It's Spider-Man for the Twilight generation

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2013)

I was eager to see how they'd tackle rebooting this franchise particularly since the 2002 version from Sam Raimi was such a great success. Could they better it, or would they make a total hash of it? Turns out neither, really.
It seems the writers must have been fans of twilight or some other type of modern day adolescent girly slush, because instead of focusing on the core themes of Spider-Man (which has driven the character since the 60s), themes of Power, responsibility, alienation, loneliness, revenge...instead we got highlights from a Taylor Swift music video. Misty eyed, star crossed lovers, going all wobbly lipped with Coldplay songs in the background.
The action scenes, as you'd expect, were very well done - even if the story was a bit ham-fisted and rushed. It was entertaining enough and great to see spidey swinging about the screen again, dipping around skyscrapers. Unfortunately when you compare it to other superhero films of the last couple of years, it doesn't really stack up. The iron man franchise in particular has been superbly done, drawing just the right amount of comedy, drama and romance without ever making the audience squirm or cringe. Add to that the superb Avengers film and unfortunately The Amazing Spider Man doesn't really pull it's weight.