Complete Movie! First near-perfect superhero movie

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2012)

Pushing the bounds of what Hollywood filmmakers are capable of, the amazing spider man packs both a huge entertainment value and excellent emotional pull. I went in to the movie as a skeptic because I've been let down by blatant plot holes, inconsistencies in the reality of the world, and characters whose fate did not really matter to me. However, I left this movie satisfied and full of conversation topics that did not include berating the director with criticism. This rendition captures the struggle of a young man bereft of his natural parents and lives with his relatives. His father figure was very well displayed by Emilio Estevez and when he died, I cared about him.
Now... Peter Parker was much better portrayed as a teenager, boyfriend, hero, and son. Andrew Garfield pulled off Spiderman in a much more relatable way than Toby McGuire did in the Rami version. The banter, physique, intelligence, and emotion were much more real as portrayed by Garfield. His social awkwardness with Emma Stone was about as quintessential an example of nervous first love as they come. You felt like you understood their relationship and interaction (Emma Stone was cast perfectly as Gwen Stacy). The combat and action was easy to follow, more tight, and seemed more real. Each action throughout the movie was understandable and not outside the range of the characters that did them.
The villain was Dr. Connors (Rhys Ifans), and for being a half-lizard man that acted on instinct combined with intelligence and rage, he wasn't half bad (pardon the pun). I enjoyed the character range that he displayed and the change from good to bad to not so sure was quite nice. The nature of the villain was the only thing that really held the movie back from superhero perfection.
Overall, This movie was excellent and really makes The Avengers look as though it is merely a straight entertainment movie. I'd watch the Amazing Spiderman again and buy it on DVD as soon as it comes out. Worth a watch.