The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Blu-ray + DVD

My initial reaction to ASM2 after viewing it in the theater was ..... ambivalence. Spider-man has been my favorite comic book character since childhood (I'm in the 50 range now), so ambivalence wasn't the reaction I wanted upon leaving the theater. Despite this, I purchased the DVD/BR disc anyway...hoping that my initial reaction was due to my kids' theater distractions, bathroom breaks, spilling drinks, no subtitles (I'm somewhat addicted to subtitles now), and the inability to pause/rewind for bathroom breaks & dialogue repeating (another comfort of home theater). Now having watched ASM2 uninterrupted, on my 51" plasma widescreen, w/subtitles, surround sound, and remote in hand for pausing/rewinding, I am pleased to state that ASM2 is a very good movie on its own merits, and a worthy sequel to ASM1. The visual spectacle of the Electro/Spider-man battles is on a scale well above that of Lizard/Spiderman battles, and easily equal to the Doc-Oc/Spider-Man battles of SM2. Its just a lot of fun to watch, and also to see how, as the movie progresses, Peter Parker (with Gwen Stacey's help) uses his intellect & science background to figure out how to combat a villain with Electro's powers, which is what he frequently did in the comics. The Peter/Gwen relationship scenes are fine...a little slow for my kids' liking (they just want the action), which to me is a sign that the writers took it more seriously, as with ASM1 ...it's not dumbed down for kids....it's very "adult". To me that is a good thing. Her ending is well handled & pretty much follows the comic book ending (spoilers: that he tried to save her but could not). Also, the scenes with Peter repeatedly "seeing" images of Gwen's father, Captain Stacey, and being haunted by it, and Peter's promise from ASM1 to "keep Gwen out of it", tie in nicely to ASM1. Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborne is great. He gives the movie its dark elements, and punky attitude, as his character should. He is a great contrast to Peter Parker/Spiderman, by the film's end. I think both visually & in the character's writing, this is a darker version of the Green Goblin than Wilem Dafoe's, both in and out of costume. Dafoe's Goblin was made dark by the serum, whereas DeHaan's Goblin was made dark by his desperate circumstances (spoilers: he was slowly dying from the genetic disease which killed his father Norman). Max Dillon was almost like a Frankenstein monster character.....hated, misunderstood, not given a chance, feared. He was brilliant yet childlike at the same time. The Goblin/Electro "team'up", if you will, is much more natural than the forced Sandman/Venom teamup of SM3. In fact, Electro literally gives life to the Goblin, while the Goblin gives freedom & direction to Electro in exchange. It's that desperation and anger/rage in the two villains's lives which makes it believable that they work together against a common enemy, Spider-man. Some have criticized Max Dillon's child-like mindset, but I get this now, as someone has to be in charge, that being the Goblin, which apparently is going to lead us to the Sinister Six, based upon the film's ending scenes. Same with Rhino I guess.....not the brightest bulb. His scene at the end reminded me of The Underminer villain scene from The Incredibles, a bit on the bombastic side, which is where some of the ASM2 humor comes in...the interaction with the Alexi/Rhino character, both at the beginning and end of the film. Although somewhat humorous in portrayal, Rhino was in fact firing bullets & rockets, so there was no doubt he was a killer. There was more humor in ASM2 than in the ASM1. At first I didn't like it,...I expected more of a consistent dark/serious theme through ASM2, as in ASM1. But in hindsight, I think it makes sense now....Peter Parker/Spider-Man is at the height of his game, liked by the public, in love.....it only makes sense that his natural sense of humor should come through. And it exists in the comics, so it's not as though the writers made it up. Also, I think it balances the movie out, as (spoilers) the movie begins with the death of Peter's parents, and ends with Grew Stacey's death. Some heavy stuff you don't always see in a superhero movie. Lastly, beware of the movie trailer for ASM2, as it contains scenes and plot lines which were later cut from the film. This definitely threw me off when I first viewed the movie in the theater, as I had certain expectations/theories going of where it was headed, what would happen, etc. So if you are considering giving ASM2 a chance, then don't watch the trailer, or block it out of your mind. If you do so, then I think you will enjoy what is a solid super-hero movie.

