[DoctorWho]

"I like when he fought the big lizard" this guy knows his source material

He's 11.

[Sentry]

Rival studios are thinking $150 million

Hmmm, well we'll see. Waiting game now, could go either way.

That last one obviously being a gaffer.

Haha, I thought the same thing. They obviously went in with very low expectations and came out with a 'hey it wasn't that bad' feeling. :lol at those kids though.

[spats]

He's 11.

Like that's any excuse. ;D

[Busty]

"I like when he fought the big lizard" this guy knows his source material

99% of the audience that go and see this will be saying the same thing.

[.la1n]

He's 11.

NO EXCUSE, if anything it makes it worse. Kids these days.

He is 11 after all

[SuicidalSteve]

"I like when he fought the big lizard" this guy knows his source material

He is 11 after all

[Discotheque]

This OT might be better than the movie.

MGS4 all over again.

[zomgbbqftw]

The 6 day tracking numbers are good but what is the general thinking on the three day/opening weekend number? If the studio is (likely low ball) estimating $125m for the 6 days is a guess of $60-70m for the weekend a solid shout?

The problem is that it is difficult to directly compare TASM to another release as it is out on Tuesday so a lot of the opening hype will have drained away by the weekend but it will get a boost from July 4th. Difficult.

If we were to do a like for like comparison, weekend to weekend it will make TASM look pretty weak, but the 6 day to 6 day comparison will blow away other competitors. I was talking to a couple of film finance people at the bank and they say anywhere up to $210m over the 6 day period is possible and the next 15 days will make or break this movie. Positive review impressions will add a huge amount onto the final gross. They say $850-950m WW is a good target, Sony's internal target is $700m.

[RukusProvider]

Nothing in the previews so far have me wanting to watch this. I'll wait on reviews. It'll need a metacritic of over 85% to take my money.

[JB1981]

Nothing in the previews so far have me wanting to watch this. I'll wait on reviews. It'll need a metacritic of over 85% to take my money.

Yea it's kind of weird to not be excited for a Spider-Man movie but I didn't see SM3 in theaters either so ....

[Donny Hayabusa]

"He gives good dreamboat." what does this even mean?!

Nonetheless I'm hyped for the movie. I like garfield. And as it seems he pulls spidey off. Enough reason for an evening at the movies.

[Sentry]

Nothing in the previews so far have me wanting to watch this. I'll wait on reviews. It'll need a metacritic of over 85% to take my money.

Did someone say gifs? ...... no? Ahh who cares;

[bud]

I knew he would beat the lizard.”

spoilers!!!!111eleven

[mysticwhip]

leave this here just in case, you know?

[Garryk]

Nice OT. My company makes a lot of ASM merch (snacks, cereal, etc.) so we are getting a private screening in a week I think.

[AgentChris]

Amazing OT. I can't wait to see this. Hype level 1000. Also this movie will make serious bank.

[purple cobra]

Nice OT Sentry. :) Great gifs too, this movie looks gorgeous. The night time shots have beautiful color in them.

I hope to see this movie as soon as I can. But unemployment makes it hard. I haven't even seen The Avengers yet. :(

[Carl]

Nice OT

Can't wait for the film

[Speedymanic]

Did someone say gifs? ...... no? Ahh who cares;

Glorious.

This is going to rock so hard. Can't wait to see it. :D

[Claude]

I approve

[mysticwhip]

did someone really just quote 7 gifs?

[demosthenes]

did someone really just quote 7 gifs?

Junior junior, something junior.

[Speedymanic]

did someone really just quote 7 gifs?

The awe inspiring glory of those gifs demands it.

Junior junior, something junior.

Idiot.

[Mr. B Natural]

99% of the audience that go and see this will be saying the same thing.

Yep, the funny (or sad) truth is how hard is to distinguish the 11 year from everyone else.

If the kid said it was "totally epic" then it would have been impossible to tell, and would have belonged here in this thread.

[bud]

make webb, not war.

