Amazing Spider-Man: Extended Edition, The

I've always considered the first amazing Spider-Man a decent reboot of the wall crawler, in spite of the fact that it felt like a remake of Sam Raimi's original 2002 movie.
This edit makes me appreciate it even more by restoring small yet significant bits of the story, creating a more cohesive and complete picture.
While the film is far from the best Spider-Man film, this version is a major upgrade over the theatrical version and it is done seamlessly.
Excellent job

With great power comes even greater editing. While a few of the deleted scenes weren't necessary this is still the definitive way to watch Amazing Spider-Man. I always loved TASM 1. This is the most realistic version of an actual New York Spider-Man we've scene. In some ways I felt it surpassed Raimi's. I'll review all the deleted scenes add and how well they were integrated.

1 I firmly believe in show, don't tell. This one left me more confused than anything. Ben followed that shadow who looked like peter but actually he was the guy with the long blonde hair who's shadow would look nothing like peter. Why did he shoot Uncle Ben? What happened? I can't say I prefer this one but after this almost everything is improved.

2 This is where it becomes a different movie. Dr. Connors condolences. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS WAS EVER CUT. All it did was make the Lizard a great character that you feel real sympathy for. Without this he was just another villain of a "Good guy who went bad because of a failed experiment" This makes him an actual person with hope and goals and someone who genuinely cares about Peter as opposed to Osborn and Octavius whom Peter knew but wasn't very close with.
This shows WHY Connors does what he does. Integrated with a transition using music from TASM 2 and then seamlessly transitions back into the normal film with the proper TASM 1 Music. Perfect.

3 I enjoyed the POV swinging shot from the trailer, but it was probably cut for fear of motion sickness. Also I noticed the transition from the trailer music to movie wasn't exactly seamless.

4 Connors's son. Very interesting. Again re-establishing that Connor's is a person and the Lizard is slowly taking over his mind. I would've never known that Masi digitally removed the arm because it looked so perfect as if it was done professionally.

5 Peter follows Connor. This is a replacement for Peter seeing 37 Lizards go into the sewers. This one makes less sense as Peter could've just followed Connors right there into the sewers since he already knew where he was. Thus the Lizard web trap Peter makes later doesn't really make sense.

6 Gwen and Peter kissing on the Clock Tower. This is kind of an implied sex scene which doesn't bother me. Maybe they cut it because they thought it was too adult. My OCD is asking where did he get the cushion and lit candles from. Narratively I feel indifferent about this one. For editing Masi used the love theme from TASM 2. It fits perfectly.

7 Again great Connors scene that shows he genuinely does not want to kill Peter like every other villain does. He wants Peter to work with him for something he believes is noble instead of Goblin's "Let's just tear the city apart" Integrated perfectly and a fine addition.

8 Girls screaming in the bathroom. This was cut because it was corny. Maybe they were trying to be like the corny shots from the Raimi films. I don't know. It doesn't affect the narrative but lessens the dark tone of the upcoming fight when other scenes were trying harder to achieve that. Integrated well but I extremely dislike this one and wish it stayed cut.

9 Peter making Aunt May breakfast. I’m glad it was relocated to post credits. It’s cute but confusing. It’s a smiley scene but May keeps saying Peter lost something and I think it's Gwen’s father and now Gwen for the time being, which is sad, so the tone of this scene is just confusing. Good job relocating it.

10 Dr. Connors asked peter save to him WHY WAS THIS NOT IN THE MOVIE TO BEGIN WITH? This changed the whole movie for me. It brings every great Spider-Man theme present in the movie and brings it full circle. Peter always has to choose between being Peter and being Spider-Man this perfectly establishes how much of a toll this is taking on both Peter and Connors. He’s not just another villain. He genuinely thinks he’s saving people by transforming them. Connors asks Peter a question “Would you give up your power?” Peter can’t answer him which is what makes this hit home so well. For once we’re saying ...”He kinda has a point” This also answers the question of why Rajit wasn’t in TASM 2. The integration was done great except for the special effects of the little tablet that Rajit uses wasn’t completely finished but Masi did his best to make it look cleaner than the original unedited deleted scene.

Great movie made better. I loved it so much I watched it twice, and this is the one I want to watch from now on. Masi did amazing work here.

I want to preface this by saying that I've always been a fan of The Amazing Spiderman. The original film had problems, but I always enjoyed Andrew Garfield's performance and the more realistic take on Spiderman.

This is from now on my go to version of this movie. The new scenes add so much to the story without adding too much to the runtime. It really makes you wonder why they were ever taken out. The scene where Curt Connors talks to Peter outside his house shortly after Ben dies gives Connors so much more character, and I enjoyed the addition of some music from The Amazing Spiderman 2.

There are a few places where you can definitely tell that it's a deleted scene because of unfinished VFX or grainier footage (Rajit snooping in Connors office and when Connors turns into the lizard for the final time and kills Rajit), but not enough where it takes you out of the film.