I didn't buy this for the movie, but for the obvious, ELECTRO HEAD!!! Though I am a huge spidey fan and can add that I love the reboot. I know a lot of people hate it, but I think it's pretty good. I am just glad that spidey isn't dead in Hollywood! He was always my favorite super hero, and I'll take some more spidey movies/cartoon series any day. If you are a big fan yourself, be sure and buy the spectacular spider-man animated series on blu ray!!! I recently watched it and would recommend it highly. It's te best animated spidey to date. Way better than the new ultimate junk. That's all I'll say about the movie, it's been out long enough now that you're probably buying this for the same reason I did. On to the review of the ELECTRO head. sculpt- sculpt is pretty cool with a likeness to Jamie foxx. I didn't buy it for that, just bought it for the villain himself. Electro is pretty cool an I think the new look of him in this movie is a good one. The old yellow lighting bolt mask look was weird. Electro is made I some sort of plastic and is hollow throughout. He simply screws off/on to the shoulder/neck base with an easy half turn. The sculpt like I said is cool but to me the real magic only happens when he's switched on. I you saw any video footage of it, you may worry that it doesn't light up good. I can tell you it lights up great! The magic comes from under the hollowed head. They have color changing LEDs on the base that simply shine up inside the head. It sounds simple because it is. The cool thing about it is when the lights come on, the dark color blue turns to bright electric blue and continues to change a lil here and there making a flicker recreating the electricity running through electro in the movie. It does a great job to be such a simple design. I love it and it's proudly displayed on my entertainment center. The price is steep on this however because it's a collector item. I leave it up to you to pay the price. I say if you want it for the look of it, go for it, because it does not disappoint. Who cares about price. Nobody has to know and if you like it, go for it. Is it worth the asking price? Again I leave that up to the collector in you. The materials it took to make the head plus the awesome movie should make you happy with your purchase. I was lucky enough to get it for around 69.00 just before the price went up. I honestly feel like that what you are paying for is the chance to own a cool looking electro display to how your friends. I live mine, and price isn't a factor here. Heck, I just paid 75.00 for an old doc ock action figure at Christmas. I get what I want (responsibly) and forget about value :)

Saw this movie in theaters back in 2014 and loved it. When it came out, I didnt understand the negativity surrounding the movie and to this day, I still do not. The people who say this movie was bad came into the movie with the mindset it was going to be bad and the movie could have been a masterpiece and those people would still say it was bad. I think people were just upset about seeing the other actor getting replaced, so they took it out on The Amazing Spiderman franchise. Anyway, this movie is not a masterpiece by any means, but it is a really, really good movie. My favorite aspect about this film, and the series in general, was the character relationship between Gwen and Peter. Most superheros movies portray character relationships poorly, most notably the MCU. This series was a huge breath of fresh air as it broke the monotony of super hero movies. It didnt focus on the generic save the world from the generic villain. This movie, instead, focused on Peter's relationship with Gwen. The movie digs deep into their relationship and shows another side of our superhero. This movie shows that Gwen is in fact Peter's true love and their interactions together are a joy to watch. I was more invested with their relationship than I was with Spiderman beating up the villain. Emma and Andrew have great chemistry and I really bought into Gwen and Peter. You dont get this with 99% of superheros movies, which is why The Amazing Spiderman 2 is easily one of my top 3 favorite superhero movies. And on a side note, any criticisms and negativity about this movie should not be directed at Andrew, Emma, or Webb. Andrew and Emma were great actors in this and the movie simply looks beautiful. The criticisms should be directed at Sony for interfering with the making of the film. The script for the movie was rewritten, which a lot of people dont know about, and the only person(s) who would order a rewrite would be Sony (As stated by Andrew himself). And the sad part is, Sony hired the writers from the Transformers series, the movies that are all universally panned for its story, to rewrite the script........yeah let that sink in.

