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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 32593" data-attributes="member: 23">The first two Sam Raimi Spider-Man films are among my favourite superhero flicks. Right up there with the first two Christopher Reeve Superman films.I haven&#039;t got round to watching either of the ASM films yet. And now it almost doesn&#039;t seem worth it since there&#039;s now yet another screen version. All the same, I will watch them both at some point.I was always a little disappointed that the Sam Raimi films never got round to introducing The Lizard, even though they featured Curt Connors, so I was glad to see him in Amazing. Electro looks crap though. I always get disappointed when a character is given a complete makeover for film and wonder why bother at all.To me, Andrew Garfield makes a better Peter Parker than Tobey Maguire visually. I&#039;m not sure about Sally Field as Aunt May though. Whenever I think about getting the ASM films on Blu-Ray, I think of Sally Field and lose the will to watch it. Rosemary Harris was perfect in that role.It&#039;s on my viewing bucket list, but I haven&#039;t got round to watching it yet. While I bought a number of comics featuring Green Lantern, I didn&#039;t really follow the character when I was young, which may help me be less critical. Hal Jordan is the version I remember best though, so there will be some familiarity.Actually, I haven&#039;t watched many superhero films of the last decade. The MCU has become ridiculous with all the crossovers and spin-offs. It&#039;s just too big a commitment. And the DCEU looks like it may go the same way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 32593, member: 23"] The first two Sam Raimi [I]Spider-Man[/I] films are among my favourite superhero flicks. Right up there with the first two Christopher Reeve [I]Superman[/I] films. I haven't got round to watching either of the [I]ASM[/I] films yet. And now it almost doesn't seem worth it since there's now yet another screen version. All the same, I will watch them both at some point. I was always a little disappointed that the Sam Raimi films never got round to introducing The Lizard, even though they featured Curt Connors, so I was glad to see him in [I]Amazing[/I]. Electro looks crap though. I always get disappointed when a character is given a complete makeover for film and wonder why bother at all. To me, Andrew Garfield makes a better Peter Parker than Tobey Maguire visually. I'm not sure about Sally Field as Aunt May though. Whenever I think about getting the [I]ASM[/I] films on Blu-Ray, I think of Sally Field and lose the will to watch it. Rosemary Harris was perfect in that role. It's on my viewing bucket list, but I haven't got round to watching it yet. While I bought a number of comics featuring Green Lantern, I didn't really follow the character when I was young, which may help me be less critical. Hal Jordan is the version I remember best though, so there will be some familiarity. Actually, I haven't watched many superhero films of the last decade. The MCU has become ridiculous with all the crossovers and spin-offs. It's just too big a commitment. And the DCEU looks like it may go the same way. [/QUOTE]

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