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Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:50 pm
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The fifth Spider-Man feature, which is the sequel to the unnecessary reboot, is all over the place, an undercooked cinematic casserole that blends some genuinely touching moments and well-presented action sequences with bad melodrama, overlong exposition, and overexposed CGI. There are too many negatives to keep the experience from being the kind of giddy adrenaline rush one hopes for with a Big Summer Flick.
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There are some good moments in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, especially toward the end, but the whole thing seems to have been assembled by filmmakers tone-deaf to what constitutes compelling cinema. Key relationships are given short shrift. The central villain (to the extent that there is one) is all bluster and no menace. The "resolution" to the mystery of Richard and Mary Parker is an anti-climax.
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Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:49 pm
Broken Tamborine
Joined: Fri January 11, 2013 8:58 pm Posts: 428 Location: Vancouver, WA
Rangi Guy wrote:
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The fifth Spider-Man feature, which is the sequel to the unnecessary reboot, is all over the place, an undercooked cinematic casserole that blends some genuinely touching moments and well-presented action sequences with bad melodrama, overlong exposition, and overexposed CGI. There are too many negatives to keep the experience from being the kind of giddy adrenaline rush one hopes for with a Big Summer Flick.
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There are some good moments in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, especially toward the end, but the whole thing seems to have been assembled by filmmakers tone-deaf to what constitutes compelling cinema. Key relationships are given short shrift. The central villain (to the extent that there is one) is all bluster and no menace. The "resolution" to the mystery of Richard and Mary Parker is an anti-climax.
Read that review this morning - James Berardinelli is the only critic I even bother reading.
Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:58 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32296 Location: Buenos Aires
He's definitely not wrong. The more I think about this movie, the more I realize what's wrong with it. But I can't deny its charms, and its strength in the smaller, more isolated character moments amidst the cartoonish chaos, as well as the genuinely well-realized & visually striking action scenes. It entertains about as much as it bewilders and frustrates.
Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:12 pm
AnalLog
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 7:12 am Posts: 1643 Location: The Jungle
I dont think it was as bad as they say? but it definitely didnt build off the last Amazing Spider-man... ya basically just had a 2 movie / 4 hour buildup that whomever Peter loves, dies, and now hes going to face more super villains than he can handle?
There was a lot of pointless action (the 2 aeroplanes nearly colliding?) and because of the constant, we have to out blow up the previous super hero movie, thinking, Electro was tossing out more volts than Storm and Thor combined. (Granted Fox has really under used Storm so far)
The Goblin being shoehorned on the movie. But this is bullshit. The transformation in the Goblin was just to show how desperate Harry was, at the point of using the venom in himself and killing Gwen, wich was just perfect.
I'd give a 9/10. My favorite Spiderman movie so far.
Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:54 pm
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm Posts: 12085
I thought it was really good outside of some occasional silly villain characterization. Pretty emotional. Between this and Capt it's been a nice superhero summer. Hoping GOTG is good too. I'll probably pass on X-Men.
Post subject: Re: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (7/19/14)
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 1:03 am
Misplaced My Sponge
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 12:41 pm Posts: 5827
i dont hate the movie but i was meh with it. seemed to be more peter and gwen dont know how to stay apart with a few web slinging parts thrown in. while andrew and emmas chemistry is undeniable it just felt more like a teen romance book than a spiderman movie. the parts with spiderman were definitely well done but for me there werent enough.
id give it a C+
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