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My Two Cents: Spiderman Reboot

Well it's been a while since I've done this, but I'm back. This is vol. 1 in a new series of articles I'm doing mainly on the positives. Alright lets get this going, well I heard the recent news that the "Spiderman" movie franchise is going to be rebooted which means there will be no Spiderman 4. Personally I'm glad for this, don't get me wrong I really do like/love the original franchise, the first film I thought was very good, but the second was better and the best in the series (as well as one of my personal top 10 favorate action films), however the third was a major disapointment it sucked big time. I could say how bad the third film was but trust me it's bad and the fact Sam Rami writen and directed it is just sad. The third one kinda ruined that francises chance for another volume, so yeah I really think it's about time the franshise gets a major overhaul.


This I feel is a great opportunity because the reboot leaves it open for so many new things to add in to make it even better than before as well as add in what wasn't existant in the original franchise. There are so many things I want the reboot to do better or just add.

1. A memorable movie theme song: Don't get me wrong Danny Elfman is my favorate music composer in movies and I did thing the theme he did for Spiderman was good but it was never memorable it just doesn't really blow me away. For the reboot there needs to be a new composer and there needs to be a theme that blows me away.

2. New Casting: This is a definant must, I have no problem with the old cast they all did well except for one person and that is Kristin Dunst as Mary Jane Watson. I always thought she was a bit miscast in the role, for one thing MJ in the comic series is hot, physically Kristin doesn't fit that bill, may'be that could be me on the matter I'm just not completely attracted to her. Though performance wise and direction wise I thought she and the makers did a good job if not a great one at portraying and handling the character so that's a given but still could be better.


So, you get where I'm going with this, for the reboot we need new blood. I'd want a cast that is probably about in their twenties for the roles of Peter Parker, Mary Jane, Harry, Gwen Stacy, Felica Hardy you name it; but also for the cast to be not completely unknown but more minor leaguers. And it a great opportunity to get the right person to play both MJ and Gwen, I'm not exactly sure who may'be Alexandra Ketwick (Up in the Air, Twilight series) could play Gwen Stacy and Summer Glau (Firefly, Dollhouse) could play Felica Hardy/Black Cat, I don't know but yeah like I said open opportunity. On a sidenote I'd like them to make the Gwen Stacy character similar to the verison in the "Spectacular Spider Man" animated show, that may'be asking too much but I just love that version of the character in that show.

3. Different Villians: In the first films I don't want them to reuse the old villians again at least not yet until further in the reboot. I'd like to see Mysterio, Hobgoblin, Scorpion and possibly some of those new villians from the recent run since the old villians are almost out of existance.

4. Great Special Effects: No supprise there.

5. Storyline: My picture of how the reboot series would go is the same as what "blowhimselfupdude" (one of my favorate entertainment comentators) has stated it would be up to about 6 or 10 films, not a long as the James Bond or Godzilla franchsise mind you, but long enough to create a constant ongoing and developing story line. Each film would have a different supervillian possibly a subordante villain depending on where it's going. And though it I would want the romance story with Peter, MJ, Gwen to be an essential part of it. Like Peter has sort of a love triangle with Gwen and MJ, but I'd want him to get Gwen first before MJ if you remember what happens to Gwen in the long run. But most of all Peter/Spidy's growth as a person.

So, overall I welcome the idea of a reboot because it just means more opportunities and possiblties to breath new life into the beloved webslinger. I have nothing more to say, so that's my two cents you have coments on the matter feel free. So adios amigo.