Spider-Man is one of the oldest and most iconic superheroes, so it’s only fitting that the 2002 Spider-Man was one of the films responsible for kicking off our modern superhero renaissance. Since then, the history of Spider-Man on screen has been decidedly mixed, but a slew of different actors have had the chance to take on the part, and each of them has brought something different to it.
In spite of pretty compelling performances from Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 fluctuates between a wide variety of different tones and never coheres. It has its moments, such as Gwen Stacy’s surprisingly effective death sequence, but those moments are too few and far between.
Read less Read more SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - Official Trailer 7. The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer 66 % 6.9/10 136m Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy Stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans Directed by Marc Webb watch on Starz watch on Starz Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man movies are widely regarded as the least successful, and with good reason, but his first outing at least has the benefit of including Garfield and Stone’s dynamite chemistry.
Instead, it’s the multiple villains running around, each of which is underserved and underbaked, as well as the introduction of Gwen Stacy, that makes this movie feel less compelling than Maguire’s first two entries. Read less Read more SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME - Official Trailer 4. Spider-Man Trailer 73 % 7.4/10 121m Genre Fantasy, Action Stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst Directed by Sam Raimi watch on Netflix watch on Netflix The movie that arguably launched the entire superhero craze, Spider-Man was a wild success not just because of the character that it chose to center, but also because it was a pretty excellent adaptation of its source material.
Homecoming‘s most effective sequence comes when Peter discovers that the father of the girl he likes is his primary antagonist, a perfect twist that also works thematically, meshing Peter’s real life and his super-life in a way that most other superheroes don’t have to deal with.
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