The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - Movie Review

The Amazing Spider-Man was a fast-tracked reboot after the creative process of Raimi's Spider-Man 4 fell apart. Despite always liking the movie overall, I've never been able to connect with this version of the character...and I finally figured out why.
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[@TeckKnowsBest]

I’m in a weird place. I grew up with both franchises both the Tobey and Garfield. They both have a special place in my heart. I like both versions.

[@SupermanFan777]

Agreed! I see everyone hating these movies, but for me I loved them. I still rewatch them every couple months. Such good movies in my eyes. Maybe because I grew up with them, that I have them placed so close to me.

[@mirqcs]

Same I was born in 2006 so I grew up on both

[@taskforcekillah9722]

Same here amazing Spider-Man 2 was a turd though

[@TeckKnowsBest]

@@taskforcekillah9722 agreed. I like the first TASM tho.

[@Sonic171K]

Same

[@belowpressure]

I love when Spider-Man is quippy and makes fun of the villains, one of many reasons I love The Spectacular Spider-Man show(which I recommend to every Spidey fan) and I think these two films do that the best of the three live actions in that area, but they are still flawed and in some ways dissapointing

[@JSPokemonYT]

The Spectacular Spider-Man is my favorite adaptation of any Marvel Comic.

[@ChaseTheBass1]

I actually love the suit from this movie. And I love how Andrew actually acts like a spider, he makes the web in the sewers to find the lizard and he crawls around the lizard like an actual spider I've always loved, is it the best movie ever? No but I have a lot of fun with it

[@anthonyhudak9363]

I will say I enjoy this movie. With your point on Garfield's Parker I have a counter argument. Peter is a teenager so if he's given this power it'll likely make him more punkish. I also feel his behavior toward Ben ultimately made his death more tragic because of how he acted prior

[@jaredranks6131]

1. TASM 10/10 2. Spider-man 1 10/10 3. Spider-man 2 10/10 4. Homecoming 9.8/10 5. Far from home 9.8/10 6. TASM 2 8.5/10 7. Spider-man 3 8.5/10 All good movies

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

I like this film. As a whole this film isn't my cup of tea especially compared to the Tobey Maguire trilogy, but Andrew Garfield IS MY SPIDER-MAN. This guy made the film. You can tell TASM is made in a post-The Dark Knight era and that dark and gritty spin doesn't work for Spidey for me, has a very melancholic feel, especially compared to the epic, heroic and almost operatic Spider-Man 2002 and the more vibrant sequel TASM2, and the kid-friendly Tom Holland films (which I also don't like), but honestly, as a film, it is good. Andrew Garfield is definitely the heart and soul of the film, I empathize most with this 'cool' 'edgy' Spider-Man because he is a sassy, douchey, cool but lonely guy that has a lot of problems like anger and abandonment issues. I love how he is obsessed with his parents' disappearance, it gives him bit of a spy-like edge, and he at times are really dark and the whole motivation for him to become Spider-Man was out of vengeance, that he slowly figures out through helping people he could become a better person, almost like a self-redemption! That is a very interesting spin on the character, that sassiness have thrown a lot of people off but it works so well for me. Also Gwen Stacy is the best live-action Spider-Man love interest, period. The colour-grading is muted but the cinematography is great, I feel if they colour correct it it would be much easier to look at. The soundtrack is very typically James Horner, you can hear Aliens, Star Trek and Avatar, RIP.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Marc Webb is amazing

[@wickdaline8668]

The movie gets a little too much flack than it deserves. I think both iterations of Spidey, whether it'd be McGuire or Garfield, can work in the context of their respective universes. There's always pros and cons to each.

