[Greenskar]

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Originally Posted by Mastersteef

THIS is the comparison/review I was looking forward to as I agree with pretty much everything Rob points out.... (Now my raging inner fanboy can cool off a bit..lol)

TR Review/Comparison: The Amazingly (Unnecessary) Spider-Man - Topless Robot

Just a note though: Rob does forget that there was a "schmaltzy scene" in the Raimi Spidey movie, with the New Yorkers throwing trash off the bridge at Gobby. ;D

Considering some of the commenters who've been following the guy who wrote this it seems he was pretty set on not wanting to like this movie going into it, like many others, and was still surprised it was actually good. So in the interest of not wanting to go completely back on his words prior to the movie felt it necessary to defend himself.

To that end, not an unfair comparison in terms of opinion, with the exception of his Peter Parker comparison . Turns out some people like Tobey as Peter if for no other reason than they really just think anyone who uses a skateboard or a cell phone must be a Hipster these days

Really has no one else read Ultimate Spiderman ever? We got a modern take on Peter where he was still a geek and not popular, unfortunately being a geek is actually not all that unpopular these days as long as you look somewhat decent and have a backbone. Ultimate Peter Parker definitely had a backbone and wasn't the complete pussy that Tobey's Peter was.

Now granted this isn't a complete rehash of Ultimate Spiderman they are certainly borrowing more from it than 616 in much the same way Marvel Studios borrowed more from the Ultimates than the 616 Avengers. The whole purpose of that universe was to appeal to a modern audience. Looks like it works for movies too.

Anyway, not saying you have to like it only that some of the comments of how Garfield doesn't play an accurate Peter have been very biased by those who "seemingly" only have familiarity with 616 Peter so far. Which also happens to be a much older demographic of viewers/readers.