"The Amazing Spider-Man"

     Peter Parker is just a normal, everyday, geeky teenager who is just trying to figure out his life. While he lives with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben and loves them dearly, he still wants to figure out why his parents left him with them and never came back for him. When he finds out that top researcher Dr. Curt Conners at Oscorp worked with his father, he sneaks into Oscorp and winds up getting bitten by a genetically modified spider. This bite gives him all the powers of a spider. But it's only when tragedy hits that Peter finally understands what it takes to be a hero.

     Directed by Marc Webb, this film stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Conners/The Lizard, Denis Leary as Captain Stacy, Martin Sheen as Ben Parker, and Sally Field as May Parker. I loved this movie!! I was so excited for this reboot, especially after the debacle of the third Sam Raimi Spider-Man film.

     Now there was some confusion about whether or not this was a continuation of the last three films... It is not. This is a reboot. Meaning that the past three films have nothing to do with this one or any of the subsequent ones. After watching this one I went back and watched the original trilogy, which I loved when it came out, and then it hit me that the original trilogy is not really that good after all. Tobey Maguire has to have made Spider-Man one of the whiniest superheros ever. Thankfully Andrew Garfield went away from the whiny teenager, and stuck more to the nerdy and awkward Peter Parker of the comics. I feel like Andrew really embodies the traits and characteristics of Spider-Man better than Tobey did in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man's. I'm not trying to discredit the original trilogy, but these new movies are shaping up to be much much better than them.

     Sadly Spider-Man is owned by Sony, which means that we will not be seeing Spider-Man, or anything affiliated with that property in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Same thing with X-men and now Deadpool which are owned by Fox. I really love what these companies have done with these franchises, but I really wish they were back under Marvel so they can add them to the ever expanding Universe and then they can do something like the "Civil War" comic series! I would absolutely love that!

I would rate this film a 8.5 out 10! I will be reviewing The Amazing Spider-Man 2 next week so be sure to check it out next Sunday! Make sure you follow me on Twitter and like my Facebook page!

Peace,
Jake