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Originally Posted by uberlad

When I think of Spider-man, your points of "grittier, darker, more real and less campy" are not the ways I would describe it. My whole issue with the film was Peter Parker, the cocky, arrogant, mouthbreather who steals his ideas and doesn't have any respect for Aunt May.

That made other flaws that I was more than willing to forgive in the original story stand out. Some standouts that made me roll my eyes:

Let's get all of the crane operators to save spidey three extra feet of web fluid. It doesn't matter that everyone's evacuating the city; they're down and waiting by their cranes for Rick to call.

The omniscient news reporter on the really crappy Daily Bugle News Channel: "Looks like Spidey's heading to the bridge. And his leg is hurt. And he had chinese for dinner and might have to make a pit stop along the way. And it doesn't look like he remembered his keys, so he might be locked out later tonight. Oh, but don't forget the eggs, Spidey. Don't forget the eggggs!"

Turning the lizard from a complex character with a family to protect into a one-note mad scientist.

The Captain Stacy death scene that's exactly the opposite of what it was in the comics.

Don't worry, Gwen. Spidey's a liar now. He doesn't care about responsibility or respect. He's about mouthbreathing and skateboarding. Oh yeah! He'll still sneak into your window for a lil' something, death-bed promises be darned.

All that said, the special effects were better, the fight scenes were solid, and I liked the mask much better than the other spider-man movies. So there were some positives.

I forgot about the crane scene, that was a bit much I agree, I'll also say that it was bullshit that they killed Captain Stacy.

As to Peter being aragonite and not respecting aunt May. He's an awkward longtime bullied teen who just got super powers and found out information that was disturbing about his long dead parents. I think he was having a bit of a hard/confusing time adjusting. And I think the movie did a good job expressing this. if I just started developing special powers, I would probable stand up for myself too. Not realizing at the time the full existent of his powers or that he would have to hide his identity at some point in the future after deciding to become a super-hero. Also I think a loving and appreciative side of Peter's home live was there. All boats rock, and there were some big waves hitting this one.

Not sure what you mean with all the mouthbreather comments..?

The lizard could have had more depth. Maybe in future installments he'll be released and they'll revisit him and his family. I'm just not sure what people expect from a 2 hour movie. You can't explore every avenue to the extent of everyones liking.


You made some good points but others I think were a bit off base.