[SunhiLegend]

It wasn't until I saw some of the latest TV Spots and previews that got me really excited for this. Hype built up and now I'm seeing this on the day of release in IMAX 3D. Awesome.

[brandonh83]

I'm watching Spider-man 3 right now. I used to think it was just MJ that was stupid in this movie. No. Everyone is stupid in this movie but she's probably the most sensible. Watching Peter and Harry argue is like watching kids during recess. It's pitiful. And the whole "break up with Peter or I'll kill him" section is like watching a bad soap opera complete with the horrid dialogue that you'd find on Days of Our Lives.

It's just not working!
I know I've been selfish...
When people have problems they work them out!
Okay but really there's someone else.

*later*

Hey Peter. That's the reason I called you over here. I'm the other guy.
I DON'T--- HOW COULD YOU

But then you get the "how's the pie" part and it's awesome.

[Speedymanic]

Of such a glorious bounty.

[planar1280]

The Hollywood report review, First Major US review

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rev...-review-340662

3.5/5

The Bottom Line This satisfying reboot slings a darker Spidey, a stronger romance and a welcome slew of tongue-in-cheek humor. Leaping back onto the screen with a new cast, crew, costume and a whole new array of daddy issues, The Amazing Spider-Man reboots the top grossing Marvel franchise to altogether satisfying results. Directed with emotional depth and plenty of comedic touches by Marc Webb (no pun intended), this somewhat darker depiction of your friendly neighborhood superhero inserts a touching portrait of adolescent angst into an otherwise predictable dose of CGI-fueled action, with stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone breathing new life into Stan Lee’s 50-year-old creation. With a stateside release set on the cusp of an extended Independence Day holiday, one hardly needs Spidey-sense to predict huge worldwide returns for Sony in the first frame, although long-term theatrical may be hindered by the arrival of Warner’s The Dark Knight Rises only two weeks later.

[JB1981]

I really hate gifs. let's spoil all the best scenes in the movie before anyone's seen it!

[Speedymanic]

This satisfying reboot slings a darker Spidey, a stronger romance and a welcome slew of tongue-in-cheek humor.

Nice.

Review reads more like a 4, possibly 4.5 though.

[brandonh83]

Review reads more like a 4, possibly 4.5 though.

oh it's just a summer blockbuster popcorn CG thing, he needs to keep his critic cred up.

[Speedymanic]

oh it's just a summer blockbuster popcorn CG thing, he needs to keep his critic cred up.

Ugh. :/

Still, it's a positive review (even if the reviewer felt he had to give it a lower score), so that's a good sign of things to come.

Hopefully the GL comparisons were the ramblings of a crazed lunatic.

[Anastacio]

My second most awaited film this year (007 Skyfall being my most wanted), bring it on!!! I got 5 tickets for the premiere.

[SmithnCo]

I'm watching Spider-man 3 right now. I used to think it was just MJ that was stupid in this movie. No. Everyone is stupid in this movie but she's probably the most sensible. Watching Peter and Harry argue is like watching kids during recess. It's pitiful. And the whole "break up with Peter or I'll kill him" section is like watching a bad soap opera complete with the horrid dialogue that you'd find on Days of Our Lives.

Don't forget this gem.

Soap opera factor at maximum.

[Nemo]

Got my tickets ordered for the 28th :)

[brandonh83]

Don't forget this gem. Soap opera factor at maximum.

And then Normal Osborne conveniently pulls Harry out of his amnesia episode and from that point on its full throttle.

[Escape Goat]

Great OP. But you listed Sheen/Fields opposite of the photo. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you 3.5 Thwips out of 4.

[artist]

Looks at the OT ..



The missing thread title is just like the untold story :P

[Phoenician_Viking]

Yessss. My web is ready.

[3N16MA]

Unique and great looking OT.

[Ifrit]

So, maybe spoilery question about the lizard (I haven't watched the movie) has it been confirmed if the lizard will look crappy through the entire film, or were the rumours true that he would "evolve" to look more like the current (or more mainstream) version?

Would be awesome if true

[Nesotenso]

Great job on the |OT| Sentry.

