![]() At this point, Sony knew they needed the Marvel Studios touch. So heavy is the shadow of Marvel Studios at this point that not even the strong chemistry of Garfield and Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy can save the franchise that ended with this instalment. Jamie Foxx’s Electro takes on a nerdy, Jim Carrey/Riddler personality that feels too comic bookish even for a superhero film, and Paul Giamatti’s Rhino isn’t even worth mentioning. ![]() Hipster Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) works well as a friend from Peter’s past but not as the next Green Goblin. We get a well-put-together Spider-Man suit that takes influence from the big-eyed comic-book versions of the ’90s, which makes up for how bad all the villains look. Andrew Garfield was a pretty good Spider-Man and an even better Peter Parker, if for no other reason than he looked like he was drawn by classic Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley. A movie far too focused on setting up future sequels to actually be any fun in the present, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a great example of a movie that took all the wrong lessons from the success. Alfred Molina gives a compelling performance as classic Spider-Man villain Doctor Octopus and composer Danny Elfman, with an assist from superstar comic artist Alex Ross in the opening credits and some fun-to-watch skyscraper web-swinging at movie’s end, gives us one of the greatest superhero movie scores ever.īack in darker times, when we were all convinced Spider-Man would never be a part of Marvel Studios, this was the best we thought we would get from a Spider-Man film post-Sam Raimi. ![]() Harry Osborn discovers that his best friend Peter is secretly Spider-Man and, convinced Peter killed his father, Norman Osborn/the Green Goblin, Harry goes down the dark path of becoming a Goblin of his own. 50, Tobey Maguire plays a frustrated Peter Parker who decides he’s no longer going to allow Spider-Man to get in the way of the things most important to him, mainly his love for Mary Jane Watson. Taking its cue from the “Spider-Man No More” storyline of 1967s Amazing Spider-Man No. Spider-Man 2 may not be able to hold the top spot for long with more movies from this promising new franchise on the way, but for now it’s still our top Spidey flick.
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