[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Spider-Man 1 is the only Spidey film I've ever cared form. 2, 3, and Amazing have just been terrible in my eyes. I'm apparently the only person who enjoyed 3 more than 2 and hates Amazing. I just thought it was a terrible insult to the characters. And to not have the great power/responsibility line was just such a bad choice. It's what makes Peter who he is, the basis for the man and hero he becomes. It had some good moments but I was so disappointed, I just wanted a good classic spidey film

I found 2 to be tolerable, but that's because I liked Molina's performance. 1 and 3 were grating to me.

And there's nothing wrong with that. But I felt that Amazing gave more life to it's characters. Ben was likable. In the Raimi trilogy, he was just spouting "Words of encouragement" and it made Peter's tantrum seem unreasonable against him. In Amazing, he felt like an actual person, quipping with May, smiling around Peter, and just not just preaching. In Raimi's trilogy, May herself felt like a plot device to make Peter feel like shit. Every time she opened her mouth, it was like she followed this thought process:

Is Peter smiling? Bring up Ben.
Is Peter frowning? Bring up Ben.
Is Peter not even around? Act like a normal person until Peter walks in frame. THEN bring up Ben.

It's also not helped that I despised Dunst's MJ (Though I don't know if it's her actress or if it was how she was written), so Gwen is a massive step up for me. While Garfield's douche/slacker Peter isn't exactly to my liking, he feels like more of a person by not being a generic nerd who can't stand up to anyone or speak out loud.

As for the rest, the villain was rather weak, but I still liked the Lizard. Not having the "Power/Responsibility" line is okay with me because every cartoon Spidey shows up in is guaranteed to have him say it at least twice, and I hope Electro ups the game in the next movie.