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[@current9300]

JK Simmons as James Jonah Jameson is a national treasure. It's unreal how wide that man's acting range is. He acts like he had just jumped into real life from comic books.

[@3DJapan]

Yes, I can't imagine any other actor for that character.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Not really. He didn’t have JJJ’s mustache from the comics

[@Dylan_Platt]

One of the best moments in the entire flick is when he won't give up Peter to Goblin even though his life is clearly on the line. Great stuff.

[@lunar3138]

@@Dylan_Platt my favorite moment! cheers

[@Jumpman67]

His name is John Jonah Jameson Jr. not James. Not a big deal just letting you know.

[@wannabecriminalman]

Every 33 year old in this movie: "You know, I'm something of a high schooler myself."

[@ezzekieldirks8542]

@@joeb918 I mean he still looked youthfull tho🤣

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@ezzekieldirks8542 for real

[@suhey34]

Always nice to see someone breaking into the OG Spidey trilogy for the first time, enjoy!!!

[@chriscampbell6453]

I can’t wait for her to react to the next two, especially spider man 3.

[@trhansen3244]

She might want to react to the original Spider-Man, featured on The Electric Company. They aren't very long but I would say just as good as this film.

[@lucakellu3781]

​@@chriscampbell6453:(

[@Xervello]

The citizens helping Peter and the guy saying the line, "this is New York, you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us" was poignant given this was released not too long after 9/11. It hit especially hard at the time.

[@cameraman502]

Thanks for pointing this out. I was just thinking about how much this movie is a capsule of that era.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

I still remember the first trailers having the Twin Towers in them.

[@BillTheScribe]

I remember the original teaser trailer in theaters the summer of 2001. It opened with a bank robbery and the crooks getting away in a helicopter, which stopped with a jolt in mid-air. The camera pulls back to reveal it trapped in a web build between the Twin Towers. Then the title card flashed up. People went nuts. Three months later, the trailer and most of the promotional materials were gone or changed.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Has not aged well

[@johnnynoise7897]

When I saw this movie in the cinema I was like 10 and for someone of that age with zero knowledge of that and because I wasn't from the united states' I remember and thought that scene was a reference of something the goblin said before about "in the end everyone will hate you" and it was a proff that he was wrong. It's good that the scene can be perceived in two different but effective ways

[@jacksonsd6]

Fun fact for Mary: the director of this trilogy, Sam Raimi, directed the upcoming Dr. Strange movie!

[@Fantomex.]

Also, Willem Dafoe wasn't supposed to be in the movie. He just showed up one day and started going batshit crazy and Sam Rami just loved it

[@MrFarnanonical]

Funner fact for Mary: The first thing the “Father of Microbiology,” Anton van Leeuwenhoek, put under a microscope was his semen.

[@jrobwoo688]

Groovy

[@_nauticaldisaster_]

Another fun fact. This movies proves Joe Manganiello was once a mere mortal like the rest of us.

[@animal-rights]

In comics Uncle Ben & Aunt May are like this old . In this movie almost all castings are perfect and looks straight out from original or ultimate comics The sequel of this movie is the best Spider-Man movie and one of the greatest comic book movie of all time This is my favorite version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

[@lethaldose2000]

The funny thing is. To people who grew up on the comic books and the first set of movies. This is the original Spiderman origin story,(with a few changes here or there). It's so funny to see you guys question changes like the younger aunt May (Marisa Tomei) when in the comics, aunt May and Uncle Ben are about 65-70 years old.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Exactly, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy is the most comic accurate

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

So proud of you Mary to recognise Stan Lee. You are now one of us. ONE OF US.

[@PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude]

Having been a fan since the early 70s, one of my favorite elements of the Peter Parker story was that it never really matters what happened to his parents, it's May and Ben that are most important. Always saw it as sort of a twist on the orphaned protagonist trope, with some non-traditional family representation thrown in. Ahead of its time, as many comics are.

[@ergoat]

I wasn't alive in the 70s, but I definitely read a lot of classic Amazing Spider-Man reprints from that era. From this movie, the reboot, the MCU reboot, and all the animated incarnations of Spider-Man post-2001 really leaned heavily into high school aged Peter Parker (with a lot of 27+ year old actors playing 17, but I digress), but from the comics (and the 90s Spider-Man TAS), I've always found the grad school Spidey to be the most interesting and well rounded age/version of the character. I mean, how many times do we have to see the Spider-Man origin story? Do you have different take, or...?

