IMHO best Spider Man in the series

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2012)

I like this Spider Man the best out of all that are in the series maybe because in keeping with the "amazing" series, the styling and action are edgier and darker and just out there. Garfield makes a much much better Peter Parker than the Frodo-esque Tobey Maguire (sorry Tobey, no hard feelings) with slimmer and taller figures albeit younger...and a lot more emo than the already emo Spider Man 3 (remember the Sandman vs Venom vs spidey scene in the end? YIKES). Looks physically more accurate Spider Man in costume too. Though Garfield can be annoying to watch at times, at least to me becoz I know people just gush over him here, I still can see him as Erik Larsen's or Bagley's Peter Parker. I didn't see that at all with Tobey.
And where Garfield slacks up, there's always the beautiful Emma Stone to save the day. Really - I firmly believe that it was Emma, not Garfield, who is the real star in this movie. And who saves the movie. I think she is brilliant as Gwen Stacy.
The Lizard, ah well what can I say. Not memorable. Nowhere near Nolan's Joker. Captain Stacy, funny how he somehow, somehow resembles William Dafoe - Green Goblin to me. I just can't shake it off.
Love, love the webbing effects and the web shooters. Finally, web shooters! And done well,too,matching the comic's lengthy make- believe descriptions. Yup, this is the most accurate Spider Man film thus far, right down to the web head's signature smart Alec fighting style and numerous "shut it!" webbing to the mouth (this Spider Man LOVES throwing webbing onto people's mouths). But then again, about capt. Stacy... Well if I say it it's going to be a spoiler so I'm going to let you watch it. Spider fans should notice a major inaccuracy with capt. Stacy.
The effects are again, to me, the best in the series. I'm talking about spidey-related effects. The web swinging thru the city, oh the web swinging. Simply. Amazing. Well done. Just trust me when I say cough up the extra dollars and watch this on Imax. 3D is optional, but Imax is non-negotiable.
I learned this the hard way. But I will rectify this situation this weekend when I will be re-watching the Amazing Spider Man... On Imax.