Spiderman, Rebooted

[Sharktopus]

Hitler was bad, mmmkay?

[TeamRAD]

*removes webbing from forehead*

We've a new street-date: July 3rd, 2012, and to no surprise, it's in 3-D. That alone could be pretty cool, and why can't they have this at Universal/Hollywood...

I don't wanna go to Florida to do this one thing, and man, if there's an after-life, I'm riding that thing every day.

[Sharktopus]

I hope it's real gimmicky, schlocky 3D too, with webs shooting right off the screen at you.

[TeamRAD]

This can only be positive:

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/02/16/exclusive-james-cameron-and-marc-webb-meet-discuss-3-d-spider-man

...and Jim's spot-on, (500) days is surely enjoyable.

[bratpop]

Let's take all the lack of focus on quality that modern big budget movies usually have, pull that back out from wherever it went, and put it towards pointless, gimmicky 3-D that will be seen by maybe a third of the market.

No! That's not stupid enough! When are they gonna make taste-o-vision where the whole audience has to go up and lick the movie screen to see if pumpkin bombs really taste like pumpkins?

[satanloveskitties]

I like sam rami but his movies tend to be cheesy... but in a good way . I dont think thats right direction for a good spiderman movie.
p.s. In my mind its not really a reboot if you have the same director ...and actors....and company..Maybe if spidey got a new director Rami could mull over a new EVILDEAD....
a boy can only dream

[TeamRAD]

Let's take all the lack of focus on quality that modern big budget movies usually have, pull that back out from wherever it went, and put it towards pointless, gimmicky 3-D that will be seen by maybe a third of the market.

No! That's not stupid enough! When are they gonna make taste-o-vision where the whole audience has to go up and lick the movie screen to see if pumpkin bombs really taste like pumpkins?

*cheers*

I missed you, bp! 

Maybe it's the residue from Webb's directorial debut, the rumored source material, the prospects of what can be done w/ a Spidey in 3D, but I'm really hyped up to see the development of this.

[ScottotD]

I like sam rami but his movies tend to be cheesy... but in a good way . I dont think thats right direction for a good spiderman movie.
p.s. In my mind its not really a reboot if you have the same director ...and actors....and company..Maybe if spidey got a new director Rami could mull over a new EVILDEAD....
a boy can only dream

It does have a new director and actors...

[Johnny Unusual]

I like sam rami but his movies tend to be cheesy... but in a good way . I dont think thats right direction for a good spiderman movie.
p.s. In my mind its not really a reboot if you have the same director ...and actors....and company..Maybe if spidey got a new director Rami could mull over a new EVILDEAD....
a boy can only dream

It does have a new director and actors...

Personally, I could do with Spider-Man waiting at least a decade before doing Spider-Man again.  I also think that as much as I like the Evil Dead movies, he should just do new and different stuff.  No need to be bogged down in franchises.  Make the best of this situation and do daring new things.

[Sharktopus]

I wouldn't mind a moratorium on Spider-Man movies for a while, either, but there's no way Sony's gonna let that cash cow go. Sadly, that means we'll probably never see Spidey meet the Avengers in live action outside conventions.

[bratpop]

The problem with Sam is that his sole motivation for being a director is to rip off the Three Stooges. The only reason he's still working is because somebody offered him a franchise that he once had a painting of over his bed. That, and he's a rich producer who slaps his name on all sorts of inferior products that he has nothing to do with, like Tarantino and Roger Corman. But if it was up to his directorial efforts, I doubt he'd still be coasting on the fumes of "A Simple Plan."

[mearnest]

Thought this was interesting:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640688/20100603/story.jhtml

[warofthebees]

Thought this was interesting:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640688/20100603/story.jhtml

I don't like it, for two reasons.  One, at the risk of sounding a little racist, Peter Parker is a white guy.  He's always been white.  While a black actor can play a white character (Michael Clark Duncan was the only thing watchable in Daredevil, though it's not like he had much competition...), it doesn't work for such an iconic character.

My other argument against this is that with characters like Luke Cage, The Black Panther, John Stewart (Green Lantern, not the Daily Show), and The Falcon not having films, it makes no sense to cast a black actor in a white role.

Neither of those arguments are meant to be racist, but damn, it's hard to find a way to say that without sounding racist.

[Kete]

Thought this was interesting:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640688/20100603/story.jhtml

I don't like it, for two reasons.  One, at the risk of sounding a little racist, Peter Parker is a white guy.  He's always been white.  While a black actor can play a white character (Michael Clark Duncan was the only thing watchable in Daredevil, though it's not like he had much competition...), it doesn't work for such an iconic character.

My other argument against this is that with characters like Luke Cage, The Black Panther, John Stewart (Green Lantern, not the Daily Show), and The Falcon not having films, it makes no sense to cast a black actor in a white role.

Neither of those arguments are meant to be racist, but damn, it's hard to find a way to say that without sounding racist.

I can't believe you would say this.  Shame on you.  (I'm only kidding)

[goflyblind]

I don't like it, for two reasons.  One, at the risk of sounding a little racist, Peter Parker is a white guy.  He's always been white.  While a black actor can play a white character (Michael Clark Duncan was the only thing watchable in Daredevil, though it's not like he had much competition...), it doesn't work for such an iconic character.

the president's always been a white guy, the president can't be black. reason makes as much sense.