Two Jews On The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man, shot in 3D and directed by Mark Webb (500 Days Of Summer) is an edgy, emotional, action pack, at times, boring, movie. Yes I did use the ‘b’ word.

In this version, which is definitely in my opinion, an improvement over all the ‘Spider Man films that came before, we meet Peter Parker (Max Charles) as a young boy.

His father, (Campbell Scott) a renowned scientist and his mother, fearing that their about to killed or worse, leave their young son with his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and his wife, Aunt May (Sally Fields) to raise.

We flash forward years later where Peter (Andrew Garfield) is now a skateboarder/science nerd/photographer filled with major angst. He’s an outcast in school and is constantly getting picked on by the jocks. His only friend, is the gorgeous Gwen (Emma Stone) who he secretly has the hots for.

Peter’s humiliation, however, is about to end….He finds one of his dad’s old research papers, which send him to the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) Parker Sr’s former partner.

At the lab, Peter gets bitten by a genetically altered spider and well…the rest is history.

Watching Peter getting use to his powers is actually one of the more entertaining aspects of the film…That is, until he meets his nemesis…Not wanting to spoil anything, I’ll just call him…A VERY BIG ANGRY GREEN LIZARD MAN…

Unfortunately, the action doesn’t come until the last 40 minutes of the film and watching Peter’s awkardness with Gwen, becomes grating after a while.

But having said that, if you are a fan of this genre, ‘The Amazing Spider Man’ is definitely a ‘must see’ for you.

The special effects are great and I liked Andrew Garfield quite a lot as the high flying/jumping/crime fighting/flawed super hero.

It’s for that reason I gave ‘The Amazing Spider Man’ which opens in theatres, Wednesday July 3rd, 2012, 4 bagels out of 5.

Check out our video for John’s rating and more of our bantering. Oh, and to meet Noodle, our Diva Japanese Chin.

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Joan and John Schwartz

Joan and John Schwartz are ex New Yorkers, living in Los Angeles. They are married and see a lot of films. They usually disagree but always tell it like it is. John is most famous for creating the cult classic films Faces of Death. He has also written for various prime time series and has written movies for both Showtime and HBO. In the world of reality television John has produced, written and directed over 450 segments for various magazine shows He has also written and Executive Produced several Prime-Time Specials. Joan has appeared on the New York Stage on and off Broadway…and has been in several Los Angeles theater productions as well.. Joan has been in several low budget films and at present she is busy writing screenplays with her husband, John.

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