Best Spidey film so far!

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2014)

First of all, I want to say that I never was a fan of the older movies. The first Spider-Man came out when I was 11 so I said to myself that was the best movie ever. When number 2 came out, I was sorely disappointed so you could imagine my expression when I learned people thought that was the best superhero movie ever (the less we say about SM3, the better). It was a movie that showed that its director, Mr. Sam Raimi, loved the character and the mythology but the script failed in many different ways (that I will not summarize for this being the space for another movie). Maybe it applied when it premiered in 2004 but not anymore. And, sadly, that is what diminishes the impact of this new Amazing Spider-Man.
The first Amazing Spider-Man can be accused of being a remake of Raimi's and with some reason. But, luckily, sits among the good ones. Fortunately, this sequel throws everything away to become it's own beast. And, boy, what a beast! Successfully avoiding the curse for "too many villains" and being lighthearted fun in it's action sequences without being campy (I only can think of one character that fails in this but still can't really understand there are critics comparing this with Batman & Robin) it still manages to tell a heartwarming (and, eventually, heartbreaking) love story, wrap up plot threads established in the first film and present interesting villains with compelling arcs on their own. And, even with all this, Webb manages to find time to establish the new Spider-Man cinematic universe to come.
Rushed at places? Maybe. Scenes that didn't survive the cutting room? More than likely. And, even knowing how it would end (thanks to a spoilery "spoiler-free" review I read in a magazine), it still packed the same punch. That is a testament to the storytelling skills of its director and screenwriters (the underrated Kurtzman/Orci duo alongside Jeff Pinkner of Fringe fame), and also of its actors: Garfield, the definite Spidey to whom every future Spidey would be measured against; the lovely Emma Stone, who delivers a great female companion to the hero, and Dane DeHaan as a, at the same time, endearing and frightening Harry Osborn.
In a world where you have The Dark Knight and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is not the best superhero movie of all time. But it is a great time at the movies and the best Spider- Man movie so far.
Rating: A=9.5/10