Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found them to be endlessly fascinating.

I was a little ambivalent about the first Amazing Spider-Man movie.  I thought it did a pretty good job of setting its own tone, in order to distinguish itself from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy that had only recently ended.  Director Mark Webb gave it an indie feel, and Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone really helped sell the idea of this new Spider-Man.  I was less interested in the conspiracy background involving Peter Parker’s parents, which I thought was distracting and just a little too much for the movie.  Overall, it was not bad but certainly not great.

Suffice to say, I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in theaters.  And I’m not sure whether this first trailer has made me any more likely to see it.  Take a look below, and read on for my thoughts:

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