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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 307812" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes, this is true. I&#039;d say this is true of some more than others. Film Ned is a really enjoyable character but his personality is nothing like the Ned I remember reading who was very sombre and competitive. His being at school with Peter and co. is also anachronistic since he was generally part of the Bugle stuff. I struggle to envisage this Ned having anything like the arc of his comic book counterpart. But I did think getting him together with Betty in the second film was a cute touch considering their relationship in the comics. I don&#039;t think I cared for her in the first, but I liked her a lot more in the second. From what you&#039;ve said, there&#039;s a bit of a theme of the films getting better with each consecutive one so that gives me hope. Ha ha, yes. I suppose when I was young I was quick to suspend my disbelief around it as it never really bothered me. It added to my enjoyment that May always seemed to be on the verge of some health problem which caused Peter to worry about her and about medical bills, etc. If anything, I probably just assumed Peter&#039;s father was a much younger sibling of Ben&#039;s. I agree it adds more reality for May to be significantly younger, but there&#039;s the double-whammy of her also having a different personality. &quot;Aunt May&quot; and &quot;saucepot&quot; just don&#039;t equate for me. Absolutely. That would have given him a more level playing field for the character to be established. Both Tobey and Andrew had much more space for character development before things got going. That really does sound promising. It could be interesting - if a little confusing -&nbsp; to have a couple of different universes operating (kind of) independently. And if anyone deserves another crack of the web it&#039;s Andrew.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 307812, member: 23"] Yes, this is true. I'd say this is true of some more than others. Film Ned is a really enjoyable character but his personality is nothing like the Ned I remember reading who was very sombre and competitive. His being at school with Peter and co. is also anachronistic since he was generally part of the Bugle stuff. I struggle to envisage this Ned having anything like the arc of his comic book counterpart. But I did think getting him together with Betty in the second film was a cute touch considering their relationship in the comics. I don't think I cared for her in the first, but I liked her a lot more in the second. From what you've said, there's a bit of a theme of the films getting better with each consecutive one so that gives me hope. Ha ha, yes. I suppose when I was young I was quick to suspend my disbelief around it as it never really bothered me. It added to my enjoyment that May always seemed to be on the verge of some health problem which caused Peter to worry about her and about medical bills, etc. If anything, I probably just assumed Peter's father was a much younger sibling of Ben's. I agree it adds more reality for May to be significantly younger, but there's the double-whammy of her also having a different personality. "Aunt May" and "saucepot" just don't equate for me. Absolutely. That would have given him a more level playing field for the character to be established. Both Tobey and Andrew had much more space for character development before things got going. That really does sound promising. It could be interesting - if a little confusing - to have a couple of different universes operating (kind of) independently. And if anyone deserves another crack of the web it's Andrew. [/QUOTE]

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