Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: <em>The Amazing Spider-Man</em>

Sony has decided to punch the reboot button for what is actually the fourth installment of the franchise (but should we start counting from one again?).
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2012-07-08-TheAmazingSpiderMan2012upcomingmovies281005991024768_410.jpgNothing like using the patriotic holiday of the Fourth of July to re-introduce the U.S. to a beloved New York Commie liberal. Or The Amazing Spider-Man, if you will: Big Apple native and irradiated-arachnid-bit crime fighter. Sony has decided to punch the reboot button for what is actually the fourth installment of the franchise (but should we start counting from one again?). Gone is the post-college, working-joe Peter Parker; the revenge-obsessed Harry Osborne; and romantic shuttlecock Mary Jane. Here instead is Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), humble high-school student; big bad villain, the Lizard (Rhys Ifans), and alt love-interest Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). Plus the wrinkle of a whole new conspiracy theory added to the tragic death of Parker's parents and his eventual transformation into the cocky web-slinger.

Come join Cinefantastique Online's Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and I as we determine whether going back to square one was worth the effort, how director Marc Webb's approach to the legend varies from Sam Raimi's, and whether there are limits to Chekov's observations on introducing a gun in the first act. Then, I'll give my takes on the indie horror comedy Some Guy Who Kills People, and the cult animated kids show, Adventure Time: The Complete First Season. Plus: What's coming to theaters next week.

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