Everything I wanted it to be.

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2014)

So I saw The Amazing Spider-Man 2 last night, and I went in with HIGH expectations. Somehow, the film still shot my expectations straight through the roof and blew me away. As readers of comics, or big Marvel fans will know, this really stays true to the comics, unlike the Tobey Trilogy. One thing they did with this film which I loved, was they spent a large chunk focusing on the origin of villains in the most interesting way. Plenty of nods to other Spidey villains not-yet- appeared to give you a few nerd-gasms, and the essentially cheesy but brilliant line - "Let's go catch a spider."
I was amazed at how much emotion I felt from the actors, and from myself, through several scenes. My whole theater reacted the exact same way to each key scene, and I think that's impressive filmaking.
Go see TASM 2 for action, emotion, comedy and lots and lots of fun.