[@Hoganply]

@@ergoat The 90s Spider-Man TAS was my jam. Had the movie on VHS. Not seen it since the 2000s, though. Was Peter college-aged in that? Can't recall.

[@lanagievski1540]

@@Hoganply He was college aged and was attending Empire State . It’s also how he meets Dr Conners and others

[@harshitjha2626]

The movie that set the standard 😎

[@AG-jr2il]

True a very high

[@stephenmiller2544]

your thinking of blade..

[@MST3Killa]

@@stephenmiller2544 I was thinking Spawn

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I saw this in the theater, and my response was pure happiness. Just like Lord Of The Rings, it was as if characters I had known my whole life, had suddenly been brought to essential vitality, and I could see them on the big screen, perfectly as I had imagined them. I felt like I had been reuinited with friends I had only been able to correspond with in letters, for decades.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Well yeah... comics to "live action" are always a thrill for fans. But they are a double-edged sword. If they are well adapted, it's great. But the ones that are badly portrayed kinda ruin things.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

what?

[@davewhitmore1958]

Mary: "Imagine having to act in this double side" Oscar Isaac in 6 episodes of 'Moon Knight': "Hold my beer"

[@FrancoisDressler]

The next one is the best and dare I say... a masterpiece.

[@Citizero]

Spiderman 2 is one of the best superhero movies ever.

[@chrischreative2245]

You are correct sir

[@misterprickly]

The late GREAT Macho man Randy Savage as Bonesaw McGraw... Perfect casting!

[@jowbloe3673]

"Oooh yeah!"

[@lanagievski1540]

I didn’t realise it was him when the movie first came out because he dyed his hair black and was juiced up even more than usual

[@misterprickly]

@@lanagievski1540 That was during his WCW days. They loved their roids and hair dye!

[@sleeper-cassie]

The age gap between Peter and his family made more sense in the early sixties, when Spider-Man first debuted. Comic-book Ben and May grew up during The Great Depression, when contraception wasn’t widely used, so it wasn’t strange for there to be, say, a ten-year spread between the oldest (Ben) and youngest (Peter’s dad) children in a family. Each time the roles have been recast, Ben and May get younger. This is partly because of a youth-bias in Hollywood casting, but also partly to just to make the age gap more in-line with the modern day.

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

Yeah, if you imagine Ben and May as 60 (Ben is still working, so not yet retirement age), then Peter's father would be 45 if he was 15 years younger (and alive). That's having Peter when he was around 28 or so.

[@lanagievski1540]

I always liked an older May and Ben. Also older people back then just aged differently because health, skincare, and older people trying to look younger wasn’t as popular, not to mention alcohol and cigarettes were extremely commonplace

[@LarryBonson]

Actually it didn't make much sense either in the 60's but no one thought to question it because Spider-Man comics at the time was mostly written for a younger generation and the focus was more on Peter.

[@MST3Killa]

@@LarryBonson It did make sense. People had and were used to larger families where kids ages might range 10-12 years between oldest and youngest. Besides, people had kids in their mid 40's and such. Less common, yes, but not unheard of.

[@LarryBonson]

@@MST3Killa People had kids in their 20's look it up, the latest they would have kids would be 30's and it was frowed upon especially for women because they would be less fertile. Even Ethan Van Sciver who worked at both Marvel and DC even said Aunt being old never made sense and reason she was old is because they didn't put much taught into. I personally think they were they were trying to replicate the Clark Kent parents scenario.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Lol, I was like, “I don’t remember Vin Diesel being in this movie?!?”🤦‍♂️

[@danielchapman6032]

When Mary was like "That was rather harsh." And I was yelling at the screen 'It get worse Mary!" And then she finds out those were the last words he spoke to his beloved Uncle Ben and it gets so much worse.....

