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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 7.2
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Reviews: 1,065 user | 532 critic | 42 from Metacritic.com Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. Director:Marc Webb |
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Cast
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| Rhys Ifans | ... | ||
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| Martin Sheen | ... | ||
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| Irrfan Khan | ... | ||
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Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy, and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Written by Nicky Mitchell
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The untold story begins. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 July 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Spider-Man 4 See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios Hollywood - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$230,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$62,004,688 (USA) (6 July 2012)Gross:
$262,030,663 (USA) (12 October 2012)Company Credits
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Peter Parker: Five, four, three, two, one... Ready or not, here I come.
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Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
Performed by Coldplay
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
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Irrfan Khan got the role of Dr Ratha on the basis of his performance in the drama series In Treatment. See more »Goofs
Captain Stacey leaves the high school in an helicopter with a surveillance camera attached to its belly. When the helicopter is flying over Manhattan the camera, which should be visible hanging close to the tail of the helicopter, is missing. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Peter Parker: Five, four, three, two, one... Ready or not, here I come.
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Crazy Credits
SPOILER: Not long into the credits, a scene appears of Dr. Conners in his asylum cell, talking to a mysterious man. See more »Soundtracks
"Til Kingdom Come"Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
Performed by Coldplay
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The Amazing Spider-Man is supposed to be a reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise. Tobey Maguire is replaced by Andrew Garfield in the protagonist role of Peter Parker. His main love interest switches from Mary-Jane Watson to Gwen Stacy, and the villain in this installment is Dr Curt Connors aka Lizard. As expected, this reboot goes back to the beginning when Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man only it is told in a rather different way to the 2002 movie. This time they also try to add a bit more character oriented storyline.
Is it a good movie? Yes, particularly since I saw this movie in IMAX. This made the action scenes more exciting to watch. It also uses a villain that hasn't been used in the previous movies so at least it does make it different from the previous movies.
Is it a successful reboot of the franchise? In my opinion, not really. It's been five years since the last Spider-Man movie came out, and ten years since the movie franchise was first introduced. Even when they made the announcement of this movie being made, I was questioning it because it's just too soon to make a reboot. For the same reason, this reboot is not refreshing. Without trying to give anything away, you can recognise that this movie takes some of the elements from the 2002 movie. The character oriented storyline doesn't add that much meat to the character of Peter Parker as its supposed to. Its easier to count this as another installment only with different actors playing the roles.
I really enjoyed the first three Spider-Man movies, and yes that includes Spider-Man 3. This new Spider-Man movie is also enjoyable but it fails to refresh the series. It seems that I was right in thinking that its too soon to do so.