I wasn't a big fan of the first movie although I also didn't hate it. Sure I found a few things wrong with it but if you didn't notice, I never mentioned hating the movie.

Review of The Amazing Spiderman

So right off the bat, Father Parker has his passcode revoked and the security doors close while a siren blares, yet he is still able to get away from somewhere up in the top of the building without security getting him.

Mother & Father Parker want to get away. They know they are going to be chased and yet instead of fleeing in secrecy they charter a super high end jet to get away.

Is it just me or does the opening shot with Spiderman appear almost cartoonish. It looks like the effects are worse in this movie. That isn't nitpicking. They really do look almost video game animation quality.

Uh oh! I hate to follow up an is it just me with another is it just me but is it just me or did they ramp up the camp. Paul Giamatti is channeling Dr Freeze.

I didn't find the dialog in the first film to be Lucasian but dear god:

"Hello Pedestrians"
"Hello Mr. Criminal"

Instead of jumping in the truck Spiderman swings away to help Ray Charles, while just allowing Dr Freeze to slam into 3 cars probably killing or paralyzing the occupants. Then he goes on to give Ray Charles a pep talk.

Ok. The whole Bald Paul section of the movie was downright embarrassing. From terrible effects, overuse of slow motion, bad acting, and the corny spider man theme song.

Maybe if Peter tried a little harder to actually protect his identity, we wouldn't have to rehash the breakup plot from the end of the first movie.

I have to admit I am getting a bit of a chuckle out of Crazy Max.

How would Peter come to the conclusion his parents abandoned him? They died in a plane crash immediately after leaving him with his grandparent. I spent lots of time with my grandparents and never thought I was being abandoned.

Spidey Stalker got busted. Just once a day. Sometimes more. Check please!

Dear god, someone make the slow motion stop. Please think of the children.

What a load of crap. Electric Ray send out bolts that cause massive pieces of buildings to explode. He electrifies metal all over the place yet they don't show a single human getting even a scratch.

I guess the director reads the MB and saw your disdain for collateral damage.

So the cops just turned over a maniac monster to Oscorp? Wouldn't the feds have moved him to their secret lair for testing.

Did I miss something? If Harry knows one of the Oscorp spiders created Spiderman then why isn't he running into the spider den to get bitten. I sure hope they don't want us to believe the spiders were one of the programs that was discontinued because that would mean Peter doesn't have access to any more webbing.

Gwen walks forward into the elevator yet is SHOCKED to see someone in the car with her.

Colm Feore is probably wondering whether he should have stayed in the underverse instead of appearing in this midden heap.

Really??? Evil German Scientist. This movie has it all.

So now Aunt May is forwarding the bullshite abandonment story. Maybe if his parents disappeared without a trace they could go this route but they DIED in a plane crash immediately after dropping him off. Geez, melodrama for no purpose other than to give Sally Field some screen time.

Please explain to me why Peter won't give some of his blood to Harry. They are supposed to be friends and Harry is clearly dying. The whole nonsense about how he could become something worse, is just that nonsense. Is Peter something worse? Sure it is probably going to turn him into the Green Goblin, but Peter has no real reason to believe this.

How about giving him some blood so he can test it to see if he can figure out how to make a serum to cure his diseased body?

I actually like how the good guys basically created the bad guys by being dicks. Although Peter's reluctance seems a bit contrived and irrational. I don't have problems with cops going a bit over the top with the Electric Ray.

Oh great. More peter web sliging without his costume. What was even the point of him dropping down on Gwen like that. There are security cameras ALL over big cities. How about just have him show up near her. Why show him actually swinging in without his costume? Sloppy.

Well at least they stated the spiders were dead but then where is Peter getting his super strong endless supply of webbing? Also glad to see they explained why the spider venom worked its magic on Peter and nobody else.

In the ridiculous underground railcar, what kept the lab cultures alive? When did Peter's dad have the time to build that secret lair and why did he do it since he seemed to find out about the nefarious funding and use of the research soon before he died?

Yay! Finally some people actually got killed.

Ok. How in the F can spiderman defeat Electric Ray? He can dematerialize. He can turn himslef into pure energy and attack in that state. Seems a bit overpowered for Spidey.

Too bad the goblin didn't put on the magic suit first since it had super healing powers.

Spidey is pretty much invulnerable to damage and somehow impervious to insane amounts of voltage? Who knew?

I don't even want to go into the stupidity of the Gwen plot at the end. Glad to know a chick 1 year removed from high school knows pretty much everything about everything. Girl power!

The power was off because Elctric Ray absorbed all of the energy and also damaged and tore apart the grid, but Gwen pulling a lever magically brings everything back up. I see the writers are fans of Doctor Who.

I'm going to assume air traffic control has a completely separate power system. Not going to look it up because I don't want the NSA on my doorstep tomorrow morning. No doubt they at least have backup generators.

Turrible ending. I don't buy for a second he could have defeated Electro.

I already miss Crazy Max.

Is poor Pete ever going to have another love interest. His greatest fears came to fruition so not sure how he would ever mentally recover from that.

The movie started with shitty Bald Paul and ended with shitty Bald Paul.

This movie was simply too long. It could have been good. The entire Bald Paul plot should have been cut. Almost every scene with Sally Field should have hit the floor. There were some answers which was better than the first movie but overall bloated plot and pacing weigh this one down.

Oh and just like the first movie, there was a lot of post filming story changes. They evidently removed a LOT (ALL) of scenes with Mary Jane.

Since she was cut, here is an old thread with red heads. Only read page 3.

Red Heads