Overall, I'd definitely recommend this edit to any fan of The Amazing Spiderman. Definitely the best version of the film I've seen so far, and I hope to see an edit of No Way Home from Masirimso17 at some point.

Originally posted on r/Fanedits three months ago: https://old.reddit.com/r/fanedits/comments/rf3kic/the_amazing_spiderman_extended_edition_by/

With Spider-Man: No Way Home coming just around the bend, I'd thought I would jazz up my rewatching of the other Spider-Man films with fanedits.

Now first off, I want to say that I hated the original TASM. I thought it was a terrible film.

Now after hearing about all the deleted scenes, I thought maybe Masirimso's extended edition would improve it.

It did, though it's still not perfect.

There are still some issues not resolved in this edit, like Peter going after his Uncle's killer and then dropping it halfway through the movie. Not to mention promising Gwen's dad that he'll stay away from her on his deathbed and then immediately breaking it.

But there are some things it does improve greatly. Curt Connors is more interesting now, with his motive fully shown and not just said in one or two throwaway lines. And, most importantly, Ben's death is improved greatly. While in the original, Ben dies stupidly over a stolen chocolate milk, here he goes after the guy mistaking him to be Peter, who he went out to find.

Overall, the film was definitely improved and the editing was good though there was a weird glitch in the 8 GB copy where the basketball scene was out of sync*. But if you thought that TASM was bad, I do recommend you watch this version and give it a second chance. You might find it better than you did before.

*I have contacted Masirimso about this and he has fixed it. That part of the review is a little OOD.

I was disappointed with this movie when it came out in 2012. So I wondered, does Masirimso’s extended edition make THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN any less disappointing?

Sure it does. It’s nice to see the full shot from Spider-Man’s POV as he runs across rooftops. Uncle Ben’s death makes more sense. And Peter Parker is no longer an opportunistic jerk who tries to win a cash prize for taking photos of the villain The Lizard.

The extended edition’s biggest difference is the inclusion of many scenes concerning Curt Connors aka The Lizard. The best versions of this character are a man who accidentally turns himself into a monster - a mute animal who terrorizes people, or a lizard man with the misguided goal of turning the world into lizard people. The story is usually about Spider-Man restoring Connors’ humanity and reuniting him with his family.  
 
The bar was set pretty high for the character, and the movie version of Curt Connors fully misses it. He seems a little sinister even before his transformation. He has no family. And he has too much going on: he wants to regrow his arm, he wants to build a world without weakness, he wants to strike back at his Oscorp boss Dr. Ratha, he wants to be powerful, he wants to end all loneliness. Oh and did I mention he turns into a giant talking lizard sometimes?

The real problem lies in a lack of clear delineation between Connors and his monstrous alter ego. When he’s in human form he prefers being the Lizard, except for when he doesn’t. When he’s in human form he has the same goals as the Lizard, except for when he doesn’t. This double identity descent-into-madness turns what should be the quintessential sympathetic Spider-Man villain into a bargain bin version of the Green Goblin. 
 
There’s nothing an extended edition can really do about this. All of the newly added scenes featuring Connors certainly don’t lessen the doing-too-muchness of the character, but they do allow his motivations to be better threaded throughout the movie. His madness is developed more slowly, so it’s easier to believe.

I like the scene where he consoles Peter over Uncle Ben’s death, as it helps establish the grandness of Connors’ ambitions, and it humanizes him as well. The scene with Connors’ son works similarly, but his son is never referenced anywhere else in the movie, so I can see why it was cut. 
 
One particular addition stood out to me. In the original movie, there is a weird scene of Connors in the sewer that is obviously a mishmash of shots from deleted scenes and random lines of dialogue repurposed as inner monologue. It’s an embarrassing bit of studio-mandated editing, the kind of editing that fan editing is made to fix. It’s now replaced by a new sequence that shows Connors asking Peter for help, taking Peter down to the sewer and explaining his plan, and then getting ambushed by Dr. Ratha.

This sequence clearly took some effort to assemble and finish, so kudos to the editor on that. It adds a lot to the story: Connors’ motivations are communicated in a more natural way, and we get closure on the Ratha character. We also get a much needed breather and some character moments before the movie ramps up into the action climax. 
 
But the new sequence also raises a few questions. Why is Connors telling his plan to Peter? Does he regret his actions as the Lizard? Does he still want to kill Peter or not? It’s very unclear what Connors wants versus what the Lizard wants, and it feels weird. Still, the new sequence is no weirder than the scene featured in the theatrical. I’d say it’s a net improvement. 

Some deleted scenes have unfinished special effects, but that’s just the nature of adding deleted material. It’s not super distracting, and Masirimso skillfully masks as much of it as he can.

Do I recommend the extended edition? Yes, I do. It’s still not an amazing movie, but the characters make more sense. And we don't have to sit through Connors summarizing his motives in an inner monologue. I would recommend it for that change alone!

My thanks to Masirimso for all the work put into this edit.