I will never understand the hatred this movie has accumulated, not because there are FAR worse superhero films out there, but because The Amazing Spider-man 2 is an honest-to-God outstanding exploration of the themes of abandonment and hope that has fantastic character arcs, stunning action sequences, and a great narrative that's surprisingly complex in its structure. In this sequel to the also-underappreciated "The Amazing Spider-man," Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone return as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy, respectively, and, once again, their chemistry lights up every scene with joy, honesty, and love (it doesn't hurt that they were actually dating in real life). Peter is having difficulties adjusting to his life of happiness with Gwen as his girlfriend given that he had promised to honor her dying father, Captain George Stacy (played by Dennis Leary), and his last request to keep her out of his life for fear that she would suffer the violence Peter attracts as Spider-man. Though Gwen believes that it's only her and Peter's decision to be together, Peter is conflicted morally and ethically about continuing their relationship, despite completely loving her. Already, the movie gives us a complex emotional core that isn't going to be simply solved with a bad-guy/good-guy fist fight (it's that complexity which I think most detractors of the film don't like). Alongside the main (no pun intended) thread of the film, Harry Osborn (played outstandingly by Dane Dehaan), Peter's buddy from his childhood returns to New York to run his recently deceased father's business, despite his hatred for the company and for his father's strict, cold upbringing. Harry is dying of a rare genetic disease that will eventually kill him like it did his father and needs Spider-man's blood (for reasons that are well-explained in the film) to save him. This also brings in a fresh set of moral/ethical complications for Peter since the last time he had given someone the key to his genetics, he helped create a monster that terrorized the city. There's also the sub-plot of Peter's Aunt May (Sally Fields) who is struggling both with the finances of their living situation (that Peter tries to help with) and her fear that Peter's dedication to find out more about his parents means that she will be left behind. Peter's narrative arc runs parallel with Harry's desperate search and Max Dillons' (Jamie Foxx) turn from rabid fanboy into supervillain. Mentally unstable and tragically pathetic, Max is a firm believer in the good of Spider-man ever since he was personally saved by the hero, giving him a delusion that he and Spidey are best friends. Due to an accident, Max is turned into a electricity-laden superpowered individual who views Spidey's attempts to stop him as a betrayal for his own personal glory (though this is a far more complicated matter in the film than how I'm explaining it). ALL of those story threads together AND Paul Giamatti delivering a fun, chewing-the-scenery performance as the Russian mobster Alexsi who actually becomes the important narrative bookends for the story that I won't go into here out of spoilers. There are some elements that feel a little off, like the overly-villainous Dr. Kafka, the rather quick ending to Peter's search for his parents, and the underutilization of Felicity Jones as Felicia Hardy, but all of the choices (even the ones that don't entirely "click") are done for the sake of telling the story and character development. I had been unfortunately spoiled on a "big scene" in the film that's an emotional roller-coaster, but the film is so expertly written that, watching it, I felt as though I were experiencing it as freshly as someone who had never seen the film before. This film (moreso than any other superhero film or Spidey movie) portrays Spider-man as the common man's hero. A guy not only willing to foil a robbery or save people from a car crash, but intrigued and happy to talk with the people on the street. The filmmakers show that it's more than his responsibility to protect the citizens of New York - it's his joy. It's also important to note that with the evolution of the series, the character of Peter Parker has become more confident and thoughtful without losing any of the charming every-man quality in the previous film. With more confidence growing up as a man, we also get a Spider-man who FINALLY nails the dramatic/comedic balance that the hero has been synonymous with over the years. Andrew Garfield performs Peter Parker with boundless charisma, enthusiasm, and effortless humor that, if not THE defining iteration of the character, is one of the best realized adaptations of the character in the history of the Spider-man franchise. As clichéd and tired as this sounds, "The Amazing Spider-man 2" lives up to the adjective in its title by being emotional, complex, thrilling, mature, and thought-provoking in a way that we don't see in superhero films, all while showcasing the need for true optimism and hope even in the face of overwhelming despair. To Marc Webb, the crew and cast of the film, the studio execs who took a risk on this material, and everyone who helped get this movie done and into theaters, I say, "Thank you." You've given me the Spider-man film that reminded me why Peter Parker is one of my favorite characters of all time, and why Spider-man is my favorite superhero.

