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The Amazing Spider-Man
YEAR2012
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The Amazing Spider-Man

A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.

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BANGER10/10 Banger — a special place in my heart0
EXCELLENTExcellent — would recommend to anyone1
GOODGood — had a good time0
MIDMid — won't think about it again0
BADBad — didn't have a good time0
AVOIDAvoid — I'd tell people not to bother0
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EXCELLENT@hepto
4 Oct 2026

Much greater start than the original spider man in my opinion. What I like about this version is that Garfield spiderman feels more real like a teenager, being a bit more aggressive and hot headed. What I really like about this movie is that it doesn't feel like an extension of the og spiderman but a whole new version with its own quirks. It gave some really good scenes such as the scene where he's in the underground like an actual spider. It also didn't lose on the funny aspect, such as when Peter was on the top of the skyline aura farming then getting a call from his auntie to buy some eggs, it creates a sense of realism, like oh yeah, he is just a random teenager that got superpowers. I felt a bit sad that the Anderson is a downgrade, and in this version I guess he doesn't have a best friend like Harry which makes him feel a bit more lonely. But all of that can be forgiven because we are blessed with Gwen. Gwen is like the single best thing that has happened to the movie. The original MJ was my least favourite part of the story. But then Gwen rocks in and is like I'm gonna deliver the most down-to-earth, sweet, and non-cheating romance spiderman has to offer, and she did, and it was great. And the icing on the cake, she even helped out in the fight against the villain.