Pretty Enjoyable

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2012)

I must confess to being a fan of the previous Spider-man franchise with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. The first 2 movies were very good and although the third was a bit of a let down I was still looking forward to the next instalment.
It came as a bit of a surprise when the franchise was rebooted with Garfield and Stone taking the lead roles. The feel of the Amazing Sprider- Man is very similar to the earlier movies with the romance between the leads being a fairly important focus of the film.
Overall the film is fairly enjoyable. Not sure what the 3D version was like, but some of the special effects looked ropey on the normal screen. It is way better than the last Spider-man film, but not quite as good as the first couple of the Maguire/Dunst films. Still fairly enjoyable though and worth a watch.