stands on its own, I think it could be quite good. Trailer looks decent, but as mentioned by another poster, trailers can be (for good or for worse) misleading.

PrincessofPersia · Jul 23, 2011

The Unseen Moon said:
One thing I've learned over the yeas is this simple rule:

Never base an entire movie from a trailer!

Because trailers are always misleading. They can always make a movie look better or worse than they actually are.

If enough people whose reviews I generally agree with tell me it's great, I'll watch it when it's online. I have to be extremely excited about a movie to pay 12 bucks to see it, and this ain't doin' it for me.

MttStrn · Feb 7, 2012

New trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnxzJ0SSOw

So far so good. No dance number or emo-bangs in sight.

defcon6000 · Feb 7, 2012

MttStrn said:
New trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnxzJ0SSOw

So far so good. No dance number or emo-bangs in sight.

Have to say that looks a whole lot better than previous trailer, actually makes me want to check it out.

JohnnyGottaKeyboard · Feb 7, 2012

I dunno. Trailers show too much nowadays. I feel like I've seen the movie after watching that trailer. I mean, unless the Dr. Alligator guy wins; that would be something.

CrastersBabies · Feb 7, 2012

I was very doubtful about the movie, but after that trailer, I have to admit, it looks kinda good. This is closer to the Peter Parker in my mind that Tobi M..

The Amazing Spider-Man (Trailer)

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