[@Xpertfusion]

I honestly love the darker tone

[@Xpertfusion]

@@BishopWalters12 and Tobey wasn’t moody in Spider-Man 2002 either?? The man’s uncle was murdered. Makes sense to have him like that for a bit

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

@@Xpertfusion you had a ton of side charecters to balance the tone in spiderman 2 tho

[@mrhorrorjunkie7873]

Fun Fact: Bruce Campbell was originally supposed to play Mysterio in the fourth Sam Raimi Spider-Man film because you remember when he’s the bouncer at MJ’s play in Spider-Man, he says “it helps maintain the illusion”, foreshadowing his return as Mysterio.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Am glad they didnt cuz it allowed MCU to use Mysterio in Far from home.

[@mrhorrorjunkie7873]

@@leonardobraynen1524 and they still got to use Bruce Campbell in the Multiverse of Madness so it’s a win win

[@leonardobraynen1524]

@@mrhorrorjunkie7873 sure. But he was very old tho

[@dalestrunk1749]

I really enjoy both of these. Love the story behind it and I love Andrew Garfield in the role.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

We not there yet, but how you feel about this, is how i feel about the second one. I loved this one, the lizard villain and emma stone carry tho 😅

[@Stefan_Gerards]

i getcha man, for me the Raimi trilogy will always be my favorite Spider-Man films. i still remember being super pissed when they cancelled Spider-Man 4.. still, i’ve always enjoyed this one and TASM2 for what they are and i think Andrew Garfield’s portrayal is pretty underrated, the TASM2 suit is in my top 3 after the Raimi suit and the red/black Tom Holland suit. i just rewatched TASM a couple days ago and i liked it more than i usually did before, and watching 2 as we speak. unpopular opinion: i like TASM more than Homecoming lol i am so HYPED to see No Way Home this week, shaping up to be my favorite since 3 😁

[@stevenpuente8153]

To me, this movie always felt like Sonys response to the Nolan trilogy of batman. Like it was their attempt at a dark and gritty reboot. Hollywood was trying this alot with varying degrees of success around this time like with Robocop and Dredd.glad you pointed it out too. They crank up the color and whimsical tone in the next one but I thought ASM 2 was a disaster.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Great video Cody as always. As for this film i actual really enjoyed it. It was refreshing seeing a new villain in a Spiderman film. The origin story was a little weak, from a writing standpoint. Some other writing issues, but overall I thought this was a great version of Spiderman and this world, as a Rami trilogy fanboy.✌ So excited for NWH. The one spoiler free review I saw has me thinking there are surprises coming. Don't know what to expect and that's exactly where I want to be.

[@shadowleon659]

My favourite live action Spider Man film.

[@NightmareKing305]

Awesome review man and on point too, yeah my thoughts on TASM were always wishy washy because 1) grew up with the raimi films so those were my go too if I was in a spider-man mood. 2) it just felt so weird that we just had to accept the fact that sony just wanted to move on when in reality there was still more to tell with the raimi SM universe. But at this point I have fun watching TASM movies because whether they wanted to fit in with the dark tones and change a whole lot but not really change anything, they still delivered watchable movies.

[@ZombLeaderStudios]

I grew up with Tobey’s Spider-Man and was 7 years old when Spider-Man 3 came out. Tobey is my Spider-Man. I had every action figure, burger king toy, t shirt, the video game, yadda yadda. I was obsessed. My mom rented it for me from Movie Gallery every weekend when I was in 2nd Grade and me and my friends would theorize about Spider-Man 4 at school daily. We would write down links to the fake fanmade trailers on KZbin that we totally believed were real and pass them around at school. I vividly remember that hype as a kid being crushed when I was 12 and I saw the trailer for this movie. Completely refused to watch it and wanted nothing to do with it. Gave it a shot in 2015 when I double featured both films and I didn’t think they were too bad. Didn’t watch them again though and really dug Tom Holland in Civil War going forward. Gave these two movies a rewatch a few weeks ago at College while binging the franchise and man, this movie just doesn’t work for me now. Really disliked it for all the same reasons. Something that drove me nuts was at the end when Peter is slipping off the slanted windowed roof of the building and Dr Connors saves him. Like, you’re Spider-Man! You can stick to the walls!

