Good Attempt , The Amazing Spiderman does deserve a watch

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2012)

If the Sam Raimi's Version of Spiderman is still fresh in your memory , There is a very good chance that the reboot will appear appear boringly familiar .This is after all the origin story all over again - Peter Parker gets bitten, he discovers his 'spider powers', he uses them first on the school bully, then goes out in the street to fight crime, finally clashing with a fearsome villain while cops and New Yorkers look on in amazement.
To be fair, despite covering pretty much the same ground as that earlier film, The Amazing Spider-Man still works. You could put it down to the emotional depth that (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb brings to key scenes, or simply to leading man Andrew Garfield's refreshingly original approach to the part
A solid actor, blessed with oodles of charisma and unmistakable presence, Garfield pitches Peter Parker as a brooding introvert who prefers the company of his skateboard to actual friends . This new film unfolds Parker's world with more attitude. The feel-good mush of the last three films is gone, and the action is duly sexed up to suit 3D basics .Even in the scenes which resemble those of the previous versions , Andrew Garfield delivers a solid performance , So it was truly refreshing to watch a better more competent actor play the Role of Spiderman.
Peter Parker's love interest in the film Gwen Stacey played by Emma Stone who is sexy and intelligent appears more appealing and less annoying than Kirsten Dunst . Here Gwen appears a bold decisive person willing to risk her life for Spiderman unlike Mary Jane who was portrayed as a spineless damsel in distress and an emotional fool who kept bouncing from one person to another not realizing who she loved actually.
Though this film does focus a lot on the romance between the lead characters for most of the film ,Which I feel could have been reduced significantly , Its important to note that the sizzling chemistry is in a way important . It could be an attempt by the Director to show the grief that pain and the grief that Spiderman would face when he decides to kill off Gwen's character in the subsequent sequels. The biggest highlight of the film is the terrace kiss where Peter Parker drags Gwen Stacy close to him through his web shooter as she appears totally stunned before the kiss . This was way better than the upside down kiss in Spiderman where Kirsten appeared in a soaking red dress.
What works in the film is the manner which the scenes are shot right from the the subway scene to the scene where Spiderman saves the kid from a burning car or even the scene where Spiderman swings right across the city to Oscorp Towers . The scenes are appear spectacular in the 3d format
This film appears to be a realistic take on Spiderman . The concept of webshooters and the spidey suit are definitely more believable (I would have liked to see Spiderman running out of web though)
Spidermans swinging moments also appear far more realistic than the perfect web flights taken by Tobey in the previous versions.
Where the film however does not work was the portion where a huge time was spent on focussing on the mysterious disappearance of his parents which does not have any relation to the outcome of this film (Highly unlikely that it will have any relation to the sequels),The unconvincing manner which Uncle Ben was shot and choosing the Lizard as Spidermans Primary Foe. What really disappoints is that Spiderman is not able to track down the person who shot Uncle Ben .The iconic line'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility' appears no-where in the film. I do feel let down by the fact that I had really high expectations watching the trailer but was left wanting on account of the not so great script.
The Amazing Spiderman is definitely more dark and edgy as compared to the previous versions . I would however want the Director to play an act of balancing the film with lighter moments of comedy and wise one line cracks. The directors should make more use of Andrew Garfields fine acting skills and also focus more on showing Peter Parker's intelligence and adeptness .
Make sure that you stay till the end of the credits to watch the extra scene. I hope that the Next Spiderman Sequel holds more promise to give films like the Batman Series or the next sequel to the Avengers a run for their money.