10 Things You Just Have To Accept About The Amazing Spider-Man Reboot
6. It's Not Stupid-Proof
Most people just gave up when they saw Electro for the first time. But as we were to learn, that was only the beginning. Not only were fans irked at the dearth of Rhino in the film, but they were offended by what they did see: namely, a shoddy caricature of a Russian mobster. This character and performance seemed more at home in one of the more frivolous animated series than a cinematic epic. Even if it was only a cameo, it put the whole film at odds with itself. With the passage of time and the right imagination, that performance can acquire its own charm in the way John Travoltas Psychlo from Battlefield Earth could almost pass as a tribute to Frank Gorshins Riddler from the 60s Batman series, or Poison Ivy-in-a-gorilla-suit from Batman & Robin could be an homage to Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel. It should be noted, in case anyones forgotten, that no Spider-Man film to date has been stupid-proof. It almost seems part of his genetic makeup to attract sheer idiocy. Weve had a Green Goblin directly from the Beetleborg villain reject pile, Peters emo-lesbo hair and faux-jazz swagger, Doc Ock homicidally launching a car at Peter despite needing him alive, and lets not forget Aunt Mays infamous Deliver us from evil shriek. So what if this latest Harry Osborn looks a bit like the Gump from Legend after a losing battle with vampirism? At least its not that hoary Venom symbiote (and were this based on the Ultimate Comics rendition, thats exactly what we would have gotten).
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