Worth Seeing NOT Worth Praising

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2012)

The Amazing Spider man could be treated as a glass half full/empty depending on which side of the fence you are on. Compared to Sam Raimi i think that this film does not measure up at all. TAS i agree with most critics saying that it was too soon to make a reboot since its only 5 years after spider man 3. While this movie may have some nice elements to boot it is in a way not Amazing like the 1st film. This one lacks any decent action or romance i feel like Marc Webb didn't really put any effort into this film or at least not enough.
I have little complaints of the actors but some complaints against the characters they play. Andrew did a tolerable job as the webhead but he was more rebellious then a nerd which peter parker is NOT. Emma was the same as Gwen but she lacked any innocence gwen has in the comics. Making her a science intern made her look occupied instead of loving. Rhys was great as Connors but the lizard i felt like was too much off character. Lizard's plan while relatively the same as in most comics did not live up to doc ock and "maybe" the grren goblin but was better then sandy or venom.
In short this film i feel like should not have been made. I see this film as a knockoff to a great spiderman film when compared to raimi