Another Superhero Film That Can Entertain Anyone!

Rating: 8/10 (14 February 2014)

I know that it's been out for a couple of years now, but I just watched "The Amazing Spider-Man" for the first time on Encore OnDemand. Being the superhero geek that I am, you would have thought that I would have seen it already. But let's face it-- there's A LOT of good movies and television these days.
But oh was I ever rewarded for my wait! What a well-made, enjoyable film! It's significantly better than the first "Spider-Man" with Tobey Maguire, although I DID also enjoy those Sam Raimi films when they were new. If there's one slight edge I'd give to the previous series, it would be the development of Peter Parker's love interest. Granted, there's only so much time in a movie (this one is about 135 minutes), but I thought that Peter and Gwen Stacy's romance developed a bit quickly, in contrast to Peter's roller-coaster relationship with Mary Jane Watson in the previous trilogy.
The special effects were quite realistic, the Lizard was scary,and Peter's relationship with his Aunt and Uncle were what you would expect. Overall, I would definitely give this movie a thumbs up, and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes action or science fiction, yet I think any "movie fan" would be entertained by this latest interpretation of Marvel Comics' wall-crawling wonder.