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| HE IS BACK: THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN |
Story: Peter Parker wants to know the whereabouts of his parents... a search that takes him on a dangerous path....
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan
Direction: Marc Webb
Genre: Action
Movie Review: Yes, we know Tobey Maguire no longer plays Spider-Man... and Sam Raimi no longer directs it. So we are not looking for them (or traces of their style) in The Amazing Spider-Man.
We are not even making comparisons. But then is it really all that easy
to undo the effect of the Spidey potion we have been guzzling since
2002, specially now that we have Andrew Garfield donning the Spidey suit for the first time ever... and Marc Webb directing it? Let's try....
THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN OFFICIAL TRAILER (HD)
With
great power comes great responsibility. Now who could understand this
better than director Marc Webb. After all, the onus of re-booting the
Spider-Man franchise lay with him. And now that the re-booting (be ready
for a whole new series of your favourite super hero to follow soon) is
in progress, you really wonder if the new team gives you more bang for
the bigger buck. In fact, if the plot is anything to go by, the movie
expects all Spider-Man fans to not begin where Peter Parker gets bitten
by the deadly spider; go even further and find out why we never got to
see his parents ever. And while you do that, there's the usual crime
still towering the streets of the Big Apple. But then more than all
that, it's the romance between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone
that takes this Spider-Man movie to a whole new level of EQ (emotional
quotient) stuff. And just in case you're expecting a take-two of the
famous upside-down Spider-Man-Kirsten Dunst kiss, rest assured: you're
not going to be disappointed. Something different in here, but equally
smart.
Talk of different and there is more out there. Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) is no longer the mute spectator that Mary-Jane was. For Emma, it's all about taking control. If need be she is even ready to give a blow-or-two to the bad guy when Mr Spider-Man can't handle all that mess alone. Next is Rhys Ifans, who as Dr Curt (Jekyll) Connors, ensures that as long as he is on screen, there is enough for Spider-Man to do... and enough for you to savour. Finally, for the man in question: Andrew Garfield. Needless to say, Andrew dexterously slips into Spidey's suit (with a sense of humour), even as he excels in the pulverized, alter ego, Peter Parker.
But then, as Spider-Man, he takes too long to don the Spidey suit. In fact, for most part he is seen settling scores without the Spidey mask... after long, long gaps. Finally, even his web does not come naturally to him. He has to work to get that mechanism in place. Of course, when he does dizzily bungee jump across the Manhattan skyline - specially in the King Kong type climax -- he still sends a thrill down your spine.
A word about Irrfan Khan. While Irrfan says it's not a long role, Marc Webb says it's pivotal. We say: You decide.
Tip off: For this Spider-Man, to err is (super) human. He trips, slips and fumbles... till he actually slings across skyscrapers... and stoops to conquer.
Talk of different and there is more out there. Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) is no longer the mute spectator that Mary-Jane was. For Emma, it's all about taking control. If need be she is even ready to give a blow-or-two to the bad guy when Mr Spider-Man can't handle all that mess alone. Next is Rhys Ifans, who as Dr Curt (Jekyll) Connors, ensures that as long as he is on screen, there is enough for Spider-Man to do... and enough for you to savour. Finally, for the man in question: Andrew Garfield. Needless to say, Andrew dexterously slips into Spidey's suit (with a sense of humour), even as he excels in the pulverized, alter ego, Peter Parker.
But then, as Spider-Man, he takes too long to don the Spidey suit. In fact, for most part he is seen settling scores without the Spidey mask... after long, long gaps. Finally, even his web does not come naturally to him. He has to work to get that mechanism in place. Of course, when he does dizzily bungee jump across the Manhattan skyline - specially in the King Kong type climax -- he still sends a thrill down your spine.
A word about Irrfan Khan. While Irrfan says it's not a long role, Marc Webb says it's pivotal. We say: You decide.
Tip off: For this Spider-Man, to err is (super) human. He trips, slips and fumbles... till he actually slings across skyscrapers... and stoops to conquer.
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Courtesy: The Times Of India
