Top Ten Things to Love About the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Trailer

at midnight and is already burning up the Internet this morning, garnering mostly positive buzz for a project of which many fans were very skeptical going in. After a few viewings, there were quite a few positive takeaways for us here at ComicBook.com:A sense of humorTobey Maguire’s Spider-Man never really seemed to enjoy himself. There was the occasional odd whoop when he was hurling himself through the air, but whenever he talked (even when he wasn’t supposed to), he seemed pretty depressed. Much has been made in the last couple of days of the “If you’re gonna steal cars, don’t dress like a car thief” line shown in the trailer–but there are three or four others here that are just as funny or show just as much humor on the part of Ol’ Webhead, and it’s nice to see. Hell, even Captain Stacy gets in on it with that “unitard” crack, which might be the first funny thing Denis Leary has ever said that he didn’t lift from Bill Hicks.Spider-Man: HuntedAt one point, fans see Spider-Man apparently under arrest and unmasked. While the trailer certainly doesn’t give the impression that Peter’s secret will be going public, that gives an indication of how seriously the police are taking Spidey as a threat, and it’s much more seriously than viewers have ever seen him–or other vigilantes thought to be trouble, like Batman–taken on film. Add in the fact that it’s Gwen Stacy’s father heading up the hunt, and you’ve got a recipe for drama.“The Untold Story”Given the complex history that Spider-Man’s parents have in the comics, and the weirdness and conspiracy that has been introduced into their backstory at various points over the years, it’s interesting and cool to see teases of that showing up here. Is it a bit contrived to see that they may have had something to do with the spider of Peter’s origin? Of course–but it’s a familiar storytelling trope that we’ve seen worked out successfully time and again (see NBC’s cult-favorite series Chuck for another recent example).Challenging his MotivesGranted, there is no reason to think that either of the two know who Peter is at this point in the film–but at various points in the trailer both Captain Stacy and his daugther comment on how Spider-Man and/or Peter is maybe not doing it “the right way.” This could serve as an interesting counterpoint to Uncle Ben’s “With great power…” philosophy, which not only drives Spider-Man but is so widely quoted both inside and outside of comics that it’s hardly even necessary to include it in the film. By providing a counter to that point, though, it will strengthen it. Forcing Spider-Man to examine his motivations and decide for himself what’s right, with Uncle Ben’s voice in his head for guidance, makes him a stronger and more likable character than somebody who’s just “doing as he’s told.”We Finally Got Some Tail!Alright, that was crass. But seeing The Lizard in action onscreen is much, much cooler than seeing the army of children’s toys which leaked an approximation of the character while removing all the menace and power from him. Viewers see a bit of his motivation but, unlike previous Spider-Man films, they don’t appear to belabor that at the expense of the action, and those watching get to see The Lizard (albeit in brief, exciting peeks) in a variety of settings doing a variety of things. We also get some of those classic horror movie shots of just the tail, giving viewers a sense that