The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

[Dagenspear]

That puts Dunst/MJ to shame.

Why? What's shameful about not being able to save a superhero as a regular human?

God bless you! God bless everyone!

[The Laughing Fish]

Looks like Andrew Garfield and Sally Field didn't enjoy their experience on working on the Amazing Spider-Man films. Garfield described working on them as "being stuck in a creative prison", and Field only accepted the Aunt May role as a favour for the late producer Laura Ziskin. Shame, because I thought they were quite good for their roles.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/09/01/andrew-garfield-spider-man-prison-hated-money-interview/

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/16/sally-field-hates-spiderman-aunt-may-role-reason/

[johnnygobbs]

Looks like Andrew Garfield and Sally Field didn't enjoy their experience on working on the Amazing Spider-Man films. Garfield described working on them as "being stuck in a creative prison", and Field only accepted the Aunt May role as a favour for the late producer Laura Ziskin. Shame, because I thought they were quite good for their roles.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/09/01/andrew-garfield-spider-man-prison-hated-money-interview/

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/03/16/sally-field-hates-spiderman-aunt-may-role-reason/

This type of hypocrisy annoys me.  I realise it's career-suicide to bad-mouth a production whilst you're still signed to it, but I hate all the fake bonhomie and cheerleading for a movie whilst it's on release, only to discover later on that the cast/crew didn't enjoy the experience (or more likely they resent the fact that the film didn't boost their careers the way it was supposed to).

That said, I particularly liked Sally Field as Aunt May so it's sad to read that she wouldn't have made a CBM had it not been for a personal obligation to a friend.

[The Dark Knight]

Yeah, that's disappointing to hear. I was dead set against the Webb reboot, until TASM2 came around, which I liked quite a bit. But now I'm back to being the jaded Spider-Fan again. I'm sure the passion will come back, but for now, Superman has taken my number two spot after Batman.

[johnnygobbs]

Yeah, that's disappointing to hear. I was dead set against the Webb reboot, until TASM2 came around, which I liked quite a bit. But now I'm back to being the jaded Spider-Fan again. I'm sure the passion will come back, but for now, Superman has taken my number two spot after Batman.

That's understandable.  Even if one is a Spidey-fan, as I, and presumably you, are, fatigue does tend to set in considering we're getting two reboots, in the space of about four/five years, to a franchise that began in 2002!

[The Dark Knight]

Exactly. And Cavill represents long term stability.

[The Laughing Fish]

Hey, I just found this deleted scene where Richard Parker was revealed to be alive all along! He explains that he faked his death to protect Peter from Osborne. I don't know what to makes sure of this had this scene remained in the final cut.

[The Dark Knight]

I'm all for striking out and doing your own thing, but that deleted scene would've been awful.

[johnnygobbs]

Exactly. And Cavill represents long term stability.

Agreed.  I have some concerns about the DC Extended Universe, but absolutely none of them relate to Cavill, the best Superman since Christopher Reeve IMHO (and just to be clear, I consider Reeve's Superman to be the high benchmark in terms of comic-book movie performances).  Whatever happens to the DCEU I hope, and am pretty certain, that Cavill's Superman is in it for the long haul.

[johnnygobbs]

I'm all for striking out and doing your own thing, but that deleted scene would've been awful.

One scene I wish they had kept in the first ASM is one where Dr Curt Connors meets his son after pre-school.  I always like a sense that the villains in these movies have a family life beyond diabolical plotting.  It humanises the villains and thus makes them more compelling.  It's one of the elements Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films did particularly well with Norman Osborn, Dr. Otto Octavius and Flint Marko (if not, alas, Eddie Brock).