tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post7205116726347190277..comments2024-03-17T13:45:41.736-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: WHATEVER A SPIDER CANTony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-34422296028823655822012-09-02T13:03:56.284-04:002012-09-02T13:03:56.284-04:00It takes practically a stick of dynamite to get me...It takes practically a stick of dynamite to get me into a movie theater (even <i>The Avengers</i> couldn't light that fuse, though the temptation to see it in the theater pummeled me relentlessly), so I'll probably catch this flick when it's released on BD. I can't say the thought of seeing another Spider-Man movie makes me sit up in anticipation--but Sally Field, and yet another delightful Stan Lee cameo, are definitely feathers in its cap. :)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-1022079590004768502012-08-17T17:15:34.386-04:002012-08-17T17:15:34.386-04:00As with the first Spider-Man movie, I enjoyed the ...As with the first Spider-Man movie, I enjoyed the scenes with Peter out-of-mask more than I did the super-heroics. I'm still not entirely sure why the studio decided to retell Spider-Man's origin with this film, but it was enjoyable enough. Chris Schillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132417913610799127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-2780755162455289042012-08-17T13:37:23.302-04:002012-08-17T13:37:23.302-04:00I also enjoyed the movie. I agree that Stone's...I also enjoyed the movie. I agree that Stone's protrayal of Gwen was perfect. But the best part was after the movie.<br /><br />I went to see it with the whole family - wife Sharon, and three boys, Erez aged 15.5, Doron aged 14 (it was his birthday) and Ofer aged 8.5.<br /><br />The thing is, Ofer wore a red shirt and blue pants, while Erez wore green. After the movie they were fooling around, with the eldest chasing the youngest. The colors of thier cloths fit Spider-man / Lizard to a tee, which was so reminicient of the movie chase scene, it made us all laugh.<br /><br />Harry Tzvi KeuschAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-30906831176752546772012-08-17T08:15:48.626-04:002012-08-17T08:15:48.626-04:00"No J. Jonah Jameson? I was incredibly good ..."No J. Jonah Jameson? I was incredibly good with that. The current<br />Spider-Man comics have made the character a tiresome cliche. Time<br />to retire him for good."<br /><br />I don't think there's ever a time to retire a character like J. Jonah Jameson (or Aunt May) "for good." You can write him out of the series for a while, but a future writer should always have the opportunity to take him off the shelf and do something new and innovative with him. <br /><br />The death of Aunt May was a FANTASTIC story by J.M. DeMatteis, but when it was over, an important element of the series was gone and couldn't be replaced. While I hated the storyline that brought her back (I was actually supposed to be one of the writers of that storyline but ultimately backed out), I never opposed the idea of bringing her back. <br /><br />In recent years, I've come to the conclusion that the same applies to Gwen Stacy. It would have been better for the Spider-Man series overall--and perhaps comics in general--had she never been killed off. (Though that would have deprived us of the great WHAT IF issue you wrote!)<br /><br />So I hope we see JJJ in the next movie--and if they don't bring back J.K. Simmons to play him, I hope they'll consider Ted Levine, who would be perfect.Glenn Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080935309485100122noreply@blogger.com