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'Amazing Spider-Man' Round-Up: Reviews, Interviews And More!


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Webs out, Spider-fans! Sony's long-planned [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/372302/moviemain.jhtml"]"Amazing" reboot[/url] hits theaters today, giving you the chance to finally weigh in once and for all: can Marc Webb's take on "Spider-Man" match or surpass the Sam Raimi era? Critics are divided, but this much is clear: Peter Parker's about to make a whole lot of money, and you're probably contributing to the pile.

We've been covering "Spider-Man" very thoroughly all throughout MTV Movies over the past few weeks. Keep reading for highlights of our coverage!



[b]"Amazing" Reviews[/b]
Though some aren't sold on the "Spider-Man" reboot, count two of MTV Movies' very own writers among the "Amazing" fans. In [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/07/03/the-amazing-spider-man-review/"]his review[/url], Kevin P. Sullivan calls [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/472629/personmain.jhtml"]Andrew Garfield[/url]'s performance "nuanced, fully realized, and inventive enough to firmly stand apart from the time-honored, but safer portrayals of Peter," while Josh Wigler (hey! That's me!) [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688827/amazing-spider-man-reviews.jhtml"]writes[/url], "Webb's movie works very well on its own, and even better as a launching point for future Spidey stories to come."

[b]"Amazing" Andrew[/b]
As we said, Garfield's work as Spidey is really fantastic. Stunt coordinator Andy Armstrong raved to MTV News about Garfield's willingness to carry out his [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688951/amazing-spider-man-web-slinging.jhtml"]own web-slinging stunts[/url], and we've seen firsthand how well he handles himself [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/06/25/spider-man-andrew-garfield-skateboard/"]on a skateboard[/url]. Add [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/07/02/andrew-garfield-spider-man-study/"]Garfield's own spider-research[/url] into the mix and you've got yourself a very well-rounded leading man.

[b]"Amazing" Romance[/b]
It wouldn't be a "Spider-Man" movie without lots of action, but there's plenty of heart to back up the fisticuffs. [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/06/13/andrew-garfield-emma-stone-spider-man-love-story/"]Garfield and Emma Stone[/url] are a compelling item both on and off the screen, and their [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/07/02/spider-man-andrew-garfield-emma-stone-dating-advice/"]dating advice[/url] is not to be taken lightly. Is "Spider-Man" the most romantic superhero movie of all time? [url="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/07/03/amazing-spider-man-most-romantic-superhero-movie/"]We certainly think so[/url].

[b]Not So "Amazing" Villainy[/b]
Rhys Ifans' Lizard is not a particularly compelling bad guy. It's not Ifans' fault; the actor does great work as Curt Connors, and his thoughts on why the [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/06/28/rhys-ifans-spider-man-lizard-king-god/"]Lizard acts so godly[/url] are very interesting to consider. But the CGI monster simply didn't work for the MTV Movies team, as we discussed at length in the video below. You can also [url="http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/06/25/spider-man-lizard-history/"]click here[/url] for a greater look at the Lizard and his comic book history.

[b]"Amazing" Money[/b]
Lizard notwithstanding, "Amazing Spider-Man" has a lot of excellent ingredients in place. So it should surprise precisely nobody that the movie is on track to make all of the money. [url="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1688949/amazing-spider-man-box-office-predictions.jhtml"]MTV News spoke with box office experts[/url] for their predictions on Spidey's opening weekend, and all of them are expecting high marks for the reboot.

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[i]Tell us what you think of the "Amazing Spider-Man" in the comments section below or hit us up on [url="http://twitter.com/mtvmoviesblog/"]Twitter[/url] with your thoughts![/i]



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