I finally got to see this on my day off yesterday. Kenji does not lie when he says it is F**KING AMAZINGLY AMAZING! It is not the same caliber as amazing as the geekfest known as The Avengers, it is not nearly as busy but the action is awesome, the special effects are brilliantly done, and this feels like a Spider-Man movie complete with great actors who can carry a scene.
Unlike the Raimi trilogy, Amazing feels less kitschy and focuses on human drama while tossing in a mysterious back story about Peter's parents.
There are a lot of questions raised that never get answered, perhaps in later installments, and there is a lot of character development in the first hour, but by the time the Lizard's nefarious plan is revealed it turns into an all out action flick with all the stops pulled out. So much action in fact that you don't even care that all character development ceases and that Parker just happens to know what to do with his new powers.
If you are opposed to seeing 3D films, you must cast aside your disdain for the format and see Spider-Man in 3D. It is a native 3D film which means it was staged and filmed for the format and each scene is filled with depth, it is a visually beautiful film, especially the scenes of New York at night as Spider-Man swings through the cityscape.
The best part of the movie for me though was the poor decision to air a full IMAX 3D preview of the new Resident Evil film and in the process scaring the fuck out of an auditorium full of young kids.
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.”
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