Spiderman 4

[MalaCloudy Black]

Looks like shit. Hopefully the other trailers will showcase that certain Spider-Man charm - the wit, the wisecracking, etc. - because this one just screams "generic dark superhero flick". Not impressed.

[GoGo Yubari]

First off, thanks, Maxx (Y)

Secondly, yeah, that trailer sucked out loud. I don't want to watch an origin story, I don't care about drama about Peter Parker's parents, and that was way too blandly dark. Andrew Garfield looks weird and Pattinsonesque as Peter Parker, too.

[Hickey]

Yeah. It seems like a generic version of the first movie. I'm not exactly excited.

[thatblindgeye]

Add me to the list of people hoping for another trailer. If it is just 'this is what Peter Parker went through and he becomes Spiderman in the end,' Ill be far from interested in the movie. Ill still check it out to see how it is, but I wont be clamoring to see it until it comes out on DVD, if that.

If there's anything I liked about Toby Maguire playing the part, it would be that he actually looked like a science nerd before he was Spiderman. Andrew Garfield just looks like any typical high school jock. That said, I hope the actual movie is better than what the trailer has me thinking, and isnt just a movie to set up the rest of the trilogy like Batman Begins was (which worked) or a dark and gritty take on the character.

I did like the end with the first person view of Spiderman swinging through the city.

Edited July 21, 2011 by Vitamin E

[apsham]

Yeah. It seems like a generic version of the first movie. I'm not exactly excited.

The first movie was the generic version of the first movie.

I'm pretty stoked for the movie - ultimately, I think it'll end up being better. However, I agree that there really could have been a better choice than Garfield. While I appreciate that there's no reason he should or could do it again, Tobey Maguire was a damn near perfect Peter Parker the way I saw it.

[Maxx]

For the first film maybe, the he always looked too old. And when he had to look distressed or upset, it looked like his face was melting thanks to his ridiculous turkey neck.

[Pesci]

Agreed that the trailer looks pretty bad and Garfield doesn't seem like Peter Parker to me at all. With a name like "The Amazing Spider-Man", I was kind of hoping for a more comic-booky feel to it but I'm not getting that at all. If they've changed the tone at all from the first film series, it seems to be towards the darker persuasion... which is kind of disappointing.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

There was a Amazing Spider-Man panel at the Comic Con, and here's a rundown. Since it has some spoilers, I'll just put it in spoiler tags.

"This is the coolest moment of my life." That's what Andrew Garfield said after delivering an impassioned speech about what it means to play the lead role in The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony's reboot of the iconic Marvel character. Brand new footage from the film and more premiered Friday evening in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. Garfield jokingly showed up in a kids' Spider-Man outfit and told fans that he wanted his first appearance at Comic-Con to be among them, on the floor. What followed that was a information-packed Q&A complete with several minutes of brand new footage including the reveal of villain The Lizard.

You can watch a video blog of our footage reaction here, for now, watch Garfield's speech and check out our list of what we learned about The Amazing Spider-Man during its Hall H panel after the jump.

1. Andrew Garfield really loves playing Spider-Man

2. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone have chemistry.

In the footage we saw, and on stage, the chemistry between Stone, who plays Gwen Stacey and Garfield, who plays Peter Parker, was undeniable. In the movie, Peter first asks out the pretty girl in an almost cryptic, stunted dialogue way. "Do you wanna maybe?" "Yeah, sure." Director Marc Webb said that while filming that scene "you knew something was working."

3. Peter Parker is a skater.

Peter Parker carries a skateboard around on his back and even rides it down the halls at school…before getting in trouble. It seems like it might get shattered a little later in a subway fight.

4. Parker = stalker.

Peter Parker has a photo of Gwen Stacey from the debate team on his computer and Uncle Ben notices her, later embarrassing Peter for having a photo of the girl on his computer.

5. Spider-Strength is too much.

Once Peter Parker begins growing into his Spider powers, several scenes in the movie will deal with the fact that any normal action he does, such as squeezing out some toothpaste, turning off your alarm clock, or grabbing a rail is done so with almost incalculable strength, destroying something with just a touch.

6. The web shooters have something to do with Oscorp.

Andrew Garfield eluded to the fact that his character's relationship to Oscorp, the company where his dead father worked in the movie and where both Gwen Stacey and Dr. Curt Connors work, had something to do with the development of the webshooters. He caught himself after saying that.

7. It might be The Amazing Spider-Man, but the costume is ultimate.

The more realistic look of the Spider-Man costume was influenced by the Ultimates comic books and also the fact that it's ultimately a boy making a suit. He would incorporate some more practical things.

8. This Gwen Stacey will be a little different from other versions.

Emma Stone said that as much as she loves the Gwen Stacey character and her story with Peter Parker, she can't play a character without bringing some of herself to the role. So because of that, she's mostly Gwen Stacey but part Emma Stone too.

9. Spider-Man is a wise ass.

In some of the scenes that were shown, Spider-Man is very playful and almost cocky to his villains. He jokes with a mugger who pulls a knife, pretends to throw webs in really funny ways and more.