[@sirjohnmara]

24:14 that won MTV Movie Awards for "Best Kiss". And it still is! Thanks for watching this Mary. You can watch all fairly soon after another. (Fun fact: At the time, Spider-Man's commercial value was estimated higher - than ALL the other MARVEL superheroes combined... Before all "MCU"-stuff)

[@redviper6805]

7:16😄 that’s the thing about Sam Raimi. He was a horror movie director in the 20th century before he did the Spider-Man trilogy. Jump scares and other horror tropes will happen. Horror films were a big part of his resume. Hence that jump scare we all got when Harry found his father on the floor. Sam Raimi is directing the Dr Strange sequel and it has been described as the MCU’s first horror film!

[@gr8lipz]

The scene at the very end when MJ realizes the PP kiss was the same as when she kissed Spidey is just a great bit. Kirsten Dunst really nailed that shocked look. Great video, Mary. Can’t wait for Spider-Man 2!

[@victorfatalys1076]

Spider Man 2 still considered one of the best super hero flicks, to many the best Spider Man movie ever, you'll enjoy it ever more, 100% guaranteed. Also, Sam Raimi Spider Man movies are the most faithful ones to the comics (beside the organic web)

[@AG-jr2il]

1 an 2 are the strongest

[@victorfatalys1076]

@@AG-jr2il If Avi Arad didn't forced Raimi to add Venom, the third movie would have been the pinnacle of the franchise. Still not as bad as the other Venom flicks tho...

[@Llanchlo]

One point of watching is that MCU does not give the origin story - no doubt assuming most fans would know it. Really sets the scene for PP's angst, traumas and motivation.

[@CrashLandon1]

Your supposition, that the first actor whom you see in a role becomes your favorite, is spot-on. Your first experience with something is what you compare later experiences to. The first time I watched "Doctor Who" was with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, and, despite my admitting that David Tennant was BORN to play the Doctor, Tom Baker's still my favorite. My best friend's introduction to "Doctor Who" was the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison, so his favorite is the Fifth Doctor - even though the Fourth Doctor is obviously the best.

[@carlalussini]

Same for me with Eccleston, his eyes were the first I saw the Doctor's in.

[@c-mc]

J. Jonah Jameson was in the post credit scene of Spider-Man Far From Home, also played by the same actor J.K. Simmons

[@ldkinbote]

You asked about that dinner they all had together and was wondering why. I think you might've missed that Harry and Pete live together in the same apartment, so because it's the Thanksgiving holiday dinner, both of their families were there together (since they both have very small families).

[@AlexSeverinski]

7:36 You're right to be impressed by that. He did it all by himself. It took over 100 takes, though. 17:56 You should. You saw him in Far From Home. And you just saw why he was there. 31:00 They had filmed this movie around the time 9/11 happened, and this scene was done during pickups. The symbolism knowing that should be obvious.

[@RedDogDragon]

I worked at Blockbuster at the time and I remember we had to pull some other movie off the shelves after 9/11 because it included an ad for Spiderman that included a shot of a Spiderman web between the twin towers.

[@Basti805]

@@RedDogDragon You mean this one? ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIGvaIiNg8Sbma8

[@shainewhite2781]

Roland Emmerich, James Cameron, David Fincher, Tobe Hooper, Tony Scott, Chris Columbus, Michael Bay, Ang Lee, Barry Sonnenfeld, Jan De Bont and M. Night Shymalan were considered for directing. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude Law, Chris Klein, Chris O'Donnell, Wes Bentley, John Cusack, Scott Speedman, James Franco, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Edward Furlong, Heath Ledger and Freddie Prinze Jr were almost cast as SPIDER MAN. Kate Bosworth, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Hudson, Eliza Dushku, Mena Suvari, Jaimie King, and Alicia Witt were all considered for MJ. Nick Cage, John Malkovich, Jason Isaacs, and Jim Carrey were considered for The Green Goblin.

[@cassidywest5539]

17:32 Lucy "Xena" Lawless :D

[@raytheuglymusician2453]

I do love that line though; “In spite of everything you’ve done for them, eventually they will hate you.” It’s like the antithesis of “With great power, comes great responsibility.” And we see Norman constantly do things selfishly under the guise of “his company”, for “science”, for his “son” if you count the neglected Harry. He has every such reason to have turned out as the Goblin as Peter did to become Spider-Man, the only difference is Norman was powerful and irresponsible for most of his life. And ultimately that’s the only advice he has to fall back on when he’s called to be Norman’s “son” at the end of the movie.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"Is that a thing? Christmas meat?" Ah, Mary, I hope one day someone sends you a premium assortment from Omaha Steaks. If they do, I'll advise you look into the best method to sautee a filet mignon, to do it proper justice, if that is not yet in your skill-set.

