Things I HATED about The Amazing Spider-Man

It's no secrete that I loved The Amazing Spider-Man film. That doesn't mean there isn't a few things I think they got wrong. And ironically all the reasons people come up with for not enjoying the film are NONE of the things I didn't care for. So here is a short list of some of those things they didn't get quite right.


1. Peter falling through the rotted roof top, that should have never happened. I can't tell you how many comics I've read where Peter would avoid rotten rooftops or traps. I have a comic where Peter specifically says he never needs to worry about were he jumps from or shoots his web because his spider sense would warn him if the ledge was too rotted or the area was too unstable. You could chalk it up to him just getting his powers but that doesn't work with Spider-Man. His spider sense is a natural instinct. He reacts to it completely on instinct. There is no learning curve when it comes to it.

All that aside, he also should have landed on his feet. Just saying, it really bothered me.

2. Why did Doctor Connors want a new arm? To hug his son? To play guitar? So he could clap? This is actually a really important question. Why should we be emotionally invested in a guy who wants his arm back if we don't know why he wants his arm back. The comics have said everything from he could give his son a real hug, to he could hold his son twice as long. That gives him wanting his arm back emotional depth and makes us care not only about him getting his arm back but about the character. The way the film played it out was "I want my arm back...just because."

That couldn't be any more devoid of emotional depth.


3. We never really see Connors transform. I know this might seem like a silly complaint but I really wanted to see the transformation. I've heard they had a hard time visualizing him turning while keeping it PG-13 but I think that's hog wash. We've seen the HULK transform on screen a dozen times and people didn't loose their minds and give The Avengers and the two HULK films an R rating. Again, not seeing him actually transform I think took some of the emotional depth from the character. There was a disconnect between the Lizard and Connors and that's a huge mistake on their part.

4. This is my biggest complaint of all: WHY THE CRAP DID WEBB CUT THE AMAZING SWING SCENE FROM THE TRAILERS?!?!?!?!?!?!


You guys know what I'm talking about. The first person swing scene was by far my favorite thing from the trailers. I go to see it in theaters and he cut it to shreds. The fact we got more of the great scene in the trailers was a huge slap in the face to fans. The first person swing scene lasts about 25 seconds in the trailer and about 8 seconds in the final cut. Preposterous. Who spends two years of their life to make an action film and then cut one of the best parts to shreds? I will never understand that.

And for those who still don't know what I'm talking about watch these:

It starts at 1:43 on this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX9ZT3RbYE4

And it starts at the 0:25 second mark in this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpSrswsOl0o


There is no excuse for that. Did Webb really say something like "this movie has too much action. I'm going to tone it down a bit."


Well anyway, those are the things I hated about The Amazing Spider-Man. With all that said, I still loved the film. The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man are still by far my favorite comic films of all time. But it doesn't mean I can't see the flaws. Here's hoping Webb learned from his mistakes on the first film and is bringing us a flawless Spidey film for part two.

Thanks for reading.