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[PhoncipleBone]

What wrong reasons? His hair is unattended for? He wears skinny jeans? He wears two different colors of shoe laces?

These critics are only based on appearances, without a hint of his personality or actual dialogue. So yes, most people here are just judging Parker's appearance without any context to his actual character in the movie.

A lot of the criticism I, and others, are showing is based on just out of context pictures. I know this. But I am basing it on the context of the Peter Parker character as he has been for nearly the 50 years he has been around. Why would they suddenly change the content of his character for the reboot?

 

[Blader]

A lot of the criticism I, and others, are showing is based on just out of context pictures. I know this. But I am basing it on the context of the Peter Parker character as he has been for nearly the 50 years he has been around. Why would they suddenly change the content of his character for the reboot?

And how do skinny jeans break from Spider-Man canon?

 

[SketchTheArtist]

A lot of the criticism I, and others, are showing is based on just out of context pictures. I know this. But I am basing it on the context of the Peter Parker character as he has been for nearly the 50 years he has been around. Why would they suddenly change the content of his character for the reboot?

So, him wearing skinny jeans completely defies his actual personality as a character? Really?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

And how do skinny jeans break from Spider-Man canon?

It is more the entire appearance of the character in the pictures. It just looks like he is another "cool kid" at school. I just don't get the nerd vibe off of Parker there. Unless of course this is him trying to act cool and get attention. Perhaps once the pictures are in context it will help.

 

[TheKaeptain]

How long has he been Spidey in this movie? Because I notice he doesn't have glasses.

 

[SketchTheArtist]

It is more the entire appearance of the character in the pictures. It just looks like he is another "cool kid" at school. I just don't get the nerd vibe off of Parker there. Unless of course this is him trying to act cool and get attention. Perhaps once the pictures are in context it will help.

I know what you're saying but times have changed. Nowadays EVERYONE dresses differently in high school, so a nerd looking like this:

...is part of old stereotypes. It makes it comical and less interesting or even believable. His actual ideas, the way he perceives the world around him, his whole personality will be present and that's what is going to define him as Peter Parker the outcast.

 

[Solo]

And how do skinny jeans break from Spider-Man canon?

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

 

[Diablos]

Two thoughts: Meh, and it's way too early to reboot Spider-Man already. Fuckin' pathetic.

 

[SNIKT!]

I think Garfield was definitely the best pick out of the crop they had. He looks much more like the Peter Parker I grew up with in the 80's. I've been reading Spider-Man comics and watching the cartoons since about five years old. Huge fan for most of my life. The Saturday morning cartoon I made sure I never missed was Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.
Although I loved the first and second Raimi movies, Tobey always seemed a bit off to me. I know this sounds nit-picky, but it bothered me that he had blue eyes. Parker was always drawn with brown eyes. Also, I didn't like his voice. Far too distinct. He made no attept to, at the very least, change it up when he wore the costume. There would be no way Harry wouldn't recognize it, being his best friend and all. Although I know it's not his fault, there needed to be much more wisecracks and sarcasm coming outta Spider-Man. That's his whole character to me.

 

[SketchTheArtist]

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

Oh so tired of this. The term ''Hipster'' is the new ''Emo'' I swear.

It's not like he has nothing non-practical on him. He has shoes, pants, a shirt and a coat. That's it. He doesn't go out of his way to have something cumbersome on him to make him look good.

Plus, why do you think he may have fingerless gloves? Because he might be fuckin' Spider-Man for one?

 

[DMczaf]

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

I can't wait for the day when James Bond is sporting a hoodie+blazer

 

[Blader]

It is more the entire appearance of the character in the pictures. It just looks like he is another "cool kid" at school. I just don't get the nerd vibe off of Parker there. Unless of course this is him trying to act cool and get attention. Perhaps once the pictures are in context it will help.

Good god :lol

And in any case, the full-blown caricature nerd you're looking for isn't exactly relevant anymore and hasn't been since, like, Saved by the Bell.

 

[Solo]

If you wear tight/too small clothes obviously made for a woman and sport a haircut that also looks made for a woman, you fit my bill as a hipster. You are probably a douchebag.

