I joined @TricksyLiesmith for a double film trip today: Amazing Spider Man 2 followed by a third viewing of Captain America: Winter Solider! We saw the first five minutes of How To Train Your Dragon 2 (twice lol), the new X Men trailer (looking excellent!), and we aquired Spider Man IMAX posters.
Spoiler-free Amazing Spider Man 2 reaction: I really enjoyed it, I continue to love how the Amazing Spider Man films (as opposed to the Toby Macguire ones) portrays the characters as the young people that they are, and if you're watching it do stay for the extra credit scene. (Yes, there is one.)
Intial reactions in no real order WITH SPOILERS:
I didn't remember until Gwen was falling that she dies in the comics and I thought, no, they wouldn't go there, and they did, woah. TricksyLiesmith was crying and I was sitting there in shock. And then when we thought back through the plot there were ridiculous amounts of foreshadowing and lead up that we should have seen it coming. Well played, writers, well played.
I loved Aunt May in this. When she tells Peter that he's her boy, and everything that she's doing for him, the way she pretty much gave up her life for him. And that she's not just sat at home whilst everything's going on, she has a job, and she's training to be more, and she helps save people during the blackout. Go May! Her scenes with Peter as well, so much fun: we don't have a chimney! The last time you did the laundry you dyed everything red and blue! Heehee.
There are limited numbers of ladies in this, but they're treated well by the writers. As well as May we get a strong minded Gwen, who makes her own choices, and happens to be smarter than Peter. And Harry's assisstant gets to play a part. Other than that, this really is a movie full of guys though :/
I continue to love how in the Amazing Spider Man films all the characters who are supposed to be teenagers act like it. Especially Peter with his gangly boy self, falling asleep in random places and verbal messes, and Harry dressing to fill roles (a suit to face his dad, smart atire to face the office, black leather jacket to be a bad boy) and how young and desperate he comes across.
Jamie Fox plays a good role, adds in a twist of childishness that works well. That he goes from wanting to be seen to a step up in his powers because he becomes needed, I liked that. And the nods at the end to the other villans in the future was interesting.
Nice job tie-ing up his parents' past. Yay for secret lab!
If I try to pick out problems: It made me twitch a bit at the end when Peter says 'there's no place like home' because it comes across a little like looking on the bright side thanks to the fact Gwen died he doesn't have to leave New York. And as a Brit I prepared to cringe at the UK references, but it wasn't that bad. The 'doctor' at Ravenscroft was a bit too bad accent sterotypical evil scientist; this film didn't need that.
Overall, excellent film, very much enjoyed. And surprise X Men end credits scene came as a surprise!
Spoiler-free Amazing Spider Man 2 reaction: I really enjoyed it, I continue to love how the Amazing Spider Man films (as opposed to the Toby Macguire ones) portrays the characters as the young people that they are, and if you're watching it do stay for the extra credit scene. (Yes, there is one.)
Intial reactions in no real order WITH SPOILERS:
I didn't remember until Gwen was falling that she dies in the comics and I thought, no, they wouldn't go there, and they did, woah. TricksyLiesmith was crying and I was sitting there in shock. And then when we thought back through the plot there were ridiculous amounts of foreshadowing and lead up that we should have seen it coming. Well played, writers, well played.
I loved Aunt May in this. When she tells Peter that he's her boy, and everything that she's doing for him, the way she pretty much gave up her life for him. And that she's not just sat at home whilst everything's going on, she has a job, and she's training to be more, and she helps save people during the blackout. Go May! Her scenes with Peter as well, so much fun: we don't have a chimney! The last time you did the laundry you dyed everything red and blue! Heehee.
There are limited numbers of ladies in this, but they're treated well by the writers. As well as May we get a strong minded Gwen, who makes her own choices, and happens to be smarter than Peter. And Harry's assisstant gets to play a part. Other than that, this really is a movie full of guys though :/
I continue to love how in the Amazing Spider Man films all the characters who are supposed to be teenagers act like it. Especially Peter with his gangly boy self, falling asleep in random places and verbal messes, and Harry dressing to fill roles (a suit to face his dad, smart atire to face the office, black leather jacket to be a bad boy) and how young and desperate he comes across.
Jamie Fox plays a good role, adds in a twist of childishness that works well. That he goes from wanting to be seen to a step up in his powers because he becomes needed, I liked that. And the nods at the end to the other villans in the future was interesting.
Nice job tie-ing up his parents' past. Yay for secret lab!
If I try to pick out problems: It made me twitch a bit at the end when Peter says 'there's no place like home' because it comes across a little like looking on the bright side thanks to the fact Gwen died he doesn't have to leave New York. And as a Brit I prepared to cringe at the UK references, but it wasn't that bad. The 'doctor' at Ravenscroft was a bit too bad accent sterotypical evil scientist; this film didn't need that.
Overall, excellent film, very much enjoyed. And surprise X Men end credits scene came as a surprise!
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