[@jacobsmovietalk]

I could agree with Cody my childhood was the Rami trilogy and honestly I hadn’t revisited those films in over 8 years so this recent rewatch was pleasantly surprised about TASM was awesome I love how much fun Andrew has a peter

[@Merit2397]

Hey Cody, thanks for reviewing the Sam Riami Spider-Man Trilogy, means a lot.

[@pedropulido2352]

Your reviews are so spot on

[@1ntelligentDiscourse]

This one is still my favorite. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone spending time together on screen is just head-and-shoulders better than any of the other combinations we've ever had, and for me, all other flaws in this one pales in comparison to that upside. I grew up with the Raimi films and like them all to a degree, I really loved this one when it came out and still do.

[@Yaris510]

"This movie has always felt like a Sony-Spiderman product to me." Yep, you've nailed it once again, Cody

[@dylanrutzen1240]

Yesssss, was waitin for this

[@MAMoreno]

This film is a real mixed bag for me. Marc Webb systematically fixed every single complaint I had with Sam Raimi's films, but it was all wasted on a movie that otherwise covered the exact same ground as Raimi's first Spidey flick. I did not need another origin story so soon, even if it's one with all of the unwanted schmaltz excised out of it. That said, the movie gets huge points for depicting 1. a Spider-Man who behaves like Spider-Man and 2. a love story that's charming rather than tedious.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

I feel like many viewers of ASM over think and analyze the movie when it's quite simple and empathetic. The main flaw is Parker's parent and him being destined to be Spiderman instead of the spontaneity of life

[@josh043p6]

Douchey Peter even ruins that one guy's future by stealing his badge as Oscorp 😂

[@anubusx]

That guy became a fugutive and escaped to the mcu.

[@chrismacias305]

Can't wait for tomorrow's review of Amazing Spider-Man 2. That's my worst one.

[@insectriarchy733]

“ maybe I would just be an aggressive, violent spiderman” felt man

[@Robalexe]

I love this movie personally

[@Trill_Tour]

I'm in my early 20's and I can tell you the Sam Rami movies are the Spider-Man movies of my generation. No one my age gives a damn about the Amazing Spider-Man movies.

[@jalenjohnson1662]

That’s interesting because when this film came out I saw so many people online saying how this was the first good Spider-Man film and how the Raimi trilogy is shit. Obviously I know a few people online don’t speak for everybody, but it’s good to see that the Raimi films still appeal to a younger generation.

[@Trill_Tour]

It was just so much different with places like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. You didn't need to see a movie in theaters to grow up with it

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

@@jalenjohnson1662 it all depends on where you search

[@doomsday3455]

Tobeys films are better, but Andrews universe has way more potential with how it ended. That second movie ended on like 5 cliffhangers, even literally mid battle with Rhino. Tobey's Spider man 3 felt like the end of a trilogy, whereas with Andrew, I'd be more excited to see a TASM3. Yes I'm aware I'm in the minority.

[@willstylz5021]

Well yes the web shooters being mechanical actually do matter for 1 it's actually comic accurate & it adds tension because he doesn't have unlimited web to use. Also it speaks to Peter's brilliance because he actually creates it himself, shows how smart he is rather than just showing him in class getting A's lol.

[@whodat879]

In theory yes but they don't really show it in the movie

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

When have they ever had a scene where they play with that tension tho? There's never a specific scene that focuses on Peter possibly running out of webs

[@seanharrington9584]

I think the best way to look at all the different Spider-Man movies is equate them to the comics. By this I mean that in the comics there are different creative teams. The writer will often takes the story in different directions and the artist sometimes changes the look of what Spider-Man and what the city looks like. This is just a long way of saying enjoy each version for what it is and try not to compare. There will always be creative teams in comics you love and others not so much. Myself I enjoy all 3 versions in the movies.

[@benshoaf7079]

Have you ever considered doing a watch of game of thrones and reviewing each episode? I love your style and feel that would be a really fun series.

