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The Amazing Spider-Man Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2023-04-23 12:45:01
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Ryan

And just in time for this movie to be easily available on Disney+! Though not the second one, which is just confusing. You guys put Fan4stic on there, you are not above ASM2. Anyway, this movie had a lot going against it from the start, as no matter what you think of the movie itself, there is just no getting around the simple fact that this is a movie that was willed into existence by Sony's accounting department, because after the fourth Raimi film fell apart, they had to still do SOMETHING with Spider-Man now that the MCU had started to become a big thing and they'd soon be calling about getting the rights to their signature character back. So the fact that this movie has any kind of soul at all is really a miracle, and the best parts all revolve about Peter and Gwen, given a tremendous boost by the sheer acting talent of Andrew Garfield. They're a much better couple that Peter and Mary Jane ever were in the Raimi films, having actual conversations about things beyond just being in love, and with Gwen allowed to be an equal partner from the start. But unfortunately, that's about the end of the praise I can give it, and I especially have to push back on the most common argument from the film's defenders, that we should just try to pretend the Raimi films don't exist and view it on its own. Because there is no way in hell those movies weren't on the mind of this crew, with the way it rushes through every detail of Peter's origin story so it can get to the part where it can do something different. And it's especially amusing how their solution to doing something different with Uncle Ben's big line was to turn it into a rambling, confusing monologue that poor Martin Sheen is visibly struggling to turn into something watchable. And it just goes downhill from there, with the Lizard never having any kind of consistent motivation beyond doing whatever makes him the villain, and Peter ending up deciding to screw the promise he made to Gwen's dying father and keep dating her with a big smug smile on his face as our final impression of our new Spider-Man. But despite all that, there were still enough pieces to work with that I had hopes they could iron the kinks out and make this series something special with the sequel. After all, the second Raimi film was an improvement, right? So we'll see where that ended up.

Ryan
>>106974621

So now I've gotten a bit into watching along with the reaction, and man, I'd forgotten the parts where Peter screws another student out of a prestigious internship (and a white guy doing it to a Latino guy, to make it worse), and where he beats up a bunch of people who were only trying to stop someone who seemed to be manhandling a woman on the subway. It's honestly like they were trying to make him impossible to sympathize with.

Jeff Clark
>>106974621

I mean, if you're gonna over analyse it like that then it's pretty obvious that student would still get his internship once he comes back with some ID. And the guys on the subway, whatever their intentions, were still attacking him and he did nothing more than defend himself...plus it was more his instinct taking over than him choosing to do it.

Thomas Corp

It would appear my loquacity has decided to run rampant, thus I must split the comment up, sorry. First off, I'm very happy that you loved the movie as much as you did. Though I regret to say that I can’t say I feel the same way, nevertheless, it does warm the heart to see how much you loved it, Jess. It's nice to see you loved Andrew Garfield as Spidey. Setting aside my preference for Tobey Maguire, and my own personal problems with the films themselves, he is genuinely very good in the role. I may not have always been the kindest towards him in the role, but really, he always was good, even if I didn’t necessarily always think so. Emma Stone, likewise, shines as Gwen Stacy. In terms of the villainous side of things, though overshadowed by the iconic nature of the Raimi villains, Lizard is great. As Ryan noted, we sadly never did get to see Dylan Baker get to be Lizard in the Raimi trilogy, and I'm still sad about that as I was looking forward to that. Regardless, Rhys Ifans is an excellent actor as you previously saw in House of the Messy where he was brilliant as Otto, my second favorite after Alicent in that show. (Very cute with the Team Green pun by the way.) Rhys was most enjoyable as Lizard. Again, love to see your love for Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Martin Sheen and Sally Field are great as they always are. It got me hearing you express love for Sally as I love her as well. My mom loves her a lot and it’s rubbed off on me, so it’s lovely to see you express love for Sally. You expressed the scene with the eggs being kind of the sweetest thing ever. A good chunk of the internet says the same thing. I also loved your reaction to the Stan Lee cameo. I'm awful and wicked in that I cackled WAY TOO fucking hard when you said you didn’t want Uncle Ben to die again. Your reaction to his death got me. When I rewatched this, as soon as I saw Dennis Leary, I said, “Right! Jess said Rescue Me was one of her favorite shows!” Thus, I knew you’d love pretty much everything about Captain Stacy. I wanted to give you a hug when he got killed. I'm sorry to say that his death is in the comics, thus wasn’t exactly surprising in this. You didn’t know that, and that hurt me more, knowing that you weren’t expecting it, and seeing it make you cry as it did, that HURT. It is tricky the situation at the end. You understand Captain Stacy’s wanting Peter to promise what he promised, and you understand Gwen wanting to have her own say in the matter. And I don’t envy Peter in that area. I find I'm somewhat critical of Peter not going to the funeral, as that would be separate from the promise he made, and Gwen not unjustly calls him out for not being there. I find I still have problems with this film and its sequel that persist. In a general sense, there’s the fact that they fall under the shadow of the Raimi trilogy; my love for those films is too great, though I freely admit Spider-Man 3: The Messiest doesn’t quite hold up as well as the first two. The primary issue that persists the most with this film and its sequel is the backstory of Peter’s parents. First off, nice to see Campbell Scott and Embeth Davidtz. There is no such backstory in the comics or previous adaptations, far as I know anyway. So, with this film having this enigmatic, convoluted, overly dramatic backstory, I find it unnecessary, and felt it adds pointless drama. Related to it, I found it insulting how they put more focus on Peter’s dad and that his mom feels an afterthought. They kept going on about Peter’s dad this and Peter’s dad that, and past a point, I think, “And his mom’s what, chopped liver? And this after we went to the trouble of casting the lovely Embeth as his mom? What the hell guys? Come on.” Then there’s the relationship between Peter and Gwen, which, though nothing wrong with it, I just can’t connect with it, for whatever reason. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with it, you expressed a lot of what was great about it, I just, I don’t know if I simply can’t relate to it, it’s a romance plot that just doesn’t work for me, I'm left cold by it, and I'm unable to discern why.

