The Amazing Spider-man

The Amazing Spider-Man's Green Goblin looks familiar

Movie News | Ali Gray | 27th March 2014

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Spider-Man sequel's "soundtrack supergroup" sounds... erm... shit?

Movie News | Ali Gray | 1st November 2013

And I'm not just saying that because 'shit' begins with 's': Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Dave Stewart, Johnny Marr and Incubus’s Michael Einziger will all be squabbling over the triangle when they team up to record the soundtrack for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

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I can't watch that 'Electro' teaser without thinking of this

Movie Feature | Matt | 20th July 2013

This might be Spider-Man's least fearsome enemy yet (original Amazing Spider-Man 2 teaser here).

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6 things Jamie Foxx's Spider-Man villain Electro (sort of) looks like

Movie Feature | Ali | 17th April 2013

Modelling themselves on photographer Peter Parker, paparazzi snoopers managed to snag themselves some cool pictures of Jamie Foxx in make-up, if not in costume, as The Amazing Spider-Man 2's villain Electro. We can't help but think he looks a little familiar. A bit like...

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Amazing Spider-Man 2 set photo shows Spidey finding new thrills

Movie News | Ali | 26th February 2013

Some criminals will do ANYTHING to avoid going to jail. (Pic via BC).

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9 worst movie lines of 2012

Movie Feature | Matt | 2nd January 2013

It's 2013! A new year of wonderful movies to look forward to, so full of potential and promise. Or we could just point and laugh at last year's films again? Yeah, let's do that.

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Comparing the origin stories of the Spider-Men

Movie Feature | Matt | 26th November 2012

As The Amazing Spider-Man comes out on DVD and Blu-ray today, let’s take a closer look at how it compares to that other - completely different - Spider-Man film about how Spider-Man became Spider-Man.

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Jamie Foxx in talks to play 87th greatest comic-book villain of all time

Movie News | Matt | 2nd November 2012

Still, he's higher up in the list than whatever the fuck that thing was in Green Lantern.

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So, Rhys Ifans: what's your preferred real-life method of spider removal?

Movie Feature | Matt | 5th July 2012

Thanks to Rachel at Way To Blue for asking Rhys our hard-hitting question. The Amazing Spider-Man is out now. (Review here).

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The Amazing Spider-Man

Movie Review | Ali | 29th June 2012

One of the most difficult things about being a film critic (you there, no laughing at the back) is divorcing the film you're watching from any of the surrounding hysteria. Maybe the film has arrived on a tidal wave of hype; maybe you're aware of a troubled production; or, let's say, for argument's sake, it's a reboot of a movie, or series of movies, that you hold dear. These things can influence an opinion; it's your job to make sure they don't. The Amazing Spider-Man is one of the first movies I've had to review where I felt I literally couldn't review the 136 minutes of film I saw without commenting on the fact that I fundamentally disagree with the fact that it exists.

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