Spider-Man (2002) Vs The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

I enjpyed The Amazing Spider-Man and the new series has a whole lot of potential but the original Spider-Man had something that just can't be out matched.

As for the characterisations in spider-man 1 people always say peter's a nerd but not once did i get the feeling that this guy is incredibly smart we are only told this by the other characters in the movie, yes he was socially awkward but he never came off as smart which is what spider-man is. And as for spider-man, he felt the exact same as Peter Parker when he did deliver the few odd jokes they came off as forced and out of character. In Tasm I got the feeling that peter was an intelligent guy, you don't have to look any further then the web shooters for that. And when he was cracking jokes because he was doing it throughout the movie it didn't come off as out of character.

I've said this once and I'll say it again...Tobey Maguire sucks!!! Good riddance

I liked Raimis trilogy a lot better but AMS is good too.

Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone vs Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst? That's easy.

TASM, easily.

TAS had more of a personal feel to it, just that scene where he saved the kid had more heart than half the shit that happened in spider man. How flash acted toward peter when uncle ben died little things like that made it more "real" Andrew Garfield is a much better Parker and his spider man actually talked shit and was funny, Toby just couldnt make it work for me I dunno.

One more thing I didn't like in TASM is that the movie took it self way too seriously and then had scenes like the obnoxious bullying scene, lizard swats, Uncle Ben's Death, etc. While the Raimi films obviously had cheesy scenes, but they worked because the film wasn't trying to be serious.

no way!!! 2002 SM sucked,TASM is way better !!!

I liked TASM more than all three of Raimi's movies and I'm not afraid to say it. They're just not good to me anymore. They have too much fluff and way too campy moments that I can't really watch them in their entirety anymore.

Seriously, in SM2, he gives up being Spider-Man for selfish reasons, yet people criticize Peter in TASM for doing things for selfish reasons too. In SM2, yes, he redeems himself, only because MJ was in danger. If that hadn't happened, he probably would've stayed out of the superhero life. In TASM, he also redeems himself by using his power to help people instead of hunting for the killer, the catching of which would only satisfy himself in the end.

Also, whoever says that TASM "doesn't have heart" is dillusional. Let's see:

1.) Fighting through a gunshot wound to try to save a city from Dr. Connors and his plan.

2.) Construction workers, one of which was the father of the boy that Spidey saved earlier in the movie, helping Spidey make it to Oscorp, which inspires him to fight long enough and gain the will to fight through his injury.

3.) Spidey saves a kid in a burning car on the bridge, showing his worth as a hero and making him realize that using his powers to help people is better than using them for personal gain.

I can go on with more, but I won't. Yes, the Raimi movies were good in their time, but that time has passed. We have yet to see what the new franchise, in its entirety, has to offer. I honestly can't wait to see what they bring to the table.

@ JDUKE25
Yeah I'm starting to get tired of The Avengers too.

Plus I loved the two original Sam Raimi movies because I grew up with them; and I had never seen a character like spider-man come to fluition like that on the big screen before.

I mean the first time I saw the Spider-man in the theaters, and saw him swinging around New York, was just spectacular, and memorable.

*Stan

The "Amazing" Spider-Man was terrible. From the terrible costume to stuttering Andrew Garfield it was more emo than the third Raimi movie and less realistic. There is no way Gwen Stacey would've gone for that Peter Parker.

@Splenda

raimi's was better. tobey's peter was an awkward, shy outcast and that made me root for him. garfield was more of a cool rebel and i didn't like it at all.

Totally evil villain would be great for a change.

If Electro is the next villain i say make him terrorise Osborn´s company and blackmail Osborn. Like Hobgoblin did in the 94 animated series.
Peter shows up cause he is Spider-Man and all and is the only one who can stop Electro.

Hobgoblin would be awesome villain also. He steals the chemical which makes Osborn the Green Goblin and blueprints of the glider.

Electro would be an interesting character to see in the next Spider-man, but I'm still hoping they use the Chameleon. I think they could do a lot more with that character. The way I see it being that Norman Osborn is dying, the Chameleon could be employed by Oscorp to double for Osborn. He could be the one taking on the Public Media while Osborn is getting the treatment he needs to live. That's just my perspective. Bottom line, I'm rooting for "Smerdyakov" to make his debut on film.