Studios in Hollywood take a great deal of heat. Critics often look at them as money making machines that have the product's financial potential in mind over the creative or artistic merit that can be derived from the situation.At the same time, the studios bring the money to the table, enabling filmmakers to make movies that would otherwise be out of their reach.That said, the outspokenness with filmmakers against studios has increased over the years with Josh Trank being the latest to blame 20th Century Fox for the critical failure of his "Fantastic Four" reboot.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is likely to be the poorest grossing "Spider-Man" movie to date. But the film will also be remembered for another first: the film is the first "Rotten" film on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes. Every other Spidey flick has managed to maintain 60 percent approval rating from the critics thus far. Interestingly enough, this film is not the worst of the lot from an artistic standpoint. Far from it. That honor still belongs to "Spider-Man 3." Here are a few reasons why the Sam Raimi movie is still the nadir of the beloved franchise.
Despite low reviews from critics and mediocre approval from audience members, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has captured $35.5 million in its web during its opening weekend so far.
"The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise director Marc Webb recently sat down with "The Daily Beast" to discuss the latest installment in the Spider-Man cinematic universe, future endeavors and his growing success in the film industry.
Casting multiple villains in a superhero movie is a dangerous move as fans sometimes feel the movie is spread too thin while their favorite villain gets diminished screen time. Marc Webb, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director, however, is confident that he's got the formula down.
