My reactions to the Spiderman 4 reboot.

I loved the first two Spiderman films. Spiderman was one of my favorite super heroes growing up, so their was a special kind of excitement sitting in the theaters watching that first trailer. unsuspectingly seeing probably one of the best theatrical trailers ever made. I was so excited after seeing the trailer that my imagination took over, and I felt like I was back in grade school dreaming about the life of super hero's. May 3 could not come quick enough and seeing the first Spiderman in theaters is one of those movie moments that just doesn't come along frequently.

I was a little bit older when Spiderman two came out and I wasn't nearly as excited. Walking into that movie with no expectations lead to probably what could be described as the best moving going experience I had ever had up to that point. Not only did I get to see one of my childhood superheroes on the big screen, but I got to see one of my childhood superheroes in a great movie.

The hype created because of the quality of the first two movies, combined with pictures of venom prevented me from even giving Spiderman 3 a honest try. I saw the scene with Harry Osborn fighting Peter Parker, and could do nothing, but think about how cool that action scene as a whole was. I never actually got around to watching the movie until one day it was on HBO. Figuring that I had waited long enough I sat down, and watched it. It didn't blow me away.

Spider man 3 felt like a step down from the rest of the series, I could never figure out why their was such a stark quality difference. The series had these two amazing adventures that kind of built on top of each other then had this third one that wasn't much more than a generic superhero movie. The first two made me feel like the comics were leaping out of the panels, and onto the big screen. Spiderman 3 just didn't have that quality I didn't feel like a child watching one of my heroes, Spiderman 3 just felt like a movie. I believed Spiderman 3 suffered from being the last movie the writers and directors probably used all their best stuff for the first movies gave us what was left for Spiderman 3. like the first two movies took all the goodness that was available and spider man 3 was all they had left to work with.

Spiderman 3 was a letdown, although I do feel as though if their was another movie that could continue the story, the series could be redeemed. I was still curious to what would happen next to this incarnation of peter Parker. Really wanted to see killer croc, and if spider man would ever go up against the kingpin. in all three movies we see Spiderman take down a lot of criminals, and I really wanted to see spider man up against organized crime. Spiderman 4 could have been the sequel that revitalized the series gave it a much needed spark.

Sadly however Spiderman 4 will not be made. Sam Raimi, and Toby Mequire have backed out of making the movie claiming that they could not create a quality movie with the release date that Sony studios were trying to force on them. Sony's only recourse with the Spiderman license at that point was to do a reboot. Reboots are normally when a studio re-imagines an already made movie. Most of the time reboots don't quite capture the essence of the original, and spend so much time retelling the same story that the experience overall suffers. However their are a few exceptions including the Batman, and Incredible Hulk franchises.

its a shame that this spider man series had to end. This series started when I was a child, stayed with me through my teenage years, and disappointed me as an adult. I wish that we could of had more time together, but I understand that all things occur within its time, and now is the time for a new spider. so rest in peace Sam Raimi's Spiderman and hello reboot. with any hope it wont just be a rehash of one of the greatest super hero films of all time... or on second though maybe that wouldn't be that bad of a thing.