With great power comes great responsibility - and five appearances on the big screen.
But which Spider-Man film will come out on top?
Its whether or not that interpretation tends to work for you thats likely to inform your own personal preference.
With that in mind, heres my take on how they stack up against one another.
Not attempting to capture or even cure him, but simply to kill him.
Is this what we want from Spider-Man?
A reinforcement of the idea that might makes right?
Its the biggest problem with the latest film, but its far from the only one.
Well… yes and no.
Yet in their own way, each has at least something to recommend it.
As it is, very little about the strand works at all.
James Francos constant scene-chewing, as fun as it is (So good!)
But its still hard to consider it a particularly good film in its own right.
That narrative had already been done pretty definitively less than a decade previously.
Neither one thing nor the other, it never really convinces you of its need to exist.
(But the bit with the kid in the car, and the mask?
That bit is wonderful.)
scene, which might actually be the single worst moment in the entire franchise.
Kirsten Dunsts Mary Jane, too, is generally more of an irritant than a benefit to the film.
Hes maybe lacking the cocky wit of Garfields portrayal, but thats not necessarily a bad thing.
(Seriously, Marvel/Sony: just bite the bullet and bring him back for the next one.
Theyll be happy you did it, honest.)
But its still a massively enjoyable romp of a film, and its importance cant be understated.
And it really shows.
Plenty of this is down to the villain.
So the Spider-Man no more!
plot strand is a crucial phase in his development the next major turning point after Bens death, even.
Indeed, that scene maybe best exemplifiesSpider-Man 2s biggest asset: its sheer confidence.
