Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does Whatever A Spider Can...except make a movie review, that's my job. My review of The Amazing Spider-Man!

  Going into a viewing of The Amazing Spider-Man, I found myself in a perplexed state of thought. Would it be any good? Was it necessary to reboot the entire franchise? Would it be better than the franchise that came before? Would Andrew Garfield make a decent Parker?
  I got wind of this reboot when I actually got to audition for it, for the part of Peter Parker. I was not aware this was the film I was auditioning for at the time though as the studio was keeping everything hush hush. But it involved a young man talking about being bitten to some girl he was in love with after having dinner with her parents. After the audition, a fellow actor suggested it was 'the new spider-man movie' that was in the works, and lo and behold that's what it turned out to be, The Amazing Spider-Man! (The scenes I read appear in the film almost word for word, which is always an interesting way to see it later on).

So, was it good? Actually yes it is, better than the previous films even. Though the Tobey Maguire trilogy always had it's own charm, I've always had a major problem with how much of a whiner Tobey's Parker was made out to be. Where was the smart ass crime fighter? Where were the great quips and one-liners Spider-Man has always been famous for delivering mid-battle, spotting the ridiculous aspects of his super-enemies? At last, here is a Spider-Man that brings that to the table, and it makes him so much more likable. Andrew Garfield makes a far more effective Peter Parker than Maguire ever did.
Much has been left out of the new franchise thus far as well. Gone are the Daily Bugle and J.J. Jameson, the focus on him being broke, the 'organic mutation' eb shooters, and the incredibly forced horrible chemistry between Maguire and Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane. In her place is the smart and spunky Gwen Stacy, Peter's original love, played very well by Emma Stone. Their chemistry in this film really is great and believable (considering they are a real couple in the real world now, I guess the chemisty was genuine).
Also added to this story is the mystery surrounding Peter's long-missing parents and their connection to Dr Curt Conners, who accidently transforms himself into the classic Spider-Man enemy The Lizard, effectivly becoming the film's villain. While not a lot is revealed yet in this first film, they have certainly set the groundwork. If they follow the lore of the comics at all, it will actually be quite the interesting storyline to follow.
  I would not say this film is as good as The Avengers. If Avengers were a 10, I'd rate this one a 6 or 7. But, while being a little too eager to conform to the current day tween/teen market, it is still quite an enjoyable film, and takes you on a good ride.