But we'll discuss that when it comes out. For now, I'm going to confine myself to re-watching the Andrew Garfield vehicle.
I stand by what I originally said. This kicks the shit out of the Tobey Maguire franchise. Garfield and Stone are perfect together on screen, even if it didn't work out in real life. Originally posted 08 Jul 12.
A lot of people lost their minds when it was announced that Sony was rebooting the Spider-man franchise barely six years after the third film to star him came out. I wasn't looking forward to it, either. Not because I thought the original trilogy was the be-all end-all of superhero films, but because I've never cared for the character of Spider-man and thought they could have spent their time on a superhero that didn't suck.Seriously, he's my second least favorite right under Superman, because fuck that guy.
Despite thinking that they didn't need another Spider-man movie or any previous ones, I was actually intrigued when I heard the cast list. I love Emma Stone and have since Easy A and Andrew Garfield was the only person in The Social Network that I didn't want to dick-punch into oblivion. Plus, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, and Denis Leary? I'm in.
Abandoned by his parents as a small lad, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). A phenomenally bright teen with an interest in photography, Peter is picked on at school for being a powerless wimp. One day, while clearing the flooded basement of Uncle Ben's house, Peter comes across his father's briefcase. Inside is a picture of his father with noted herpetologist/geneticist Dr. Curtis Connors (Rhys Ifans) and an Oscorp ID badge. Peter smooth-talks his way into the intern program but is almost busted by his crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) who legitimately works there. She lets him go and he follows a shady looking executive (Irrfan Khan) into the restricted wing. Peter almost immediately walks into Oscorp's experimental biocord area and gets bitten on the neck by a genetically modified spider. Spidey powers bloom and he is finally able to exact some sweet sweet revenge on the high school bully. Uncle Ben bawls him out for it but Peter tunes out most of the "comes with great responsibility" speech and cozies up to Dr. Connors. He even helps him solve an equation on cross-species genetic splicing.
If your warning bells are going off, congratulations, you're smarter than a teenager, even if he is a genius.
Initially excited by the discovery, Dr. Connors is horrified to learn that Shady Executive Guy is planning to rush ahead with human trials at the Veterans Hospital. He injects himself, intending to stop Shady Executive Guy, but you all know what path is paved with good intentions. Meanwhile, the law of unintended consequences is catching up to Peter in a big way as Uncle Ben gets capped by a dude Peter ignored. Now, filled with resolve, Peter vows to stop the abomination that used to be Dr. Connors...just as soon as he meets Gwen's parents. Police captain daddy (Denis Leary) is not pleased especially when Peter starts spouting pro-vigilante rhetoric at the dinner table. Peter quickly goes back to swinging from buildings and getting the shit beat out of him, since that's what he's good at.
I never liked Tobey Maguire as Spider-man because I never felt like he pulled off being a teenager. It just didn't feel believable. Despite being only a year younger, Andrew Garfield is much better at pulling off that angsty and confusing time period. Even all his annoying banter seems more natural since most of the real teenagers I see can't shut up about themselves either.
I know a lot of people really enjoyed the first three films, but if you let yourself, you'll have plenty of room in your heart for this one as well.
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