(PG-13)
Spidey Sense
This past
weekend was the release of the Amazing Spider Man 2 and it certainly had a good
opening weekend with an estimated $92 million earned. As I’m sure you would suspect I contributed
to that $92 million. My husband and I,
along with our friend Holly, saw this second chapter in the reboot at our
favorite local theater, The Grand - Pier Park, and we were not
disappointed.
I love
movies (and TV shows) based on comic books and typically see them during the
opening weekends, frequently on opening night.
This particular genre offers exactly what I look for in any film:
entertainment and escapism. With Marvel
and DC alike I can always expect lots of fun scenes sprinkled with just the
right amount of “real life” to make it engaging and entertaining as well just
the right amount of cheesy humor thrown in.
The newest
version of Spider Man stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. Prior to seeing him in the first one I was
curious on how he would do in this role.
Now I know that he is the perfect choice and look forward to seeing him
don the red and blue tights at least one more time. Emma Stone is the perfect Gwen Stacy and has
excellent chemistry with Garfield. I’m
sure part of this is the fact that they are a “real life” couple; however I
suspect they would work well together regardless. And I absolutely love Sally Field as Aunt
May. Is there anything that Field can’t
do?
This
particular film had several villians, in particular Electro, Rhino, and the
Green Goblin. Electro was played by the
always electrifying Jamie Foxx. Foxx did
a great job with his transition from the nerdy version of Max Dillion to the
confused but dangerous villain Electro.
Paul Giamatti played The Rhino.
While The Rhino is from the comic books it really wasn’t of any
particular interest to me. I do think
that Paul Giamatti did a fine job in his portrayal though. I was however very intrigued with Dane
DeHaan’s portrayal of Peter Parker’s childhood friend Harry Osborne and the
Green Goblin. I have seen DeHaan in a
few other things before and definitely consider him a rising star. He sort of reminds me of a young Leo DiCaprio
crossed with a young Brad Pitt and his eyes are amazing! He had great chemistry with Garfield
also. It was easy to think of them as
childhood friends.
I watched
the movie in 3D and was pleased with the effects. I’m not a huge 3D fan as most often I am
disappointed in how the effects turn out and feel it is usually not worth the
extra cost for the ticket. From Spidey
swinging through the air on his webs to cars overturning to a dramatic story changing
fall the effects in this movie were perfect for 3D.
I will have
to say that I think the first Spiderman in this series was better, however this
one was definitely worth watching. And
it definitely makes me excited to see the next one. I recommend this movie to anyone that loves
the comic book genre – and don’t forget to stay for the scene during the
credits.
You can find
the official trailer here: http://youtu.be/DlM2CWNTQ84
The Amazing
Spider Man 2 (2014) – my rating: B+
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