Willem Dafoe Shocked That THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Is Retelling "Exactly The Same Story"

I especially liked his line when he tried to kill the board members and yells, "We'll meet again...Spiderman" That sounded like it was right out of the comics.

I agree with what was said about John Carter. My only issue with what is said is he admits to not seeing Amazing Spider-man. If he seen it and felt it was the same movie as the Spider-man he was in then okay that is his opinion. But to have not seen the movie and claim to know what it is about is a bit precocious.

It's a reboot, of course the story is superficially similar, but this one has a whole new angle to it.

Preacherfanatic7, I have seen it, and he's right to be shocked.

William Dagoe is freaking awesome. I loved his Goblin/Osbourne .

And he's right. As pretty visually TASM was, it didn't have the same heart/charm as the very first spiderman

I hope they find an actor that plays Osborn as good as Dafoe...

He is right the trailer promised the "untold" story of Spider-man. It hinted at an untold story but never got there. I think it is a good film and has heart but, in the end it is a rehash.
Garfield playing Peter as slightly autistic is different.

Spider-man and Batman have got to learn the lesson of James Bond. Everybody knows who your character is just tell a good story and go with it. NO MORE ORIGINS!

Dafoe is an excellent actor and was a great Goblin/tortured Osborn. One of the two highlights of the first film. A wet dunst being the other.

@ Jesse
trouble on a bridge child (children) in jeopardy
citizens of N.Y. superhero helper brigade.
field trip! Villian talks to "evil self"
Oh! And all those people bitchin' about the mask coming of often. This movie has that in spades. and crying.

Bodwulf - 7/6/2012, 7:23 AM
Report Comment Spider-man and Batman have got to learn the lesson of James Bond. Everybody knows who your character is just tell a good story and go with it. NO MORE ORIGINS!

Amen to that! Incredible Hulk nailed the origin in the opening credits, more CBM's need to take that route.

He is absolutely right.

@continuezero Indeed he was...he is still.

I kinda liked John Carter though, it wasn't the next Star Wars or Lord of the Rings or something, but it was a good pop-corn movie. :-)

Ok, so TASM is the same film as Spidey 2002 in the same way that Batman Begins is the same as Batman 1989. It's not the same, the only similarities are the key elements - Peter's raised by his Aunt and Uncle, gets his powers from a Spider bite, becomes a superhero following his Uncles death.

Dafoe is one of my favourite things about the Raimi films, which I still really enjoy and will always be special to me because of my childhood, but he really should see the film before making comments like that. TASM is as different as it possibly can be without the comic fans burning Sony studios to the ground.

As for the 'Untold Story' it has been started in the film, and it will be explored in the next 2 films. If the 1000000000+ plotholes in Prometheus can be explained away by the fact a sequel will fix them, then the one apparent plothole in TASM can also use that excuse. In fact, TASM is far more eligible for the use of that excuse, as TASM was always intended to be the first installment in a new series - Prometheus was concieved as (and promoted as) a standalone prequel.

What do you mean "how can they do it differently:" MANY ways"! Was Batman Begins anything like Tim Burton's Batman? Ok Burton's movie began when Wayne was already Bats and just had a few flashbacks, whereas BB told the entire origin, so why not do the reverse with TASM and begin the story when he's already Spider-Man? Or if they really had to retell the same story at least try to do it a bit differently, it followed Raimi's movie almost beat-for-beat 80% of the damn time. All it takes is a bit of creativity and thought.

@Just1Superguy
I don't think Parker was a "moody shithead" constantly. The beginning of the film shows he had a great relationship with his aunt and uncle. Being moody and aggressive is what we mostly saw, because being spontaneously developing powers, alongside his investigations of his father, increased his awareness that he, like all teenagers, has no idea who he really is, but now on a larger scale. He feels like they don't understand him and he can't tell them how he feels, nor can they give him answers for the questions he so desperately wants to know. So, he feels frustrated and lashes out at them, mostly out of anger at himself. I've done it, and felt appropriately horrible about myself. It's common. Also, it was taken directly from an interaction between the three of them that was in an early issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, so it is at least from the comics.

1. spidey 2
2. Spidey 1/TAMS (i need to rewatch 1 before i make a judgement. But spidey 1 had some classic movie scenes, the alley kiss? cinema classic!)
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3. spidey 3.

also too bad about john carter, i think that movie deserved success.