10. Music annoyed the sound guys.

To help get his actors in the mood, director Marc Webb would regularly play loud music – mostly in non-dialogue scenes but not exclusively – in the background on set. Scenes such as Peter Parker making his own mechanical webshooters. Sleigh Bells was one of the more popular choices as was "Dance Tonight" by Paul McCartney.

11. Spider-Man will, again, be the bad guy.

Footage revealed that Spider-Man, again, gets wrongfully accused of crimes and this time he'll be hunted down by Gwen Stacey's father, played by Denis Leary.

12. Peter Parker will have some punk on him.

In several scenes in the movie, Peter Parker will be wearing a Ramones t-shirt.

13. With great power, comes great responsibility.

Yes, we already knew that, but Andrew Garfield said the responsibility of playing this character was more than he could have possibly imagined.

14. The Lizard is scaly, sans snout, and in the sewer.

In the footage that first revealed the look of The Lizard, he comes up from the sewer through a toilet in a girl's bathroom to scare a couple of young girls. His look is best described as Killer Croc meets Venon but the size of the Hulk. He's huge, with a flat face and long tongue, and really detailed dark green, reptile scales.

15. Andrew Garfield knew he was Spider-Man for 30 minutes before we did, but Emma Stone's lead time was much less.

We live in a breaking new world and, according to Emma Stone, that was very much the case with the casting. Andrew Garfield found out he was Spider-Man 30 minutes before Sony announced the news but it took only 90 seconds for the news to break after Emma Stone herself found out.

I'm relieved to hear that Spider-Man is a wisecracker, and while I just don't see Peter Parker skating or listening to punk music, I don't really mind that. I'd really love to see that Lizard footage, though.

Source.

[livid]

I didn't like the CGI in the first person POV but am still optimistic that it will end up being above average.

[Herr Matzat]

I just came up with a therory.

And now that the lizzard officialy is in it i feel that i am going in the right direction.

So everything is on to Batman, what if this movie is Batman beginns. The trailer shows a lot about Peter and his parrents, they leave, mommy cries... peter later finds the suitcase, finds out about something going on at oscorp, goes there, sneaks around and ends up in the overly scifie spider room.

My therory is this movie will be all about this soul searching parrent stuff, some lovestory with Gwen and in the end have no real villan just the lizzard (since i think doc conners is in the trailer) to be slaped around in the end.

[EWB's Best Poster.]

soooooo like an origins movie?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

*nasally, whiney, emo voice* "We all have secrets. Ones that we keep...and ones that are kept from us."

[Quom]

I'd do Andrew Garfield in a second. Andrew Garfield ripped and in lycra is must see. This is the equivalent of Jessica Alba in Sin City for straight guys. Only way it gets better is an extended scene of him in underwear.

[TKz]

I lose more and more hope for this film as time goes on. Oh Spidey, you seem like you'd be so simple to do right.

I say for the next reboot they just say fuck it and somehow give Venom his own film. At least he's supposed to be dark and shit. >_>

[Johnny Latino Heat]

New trailer.

I like:

Spidey wise-cracking.

Web shooters.

I dislike:

His mask apparently coming off at every possible situation, again.

Him apparently being responsible for the Lizard's creation.

Gwen Stacy apparently finding out he's Spider-Man.

Captain Stacy mounting a Spider-Man manhunt when he always defended Spider-Man in the comics (and yes, I know comics and movies are very different beasts).

Curt Connors looking to be a douche, even pre-Lizard.

The suit.

His damn hair.

Meh. Can't say I'm excited for this, especially comparing it to the Avengers trailer.

[TKz]

I'm a lot more excited for this after that trailer. I like the cast, the story was my only real problem. I kind of hope they go a much different route than the previous films.

Also, Johnny, I'm pretty sure you don't need to spoiler tag discussion about a trailer.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

Also, Johnny, I'm pretty sure you don't need to spoiler tag discussion about a trailer.

Meh, better safe than sorry

[stokeriño]

I'm unsure about this one, but I don't know if that's a reflection on the trailer or on the fleeting nature of my appetite for Spiderman in general.

[Apollo]

Man, it's times like these I resent Marvel's idea to sell movie licenses to other studios. Imagine if Marvel had been making their own Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four movies for the past decade, and could now intertwine them with the Avengers movies? Even though they're not part of the classic Avengers team, I'd love to see Spidey and Wolverine fighting alongside Thor and Iron Man in this movie. I'm sure I'll see this anyway, that trailer did pique my interest more than anything else that's come out about this movie (besides the unfortunately errant rumor that Donald Glover would be playing Spidey).

[stokeriño]

Best not to make a film too superhero-clusterfucky, even one as inherently superhero-clusterfucky as The Avengers.

Although if the Fantastic Four franchise had survived and there was even the tiniest of split-second "because we're in New York, you know" drop-ins on the Baxter Building I would mark till the end of time.