NERDYFLIQ - Amazing Spiderman IMAX Film Review from a 90's Kid, Nerdy jock perspective.

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2012)

With this one coming so close after the other Spiderman it is hard not to compare the two. I tried to keep my blinders on but I realized that there is no way that I can accurately describe the movie to others that have seen the original movie from 2004. However I was a little let down because I really wanted to see #DonaldGloverForSpiderman. Hopefully someone will at least create the #MichaelCeraForShaft that we all want to see! Either way here is my breakdown of the movie. The plot was so extremely different that it served as an interesting twist. I don't want to spoil it so I'll just say the basics. It starts off earlier and builds the relationship between uncle Ben and Peter so you understand the depth of that relationship better. At the same time they glanced over his father's relationship that seemed odd because everything else was so well developed. I will let you make your own opinions on the rest of the plot but the way it started was a positive for me and let me get into The Amazing Spiderman's psyche a little better. The Amazing Spiderman is a nerd but he is not a geek. I think this was the major difference between the two movies. He is really smart in this movie and when he get's his powers he learns how to use them, practices, reads, studies and develops the webs himself. In the other Spiderman Peter was a straight punk that you hoped would win a fight. It didn't show the maturation process and he seemed like he got lucky with everything, and he always had an awkward situation with Mary Jane. In this one, he get's beat up early and doesn't have many friends but he still is pretty good at skateboarding and has a sense of humor. He also puts his game down tight with Gwen Stacy (they changed her name) and uses his powers to do cool stuff like skateboard tricks and dunk a basketball on the bully. The humor through the movie was dodgy, some parts were situationally funny, and sometimes the lines were good but for the most part I had an awkward want-to-laugh-but- they-cut-out-the-right-punchline-to-make-it-PG13 feeling. I am not the biggest fan of 3D because of the extreme fields of focus that it forces but they used it pretty well. The graphics and animation were seamless and I can honestly say they were top of the line and helped Spidey move in a realistic way. The cinematography was pretty good. I don't remember a lot of parts where I noticed and said, "this is an amazing shot!" but our level of expectation is so high right now, that is not a bad thing. Overall it was a good movie with a new version of plot and different character relationships. I think Toby McGuire was probably the best person to actually get the look down and the acting/casting wasn't perfect but they still delivered a good show. Spiderman was cooler, Emma Stone was hot, and graphics were dope. I recommend it and I would like to see the next in the series because I am not sold on ityet. And that's the truth Ruth, Osahon Tongo (@nerdyjoq) http://goo.gl/