Thomas Corp

Then there’s the part of the film that still, well it doesn’t jump the shark, per se, but it gets close to it, and that’s the part with Crane-Dad. It is genuinely nice seeing C. Thomas Howell. I did a double take, and said, “Oh, shit! That's Ponyboy.” and when he comes through, I do acknowledge how heartwarming it is by saying, “Good to see you stayed gold, sir.” Unfortunately, I'm going to be a complete fucking asshole and say it pulls me out of the movie. My suspension of disbelief stretches to the point it snaps. Specifically, the speed at which the cranes are set-up for Spidey. Watching it this time, I wanted SO badly to not let I bother me, I tried my best, and still, my brain would not shut up, and I found myself yelling, “HOW in the name of Christ does this get organized that fucking quickly? Do you have the slightest idea just how difficult it would be to pull something like that off that quick at the hour it is without incurring the wrath of I don’t know how many unions?” And during my rewatch, you were on my mind, I’m thinking, “Jess is really going to LOVE this part. Isn’t she?” So, seeing your reaction to it, it got me in a few ways. It warmed the heart tremendously seeing your reaction to the scene, particularly seeing you say it gave you chills and how much you loved the moment. It then made me highly melancholic that despite my best efforts, I can’t fully enjoy the moment with you, and that now I’m expressing my negative thoughts on the scene in question. In fact, there was one moment when you expressed particularly strong joy over it, and it hollowed me some, leading me to say, “Right, well that’s me being a shitheel, raining over the parade. Such is life.” It’s a case where I want the scene to get me the way the filmmakers intended, and it doesn’t happen. I do apologize for that, Jess. Again, it makes me happy seeing you love the film as much as you did. I freely acknowledge that I do not hold the same love for the film, but it was a most wonderful time sharing this film with you. I'm worried beyond belief that when I rewatch The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Good, The Bloat, and The Messy, that my problems with that film will persist. I'll do my best to try not to let that happen again, and if it does, I'll try not to be too much of a negative Nancy about it. And if nothing else, I hope you will enjoy the film more than I. This was a most lovely reaction, Jess, thank you.

Ryan
>>107004375

Here's how great an actress Sally Field is: She's been very open in recent years about how she absolutely DESPISED being in these movies, and only signed on to the role as a favor to producer Laura Ziskin, a long-time friend in the business who was dying of breast cancer (this would be her final film). But every second she's onscreen, she still pours every bit of talent into making the role work.

Ryan
>>107004380

It very much feels like they were trying to recreate the bit from the first film where a bunch of random citizens come to Peter's aid against the Green Goblin, which kind of misses the point that that scene was added late in production as a response to the September 11th attacks, and in the ensuing ten years New York had gotten a ton of love that just makes any attempt to do the same thing now just feel silly and gratuitous.

Nicole Sutula

I’m SO glad you loved this. To me, these movies are a thousand times more watchable than the original trilogy; and I say that as someone with a deep love for the first Sam Rami movie, as it actually got me into superhero movies in the first place. But Andrew is just SO much more fun in the role. He’s so freaking adorable, and charming, and awkward, and yet he really sells the darker, more twisted side that comes from just a lot of stuff he’s going through. He’s just a better actor, though elder statesman Toby will always have his own special place. I feel things when Andrew cries, besides “wow that’s a weird face” and he makes me genuinely belly laugh when he’s just being cheeky or teenagery. And Gwen just blows Rami’s MJ out of the water in every single way. Not Kirsten Dunst’s fault, but the writing of the love interests couldn’t be more different. Gwen rocks. Also nice to see an Aunt May and Uncle Ben that look like a teenage boy’s aunt and uncle, rather than his grandparents or his hot older sister. Sally Field is really, really good, and it’s funny because she’s not an aspect of the films I remember latching onto originally. I couldn’t be happier that this is the one that stole your heart, because it’s owned mine for a long time!