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Created Jul 06, 2012 10:13AM PST • Edited Jul 06, 2012 10:16AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Despite the feeling that I had already seen this movie, ASM was a lot of fun. As my girlfriend put it: “Spider-Man has to be the most beat-up super-hero I know”. If anything, this Marvel classic shows a human side in addition to the super-spidey side to Spider-Man. It didn’t do much on the wow-factor though. The action sequences seemed a bit off, and the evil reptile-man foe was, well, almost campy. One of my biggest LOL moments was when Denis Leary snapped back “Who do you think I am: The mayor of Tokyo?”. And that’s the segue to the the best part of this film: the dynamic cast. Bottom line, you should see it if you love summer blockbusters on the big screen, just don’t expect to be blown away.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Andrew Garfield makes a great Spidey, and is definitely believable as the high-school aged geek turned bad-ass. Emma Stone, although she won’t suit everyone’s tastes, makes an awesome Spidey girlfriend. Denis Leary – I wished they had more of him in this film. Martin Sheen and Sally Field make a cute older couple. Sheen is especially great as a mentoring father figure. Rhys Ifans reminds me of someone – just can’t place it – but he was a good choice for the bad-yet-good Dr/Reptile-dude.

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Good 3.0

11. Direction Good 3.0

12. Play Good 3.0

13. Music Good 3.0

14. Visuals Good 3.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.7

17. Sex Titillating 1.7

18. Violence Fierce 1.7

19. Rudeness Salty 1.7

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.9

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.9

23. Biological Supernatural 3.9

24. Physical Supernatural 3.9