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Spider-Man 3 vs The Amazing Spider-Man 2

posted 5 years ago by BurningSun (717)
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Which bad Spider-Man movie is better? Both have the exact same problems: too many villains, an unfocused plot that could’ve been chopped into two movies, far overlong, jarring tonal shifts, ridiculous comedic moments that are too stupid to be funny, and wasting tons of long anticipated potential from fans of the comics. The difference is that SM3 was one of the biggest hits of 2007, wheras TASM2 was a flop that killed its franchise. Which is better?

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The spider man franchise is dead?

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

What? I never said that. Though it may be after this whole Sony thing.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

You wrote that TASM2 killed the franchise.

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

“Its” franchise, not “the” franchise. Yeah it did, it killed the Amazing Spider-Man franchise.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I see.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7370) 5 years ago

Imo, SM3 was better. The first two films meant that you really invest in Peter and there are so many unintentionally hilarious moments in the film that you can't help but enjoy parts of it even if you don't like the film overall. And, despite it's many flaws, it didn't really spoil the previous two films in anyway. You get to say, but at least 1 and 2 were really good, and 3 had a lot of missteps.

But both Amazing Spider-Man films are mediocre - again, imo - so the second film really confirms that this particular franchise doesn't work.

[–] janelsenor (2048) 5 years ago

The Amazing Spider-Man franchise just sucked in general. It was only made for Sony to hold onto the rights.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i think the first film is pretty good. not as good as either of the holland films or the first two raimis, but it was solid & enjoyable, & they could have built something worthwhile out of it.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i know everybody beats up on sm3, but i still think it's a fun movie & i can happily watch it. it's clearly a big step down in quality from the 2nd film, but i reliably have a good time whenever it plays near me. i think it's average by cbm standards.

asm2 i think is genuinely below average. even the effects looked sup-par from what i recall. the only thing i'll give it credit for is that i thought it handled the 'iconic spider-man moment' really well. a shame that they chose to put that event in this otherwise cluttered, shambolic mess.

andrew garfield is clearly a first-rate actor, but ultimately i think he was a little too good-looking & his peter was just a bit too cool. i like my peter parker to be a true social outcast.