James Franco's Review Of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN? 'Meh'

James Franco's Review Of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN? 'Meh'

What does Sam Raimi's Harry Osborn think about Marc Webb's reboot of the Spider-Man franchise? Not much. Continue on to listen to why Franco wasn't gung-ho about the film.

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By MarkJulian - Jan 25, 2013 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: MTV





Said Franco, "Meh, they could've strayed a little bit more from the original. It's like...why. Guess they made a lot of money. Okay, congrats. But good for them. Sam and I moved on, we made Oz."

I believe Franco has just echoed a lot of Spider-Man fan sentiments. The sequel should fare much better, reception-wise, as there's less opportunity to tread in Raimi's footsteps now that Webb's story has moved beyond the origin.


Dane DeHaan better hope the Amazing Spider-Man sequel deviates more from Sam Raimi's trilogy or this is his future.





Running Time: 2 hrs 16 min
Release Date: July 3, 2012 (USA)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Sally Field and Martin Sheen.
Directed by: Marc Webb
Written by: James Vanderbilt (initial screenplay),Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves (revised draft)


The Amazing Spider-Man is an American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the comic book of the same name and starring Andrew Garfield as the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film that portrays Spider-Man in film and is a reboot of the film series that stars the superhero. The cast includes Garfield as Peter Parker and his alter ego, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors. The film will portray Parker as his super powers are evolving in high school.

The film's development began simultaneously with Sony announcing the cancellation of Spider-Man 4. Opting for a reboot with the same production team rather than another sequel, the studio announced a July 2012 release date for what was now titled The Amazing Spider-Man. James Vanderbilt was hired to write the script while Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves helped fine-tune the script. Filming started in December 2010 in Los Angeles before moving to New York City with the help of RED Epic camera. The film entered post-production in April 2011.

Sony Entertainment has focused its marketing campaign with a promotional website with released images, 2 theatrical trailers, a prologue screening in certain cities and a video game tie-in being developed by Beenox among other products. The Amazing Spider-Man is scheduled to be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on July 3, 2012. A sequel of the film is being planned for release in 2014 with James Vanderbilt hired to again write the screenplay.



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TayDee
TayDee - 1/25/2013, 1:16 PM
Franco was terrible as Harry. Dane Deehan will do a better job. And I still enjoyed TASM, flaws and all, more than Raimis entire trilogy.
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 1/25/2013, 1:17 PM
Why the [frick] would they stay " more to the original?"

He wasnt going to say.
" I loved it, so much better than my films and the series will destroy mine later on"
Nick56
Nick56 - 1/25/2013, 1:24 PM
TASM was a pathetic piece of shit. I was fine with them rebooting it but its like they didn't even try to make it better than the original
CavEl
CavEl - 1/25/2013, 1:25 PM
The Amazing Spider-Man is a bad movie.

Instead of blindly protecting it and allowing Marc Webb to make another one that will be just as bad as the first, you should be angry and be calling for Webb's job.

He made Peter Parker into a douchbag, when Singer made Superman into a creeper I was one of the few (along with LP4 and a few others on this site) who was outraged and wanted Singer fired and a reboot of the Superman franchise. Now we're getting what looks like it might be a movie that doesn't suck like Superman Returns.

CavEl
CavEl - 1/25/2013, 1:30 PM
The excuse that Peter Parker is a kid and so that means he gets a get out of jail free card for being a douchbag is bullshit. Worst of all, Webb didn't even give hint at Peter will stop being a douchebag in the second movie. In fact, he made him MORE of a douchebag.

Your dad's dying wish is for me to stay away from you so that I can protect you, but [frick] it, I'm going to break the promise I made to him. Aren't I romantic?

I BOOED when that happened in the movie theater.
mk
mk - 1/25/2013, 1:34 PM
It was meh
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 1/25/2013, 1:34 PM
I think the practical effects web slinging didnt do alot for the film,and ALL! (apart from one where he first tries his webshooters) of the web slinging scenes where at night! and I dont think there was any way to reboot spiderman without redoing the first,just to build story and stuff,but I will forget about this one when the second one comes out and it can be its own movie without being criticized
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 1/25/2013, 1:37 PM
TASM was so underwhelming. Raimi's first two Spider-Man films had the heart and understood Parker at his core. *Looks at the ending of Spider-Man*
MisterJay
MisterJay - 1/25/2013, 1:42 PM
tas2 will be the best comicbook movie ever...
ToTheManInTheColdSweat
ToTheManInTheColdSweat - 1/25/2013, 1:43 PM
Meh, they could've strayed a little bit more from the original. It's like...why. Guess they made a lot of money. Okay, congrats. But good for them. Sam and I moved on, we made Oz.