I am not a wanna be professional movie critic and so will avoid the erudition that some that feel this is a horrible movie resort to in order to convince you that this is a horrible movie just because they say so and try to provide evidence of how smart they are. I kind of get the feeling that some of those giving 1 star are die-hard fans of the original trilogy and are trolling to put this movie down. With all of that being said, here is my honest opinion of the movie. Overall I did enjoy it. While I felt the pacing, writing, acting, directing, cinematography, and score of the first movie were nearly perfect, this one fell just a step behind on all of those points save for acting and cinematography. Like many sequels, the pacing felt horribly rushed in the first 30 minutes of the movie and there were a few points where I was simply thinking WTH. In addition to the frenetic and jumbled pace, the first part of the movie also had me a bit worried because I felt that they were flirting very dangerously with making this too campy with a fully cheesy performance by Fox prior to his rebirth as Electro. If the whole movie had followed the pattern of the first part, I would have been very disappointed. The remainder of the movie is much better. The pacing settled down, the cheese factor was minimized, and the story became coherent. The subplot/exposition surrounding Peter's parents seemed a little detached from the rest of the movie but overall it was fine. The chemistry between Garfield and Stone is excellent. The introduction of the Goblin, while abbreviated, worked well in the context of this film. And, as much as I would have doubted it at the beginning of the movie, I thought the ending was tidy and leaves you wanting another film. I was a huge Spider-Man fan as a kid. I watched all of the cartoons, had the costumes, even watched that live-action mess and loved it. I did like the first trilogy but knew at the time that it wasn't quite "right." I've always enjoyed Maguire as an actor and he was entertaining as Spider-Man but he just wasn't Spider-Man. Garfield just makes a better Parker. Whatever this movie's flaws may be, it does capture the spirit of Spider-Man and his universe quite well and was an entertaining movie. If you're looking for comparisons in the Marvel world, I'd say it's better that Iron Man 2 but doesn't hold a candle to The Winter Soldier.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was very good, especially love the 3D version of it, people say why remake Spider-Man but the truth is demonstrated in the film. First, the Spider-Man Trilogy with Toby, never explained his origin nor any glimpse of it, the action was very well made. For Amazing Spider-Man 2 was more of a supernatural-flood of action, much stylized action of an iconic spider from the image of a man. Visually adventures in the web slings, with a 3 dimensional view from slow-to-fast motion. Electro they've made very intense visual supernatural power, wasn't boring, and can tell money was really put into it. Green Goblin was alot more comic like, portrayed to be more evil and furious, you'd think they did a lot more better in make-up for the Green Goblin, much more evil looking and furious in thought. One said moment in the end of the film but want tell you'll the story of that but this film portrayed the beginning of all the chaos to come, hate to disappoint anyone but Rhino is briefly shown, only Green Goblin and Electro were the main competitors in this film, the media said it was suppose to be longer but Sony cut some of the action for the next film, but I definitely look forward to the next one. The difference with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to the Spider-Man 1 & 2 is there was a lot of romance storyline in Spider-Man 1 & 2 but not in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for there's more action and smiles. Not everyone will think this Spider-Man film is better than the old one, but I vouch for this one more than the old one.

