The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Better than the Holland rubbish

Great Film to watch when nothing on TV

Amazing. This film is visually amazing. This is probably the visually amazing film made to date. However I have to say I enjoyed The Amazing Spider-man more. Yes the visuals are incredible. The acting is also great. The only thing that let this film down for me was that it was too soap oprahish. The dramatisation between Gwen and Peter was a bit over done for me. Off and on, no and off, again and again for the bulk of the film did get a bit wearing after 2 hours. I also found Peter to almost be suffering from multiple personality disorder, in the first scene he is a confident carefree jock type taunting a Russian mobster while his is running down civilians and sending inhabited cars flying. Then walks into his own graduation late partially dressed, high fives the Dean, and swoops Gwen off her feet kissing her in front of the graduation audience. Then goes back to the shy, neurotic, but caring Peter Parker I know from the comics. Then some of his answers or explanations for his Spider-man activities, make his sound like he was just plain High. I believe Garfield is a great actor I think they should just told one Peter Parker to play instead of three. The final thing that let me down about this movie was the ending. I am not talking about the part that every comic book fan knew was coming, but I personally hate films finishing in the middle of fights. There is mention of what is next, the Sinister 6, and mystery man , but I would have preferred if they finished off the movie properly. All in all I did like Spider-man's fighting style but I think it did rely too heavily on his webbing, rather that his strength. I would give this movie 3.5 stars but the visuals pushed this to a 4 star for me.

ASM2 is a movie that can easily spilt people. On one hand it's disappointing and on the other it's beautiful. The first Amazing Spider-Man introduced a Peter Parker that had real likeability, a romance with genuine connection and a visually accurate Spider-Man. ASM2 had so much potential to build on and the trailers looked amazing. After my first viewing I loved it, but something was off about it, I spent to summer convinced it was a terrible movie. I gave it another chance and realised what the issue was. Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a great movie but a terrible Spider-Man movie. The plot has has too many subplots and the villains aren't fleshed out at all. The on again off again relationship spoils the chemistry created in the first movie. That said all the actors play the parts really well and Andrew Garfield is great as Spider-Man. The film feels a bit like an introduction into a Spider-Man movie universe (which is what it is). In trying to get so much story into one film they kind of fail in making a satisfying story arc and make a lot of the plot twist feel very forced. Visually a great film, with some amazing set pieces, action and great acting. Let down by the fact it tries to do too many things and doesn't do all of them very well. Hopefully with 4 years before part 3 they can write a tighter script.

I loved the action and Spider-Man’s jokes were awesome! The fights were super cool, especially with Electro. But the ending made me really sad. Still, it was really fun to watch and I want to see it again!