[@danielchapman6032]

I love the first two Raimi Spider Mans. The third one is a disaster of studio interference making. This movie is still one of my favorite superhero movies. Seeing Spider-Man swinging through the city was like watching a dream come true in 2002. It is true technology is better now but this movie is tots about the feels. When he walks away from MJ at the end to keep her safe it is heart breaking but with great power comes great responsibility.

[@cuentasecundaria7956]

Grew up watching this movies. There is never going to be a better Spiderman than Tobey Maguire, at least for me. My older brother was obsessed with this franchise and he had a Spiderman suit when he was a little kid, seeing him play while wearing it it's one of my fondest memories ever. ❤️

[@artman2oo3]

7:38 Toby actually caught that food. No CGI. It took many… many… MAAANNNYYYY takes to get it right lol

[@EmiJP10]

The punk girl at 17:33 is Lucy Lawless aka Xena: The Warrior Princess.

[@growlmane]

The jokes edited in are such a welcomed part for me. They are so good.

[@ArgonTheAware]

Unfortunate it is fate that whenever someone close to Spiderman says the line "With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility" they die immediately. After all is it an iconic meme from the comics that is inescapable

[@0lyge0]

"I have no clue why I should be watching this many movies to prepare for one other movie" This is the way. I'm excited for the conclusion of this spiderbinge

[@mathmexican4234]

Toby is great. It was amazing for 2002. The movie is 20 years old so it will seem a bit dated, but it's still good.

[@leedog396]

JK Simmons is J. Jonah Jameson in all the Spider-man movies. Tobey Maguire nails it as Peter Parker. Andrew Garfield is great as Spider-man in his two movies. Tom Holland is a perfect blend of Parker and Spider-man. Your reaction was awesome as usual. You've got a wonderful sense of humor.

[@johan7170]

Fun fact : The woman talking about Spiderman's "8 hands" is Lucy Lawless, famous for being the star of Xena, Warrior Princess, a TV show that aired from 1996 to 2002 and was created by San Raimi, the director of this movie. The guy mentioning the "page 6 problem" is Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi's brother who used to play a secondary character called Joxer in Xena, Warrior Princess. The ring announcer is Bruce Campbell, famous for starring in Evil Dead 1, 2 & 3, by writer/Director Sam Raimi and in the TW Show Ash vs Evil Dead, by Sam Raimi featuring Lucy Lawless and Ted Raimi.

[@mast3rNate]

the other movie references like the “Doubt” one, the “XXX” movie, lmao i couldn’t stop laughing at them 😭😭😂😂

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

An actual Spider-Man movie with a proper Mary Jane Watson.

[@moondog3056]

Not really. Mary Jane was never wishy washy in the comics like she is here.

[@sachaallari592]

- The Rami Films is he perfect page to screen adaptation of the comics That`s the classic Origin story. Marvel didn`t to the Origin as they didn`t want to re-hash what people already knew before. - Your going to LOVE the next one!

[@brandonjanis3460]

This moive was my childhood. I absolutely love this. Definitely check out the sequels.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

Same

[@lethaldose2000]

When this movie came out I went and saw it in the theater 5 times. Hollywood tried to make Spiderman 3 or 4 times before, but they were miserable failures. They could never get the web flight to look even decent. Then came the 2000 version. I was mesmerized.

[@craftsecond]

That line, "With great power comes great responsibility," is so quintessentially Spiderman, and is such a good summation that it gets quoted by all kinds of people. Honestly, one of the best things to come out of Stan Lee's work. And I agree about the micro-level of Spiderman; he's always been "Your friendly neighborhood Spiderman!" rather than Thor, the god of lightning. His work just keeping down crime in the local area was always a big part of his life. There are, however, six Spiderman movies for you to consider: I didn't see Into the Spiderverse in your list, and it should definitely be on there, as possibly the best of the bunch!

[@BratBond1]

33:44 I'm sorry, but that was probably one of the best rants I have ever seen. Well done, Mari!