[@mcsavage1846]

Great video, you should do Blade and X-Men movies and 2001's Thirteen Ghosts

[@Possum880]

Couldn’t agree more Cody, you could tell Raimi and his creative team truly loved Spider-Man and wanted to tell the best stories possible with those characters. I went into ASM open minded and was thoroughly disappointed, just felt like a product to me not a film. Great Reviews as always

[@Rav_Ram]

THATS where I've seen the actor for lizard before! I knew he looked familiar and it was because he was in little nicky

[@juantorres1730]

Cody Nice Childs play 3 shirt!!! CP3 is a instant classic great movie

[@chinonoelmoreno]

I'm lucky enough to have grown up with Tobey's spiderman a few years before Andrew's. I never liked Andrew's movies and I didn't like his take on Peter Parker.

[@mr.franco7259]

Im going to live on this island alone, but theres a thin line between chemistry and cringe and Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield are at times for me hard to watch. I hate the way Uncle Ben is killed in this movie in one of the dumbest ways possible, spidermans motivation being revenge at first, makes his costume to cover up his crimes, uncle ben’s killer plot being thrown away, over romanticizing his parents, dont care for this selfish version of peter parker and at the end he doesnt learn his lesson. Just not a fan of this movie. I do like the score, the effects, the stan lee cameo and emma stone looks great as a blonde. As always really enjoyed the review Cody!

[@coopercurtis8502]

The suit's textrue reminds me of a basketball! 🏀

[@HauntedbyHorrorMovies]

I agree with your review. I actually only watched this and the next movie for the FIRST time. I said no to this because of the last 3 movies and I couldn't believe how long it took for him to become spiderman with the same story and how long it took for the lizard to become the lizard for how little of a setup they have for him. And especially how long it takes for action to happen.

[@VisceraBand]

"maybe I would be a more aggressively violent Spiderman" hands down the funniest thing you have ever said. I replayed that line like 5 times

[@vincentcortez1081]

in the original comics , peter doesnt have organic webs , he actually did make web shooters

[@damenicionscott]

Unpopular opinion when this was coming out I knew I had too put my appreciation for Tobey Maguire aside and watch and give Andrew Garfield a shot of my favorite all-time superhero and surprisingly good

[@dirtbikeghost8825]

I grew up with Sam raimi series but this took my heart I love the amazing Spider-Man series🔥 Andrew is my Spider-Man

[@Blast2224]

I’ll admit, it wasn’t until I actually saw TASM that I enjoyed this new rebooted Spider-Man. I did NOT like the new costume, the teaser, the trailer, or really the casting. It looked like Sony was trying to wrap The Dark Knight around Spider-Man and I was about to be sick. But Andrew and Emma SOLD Peter and Gwen so well. I loved that they used faithful elements like Peter having to *make* his web and his costume. No Mr. Stark to Grandfather crap into his life conveniently to save the day. I also liked that Gwen was not some shrieking shrew that MJ had been reduced to by Spider-Man 3. She didn’t even scream when the Lizard cornered her and instead tried to ignite him. She did her best to keep her head in panicked situations. I also liked how Spider-Man fought: setting webs and listening for vibrations or wrapping the Lizard in a cocoon during the high school fight.

[@taylorpack7705]

Yeah Cody I see what you mean, When these first came out I hated them because I couldn’t see anyone else in the role besides Tobey but now going back and watching them now this is my second favorite of the 3. I feel Garfield deserved that third movie and it’s honestly ashamed we were left without it. I thought this one was very good, my only complaint which is kinda mixed is I felt the origin story and the movie as a whole is basically the first Spider-Man done over again with him just having Webb shooters this time but I do think they do an even better job showing his brains and really showing how he learns his powers.

[@jalenjohnson1662]

I hear what you’re saying about this film being a studio mandate rather than a passion project. That was two fold in the sequel to this film.