i love you sexy franco.
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 1/25/2013, 1:43 PM
The moral of TASM is if you have the opportunity to avoid responsibility and take the easy way out, then do so even if it has horrible consequences for yourself and others in the future.
DrHorrible
DrHorrible - 1/25/2013, 1:45 PM
Never cared for Franco as Harry, or as an "actor" in general, so his opinion means little to nothing to me.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 1/25/2013, 1:46 PM
IDK why Sony and the producers felt they had to start over. Well MAYBE because the 3rd one wasn't received well and the 4th one didn't sound promising. At times, I felt like TASM was just the extended version of the first one. I still think TASM is good but Spider-Man 2 is the best Spider-Man movie.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 1/25/2013, 1:48 PM
I don't blame webb as much as that hack Avi Arad. He claims to know Spiderman, but he doesn't know anything. He is just a leech.
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 1/25/2013, 1:48 PM
I agree withe Franco.
gambgel
gambgel - 1/25/2013, 1:51 PM
I like James.... but meh? seriously? mmm

I sense a bit of envy or something there.

the movie had a better tone and direction than the original trilogy (appart from Spiderman 2, in any case)

Just the scenes betweent Peter and Gwen were superior than S1.
ToTheManInTheColdSweat
ToTheManInTheColdSweat - 1/25/2013, 1:51 PM
dang dion get outta my head, like you reading my damn mind :P
duncboy
duncboy - 1/25/2013, 1:51 PM
@KaineParker - STRAY, not stay.
venomvsspidey11
venomvsspidey11 - 1/25/2013, 1:52 PM
TASM sucked ass, Unlike Raimi who grew up with Spider-Man Webb has no real love for the character and doesn't give a shit if he changes him to fit his story.
webheaded
webheaded - 1/25/2013, 1:52 PM
I swear, ever since TASM was announced, everyone and their mother just all of a sudden hate the Raimi trilogy. Why? There's no denying that the first two are just solid good movies, the 2nd especially. So what if EVERYTHING isn't like the comics? Some things were adjusted well, in my opinion.
Man, this is why I hate forums... You guys make me so cynical.
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 1/25/2013, 1:53 PM
@Dionysios- Probably not because Marvel and the producers think that adult life is boring and adult situations can't make for good drama. I too am sick of these Spider-Man stories taking place while Peter is in high school and I'm especially tired of stories where Peter is an adult who acts like he is 16.
JMESS
JMESS - 1/25/2013, 1:54 PM
the guy never even picked up a comic or read spidey before he played Harry so really why would anyone on here give a [frick] what he has to say?
poop23
poop23 - 1/25/2013, 1:57 PM
Anyone who thinks Franco is a terrible actor clearly doesn't know anything about acting.
And if someone thinks he did terrible as Harry, then they're just trying way to hard to hate the original spiderman series
TheLokey1
TheLokey1 - 1/25/2013, 1:57 PM
Yeah TASM could have been better, Oz looks like shit though
Goggles
Goggles - 1/25/2013, 1:59 PM
@venomvsspidey11

Yep, Raimi really loves Spider-Man. That's why he gave us Spider-Man 3.
venomvsspidey11
venomvsspidey11 - 1/25/2013, 2:05 PM
@Goggles Seriously? Do some research that was all Sony.
Spideyguy94
Spideyguy94 - 1/25/2013, 2:07 PM
@LEVITIKUZ Sorry but how do you know what the 2nd one is going to go like? Because they haven't even started shooting yet. It might be one of the best CBM's ever, it might be the worst, we don't know. What it has got in it's favour is a great cast, new writers and hindsight. But you can't judge a movie a year and a half before it comes out.

@PatriotsSuperguy You have previously said that you felt sorry for the car robber and Peter was just being a dick. What? First off he's a car robber and a criminal, the scum of the earth, he was robbing a car that looked expensive and somebody probably worked they're ass of to pay (within the confinds of the movie). And secondly he was carrying a knife, which means he was willing to either kill or seriously injure someone who might of tried to stop him.
DVonShakari
DVonShakari - 1/25/2013, 2:11 PM
I think Paramount gave us Spider-Man 3 more than Raimi ever did. Franco's a great actor and I kind of side with his opinion. It was a reboot and it was definitely going to have a lot of the same origin elements, no doubt. So they tried their best to sway from the original trilogy by making it "grounded", "realistic", and focusing on Peter being, not just a so called geek, but anti-social, bitter, shy, and withdrawn. "Hey, lets giver Peter a skateboard! Let's focus on the tensions at home between his adoptive family." They did what they felt best to separate the two trilogies.
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