I think that this movie is fantastic. The storytellers took great care to further develop the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. This is the best Spider-Man movie since Spider-Man 2 (from the original movies starring Tobey MacGuire), in my opinion. I love that the music score blends different music genres throughout the film. The different genres of music are used at the right time. It is done in a way that does not seem forced or inappropriate. Movies are music and I thought that the visuals, music and the pace of the presentation lived up to that mantra in every respect. The action scenes are incredible. I have read a number of reviews that state that the special effects are "ok". That is absurd. The special effects are cutting edge and must have taken an incredible amount of effort to pull off. I don't take issue with people that don't like the movie based on whatever storytelling criteria they choose to use. It is impossible for all of us to like the same things. That being said, the lukewarm reviews of the special effects are outright nonsense. We should all hope to be as ambitious, creative and complete with our work as the special effects teams involved with bringing this movie to life. I think this is an awesome movie. The Amazing Sipider-Man 2 makes great use of time to attend to the main plot throughout the film. The action accents the story in grand fashion.

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A pesar del poco éxito, a mi me encanta y si deponen de un sistema de sonido surround lo disfrutarán un montón, el sonido estuvo muy currado. Lastima que la gente no le importó la cantidad de detalles que contiene esta película.

3D of this movie is just amazing, good depth, sharp details and immersive experience as expected from grand movie production like this. But most people judge 3D movies wrong because they are not watching the way it meant to be watched at home. After few months of 3D experience on my LG 47" 3D TV, I came up with few points to enjoy 3D movies the way they are filmed. You need following things to have best 3D experience ever: 1) Big screen 3D TV (passive 3D recommended) 47"+ recommended. Bigger the screen, immersive will be experience. If you have 3D projector, you are lucky!! 2) Dark dedicated room for TV OR watch 3D movie at night with all lights turned OFF in room. 3) You need to sit at least 5-6 feet away from TV (my personal observation for 47" TV), no more far from that. Smaller TV screen, closer you need to sit. And you may need to adjust your chair/recliner/sofa the way when you sit, you get maximum view of TV screen and not things around TV. It is mindset of people that you need to have large hall (living room) to have bigger screen TV or you notice pixels when seen from close. It is wrong perception of people mostly because people watch low quality content like SD channels or low quality downloaded videos on their Full HD (or 4K) big screen TVs. But if you watch any movie original Bluray OR video file which high bitrate close to original bluray, it doesn't matter from how far you look at your TV screen. You won't notice a single pixel. So it doesn't matter how close you sit to near to your TV, as long as you and your eyes are comfortable with it. 4) Keep TV's brightness settings at optimum level and don't mess around 3D settings of TV. If you are not getting best 3D effect, you may have already messed up the settings which you may need to reset to original. 5) If you wear prescription glasses, make sure you wear them underneath those 3D Goggles. Because if your vision is not clear without prescription glasses, you won't get good 3D effect too. 6) If you are watching 3D movie with subtitles turned ON, then turn it OFF immediately. It hampers your 3D vision. If you are having hard time understanding movie without subtitles, then watch movie twice one with ON just to understand movie and one without to Enjoy the movie. 7) And last but not least, invest in good home theater system. 3D experience is only 50% effective without good quality audio (at least 5.1 channel) supporting it.

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Gran película, pedí la edición Bluray + DVD, pero terminó llegando el 3D + Bluray + DVD, por lo que es aún mejor para mí.

Per chi è amante di The Amazing Spider-Man o in generale del cinema e di come vengono realizzati i film vi consiglio assolutamente questo prodotto. Il film è magnifico per quanto mi riguarda, nonostante sia stato realizzato nel 2013 e pubblicato nel 2014, la qualità è altissima e gli effetti digitali sono incredibili. Il cd possiede un alta qualità e il prezzo è assolutamente giusto. La bellezza in sé e soprattutto la voglia che ti spinge a comprare questo prodotto è il fatto che al interno del cd trovi molte curiosità sul film come per esempio le scene tagliate o appunto le riprese dei set.