[@ScoundrullonYouTube]

I honestly think I would have liked this movie a lot more if his accent wasn't so rough, I mean it just seems so " Ayyy wachit I'm walkin heea " 😂

[@LeonardoKlotz]

I liked how they make the swings with practical effects They made Spiderman look way more real

[@jasonvoorhees310]

The cgi for the suite was phenomenal as well.

[@uhuhuh1966]

@@jasonvoorhees310 this is the worst suit design tho it’s hideous

[@jasonvoorhees310]

@@uhuhuh1966 i like it actually. Especially in the Spiderman game. I've always like the Andrew suite

[@uhuhuh1966]

@@jasonvoorhees310 the 2nd Andrew suit is great…this first one is trash lol looks like a basketball

[@Distnightly]

@@jasonvoorhees310 yeah the movie tie-in game for this was fucking awesome i have to admit

[@darkwolf9253]

I'd say this is my third favorite Spider-Man film.

[@Timelord007]

I enjoyed this one to be fair, great action & I liked the more serious tone however the sequel ruins all good ground work this film sets up. Great review Cody as always a balanced view on your likes/dislikes why I enjoy your reviews.

[@santos8468]

Wait, so Anna Hathaway was going to be Felicia Hardy? Hmm, how interesting that she went on to be Selina Kyle who is a very similar character.

[@jeffn4836]

I was in high school when the Maguire Spider-Man films came out (the first one at least) and I still prefer Garfield in the role. His Spider-Man moves better, hands down has the best webswinging (opening from TASM2 is untouched ) and integration of webs in his fights and has the best Spider-Man persona. It’s his Peter Parker that I’m not totally on board with. I never bought into Tobey either. He looked 30 in the first film (and don’t get me started on that Mary Jane. I’ll never underhand why he loved her). Id be most exited for a Garfield movie over a Maguire or a holland movie at this point.

[@JenMistress]

In wrestling, there is a term, transitional champion. It is when they put the belt on someone for a short time, only as a bridge between the previous champ, and the one the booker really wants as champ. Example, Bob Backlund to Iron Sheik to Hulk Hogan, Sheiky Baby was the transitional champion. Andrew Garfield to me feels like a transitional Spider-Man. Maybe because Toby Maguire got 3 movies, and now, Tom Holland has had 3 movies, not counting appearances in other MCU movies, but Andrew Garfield has only had 2. Maybe that's why it feels like it to me.

[@w33dn0se3]

Here's how I feel about the score for the movie: It's supposed to be more for Peter Parker than it is for Spider-Man. The whole movie is Peter's movie while TASM2 is Spider-Man's movie

[@seanyonthemic]

I’ve always enjoyed the first Amazing Spider-Man. I thought it was a decent update. I enjoy Garfield as Spider-Man but not so much as Peter Parker. I was excited for the potential of what it could be…even though I absolutely loved the Raimi trilogy (which Is my favorite iteration as well). It was the second one that really killed it.

[@TwistedSMF]

This one was just hard for me. I came from the 70's "Spiderman", I was a Sam Rami fan anyways? So the previous version of Spiderman I instantly fell in love with. So it's like for me...FUUUUCCCKKKK...A 3rd fucking version? I dunno man, I think I was just disappointed that 4 never happened. I need to watch these again. Try and give it another chance. If anyone has never seen the 70's version? Both seasons are right here on KZbin.

[@headshot217]

Major but simple issue with this film is lizards design. He looks awful he should have a crocodile snout and a lab coat and should be more of a practical effect either animatronic or make up mixed with cgi. Instead he just looks like bland, unispired goomba and worst of all very dated cgi

[@MattyIceLarch]

It's not as bad as I thought it would be, what Tom Hollands movies do is gets away from the formulas the last two franchises uncle Ben dies so on so forth, and also anyone think it was weird TMNT copied the ending lol always thought that was weird

[@Distnightly]

I never noticed that till now what the fuck you’re right

[@coreybethea5237]

Sam Rami Spider-Man is my Spider-Man.

