Spiderman...(tries to) Begin

Rating: 1/10 (20 October 2012)

...but where do I begin? I am sorry to say that I -had- to watch this film to the end only to see how much worse it might get but about 40 minutes in I realized it could not get any worse. In other words, it was a complete two hour waste of my time.
Spiderman is one of my favorite old school iconic super heroes and yet again they managed to destroy everything I came to love about the character. I say yet again because the previous 3 films, though a bit better overall, they still were no prize either.
I truly made an effort to try to understand this film but I did not manage. The acting is horrible and faceless, the action is too fast injecting me with the sensation that everything was crammed into a tiny cookie jar, the special effects are non existing and I share the belief that when you want to produce such a movie you should at least try to create some pleasing eye candy. Everything was convenient and extremely predictable, there is no time to get to know the characters none what so ever and all they did was to transform Spiderman into a faceless vigilante bent on getting revenge through his super actions for the death of his uncle (come to think of it, he was not faceless at all since he popped his mask every opportunity he got). Yes, Peter Parker learns to follow in his father's steps "doing good and helping others" but there is a story, a reason, emotions behind this, not raw, uncontrolled actions of a teenager and just a few seconds of incoherent lines referring to his wounded past. Also, on a technical note, the web wrist projectors reminded me of the wing lights on a small single engine airplane.
This is the fourth film in a row that screams "help" and I felt ever so disappointed while reading that there is second installment coming in 2014 and possibly a third. Of course, everything has to be a trilogy these days. I suppose its an easy way to kill time and make money. However, I fail to understand why the producers have to annihilate everything in the process. Since they plan it this way, they could i.e. build the characters in the first part (we would get to know them), in the second part they would mature with all their unique qualities and disadvantages (we would feel for them and support them in their decisions) and finally in the third part all hell would brake loose (we would fight with them, Good prevails and general Catharsis from everyone, maybe even a tear at the end). Throw in some action, SFX, good photography, a touch of slow motion, some drama and the end result would be far better than watching a ten hour movie squeezed into two. A wonderful example is the Dark Knight trilogy, directed by one of the geniuses of our time, Mr. Christopher Nolan. It was a trilogy of nail-biting suspense, exemplary character building, carefully planned special effects action and choreography without exceeding the limit between fantasy and nonsense. In fact it was so well done that I would not be the least surprised if I exited the theater and saw the Bat Tank strolling down the street and disappearing around the corner. That is the feeling I am longing for. Not to keep looking at my wrist watch.
To sum up, The Amazing Spiderman fails in every aspect. As a viewer of adventure films I have to express my utter disappointment and even sadness that a reboot could be so poorly executed. I express solely my point of view on the film and unfortunately, there is nothing Amazing about it.