The dynamic between Peter, Norman, Harry and Mary Jane is incredibly well-played, but more importantly, Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker is identifiable and his origin is handled perfectly. If Blade launched the new wave of superhero movies and X-Men made them viable, Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man launched them into the stratosphere. Plus, positioning the film as a high school movie in the vein of a John Hughes film gives it a unique and welcome flavor. It's a sweet, witty, briskly-paced romp that captures everything that's made Peter Parker and his costumed alter ego such a lovable and enduring character for over half a century. Spider-Man: HomecomingĪs with the very best of the wallcrawler’s Marvel stories, Spider-Man: Homecoming is a winning combination of a fun superhero adventure with a heartwarming story about a regular kid dealing with some very relatable issues. Both Gwen and Miles hit emotional crossroads as Oscar Isaac’s Spider-Man 2099 forces everyone to consider what “canon” really means, as well as the true weight of the “spider story.” If that’s a bit heavy for you, there are tons of cameos from across the extremely meta multiverse that range from “amazing” to “spectacular.” The revolutionary Spider-Verse art style is turned up even higher in Across the Spider-Verse, expanding on the already stunning visuals. Picking up kinda-sorta from the ending of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, this movie shows us the more ominous side of the “anything is possible” credo from the triumphant first Spider-Verse movie. Plus, we finally got the Iron Spider suit! There’s a lot going on in Infinity War, but Peter’s desire to not just impress Tony Stark but also to just do the right thing is one of the film’s key components. Not only does he get the best Snap death scene, but his relationship with Robert Downey, Jr.’s Iron Man is also one of the core aspects of Infinity War, as Tony grapples with the idea of fatherhood - or at least father figure-hood - and then loses his surrogate son, who literally slips away through his fingers. Avengers: Infinity WarĬivil War may have introduced Tom Holland’s new Spider-Man, but Infinity War truly fleshed him out as an integral part of the MCU. It didn’t help that this version of Spider-Man is kind of a jerk, too. Its saving grace is the pairing of Garfield and Stone, whose romance left audiences captivated… even while Spidey’s battle against the Lizard is pretty much a non-starter. The Amazing Spider-Man’s approach to the franchise reboot was underwhelming, giving us yet another origin story just 10 years after the last one - and five years after Spider-Man 3. Marvel managed to reboot the character in a fresh and exciting way and make fans excited to see the web-slinger on the big screen again. Tom Holland captures what makes teenager Peter Parker such a sweet, great hero and leaves the audience wanting more, absolutely nailing a pivotal introduction for both himself and Spider-Man in the MCU. The wall-crawler made his highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Civil War, where he is arguably the best thing in the movie! He not only steals Cap’s shield - he pretty much steals his movie, too. Admittedly, he’s not in the movie much, but our boy gets warmly welcomed back by his mentor Tony Stark, who worked so hard to get him and the others back, and Spidey does have a great little sequence trying to escape with the Stark Gauntlet… and he’s present for Iron Man’s death scene. We have to at least mention Avengers: Endgame, even if Peter was dusted for most of the film. Still, there’s some cool stuff here, like Thomas Haden Church’s fantastic if underused Sandman, and the continuing thread of the Harry/Peter emotional rollercoaster which is finally paid off in this film. Oh, and Peter Parker actually punches his girlfriend in the face. Spider-Man 3ĭespite the massive amount of dough this trilogy capper made, Spider-Man 3 suffers from its sizable cast - most notably the shoehorning in of Venom. But it also gets mired in a convoluted backstory involving Peter’s parents, Jamie Foxx’s Electro is a lame version of Jim Carrey’s Riddler, and all the Sinister Six set-up is distracting… and ultimately a dead end anyway. Amazing Spider-Man 2 features another heartfelt performance from Garfield as Peter Parker, and it brings the death of Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy to the screen in a heart-wrenching manner. This is the one that killed the Andrew Garfield franchise after just two films, leading Sony to broker a deal with Marvel.
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