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23 July 2011

The Amazing Spiderman teaser trailer has its issues

Written by Katie Schenkel
Movie Trailer Andrew Garfield, cgi, comic book movies, Marc Webb, Martin Sheen, Mirror's Edge, Sally Field, spiderman, Spiderman reboot, superheroes, The Amazing Spiderman, Trailers 4 Comments

It’s weird to see the trailer for a film like The Amazing Spiderman. It doesn’t feel that long ago that I wrote about the casting choices and the hiring of director Marc Webb. But the teaser trailer is out and… I’ve got some mixed thoughts on it.


For one, it was a nice change to see a teaser trailer with so much meat to it… the Dark Knight Rises trailer that got released last week didn’t show much of the actual movie. I also liked that the first 30 seconds of the video didn’t give away what the movie was. Only when they see Andrew Garfield will Spiderman fans realize what film this is for. Besides that, I really like Sally Field and Martin Sheen as Aunt May and Uncle Ben – they look like the right age to have a nephew in high school, unlike the earlier Spiderman series where Aunt May looked much older. Speaking of which, I still don’t mind that Peter Parker is smack-dab in high school for this series. I always thought they moved Peter into college too early in the first series.


I’m also curious about how much his parents’ backstory will come into play in the movie. The trailer implies their mysterious deaths are important to the film, which is especially interesting since the original films never mention Peter’s parents. Richard and Mary Parker are traditionally secret agents, so that could very well be part of their story here as well. The only sad thing is that they can’t be connected to the other Marvel movies coming out, since Spiderman is Sony and the other Marvel movies are Paramount.

I think easily the worst thing I can say about the trailer is the last 45 seconds… that is some awful CGI. I mean, it’s probably a little better than in the other movies, but it’s also been nine years since the first Spiderman movie came out. With almost a decade of advanced technology, this should look a whole lot better than it does. Let’s just face it – this looks like Mirror’s Edge. Maybe this first-person shot will look better on the big screen (I think this trailer is supposed to go with Captain America this weekend), but there shouldn’t be such a stark difference between the CGI and the rest of the film. If you want to get really critical, we also don’t get to see much of Peter Parker doing anything but look mopey, but just remember that this is still a teaser trailer. I’ve seen Andrew Garfield in some other films, and he has a really impressive range as an actor. As long as the script is strong, I think he’ll be able to pull it off. I’m holding off any more judgement until the next trailer releases.

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4 Comments

  1. jeff Reply to jeff to jeff" aria-label=' Reply to jeff to jeff'> Reply to jeff
    July 23, 2011 at 2:49 am

    I don't really like the parents being involved in the story, it makes Uncle Ben's death(WHOOPS SPOILER) less important because that's Peter's real father figure.

  2. Nick Reply to Nick to Nick" aria-label=' Reply to Nick to Nick'> Reply to Nick
    July 25, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    You can actually connect the death of Peter's parents to an Avenger movie.

    Going back into Marvel history Pete's parents were spies who worked for the Red Skull but were actually double agents, working in fact for SHIELD or the CIA…I can't remember who, it was a long time ago when I read this stuff. Either way you could have it connect to the Avengers movies assuming they bring back the Red Skull or involve Hydra in it somehow.

  3. weekreviewmovie Reply to weekreviewmovie to weekreviewmovie" aria-label=' Reply to weekreviewmovie to weekreviewmovie'> Reply to weekreviewmovie
    July 28, 2011 at 5:17 am

    I have seen the teaser and I think the Mirrors's Edge is just a pretty fancy effect. I am expecting the movie being myself a great fan of Spiderman.

  4. karlibean Reply to karlibean to karlibean" aria-label=' Reply to karlibean to karlibean'> Reply to karlibean
    July 30, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Not much of a tease is it?

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