Best Spider-Man Origin Yet

Rating: 9/10 (4 July 2012)

Note: For you to really enjoy this movie, you have to think that the Sam Raimi versions never existed and if you can't do that, just don't compare it to Spider-man 1-2-3. It's great that I was never a fan of the Raimi versions.
On to the review.
The Amazing Spider-man is simply amazing as the title puts it. It's a much more realistic approach for Peter Parker's Origin. The chemistry between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy is seen and felt in each of the scenes they were in. Martin Sheen's Uncle Ben is very charismatic. He may never have a great quote for Peter but what he gave was more than words as you really feel what he says. Sally Field's Aunt May isn't utilized more in the movie and in some reviews that I've read prior to watching the movie says she was one of the weakest link of the film but for me, she was not. Curt Connors/The Lizard is quite OK as the main villain. CGI looks great. How Spider-man moves and poses are brought to life well. Awesome fight scenes. Jokes are funny and not forced funny.
Though the movie is awesome, it is not perfect. The 2 hour long running time of the film seems a bit short and it shows. Some scenes are not as well established as they were supposed to be so I'd assume they were cut for shorter running time. I wouldn't have mind if the movie was 3 hours long since the movie is far from boring.
Awesome movie and definitely worth the admission ticket.