[@ratoninternet]

remember...when this spiderman came out...i think only the first x-men movie (meh) was in competition to it. no iron man, avengers, etc. so this was awesome at the time. i also thought spiderman 2 was the best superhero movie at the time--it was even more awesome. looking forward to you watching that. thanks for the great reaction!

[@charleslee8313]

The car that Uncle Ben drove is a staple in most -- if not all -- of Sam Raimi's movies. J.K. Simmons IS J. Jonah Jameson. Prior to this trilogy, the voice of Ed Asner is all we had. (Asner was Carl in the movie "Up")

[@yaseen157]

I am so excited to see you churn through these! Loved watching this one with your reaction and fresh takes, it's refreshing to watch with someone who doesn't see the film as just full of memes

[@zarquondam]

15:27 - Amazing how Mary has avoided being spoiled on the Spider-Man / Uncle Ben / “great responsibility” origin story that has been around since 1962. 30:15 - I once stayed at a friend’s apartment in NYC that had a close view of those skytrams right out the window.

[@RyeStewArt]

Ive watched them all many times and after seeing this, its still number 1 in my book. Hits different

[@3DJapan]

The second one is the best of all the Spider-Man movies.

[@darkjedi447]

Toby is still my favorite Spiderman, but I like Tom also. Fun watching your reaction. Will be fun to watch part 2 with you soon. Keep smiling 🤘 🙂

[@EternalFallGroupNeonStudio]

Spiderman 2 is Masterpiece

[@rrmenton8016]

Always love your reacts. Another Raimi film you might really like is the Quick and The Dead, with Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gene Hackman And many fine character actors. I bet you would love it.

[@KaitoGillscale]

That bridge scene where SPIDERMAN gets help from the citizens is pretty on point for NYC living. Listen we New Yorkers hate each other more than anything…but when something happens we band together and face it. We’re brothers and sisters…and you can hate your family and still stand by them when times get tough.

[@djpeer5]

I always enjoy your reactions.. As an old guy Marvel fan, I really like to see what people think of the older movies they haven't seen. I think you might really like Spider-Man 2. It is my favorite of this series.

[@andrewroberts9885]

Great reaction, Mary. Worth it for "Material Girl" alone!

[@MichaelScheele]

Spider-Man was released less than a year after 9/11. Being set in New York City, that final shot was really special for audiences. To many, it kicked off the modern comic book movie as a genre. The MCU started only six years after this movie. Tobey Maguire was the first Spider-Man I saw on the big screen. I skipped watching The Amazing Spider-Man movies with Andrew Garfield until recently. I prefer Tom Holland as Spider-Man in the MCU because he portrays both Peter Parker and Spider-Man well as per the comics.

[@rohanchooramun7288]

Always remember this iconic phase "With great power comes great responsibility" Well if you want to do it even better than right... then watch the first season of Daredevil at least before watching no way home😂. You also have 2 Venom movies to watch though.

[@gatroy13]

Great reaction and commentary Mary. I really liked this movie. Always remember Mary, with great power comes great responsibility. 😁

[@vansiker7451]

One day Mary will have to watch all the x-men movies, to prepare for Deadpool.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

This is a great movie for sure, it really nailed the origin story for Spider-Man in the best way possible where audiences of all ages could be entertained

[@japython]

Uncle Ben's car is Sam Raimi's personal car and has made appearances in most of his films, for example it was Ash's car in the Evil Dead franchise

[@acciotardisalohomora6302]

The few scenes with spiders in this movie trigger me so much but I love this movie soooo much. One of my all time favorites growing up. The line you said "kinda forgot this movie is about spiders" super relatable lol Edit: Never noticed that they implied the colors on the Spider-man suit was because his love for MJ.

[@jlilley73]

In the comics he became Spider-Man before he ever met her. (They weren't neighbors or classmates. She was the niece of a friend of Aunt May's.)

[@acciotardisalohomora6302]

@@jlilley73 Thanks for that fun tidbit :P

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

@@jlilley73 fun fact

[@Jumpman67]

One subtle thing I like is that at Thanksgiving, Norman and Peter are wearing the opposite colors of their super counterparts.

