ChainsawAsh said:

Also loved The Amazing Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield is perfect as Peter Parker, and Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy is infinitely more interesting (and capable - she actually gets out of a potentially deadly situation on her own! Gasp!) than Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. Garfield and Stone have great chemistry together, too, which really sells the love story.

I didn't mind the Lizard's flat face - that was what he looked like in his original appearance anyway, if I remember correctly.

I did think the whole "mystery" behind Peter's parents was a pretty lame way to try to make this iteration of Spider-Man different from the last, which was unnecessary as it was already different enough to begin with. Gone is the cheese of the Raimi films (minus the thing with the cranes at the end, that was a little much), and the cardboard characters that came along with it. (Though Aunt May is criminally underused this go-round.)

I also loved Spidey's fights and web-slinging. Much more believable and, in my opinion, Spider-Man-like than previous attempts.

And the best part? This Spider-Man could easily be rolled into the current Marvel cinematic universe, assuming Sony, Marvel, and Disney can make some sort of deal.

8.5/10, easy. (For comparison, the only one of the first trilogy that comes close is the second one, which I'd give a 7/10).

Totally agree on all points.