I apologise in advance for this long review, but after seeing 'The Amazing Spider-man 2' at least three times now, I feel that I can finally say my thoughts in a non biased way with constructive criticism. I'm not a fan of Spider-man, but I do have a soft spot for the character and enjoy most fantasy or superhero movies. The Amazing Spider-man 2 is a switch off your brain and enjoy the child's ride fantasy movie, but it's not a solid story driven, strong villain, definitive Spider-man movie. It's one of those movies where you appreciate what they were aiming for, it's fun and impressive in places, but on more than one viewing you can see and realise where all the weak points which bring the movie down are. The villain Max Dillon/Electro was impressive to watch when he used his abilities on screen, he was fun, but if you compare him to Alfred Molina's Doctor Octavius from 2004s Spider-man 2 you can see how much substance the Electro character lacks. Octavius was by far the best example for a villain, not caring about Spider-man and only taking care of that 'little chore' as he put it when the time came. Unlike the typical villains of this movie and many others, neither Doc Ock or Conner's Lizard from 'The Amazing Spider-man from 2012 wanted revenge on Spider-man, or wanting him dead, he was either only a small obstacle for them or merely a hindrance for their bigger goals. It seems that Electro on the other hand wanted to kill Spider-man just because of a misunderstanding. Even Rhy's Ifan's Doctor Curtis Conners/lizard was a more solid and better acted villain. Electro spent too much time being held captive at Oscorp to be a serious major villain. There's also the problem with having him obsessing over his birthday and being upset at not being noticed or having friends, some can relate to that, however, they aren't the kind of things your going to care for with a strong villain in a major blockbuster movie such as this. It seems that Sony are desperate to hold onto the Spider-man franchise since it's their golden ticket, not that they need it. You don't use a sequel as the foundation for a bigger universe in a franchise, you only focus on that particular movie, making it as substantial as possible. They did get a few things spot on with this sequel, improving on small things from 'The Amazing Spider-man,' better webshooters, improved comedy, incredible web swinging acrobatics from the webbed wonder, plus brilliant special effects with the fight scenes, & terrific acting from the main leads. Unfortunately what works in some comics just doesn't always work for a movie. In a few comics Spider-man would have to face small villains such as the 'Shocker' or the 'Rhino' on his way to school or college, however, you can't just add a small extra villain/s like them into a main movie and expect it to work. One main villain is all you need, maybe.......'maybe' 2 villains if the film makers can get both to work, but it's usually better to not take that risk. Harry Osbourne didn't work in that regard, he wasn't a strong enough character, it seemed like the new Goblin was added at the end just to kill of Gwen Stacy which in itself was a mistake. But here's the big reason why this movie wasn't strong enough.........Uncle Ben Parker, Peter Parker's main reason for being Spider-man in the over 5 decades since the start of the character was only briefly mentioned. He was Peter's father, guardian and raiser from being a child, and taught Peter that 'With great power must also come great responsibility.'As nice as it was to know about his parents, it was only a small story arc in the grand scheme of things, one small piece of a large jigsaw puzzle which has pieces which all fits awkwardly together. Marvel Enterprises may be making huge amounts of money with their large movie franchise, but it's because they care about the movies they make, they aren't focused on money, but they are focused on what will work, and what will help to draw a larger young and old audience. I was really happy to hear that Marvel made a deal with Sony, and Spidey is great in Captain America: Civil War, and next year we get the new Spider-man in Homecoming, it's about time because the Amazing series just wasn't doing the wallcrawler justice. Here's hoping that we get the definitive Spidey movie in 2017. We should now that producer Avi Arad who produced this one isn't part of Homecoming and Marvel studios now has complete control. 3 stars for Amazing 2. 5 stars for blu-ray picture quality and sound with some nice extra features.

A pesar del poco éxito, a mi me encanta y si deponen de un sistema de sonido surround lo disfrutarán un montón, el sonido estuvo muy currado. Lastima que la gente no le importó la cantidad de detalles que contiene esta película.

3D of this movie is just amazing, good depth, sharp details and immersive experience as expected from grand movie production like this. But most people judge 3D movies wrong because they are not watching the way it meant to be watched at home. After few months of 3D experience on my LG 47" 3D TV, I came up with few points to enjoy 3D movies the way they are filmed. You need following things to have best 3D experience ever: 1) Big screen 3D TV (passive 3D recommended) 47"+ recommended. Bigger the screen, immersive will be experience. If you have 3D projector, you are lucky!! 2) Dark dedicated room for TV OR watch 3D movie at night with all lights turned OFF in room. 3) You need to sit at least 5-6 feet away from TV (my personal observation for 47" TV), no more far from that. Smaller TV screen, closer you need to sit. And you may need to adjust your chair/recliner/sofa the way when you sit, you get maximum view of TV screen and not things around TV. It is mindset of people that you need to have large hall (living room) to have bigger screen TV or you notice pixels when seen from close. It is wrong perception of people mostly because people watch low quality content like SD channels or low quality downloaded videos on their Full HD (or 4K) big screen TVs. But if you watch any movie original Bluray OR video file which high bitrate close to original bluray, it doesn't matter from how far you look at your TV screen. You won't notice a single pixel. So it doesn't matter how close you sit to near to your TV, as long as you and your eyes are comfortable with it. 4) Keep TV's brightness settings at optimum level and don't mess around 3D settings of TV. If you are not getting best 3D effect, you may have already messed up the settings which you may need to reset to original. 5) If you wear prescription glasses, make sure you wear them underneath those 3D Goggles. Because if your vision is not clear without prescription glasses, you won't get good 3D effect too. 6) If you are watching 3D movie with subtitles turned ON, then turn it OFF immediately. It hampers your 3D vision. If you are having hard time understanding movie without subtitles, then watch movie twice one with ON just to understand movie and one without to Enjoy the movie. 7) And last but not least, invest in good home theater system. 3D experience is only 50% effective without good quality audio (at least 5.1 channel) supporting it.