[@MrDash711]

Flash has always been Peter’s bully, in pretty much every iteration, interpretation & adaption; he’s in all the films, including the mcu ones you’ve seen. Usually, they grow into good friends as life goes on; I seem to remember them living together for a bit in the comics.

[@furball8732]

That dress that Mary Jane was wearing when the goblin attacked is called a Cheongsum.

[@bustedsim]

That "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us line." is kinda corny and endearing, but it's also an artifact of America recovering from 9/11. It was a VERY patriotic time, hence all the American flags and togetherness. The first teaser trailer actually had the twin towers featured prominently, so there _may_ have been a sequence involving them at some point, but obviously they were excised from the film (and pretty much every piece of media coming out at the time)

[@Сайтамен]

JK Simmons (the newspapaer guy) was in Spiderman Far From Home post credit scene, that's why you recognise him.

[@ericdanialnavarijo3849]

I can’t wait to see your reaction to Spider-Man 2 (2004)! That one is my personal favorite comic book movie!

[@tonymoyer2817]

There are actually some older movies from the late 70s early 80s, lower budget but I remember them fondly.

[@gottahavefaithtv1514]

Plot Twist: When Norman asked how Peter got the cut and left, Norman just wanted to find and hunt down the Bike messenger that cut Peter and ask him to apologize because Norman loves Peter like his own son. 😂🤣

[@mrlol2238]

So funny. To see the difference between, when a girl puts a guy in the friend zone vs a guy putting girl in friend zone. Lololol

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!

[@dethwizard]

Yes!

[@Halderic]

17:31 "a guy with eight hands. sounds hot' that actor is Lucy Lawless, better known as Xena Warrior Princess!

[@BATMAN-ys3re]

Because there are some moments in the spider man no way home... That you will miss them and will be not able to strongly connect to them without these 5 movies 😁 Go for it in row

[@CarmenJonnes06]

I'm new to this channel but I do believe that Mary is one of The Knights Who Say "Ni" specially in this movie

[@chicblick]

Maguire is my Spiderman. Now, like you said, it's impossible to tell if it's because he was my first exposure to the character, or if the OG movies are better. It's impossible to remove the nostalgia when talking about this trilogy.

[@seriousleesgaming3042]

Tobey was my 1st Spider-Man, and while there's a ton of nostalgia value, I've been able to adapt to each new actor and series along the way. They all have their ups and downs, and I don't know if I could call any of them "best", but I'm really happy with the MCU Spider-Man in Tom Holland.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I’m pretty much the same. For overall Spider-Man movies, I prefer Spiderverse, but for live action, I’d go with Andrew Garfield’s Spidey, though I think Tom Holland is doing a great job in the newer films. And, of course, there will always be the nostalgia factor for the original trilogy, with Tobey. There’s also the fact that this movie showed that a well made, interesting superhero film can attract broad groups of viewers & turn a profit.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Spider-Man TAS was my first

[@Mr.Ekshin]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming - Tobey at least LOOKED like a teen, though MJ in this one looked about 30. And Andrew Garfield DEFINITELY looked too old to play a teen, as did the leading lady. I hate it when they cast actors in their late 20's and early 30's to play teens... it takes you right out of the film. - PS - Tom Holland was VERY well cast. He was barely out of his teens when that film came out, and he had the physical background (gymnastics) to do a lot of the action.

[@jessecortez9449]

I see a lot potential in Tom Holland but I thi I the MCU holds him back. They had him ride Tony's coattails for far too long, as if they wanted him to be Iron-Lad rather than Spider-Man. But I put most of that on Disney as they just want to pump out the same formulaic stuff for the sake of ticket sales and merchandise. They've done the same with Thor cause he seems to keep being a man child despite losing his family, his kingdom and fighting to save the entire universe.

[@vanyadolly]

@@jessecortez9449 This. Tom Holland is great in the role, but the MCU dis the problem. There's no room for Spiderman to develop as his own person when they have to shoehorn the entirety of the MCU into his story. Tony Stark is the worst thing that happened to him. I felt this way about a lot of the recent MCU movies. They almost reach greatness but then they remember they're a Marvel movie and have to be bogged down with everything that entails.

[@brandonspain12345]

Happy 20th Anniversary Spider-Man!!

