First Look: Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man Costume

It's amazing how different the overall feel is from the last suit with just a few seemingly minor changes.

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I'll say this... I never realized that Maguire Spider-Man was as thick as he was until you compare him to the new Spidey.

I'll take the Maguire look over what we're seeing here anyday just due to the costume redesign. Yeah, realistically - a kid probably couldn't make either costume, but there's more of a chance Maguire's costume is actually do-able over this new one... which looks like it was designed by a 6 year old, not a high school student.
 
I am not too upset about the suit... i think that one picture from the film is not make the best way to judge how the suit/movie itself will look.

I am personally glad that they're using a new actor, Maguire turned Spider-Man into a hormonal, man-child who kept crying so much, it literally drove me insane. (Ecspecially the Third...)

Ugh... Maguire: Cry me a river of... Oh wait he already did, it's called the Pacific Ocean.
 
Shade88 said:
I am personally glad that they're using a new actor, Maguire turned Spider-Man into a hormonal, man-child who kept crying so much, it literally drove me insane.
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Wait, are you writing this from a mental institution or did you not mean "literally" literally? :p

Sorry, couldn't resist ;)
 
those new pics dont make it look all that bad from far away. And I'm stoked to see the swinging to be actual stunt work and not CG :) Thats a plus
 
i really really hate the costume....i love the tobey mcguire costume a lot...i think it is one of the best comic book movie costumes.....

andrew garfield is a good actor...he was great in the social network, so i have faith in him...This is Mark Webbs second film...I loved 500 days of summer...so i guess i will wait and see.....

im happy they are using a stunt man for the web slinging scenes...
 
I wouldn't be 100% confident they are using practical stunts for all the web swinging scenes. I'm sure there will be CG as well. They sparingly used real web swinging scenes in the Raimi films (spidey award scene with him high fiving fans, etc.).

Its funny though. People on the hype boards saw a video of the stunt swinging and suddenly theres more hope / support for the movie despite the dislike of the new suit.
 
Picard102 said:
Really? You think a high school kid would have the ability to put together a suit with those materials and complexity on his first try?
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I don't see the logic in arguing this point... If the dude can invent a web formula and web shooters then making a costume wouldn't be a problem. It's one of those inconsistencies in the classic mythology that just don't jibe for me personally. If anything, a guy with that kind of scientific and chemical engineering knowledge would know all about how to LEARN to create whatever he wanted whether it was a genetically enhanced sidekick with the proportional powers of a milk producing cow or a new pair of webbing resistant underwear. :p
 
dualedge said:
I don't see the logic in arguing this point... If the dude can invent a web formula and web shooters then making a costume wouldn't be a problem. It's one of those inconsistencies in the classic mythology that just don't jibe for me personally. If anything, a guy with that kind of scientific and chemical engineering knowledge would know all about how to LEARN to create whatever he wanted whether it was a genetically enhanced sidekick with the proportional powers of a milk producing cow or a new pair of webbing resistant underwear. :p
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Eventually yes, he'd figure out how to use the materials and how to make a decent costume, but the first try? I doubt it would come off so put together and complex.

The first costume in the first spiderman movie is much more realistic then this would be for his first go at it.

So my argument isn't that it's not possible for him to make a great outfit for himself, but that this isn't a version one costume he's wearing in these scenes, it's the final costume.
 
Picard102 said:
Eventually yes, he'd figure out how to use the materials and how to make a decent costume, but the first try? I doubt it would come off so put together and complex.

The first costume in the first spiderman movie is much more realistic then this would be for his first go at it.

So my argument isn't that it's not possible for him to make a great outfit for himself, but that this isn't a version one costume he's wearing in these scenes, it's the final costume.
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True but I guess it largely depends on what costume we're seeing. That might not be the first version after all... If (and it's a big "if") they are going with that plot line of Spidey as some kind of pseudo-pro wrestler, that costume might not even be something he made himself.

His first version could be similar to the modified sweat-suit we saw in the first Raimi film with the balaclava for all we know at this point. It WOULD be nice to see the progression of the suit regardless.

The appearance of Raimi's Spider-Man in his final suit is a minor nitpick of mine about that film. Since that version of the character wasn't a scientist, just kind of nerdy, he would have had a harder time creating that suit I think and it would have been nice to see at least briefly how he went from a sweatsuit to the fancy custom eyewear and raised webbing on spandex.

That detail bothers me less in relation to the super-scientist/chemist version of Peter Parker.

I'm just looking for internal consistency in the story's logic but that's going to be a bit different for everyone of course.
 
This pic is pretty cool, looks like something you'd see on the front page of the Daily Bugle.
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I wonder who the guy in the yellow shirt is.

I'm guessing we'll see more stunt work than the first three because of the smaller budget.
 
dualedge said:
I don't see the logic in arguing this point... If the dude can invent a web formula and web shooters then making a costume wouldn't be a problem. It's one of those inconsistencies in the classic mythology that just don't jibe for me personally. If anything, a guy with that kind of scientific and chemical engineering knowledge would know all about how to LEARN to create whatever he wanted whether it was a genetically enhanced sidekick with the proportional powers of a milk producing cow or a new pair of webbing resistant underwear. :p
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One would think that, but look at today's geniuses, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Their products and softwares changed and rule the world, yet both can't dress nicely to save their lives. Steve Jobs shows up to every Mac conference wearing the same top and jeans, and Bill Gates, well, he could blend in with any Tom, Dick, and Harry.

My point is people who stand out academically, scientifically, technologically, mathematically, etc, lack any sense of artistic expression, or artistic talent to design and create a Spider-man suit as seen in the first 3 films (sans the Symbiote suit because it's an alien) and this new film. Now, Bill gates and Steve Jobs can hire people to solve the problem, but it'd be other people, not them, taking care of the problem. Bruce Wayne can afford to produce his own tech, and so can Tony Stark. On the other hand, Peter Parker is a broke high school punk, intellectually inclined to science and his academic courses...with absolutely zero knowledge, or interest, in style. Designing and creating a suit, like that, requires advance design skills, and a developed sense of style, which can only be gathered through years of forging talent with training.

I buy the Spider-bite transferring knowledge on artificially fabricating web, but transferring a cutting-edge sense of look and style only Hollywood's costume designers can come-up with? I dunno.


But, who knows. We are just assuming things. I'm holding my critic until I see the film. Perhaps, the film-makers will come-up with a clever origin for the suit, like the wrestler agent getting it made for Peter, or Peter, while researching Super-hero suits, joins a "cosplay" forum (Since Cosplay is BIG with KIDS/Movie audience) and gathers certain costuming knowledge combined with his new-found Spider-knowledge. The origins of that fancy suit could be justified, but it has to be addressed, and not left unexplained as with the first 3 films. Having a design background, this has always bothered me.

Batman, Iron Man, The Green Hornet, even kick ass, explained the origin of their iconic suits. Spider-man needs to address it, as well.

Seeing the live stunts does make me excited. I know I wouldn't be this excited if the pics were of Spider-man in front of a green screen. :thumbsup
 
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The only thing that got my attention out of all this new Spidey stuff surfacing is these pretty amazing photos of actual real stunt work on the swinging. Looks really legit and one of them even has some classic spidey pose action going. I gotta give major props for them doing some actual practical effects instead of turning straight to CGI. Very cool stuff to see.
 
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