With Spider-Man: Homecoming storming through box offices this weekend, we here at Def Pen thought it would be the perfect time to rank our favourite web-slinging vigilante movies. Over the past 15 years, fans of the Marvel superhero have had their fair share of Spidey movies to enjoy (6 to be exact), with some of them being head & shoulders better than the others. So without further ado, here are our rankings for best & worst Spidey movies:
#6: Spider-Man 3
‘Spider-Man 3’ has been universally trashed by fans and critics ever since it’s release back in 2007. The film has spawned countless meme’s (Emo Spidey) and actually has managed to stay topical longer than the other Raimi Spider-Man films. Just not for the reasons any normal human being would hope for. Apart from the laughable subplots and dance numbers, the film’s biggest injustice is perhaps in ruining one of Spider-Man’s most classic villains. Venom is only in the film for around 30 minutes despite the film’s marketing and poster featuring Venom everywhere. To top it all off venom is portrayed by the guy from that 70’s show and for some odd reason doesn’t feel the need to cover his face part of the time. Instead, he decides to show off his sick frosted tips instead. The 3rd movie in this trilogy is really lucky we live in a world where ‘Batman and Robin’ exists, otherwise, it might be known as the worst superhero film of all time.
#5: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The second instalment of the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man run did not impress fans as much as the first movie of the franchise in 2012, even though it included some Classic Spidey villains like Green Goblin, Rhino and Electro. Even a perfectly executed Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) death scene could not save this film from the stale moments it had. By this time in the franchise, Garfield’s Spidey had already garnered a lot of criticism due to people not being sold on his best Peter Parker impersonation.
#4: The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man exists partly due to the catastrophic failure that was Spider-Man 3. Being the first reboot after a major failure is never easy but The Amazing Spider-Man managed to handle that challenge with a minor degree of success. Garfield was solid as Spidey and Emma Stone was the best Gwen Stacey we’ve seen yet. Though, convoluted action and terrible CGI managed to mitigate most of the successes that were made on a human level in the film.
#3: Spider-Man
In 2002, the world was introduced to Toby Maguire’s Spider-Man and his iconic touch on the character (except Emo Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3) has arguably left a void in the role that no one will be able to fill. With a star-studded cast that had Kirsten Dunst as Spidey’s damsel in distress Mary Jane, James Franco and Willaim Dafoe as Harry and Norman Osborn, respectively, the film couldn’t fail. This Spider franchise was the only one that actually had the web-slinger produce web’s of his own, rather than creating a device to shoot webs out of seen in the Garfield’s Spidey and in Homecoming.
#2: Spider-Man: Homecoming
The return of Spider-Man was everything fans of the franchise could hope for. The reboot restored the franchise to its former glory by embracing a more traditional take on Spider-Man, while also modernising a lot of the characters and situations. The humour, action and story were all on point in Homecoming making the best in the franchise since Spider-Man 2 back in 2004.
#1: Spider-Man 2
#1 and #2 on this list are nearly tied with each other for the top spot. It’s hard to debate between Tom Holland’s much younger version of Peter Parker compared to Maguire’s already grown up Parker but Spider-Man 2 has to take the edge. The 2004 sequel had Alfred Molina play an iconic Doctor Octopus who faced off against Spidey, blaming him for his wife’s death, while Parker himself had to deal with his troubled best friend Harry Osborn. The movie really takes the cake for having both the best plot and best action scenes that you could ask for out of a Spidey movie.
That wraps up our ranking for ‘worst to best’ Spidey Movies. Do you agree or Disagree? Hit us up @DefPen on Twitter & Facebook to let us know what you think!
