The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer – Can It Hurry Up And Be July Now?

You know, I was perfectly fine with the Sam Raimi incarnations of Spider-Man. No, they weren’t perfect. Tobey Maguire was a passable nerd and Kirsten Dunst had a really punchable face, but Alfred Molina was a surprisingly touching Doc Ock. Willem Dafoe chewed a lot of scenery as Norman Osborn – but, shitty armored costume aside, that’s what Stormin’ Norman does, right? I mean, have you read The New Avengers, lately? Oh, Norman…

Anyway.

It was a nice couple of flicks. Thank god, they didn’t make a third one^*.

But, Sony decided to reboot the franchise. Tobey Maguire couldn’t stay a teenager forever and Kirsten Dunst was widely reported as feeling like her story was “done” after her last Spider-Man movie. Even if Durst might have been open to “considering” more Spidey, no one wants a lukewarm Mary Jane. Not even Harry Osborn at his loneliest – that’s what drugs are for!

So, with the trailer finally released, how does the new reboot look?

Check it out after the jump!

Looks pretty good! Emma Stone even manages to carry off a reasonably John Romita, Sr. art-look with her Gwen Stacy:

Dead character walking!

It also looks as though they’re bringing back Super Science Nerd Parker, who makes his own web shooters and solves mysteries of genetic science in his spare time. That’s cool enough to make me ignore the presence of Denis Asshole Leary in this flick. Almost, anyway.

The Amazing Spider-Man drops in theaters in the United States on July 3, 2012.

^*And I’ll fight you to the death if you tell me they did make a third Raimi Spider-Man. That’s crazy talk – almost as crazy as suggesting there was a third Godfather or Superman movie. And you’re a crazy nut for suggesting it.