I can't wait for the day when James Bond is sporting a hoodie+blazer

Will come long after Bruce Wayne starts wearing skinny jeans and a scarf...in the summer!

 

[TheKaeptain]

I think Garfield was definitely the best pick out of the crop they had. He looks much more like the Peter Parker I grew up with in the 80's. I've been reading Spider-Man comics and watching the cartoons since about five years old. Huge fan for most of my life. The Saturday morning cartoon I made sure I never missed was Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.
Although I loved the first and second Raimi movies, Tobey always seemed a bit off to me. I know this sounds nit-picky, but it bothered me that he had blue eyes. Parker was always drawn with brown eyes. Also, I didn't like his voice. Far too distinct. He made no attept to, at the very least, change it up when he wore the costume. There would be no way Harry wouldn't recognize it, being his best friend and all. Although I know it's not his fault, there needed to be much more wisecracks and sarcasm coming outta Spider-Man. That's his whole character to me.

You need to go back and look at how Peter looked in the 80's. He looks nothing like Garfield.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Good god :lol

And in any case, the full-blown caricature nerd you're looking for isn't exactly relevant anymore and hasn't been since, like, Saved by the Bell.

Not looking for caricature nerd. They got it right with Maguire's appearance in the original films.

 

[Solo]

They got it right with Maguire's appearance in the original films.

Bingo.

 

[AgentOtaku]

He's directed major music videos for 12 years. It's not like he's some kid fresh out of filmschool who has only directed one thing.

Ah I see, thanks

 

[brianjones]

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

hipsters aren't nerds?

 

[Blader]

If you wear tight/too small clothes obviously made for a woman and sport a haircut that also looks made for a woman, you fit my bill as a hipster. You are probably a douchebag.

Andrew Garfield has a woman's haircut? wtf :lol

 

[Sanjuro]

So they rebooted to do homeless Spiderman?

 

[Kusagari]

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

Nerds wear 'hipster' clothing. What do you think that all nerds dress like Urkel?

 

[Solo]

Andrew Garfield has a woman's haircut? wtf :lol

Wow, talk about putting words into my mouth.

 

[JimiNutz]

hipsters aren't nerds?

Now that I think about it, hipsters are probably 'modern' nerds.
I'm not saying all hipsters are nerds, but I imagine that nerds are drawn to the hipster culture - probably why there are so many of them on GAF.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

How does all that hair fit under a mask? Also, Peter Parker should look like he shops at a thrift store out of necessity, not as a fashion choice, and gets laughed at for trying to fit in. This is the Twilight effect, Peter Parker by way of Edward Cullen; I expect that sort of mentality to invade a lot of young-skewing movies for years to come.

 

[SNIKT!]

You need to go back and look at how Peter looked in the 80's. He looks nothing like Garfield.

No. I really don't. My memory works fine. I never said Garfield was the spitting image of 80's Parker. C'mon man. He does (imo) look much more like him than Tobey did. Actually, I remember watching the first film and thinking that James Franco was pretty much spot on for Peter.

 

[rollingstart]

So they rebooted to do homeless Spiderman?

That's what I get more than hipster or whatever. I don't even think the pants are skinny; it's just because of the contrast with his raggedy jacket/hoodie combo that makes them seem skinny. I guess they're really pushing the "Peter Parker is down on his luck" thing. He's in college now, man. Dude has got to balance a job, school, superhero shit, and he has the looming threat of paying off college loans. There will probably be a scene where he sleeps in the library; hey, that can be why his hair is all messy. His shoe laces are different because he took them out of the lost and found. It all makes sense!

 

[Jocchan]

So they rebooted to do homeless Spiderman?

You know, Peter's attire did look familiar to me...

 

[Mr. Sam]

No fingerless gloves though!

 

[Blader]

Wow, talk about putting words into my mouth.

You said: a) Garfield looks like a hipster, and b) hipsters have haircuts made for women (wtf?)

So if A equals B and B equals C, does A not equal C? Or was my math teacher just a liar.


nvm, I don't even know why I'm arguing this...as if a person's haircut or jeans size is any indication of anything.

