Finesse

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2012)

Alright so The Amazing Spider-man... definitely redeemed the past spidey films but it's ever so slightly and mildly disappointing I can't quite put my finger on it; other than maybe i was just tooo excited going into the film. But overall its an actual movie to watch. Nearly standalone, which is to say there's more movie to watch than there is actual Spidey action! which is great.
overall though its the best spiderman yet! not cheesy like tobey maguire...its up to par with the, relatively new, superhero genre. It was a bit more charming as far as not emphasizing his new powers as this big huge deal. it was just a high school kid who had some physical changes happen. It was more graceful and more tasteful. You see him grow into Spider-man in this film but not as a superhero. He grows into a man with purpose who just so happens to be a 'spider-dude' Whereas the past films were heavily focused on him being a superhero and the duality of his life that it becomes too distant to relate too....
This movie also doesn't have a hard hitting ONE thing that needs to be accomplished, You see he has himself to figure out, uncle ben, aunt may, Dr. Connors to deal with, Gwen Staci and her father, and Parker's parents' story. I'm assuming a lot of people won't like it simply because they need to be spoon-fed their movies. The Amazing Spider-man doesn't have a million explosions and guns blazing! He doesn't develop powers and then change his entire outlook on the universe and view himself as this ultra-important god-like being that needs to save the world. He more or less uses his abilities, sometimes!, as would most of us in his position. We wouldn't just morph into this absurdly next-level being, which he is, it's just not the focus of the film and it's not even Parker's focus in the film. much more real, easy to relate to. i think the key word for this film is: finesse
Must See! and must remove Sam Raimi's films from memory. This is the only Spider-Man.