So I Rewatched Every Spider-Man Movie

So, the last two weeks, I've been rewatching every cinematic Spider-Man movie, a move inspired by the recent leak of the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer. That's 8 movies, made in the span of 19 years, and some better than others. Some I actually enjoyed. Others were a bit... more frustrating but I'll get to those, because I'm ranking every one. Starting from worst and ending with the best.

8. Spider-Man 3

I still remember when I was a 9-year-old kid. I had seen the first Spider-Man film (but not the second), and I remember the marketing for when this movie came out. I was so excited that I gobbled up everything about Spider-Man 3, the children's books, the toys, the games. I was so hyped. And while I never saw it in theaters, I did rent the DVD later and it blew my mind.

Now as an adult, I have to question what 8-year-old me was thinking. It's not all that good. I found it hard to sit all the way through this one. The entire thing felt like an angsty teen drama and didn't even feel like a superhero movie until the end where Spidey fought Venom and Sandman. If I could just watch the beginning of the movie, and skip to the end, and ignore all the mess in between, that'd be great.

I'd watch Spider-Man 3: How it Should Have Ended on YouTube over the actual movie any day of the week.

(I DID enjoy that armored truck fight with Spidey vs Sandman though. That was well-done)

7. Spider-Man: Far From Home

This movie was... okay.

It's not the atrocity that Spider-Man 3 was, but it didn't quite live up to the better Spider-Man films either. It's quite a step down from Homecoming, which I thought was a good movie.

The good aspects of this movie was the romance between Peter and Michelle. I thought that was nice. It was also cool to see how everyone is reacting to the events of Avengers: Endgame in this one, particularly the death of Tony Stark.

Everything else was meh. I didn't care much for the actor playing Mysterio, and Peter's actions were more annoying in this film than anything else. Half of the problems in this movie were Peter's fault to begin with.

What happened to the "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" guy? Not really the Spidey I grew up with. But whatever. It's still a decent popcorn flick.

6. The Amazing Spider-Man

I actually really liked the Amazing Spider-Man film series. It had so much heart and love for the source material. I felt like the first Spider-Man movie in 2002 had the feel of bringing a live-action comic book, whereas this one seemed to aim for a more realistic take of what Spider-Man could be like in real life. Peter Parker in this movie felt more believable as a possible real life teenager than Peter in the 2002 film.

The realistic and grounded take on the characters made this film so interesting, and I loved that Spider-Man actually made funny quips the way he does in the comics.

Can't say the movie is perfect though. The movie can be a bit slow at times, and I'm still not sold on Spider-Man's costume in this movie. They could've done better.

5. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Unlike Far From Home, Homecoming was pretty good. For one thing, unlike Far From Home, this one had more funny moments. The jokes in this one just landed better. It was an enjoyable coming-of-age story and seeing Peter initially wanting to handle big-league stuff, only to later accept that he was better suited for friendly neighborhood crime fighting just felt so Spider-Man to me. It doesn't hurt that Iron Man is also in this, and I do love that character.

I was also satisfied with Michael Keaton's performance as the villain of the movie. I seriously wish he could return in the Spider-Man: No Way Home movie in some capacity. I doubt it, though.

4. Spider-Man

This one held lots of nostalgia for me, being not only the first Spider-Man movie I ever saw, but one of the first movies I ever saw. I was a mere tyke when I saw this for the first time.

It was nice to see that it still holds up years later. Unlike the Amazing Spider-Man movie, this one felt more larger-than-life, with more action packed superhero drama and an epic struggle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin.

Mary Jane was also likeable in this movie and not annoying like she would be in future films.

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2

I'm in the minority with this opinion as I've seen this movie get a lot of hate, but I couldn't help but love this one and I still do. For one thing, this soundtrack in this movie was better than the soundtrack in any other Spider-Man movie. The costume that Spider-Man wears in this movie is the best I've seen.

I loved how Electro was depicted as a tragic character and the drama Peter and Gwen had in this movie didn't feel like the angsty teen drama from Spider-Man 3, but it was heartfelt and tragic.

Most of the things in this movie was done so well. In fact, it was this movie that made Andrew Garfield my favorite actor to play the role of Spider-Man. It's a shame that there was never an Amazing Spider-Man 3 because this movie sadly left a lot of dangling plot points.

2. Spider-Man 2

I remember I watched this movie YEARS after I first saw Spider-Man and Spider-Man 3. So I was pretty curious to see what the second Spider-Man movie would be about when I first saw it.

I had definitely missed out as a kid because this movie was honestly the best of the original trilogy. To this point, it is probably still one of the most memorable superhero movies ever made, not least of which because of the fantastic villain who had a touching redemption arc at the end.

But what made this movie really stick out to me is just how average a guy Peter is, and how this alter-ego of his was slowly ruining his life, causing him to wish so many times that he could no longer be Spider-Man... only to have his wish granted.

What a great movie.

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

This was probably the only Spider-Man movie I saw in theaters as opposed to renting or buying it on DVD. When I walked out of that theater, I seriously wanted to go see it again.

After many lackluster MCU films, the Spider-Verse movie felt like a breath of fresh air. The animation was perfect, the story was perfect, the voice acting was perfect, and the humor was perfect.

This movie was truly a comic-book adapted onto the big screen, and serves as a shining example of just who Spider-Man really is, especially the fact that he could be just about anybody if the circumstances are right.

The kind of movie that makes me feel like even I could be Spider-Man. If only I had a radioactive spider...