[@spacepope87]

Those lateral moves were what it needed so it can differentiate from Raimi's films. The reboot was too soon so it's what it needed.

[@yaboib7760]

After 3 in 2007, I’ve never looked at a Spiderman movie since!

[@dormammusubjective5774]

I really liked TASM. I'm not really sure why because it was a retelling so soon after the original. Maybe it was just the cast, especially Stone and Leary. Leary was my favorite actor at the time because Rescue me was my favorite show that had just ended. I really liked the score, but it's not as memorable as Elfman's.

[@nathanslay6342]

I actually really like this movie. I appreciate the more realistic darker take on Spider-Man. I love the first two Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies more, sure. But I really like this one

[@walthersorsa4847]

I enjoyed this movie what it was and i dont think its that terrible. Great review Cody and take care and stay safe 👍.

[@Raelynnhall224]

Aye cody luv the work n I love the first trilogy. Jus had a 🤔 I think sony's take of spiderman came from the cartoon the amazing Spiderman late 90s early 2000 there very similar n I think the first trilogy used more of the stan lee comic books for it's take

[@andrewtessmer1644]

I liked this movie because I like Andrew Garfield as an actor. I enjoyed him in The Social Network and I really enjoyed him in Hacksaw Ridge.

[@ChefZak]

I believe Spiderman 4 was going to have Bruce Campbell as Mysterio as well.... oh well.

[@nickdorenkamp959]

16:11-16:14 except for the James Bond franchise which I think is probably the only franchise that actually learned a good lesson from the Dark Knight trilogy on how to do a reboot right which was go back to the source material.

[@dylanrea6728]

I love all 3 of them as Spider-Man, but Tobey is MY Spider-Man.

[@arzn253]

This movie was similar to Batman Begins with showing Peter's parents and making it darker and grittier than the Raimiverse. But there was a lot missing like the Osbourne's (yhh they briefly mentioned Norman but still), MJ, J Jonah Jameson, etc. And Spidey wearing Nikeys isn't right to me.

[@cinematastic1814]

I love this film. It’s a different take on Peter, but I admire that. He’s selfish in the beginning but that’s part of his arc. He’s selfish and when he gets powers he’s even more selfish. I think what was interesting is he doesn’t become SpiderMan until after he gets the suit. Him getting the suit was a step in his journey but he was still a vigilante and he wasn’t SpiderMan yet. He didn’t truly become Spiderman until the bridge scene. That’s the 1sts scene where he’s selfless. That point on Peter is a true hero and always looking for someone to save. That’s why he stops looking for Ben’s killer. For one thing he’s long gone by now, but primarily he was being a selfish vigilante. He has now learned great responsibility. Just later than Ben wanted him to. He felt the power and after the bridge scene (I think particularly when he’s sitting looking at his mask) understands the responsibility. He is now a selfless hero who will help everyone. He is no longer on a vengeful vendetta. Captain Stacy was right at that dinner scene. Peter was not protecting people, but now he’s finally learned and become SpiderMan. In this film we see his search for a father. His father left him at a very young age and then he had Ben. Ben was good enough but he continues to look for that fatherless void that was left in his life. Than he finds Connors. He gives Connors the formula and he becomes the Lizard. I just adore what they did with it and I relate to this Peter a lot more than Holland or Maguire (Love Maguire, don’t take that the wrong way). I feel like this movie had a lot of passion it was just hidden by Sony. The filmmakers clearly had passion. Andrew Garfield loves this character and the whole cast wanted to make something great. Marc Webb loves making movies and I can see in the director’s commentary and videos that he wanted to make something fresh and wonderful. Sony on the other hand had this made for the soul purpose of keeping the rights. That’s probably why I personally believe they (by they of course I mean Avi Arad) cut over 20 minutes of this movie out. That’s it’s biggest problem. Sony’s interference. It’s not so overbearing and thankfully I think they left the hung what is still a good movie, but they shouldn’t have cut so much out either way. I think Dr. Connors is a very underrated villain. He’s a man who wants a world without weakness and a world with people who are equal. I don’t think it’s so bad he turns the world into Lizards. It’s of course horrible, but it makes sense for his character. He wanted a world without weakness and overtime as he grows more and more insane he realized the best way for everyone to be without weakness and strong is to turn them all into lizards. I think this was better conveyed in the deleted scenes since there we see more of Connors. It was done well enough to where I understood and felt it in the movie but Sony stop cutting SK much out of your director’s movies. It’s a movie that tries to be very emotionally realistic. Not completely realistic because the villain is a giant lizard, but emotionally. Gwen Stacy is by far the best love interest out of the 3. She’s a character who wants to be more in this world in a way. Someone who feels like she can do more to help people and tries to. That’s why she’s constantly trying to actually help Peter. Like Peter she wants to help the people. She can’t do it with powers but she can help Peter. I’d give it an 8/10, #ReleaseTheWebbCut. It’s my personal favorite though that’s very biased.