 

[Freshmaker]

And how do skinny jeans break from Spider-Man canon?

Peter was a nerd, not a stoner hipster.

They should focus on telling Peter he's scrawny and needs to do a push-up.

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

Booooooo

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

I don't want/need a caricature nerd from the '50's, but Garfield simply is not dressed like Peter Parker would dress in those photos. It's too coordinated and put together, too "cool." Peter is the sort of nerd who would just put whatever on, as he's probably busy thinking about something else to really pay attention. It's that lack of attention to detail that makes juggling his dual lives that much harder for him. It may work in context (or it may not matter, more likely; Maguire's Parker wasn't exactly the comic book Parker), but please allow us to call a spade a spade when it's right in front of us.

 

[G-Fex]

He's just about as skinny as Matt Smith.

 

[noah111]

Looks great, he fits Parker perfectly imo. Especially if you have read the Ultimate SM series. I have confidence in this reboot..

I just watched spider-man 1 and it hasn't aged well, but it's still an excellent classic imo.

 

[Acid08]

:lol :lol :lol

This thread has really gone downhill.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Let's see the costume now. Then we will know what we are in for.

 

[Gui_PT]

Let's see the costume now. Then we will know what we are in for.

 

[G-Fex]

I hope it looks like scarlett spider's costume or at least something like

Huge eyes are cool.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Too bad that isn't a Scarlet Spider costume.

I do have that issue signed by Mark Bagley though.

 

[G-Fex]

Too bad that isn't a Scarlet Spider costume.

I do have that issue signed by Mark Bagley though.

I know I mean't huge eyed spider-man costume.

 

[Discotheque]

Peter was a nerd, not a hipster.

Why is everybody surprised here? Do they realize the twat that made 500 Days of Summer is directing this? It was expected. Hell, I'm just thankful he didn't hire JGL as Parker and Zooey as MJ for this one...lol that would be terrible.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I know I mean't huge eyed spider-man costume.

Like that?

Always did like the huge eyed Spidey. Well, some artists' versions at least.

 

[G-Fex]

Ah yeah there you go PhoncipleBone. Surely McFarlane's best work.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Why is everybody surprised here? Do they realize the twat that made 500 Days of Summer is directing this? It was expected. Hell, I'm just thankful he didn't hire JGL as Parker and Zooey as MJ for this one...lol that would be terrible.

What was wrong with 500 Days? For its genre, which I generally detest, I thought it was pretty good. Some really neat ideas at play at least. Either way, I doubt he's going to use the same template for Spider-Man that he did for 500 Days.

 

[Discotheque]

No I'm just saying it's such an offensively hipster-pandering film. I think I lost it when they made a point to stress how much they like the smiths. And zooey was only cast in the film because of the demographic for the movie itself.

The only scene I legitimately liked was the expectations vs. reality scene. But otherwise this film is just like Garden State, so phony.

 

[Blader]

No I'm just saying it's such an offensively hipster-pandering film. I think I lost it when they made a point to stress how much they like the smiths. And zooey was only cast in the film because of the demographic for the movie itself.

The only scene I legitimately liked was the expectations vs. reality scene. But otherwise this film is just like Garden State, so phony.

Wouldn't the number of people who say they can relate to the film disprove this?

 

[Discotheque]

Yeah they can relate to the inherent message of the film and everything, I'm just talking about the style though.

 

[Mr. Sam]

The only scene I legitimately liked was the expectations vs. reality scene.

Yeah, I actually quite enjoyed that too.

I'll be honest, I was sort of drifting in and out during the film. I was playing with my iPod and whatnot - don't worry, I was at home and not at a cinema. It still left a decent impression, though I couldn't tell you much about it. Maybe I'll watch it again someday soon.

 

[beelzebozo]

for a debut film, 500 DAYS was pretty impressive and promising. not PRIMER impressive and promising, but impressive and promising.

 

[Sonki.]

If you wear tight/too small clothes obviously made for a woman and sport a haircut that also looks made for a woman, you fit my bill as a hipster. You are probably a douchebag.

Fuck ooffff!

Holy shit, every fucking thread.