[Solo]

But then you get the "how's the pie" part and it's awesome.

And then Harry stealths right outta there :lol

[Christopher]

I still can't believe they rebooted the series....4 could have easily made up for 3, but alas if you can't fix it reboot it.

[3N16MA]

I still can't believe they rebooted the series....4 could have easily made up for 3, but alas if you can't fix it reboot it.

After what they did with Brock/Venom it was time to call it quits and start over.

[The Outsider]

Lovely OT. But no "A Spider Rises"? For shame.

[Quick]

I guess you could say this OT is...



Amazing.

[JeTmAn81]

Wow, it's surprising that this is out in only a week (in some territories, in the U.S. and Canada just a few days after). I hope it's good!

[planar1280]

Another review, minor critic tho

http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2012/0...he-motions.php

On one hand, The Amazing Spider-Man certainly delivers the minimum required of its expensive genre, and those who just want another fix of super hero action with a bit of heart will probably have a good time with it. But, it's never at all jaw-dropping, stunning or even particularly exciting. It's the type of film that's not painful to watch and equally easy to shrug off -- probably not worth any serious vehemence or scorn. And yet, after I walked out of the Paris premiere, there was this part of me that just wanted to scream: As if the idea of re-booting a franchise that wrapped five years ago wasn't cynical and unnecessary enough, you then drop $215 million plus on this mediocre waste of time that offers nothing new and fails to measure up to its predecessor in almost every way?? HOW DESPERATE DO YOU THINK WE ALL ARE!? So yes, this new iteration of the web slinger's origin is, I suppose, serviceable, but it also feels like a clumsy, uninspired cash grab, one which lurches through virtually all of the story beats from Sam Raimi's original, but never manages the freewheeling exuberance that propped that movie up even when it lost its footing. Sure, its got a darker color palate, a new villain, and some arbitrary changes to the back story, but nothing in the film is anywhere near diverting enough to justify the existence of the thing. Worse still, the charm, humor and melodrama that Raimi weaved into the action so deftly all feel forced and cloying this time around. Sadly, Garfield is strangely charmless once he's suited up. Part of it certainly has to do with the weak material he's given (Example one liner: "Ohhh. Somebody's been a bad lizard!"), but I also wonder if his acting style is simply too subtle to come across once he's behind a mask. Then there's The Lizard. Dramatically speaking, the character arc is fine, and Rhys Ifan does solid work, though Willem Dafoe's similarly plotted transformation into Green Goblin was still more fun. However, after Cloverfield, The Lost World, Godzilla, and hell, even Alligator, it's near-impossible to do anything visually innovative with a big lizard attacking a big city. And so we're left with a number of action set pieces, which, while often slick, never feel very fresh or exciting. It doesn't help that director Marc Webb seems to find visual inspiration mostly in one-minute spurts. As a result, many of the action scenes feel like collages of occasionally clever super-bowl commercials, except with more punching and flipping. At certain moments, a 30-second visual gimmick will inspire a bit of wonder or maybe a chuckle, but the scenes always settle back into the mechanical CGI grind. The 3-D is some of the best I've seen though, and its never murky or headache-inducing like so many scenes of The Avengers, so if you're a connoisseur of that sort of thing, take note. Jammed in-between it all are Parker's parent-issues and his by-the-numbers romantic relationship with the brainy blond Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). This is probably where director Marc Webb was supposed to excel, but the oh-so-precious teen angst sensibility of his previous film, 500 Days of Summer, feels even more forced here, and while Garfield and Stone have nice chemistry in some scenes, the script never raises the stakes enough to make it feel at all genuine or affecting. There's plenty about the film that's decent -- the cast is all game and, yep, CGI has come a long way since the last Spider-Man movie. The script certainly does have action, emotion, drama and comedy all rolled up into a summer blockbuster spectacular... at least on paper. But the end result is like listening to a robot playing live jazz (at least, what I imagine that's like) -- the notes are all there, but there's no heart or soul behind it to make you care. And yeah, it's a $215 million robot.

I removed the spoiler paragraphs