[@Talesfromtheshelf]

Tldr

[@cinematastic1814]

@@Talesfromtheshelf Sorry

[@Xehanort10]

13:38 They gave Peter's parents a stupid backstory in the comics too where they were spies who were killed by a Communist who impersonated The Red Skull who was later killed himself by Johann Schmidt the real Red Skull. I don't know why because Peter's parents aren't important. His aunt and uncle raised him and it takes away from Peter being a normal guy who eventually becomes a hero if his parents were badass spies or genius scientists. It's why I don't like the "Richard Parker encoded his DNA onto the radioactive spiders so only Peter would get powers if he was bitten by one of them" thing in the 2nd film. Peter being bitten by the spider and getting the powers is supposed to be something that could have happened to anyone and it was him it happened to and he chose to become a hero to atone for not stopping the robber that killed Ben. The Amazing films having Peter be the only one who can get the powers and basically being destined to have them ruins that. I prefer heroes who choose to be heroes. "Destined chosen one" heroes are cliche to me.

[@JSPokemonYT]

I enjoyed this movie a lot, but there are a lot of problems with the film. I give it an 8/10.

[@dyllanjames8481]

My favorite Spiderman movie of all time ❣️🤘 So great. So genuine. So many great performances. I'm 26 and I grew up with Tobey. Sorry, Andrew takes the Spidey cake

[@Xehanort10]

9:29 The only other film I've seen him in is Hannibal Rising where he plays Vladis Grutas the leader of the group of Nazis who killed and ate Hannibal Lecter's sister Mischa.

[@adangarcia464]

Sony didn’t deserve raimi

[@ReviewTheCrew]

I prefer the changes in this movie, besides the untold story bit. I much prefer Garfield to Tobey because he feels more like the Spider-Man I grew up with rather the the goofier Raimi one. That's not to say I hate the Raimi trilogy as their quality is obviously overall better, but in terms of the character, I much prefer Garfield.

[@RussFerri]

I love Dennis Leary. I'd love to know your thoughts on the Rescue Me series! One of my favorite series ever.

[@whodat879]

I was about 7 when this movie came out but the rami version will ALWAYS be my spiderman

[@gnc623]

I like this movie. But the Raimi movies just had magic and charm that the movies following just didn't seem to capture. I thought every character was a downgrade from their Raimi counterpart, except for Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. Not to say that the actors and actresses in this movie are bad, but I just don't think they're as good, from Spiderman/Peter Parker to Harry to Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Also the Amazing Spiderman films are not nearly as quotable or meme-worthy like the Raimi films. The first Amaxing Spiderman though is definitely better than its sequel.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#IBlameAviArad

[@RayMcElroy50]

Fuck the memes They ruin everything

[@Distnightly]

The amazing Spider-Man 2 has it’s meme value in how bad the dialogue is

[@gnc623]

@@RayMcElroy50 (image of Peter sobbing over Uncle Ben)

[@taylorpack7705]

I thought they did a good job in Garfield’s but hollands are horrendous, I honestly don’t understand why everyone likes Tom hollands it’s like everything is a big joke now.

