Reviews

Peter's father, briefly but effectively played by Campbell Scott, was a genetic scientist working on the blending of spider DNA with other animals, and has somehow put him so much danger that he and Peter's mother had to disappear and leave Peter with his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and his Aunt May (S...

Personally, while I didn't think it measured up to the first Spider-Man movies, I thought it was a solid film with a charming cast that had a lot of chemistry.

The Amazing Spider-Man was a lot better than the previous Spider-Man trilogy, with some great action, and fantastic shots of Spiderman swinging over the city, all makes for a very strong, and entertaining movie.

It's not as bright and comicbook looking as Raimi's films and tends to give 'colour' to the film thorugh the characters' personalities and the script writing.

Did it feel like this movie needed to be made, or more importantly, does this story need to be told again only ten years after Sam Raimi's Spiderman?

Overall however the film is unnecessary and is probably my least favourite of the Spider-Man film adaptions.

The film's greatest strength for me is clearly the handling of the 'normal' life of Peter Parker, particularly Peter's relationship with Gwen Stacey.