phaneendrakumar

I got interested in this movie after the Oscars and watched this movie just out of curiosity to see Hitler's caricature.

Boy, I was amazed at it or what!!!

This movie had me laughing out loud and at the same time, made me cry. The experience is so unique. There are so many WWII films which deal with the action on the front or the politics behind the war, but this perspective of the period is untouched. And making a comedy film out of this and making it as emotional as it can be is just superb...

Definitely going to stay in our minds for a very long time...

I had a chance to watch The Amazing Spider-Man today. It is a decent movie by all means, but I couldn't understand the decision by the studio to reboot the near perfect series about the same super hero.

Since, this is a review of the present film, I will stick to this movie and try not to compare this with the older one starring Tobey Maguire as Spider Man.

The movie depicts Spider-man as more human than a superhero. Peter Parker is just another kid, who's parents are missing since the time he remembers. He treats his guardians like dirt making the character believable. The scene where he starts playing the "Bounce" game on his mobile while waiting for the villain to appear is epic. Marc Webb, as the director hit goldmine with respect to the character building.

The villain is not believable though.

The visuals are very good. Again, Marc's insistence on not using the CGI for aerial shots of the Spider-Man in favor of using stunt men physically swinging worked wonders. The whole effort put in shows on the screen. 3D adds more depth to the visuals.

The final showdown between the Spider-Man and Lizard, however is the downside of the film. The whole story is predictable and after all this, at least the climax had to be extra-ordinary.

Over all, the movie is a decent fare, if seen in the 3D format. And watching Martin Sheen on screen was a treat.