[@boomstickcritique902]

I like the idea of exploring Peter's parents however this film feels weak story-wise because of the fact it repeats so much of the original movie's origin story. The big problem I have with this one is it repeats the origin story nearly the same exact way as for the movie itself the film is fine it's better than Spiderman 3 but not 1 or 2. Far as Lizard goes the same thing he's better than the villains of 3 but not 1 or 2 him turning people into Lizards is what he always does in the comics so I don't mind it however the problem I have is nothing was done with it he should have had a Lizard army. Honestly, I thought Gwen Stacy just chemistry-wise alone was a huge step up from anything Mary Jane in that trilogy.

[@logantaylor578]

3 best Spider-Man film behind spider verse and Spider-Man 2 for me

[@AbefromAZ]

The lizards plan was dumb I always took it though as him trying to make humanity reach their full potential as it regrew his arm/made him stronger

[@Xehanort10]

12:25 Spider-Man's had some dark storylines but on the whole he's a very light hearted character so the dark tone of these films didn't fit. Just like how the dark tone of the early DCEU films didn't fit Superman or Flash and not only did it not fit the characters it didn't fit the story either.

[@tadeusticeghostal]

Man I dig that shirt. Props

[@kevindobson3701]

Andrew Garfield is crazy in the amazing movie called Under the Silver Lake Masterpiece, very underrated

[@MetalHead13Gaming]

Loving your spider man reviews 🤙👍

[@Trejohnsmith]

I will say this The Amazing Spider-Man movie isn’t my favorite of the 7 Spider-Man movies of the last 20 years I do feel Andrew’s version played the emotional side of Peter very good. As decent as this movie is and as much as they pulled from The Dark Knight trilogy in terms of tone Andrew as Spider-Man is great. The witty one liners, fighting like an actual spider, and the web slinging is great(probably the best). But, maybe for me both Sony’s versions didn’t work for me is because of the MCU hype. But this is a generous 6/10

[@legokid2022]

I love the amazing Spiderman film and after re-watching the amazing Spiderman i love andrew Garfield as Spiderman

[@Princeerockstarr]

I’m gonna have to disagree with Cody here. As a millennial myself I grew up with the Tobey Spider-Man movies but as an adult I see their flaws and problems . I think a lot of millennials hold onto the nostalgia of those films and don’t objectively critique them. The amazing Spider-Man films were not perfect either but still very enjoyable . Also I’m shocked Cody didn’t mention that the Garfield movies have the BEST spidey suits of all the movies . And finally I think the Holland movies meets a medium that has fixed mostly everything of what was wrong with the previous installments although I don’t think any of them are bad movies .

[@jasonlewis9240]

The poster said “ The Untold Story” when they told the exact same story

[@TheDemonicHorseman]

This movie has my favorite Spider-Man suit.

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

1:07 they initially wanted to do the fucking Clone Saga for Amazing Spider-Man 3…… yeah thanks but no thanks I’m good with what we hav now

[@Merit2397]

To me, Mark Webs first Amazing Spider-Man movie was just...meh. Enjoyed seeing it at theaters when I was in middle school but as I grew up, I became more and more distant from it and learned to appreciate the original trilogy much more. Andrew Garfield's take on the wall-crawler is great as Spider-man but as Peter Parker...eh? This isn't Peter Parker to me, this is "What if Marty McFly was Spider-man!!!"

[@bengrimm_up_all_night]

Yes! Agree with most of your negatives. 100% #teamraimispiderman

[@liamdeakin9670]

Agree with Cody on this one but the one other thing I don't like in this one is the suit, it just seems too rubbery

[@suganthram7767]

It kinda feels wierd whenever Spiderman is rebooted and you start to appreciate the predecessor version more.