[Paladin]

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Originally Posted by KRX

In my opinion, The Amazing Spider-Man is the best Spider-Man movie. Here are some reasons why:

*The origin makes sense– There is an actual reason given regarding why OsCorp is genetically engineering spiders (to create a webbing that can be used as cables for industrial use). The spider granting Peter abilities with a bite is a miracle exception that I will permit (although it makes more sense than a radioactive spider).
*Andrew Garfield is a great Spider-Man– Tobey Macguire was a decent Spider-Man, but he didn't really strike me as Spider-Man, coming off more like a heroic person. Garfield not only had the body, he also had the personality and the fighting style. Furthermore, his performance was grounded more in reality—his parents disappeared (because I don't think they're dead) when he was a young child for a mysterious reason that he does not know of. For that to not psychologically impact him would make him unconvincing as a human.

Ok, counterpoints:

*How is a high school student who can't even afford a Yoo_Hoo able to buy several cases of an industrial-grade biocable? Furthermore, how does no one recognize the biocable used by Spider-Man and either trace it back to him or cut off the source? And why do the web shooters have a fucking muzzle flare?

*Garfield undergoes no character development because he's whatever the screenplay demands of him at any given time. Skateboarding cool kid, dangerous brooding loner, antisocial jerkass, science prodigy... all of them completely unlikeable to me.