[@Daremo6969]

you're intro reminded me of the Pitch Meeting for No Way Home. the guy he was pitching to never saw the previous ones, so the write sent him off to watch them, cos he wouldn't appreciate much of the call backs to the previous mmoovies.

[@DavidMyrmidon]

I can't believe that I forgot that Thanks Giving line, apart from The Bridge Speech, it's one of my favourites.. 'Work was Murder'. 😂 The thing that makes me personally like this version of Spiderman above most (if not all) adaptations.. was a) That intro. And b) The Webbing. Or, lack of Web-shooters. I'm one of those who have never been a fan of The Web-shooters, especially since it REALISTICALLY involves in 90% of what he does.. the 10% is half and half between jumping, and crawling. ...and there was nothing more annoying than watching someone go, "Oh, man.. I'm running low on web-shooters" in The Middle of a Fight. SO Annoying. I also just remembered.. this was the only version where an Uncle Ben says his iconic line word for word too. I thought that was cool too. Anyways.. cool reaction.

[@konstantinospapakostas2217]

I remember the time it got out in theaters and it was absolutely bonkers! There was no hype machine then so everything was very mouth to ear as far as how good the movie was. It really was one of those movies that at the time people were going crazy about. The second one was quite the same if not more! It was the time that superhero movies in general did not have the productive attention that they deserved from the people making them... Blade and Spawn are a good example of that at that time. But when spiderman came out... oh boy.. it was a craze!

[@keitholsen8787]

I met the wrestler that Bone-Saw was beating up before the cage match. I barely came up to his shoulder, really nice guy.

[@EpicDave]

Trust me. It's worth it that you're watching these movies now. You'll be so happy you did this 🙂

[@FilthyFrankenjoyer]

28:40 Aunt May realizing Peter is Spider-Man

[@jordanlewis8073]

Owh dang, your going for all spider-man movies before the latest? If so, I'm stoked 🤘🤘

[@jakerobinson9475]

In regards to Ben and May’s age, it does actually make some sense in the comics. I can’t remember what issue it was but one had a flashback that established that Ben had to actually take his brother Richard with him on dates with May, with Richard looking like a child while Ben looked to be a decade older than him if not a few years more. If we assume Peter was born when Richard was 35 (since he was a fully trained CIA agent in the comics it seems likely Peter was born when Richard was in his 30s), Ben would have been 45 and at the time Peter got his powers (17/18 in this film, 15 in comics) Ben would be in his 60s. The actors for May and Ben here are much older than that but still it’s not that impossible for them to be in their 60s.

[@gottahavefaithtv1514]

When you play a bunch of Pokémon games for hours upon hours: “You know, I’m something of a Pokémon Master myself.”

[@andrewmadeloni7173]

Hi Mary, fairly new to your reactions and I a so glad I found them. Here are 4 of my favorite courtroom films (in no particular order) "The Verdict" with Paul Newman. "and Justice for All" with Al Pacino, "Inherit the Wind' with Spencer Tracy, and "The Lincoln Lawyer" with Matthew McConaughey. Hoping you view them as a reaction or just for yourself. Looking forward to more of your wonderful reactions!

[@ClutchSituation]

T-shirts that say "Nay nay nay!" That is my merch pitch.

[@walterw9829]

Best reaction. Especially, at the end.

[@jeffthompson9622]

I enthusiastically anticipate your reaction to Spider Man 2.

[@williamrosmer8381]

the scene with the new yorkers throwing stuff at green goblin was added because the movie came out right after 9-11

[@defunctus408]

It's a Thanksgiving Dinner which is a traditional gathering of family and friends.

[@puebloking8280]

I still definitely hold this movie in higher regard than anything Marvel dropped since 08. This is The Original classic Superhero movie that set the tone for the future of movies.

[@dennismason3740]

For old-timers it's pretty much chronological - Toby defined Spider-Man after decades of comics. The other Spider-Men are excellent as well.

[@MST3Killa]

This movie came out not long after 9/11. There were advertisements showing the twin towers with webs between them leading up to the terror attacks and with this whole movie taking place in New York City, it has a special place in a lot of people's minds. They took out the scenes and stopped the promos of the twin towers because they thought people would be too upset by it (probably correct assumption at the time) and added scenes of New Yorkers thumbing their noses at the bad guys. The whole 'you mess with one of us you mess with all of us' part.