“I enjoyed this movie, it wasn’t a whole lot of action, it was more on the emotional side of things, when I say not a lot of action, I didn’t mean it had none, it did, but how it was executed it fit the scene, not just action for action sake, it made sense, but it was good to see Electro (Jaime Fox) not as himself, if they had left him normal, that would’ve killed it for me, and it was nice they took the time for Harry Osborn Spider-mans best friend (Dane DeHaan) Character to develop, have to save him for the next one I guess, I couldn’t believe that was “Paul Giamatti” didn’t even recognize his voice, not until the credits I saw his name, I guess some people did not like this movie, their isn’t a whole lot more that spider-man can do, we’ve seen it in the last three with “Tobey Maguire” with all the kid stuff, people yelling spider-man save us, and where is spider-man, it sound so silly, I mean really, can you see a Ten year old writing a review here on Amazon.ca. no can’t happen, so what you have to do is take yourself back when you were a kid, now you’ve grown-up, you see how silly it is, But I still love it no matter what, 1080p high Definition 2.40:1 Widescreen. English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Run Time 141 Min. Not That Bad A Movie...

Gran película, pedí la edición Bluray + DVD, pero terminó llegando el 3D + Bluray + DVD, por lo que es aún mejor para mí.

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2 : Le destin d'un héros", sorti en 2014 et réalisé par Marc Webb (Le réalisateur de "The Amazing Spider-Man" et "500 jours ensemble" entre autres...), est un excellent film de super héros dynamique et spectaculaire, issu des studios Marvel, qui n'a malheureusement pas rencontré le succès escompté lors de sa sortie au cinéma, malgré un score honorable en France, au point que Marvel a décidé de ne pas offrir de troisième volet à l'homme araignée et qu'un Reboot (Encore un!) est prévu pour 2017. Il s'agit pourtant d'une suite toute aussi réussie et spectaculaire que le premier opus, sorti deux ans plus tôt, et qui possède beaucoup de qualités. Dans ce nouvel épisode, Peter Parker, alias Spider-Man, doit combattre deux redoutables ennemis, le terrible Electro et le Bouffon Vert, qui sèment la terreur en ville. Il va aussi tenter de percer le mystère qui entoure ses parents et également de tout faire pour convaincre sa petite amie Gwen Staci de ne pas partir faire ses études à Oxford. L'histoire est très intéressante à suivre et ne manque pas de suspense ni d'humour et d'émotion. Le film possède des décors et costumes superbes ainsi qu'un rythme soutenu, on ne s'ennuie jamais. Les scènes d'action sont nerveuses et efficaces et les effets spéciaux sont très spectaculaires. Le casting est parfait, en particulier le charismatique Andrew Garfield, qui campe toujours à merveille, et donc pour la dernière fois, un Spider-Man drôle et émouvant, bien que certains préféreront la prestation de Tobey Maguire. C'est clairement lui l'atout majeur du film! Le reste du casting n'est pas mal non plus, on retrouve avec plaisir la ravissante Emma Stone et Sally Field et on notera également la présence de Dane DeHaan dans le rôle de Harry Osborn, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore et de l'excellent Jamie Foxx, à la fois touchant dans le rôle de Max Dillon et terrible dans le rôle de son alter ego Electro. Bref, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" est une excellente suite très spectaculaire et prenante, aussi réussi et haletant que son prédécesseur. Un divertissement efficace et de qualité qui ne vous laissera pas le temps de souffler! A voir absolument! Le blu-ray offre une superbe qualité d'image, digne du support HD. Les couleurs sont belles et l'image est très propre et nette. Rien à dire, c'est bien meilleur que le DVD. Au niveau du son, la VF est proposée en 5.1 DTS-HD MA, tout comme la VO. Un son d'une qualité irréprochable, merci Sony! En bref, si vous avez aimé le premier "The Amazing Spider-Man", alors "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" devrait également vous plaire. Une suite toute aussi réussie et spectaculaire qui va vous en mettre plein la vue, dommage que Marvel ai décidé de ne pas donner de suite à cet opus. Le film contient tout ce qu'il faut pour passer un agréable moment devant la télévision : Une histoire intéressante à suivre et riche en suspense et en rebondissements, des décors et costumes superbes, un rythme soutenu, des scènes d'action nerveuses et bien menées, des effets spéciaux spectaculaires, un casting impeccable, de l'humour et de l'émotion. Un très bon divertissement qui comblera les amateurs du genre. Le blu-ray est exempt de tout reproche. Un achat sûr.