The Sequel Should Have Been Better Than Original. A Testament To Poor Screen writing And General Lack Of Good Ideas.

Rating: 5/10 (18 August 2014)

After thoroughly enjoying the first part of The Amazing Spider-man, I was expecting a move involving and better film plot-wise, with a villainous character who is able to assert himself. This film is normally aimed at the teen generation and not the adult, old and loyal fans of Spider-man who have been seeing him on television since the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.
Ted Raimi was the guy that I feel damaged the franchise by casting Tobey Maguire who I feel was not mature enough to play the part of Spider-man. The later two sequels to Raimi's film confirmed this. The character of the 60's and 80's animated Spider-man was the best because Peter Parker was a scientist at heart and he used his brains - not agility to get out of sticky situations. If you own the original 1967 animated Spider-man DVD, than you should be very happy, as this were the best Spider-man episodes ever made. And in addition to this you could add the 80's and 1994 animated Spider-man series to complete your collection.
In this film a new super-villain is introduced known as Electro (played by Jamie Foxx) who has never been seen in a live action movie but has only appeared in the animated version. The Green Goblin also makes his appearance, but he is so similar to Hobgoblin played by Willem Dafoe in the Ted Raimi directed film.
Plot: Peter Parker is haunted by visions of Gwen's deceased father, police captain George Stacy. This does not bode well, as similar visions by a well known soothsayer predicted the death of a well known Roman emperor. Call it a sort of premonition. Peter ends his relationship with Gwen as a result of a vow made to her father.
However he can't hide the fact that he loves her deeply and that she is a part of his life, and so he returns to her.
In all this confusion, OsCorp Industries employee Max Dillon has a horrendous accident with some genetically altered electric eels(in the same way like the Spectacular Spider-man Episode). He becomes Electro.
Add to this the passing of Norman Osborn who before dying tells his son Harry that he has a rare hereditary transmitted disease. Harry takes the formula which was funded by his father, but created by Peter's father who was a genius in the field of bio-genetics with disastrous results to his personality.
Watch the film to find out what happens next.
I found the script pathetic, but the special effects were good. Andrew Garfield's acting and attitude in the film is like that of teenager. His acting in the previous installment was better and he should have improved upon that. I'm not a fan of Emma Stone and I have seen much prettier actresses in my life: Kari Wuhrer, Valentina Vargas, Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts. How they can cast her when there are a lot of beautiful women in the U.S.A., is a mystery. Jamie Foxx is suffering from apparent hair-loss as seen in the film. He should either shave his head or resort to hair transplants if he wants to keep looking as good as he was in earlier days. His plus point is his acting, and he is definitely getting better and better with age. Dane DeHaan gives a solid performance as both Harry Osborn and The Green Goblin.
Verdict: Not one I'll want to see again, as I've a lot of better films in my DVD collection. So I'll give it a score of 5/10.
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