Any attempt at reviewing The Amazing Spider-man will undoubtedly result in comparisons with Sam Raimi’s original 2002 Spider-man film. The biggest question surrounding this movie is “why bother?” And rightfully so: it’s a reboot no one asked for. In fact, we could have continued the adventures of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-man as he faced off against the Vulture (who was going to be played by John Malkovich) and the world would have kept spinning, tickets would have been sold, and we all would have been able to put Spider-man 3’s Emo-Parker behind us. However, Sony Studios saw fit to start over with a new cast, new story, and an updated setting. The result is, thankfully, refreshing and enjoyable–but not quite amazing. Continue reading →