The WORST Spider-Man Movie - (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Retrospective) 

I like it. Also Electro’s theme is a straight up masterpiece

This movie had issues... yet I felt the most invested in this one out of all the Spidey movies. Andrew and Emma were the strongest selling point easily. Andrew's my favorite Peter Parker. Tobey and Tom were so "aw shucks/cutesy" that they don't actually come off as multifaceted people who actually exist. TASM Peter was an admirable man, but he's also got a gritty/vulnerable side that's necessary for Peter Parker. Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy is my favorite love interest of ALL Spider-Man media. I always liked Gwen's personality and background in the comics way more than MJ (Gwen being raised by a upstanding officer and wanting to be a scientist make her feelings for Peter really feel natural). In TASM they gave Gwen so much likability and charisma that add made her really perfect. I loved how she was let in on Peter's secret identity and helped him save the day and was proud of his heroism. The chemistry between Andrew and Emma really sold the romance better than the Raimi or MCU movies ever did. I loved how Peter and Gwen both loved each other so much that the conflict came from both wanting the other to have a path that fulfilled them, rather than how in the Raimi films made Peter and MJ barely allowed to be shown as a couple. In TASM the feelings of love felt so real. Plus I like that both are really kind people. Both stood up to Flash when he was bullying a kid. They also had empathy for Max when he became Electro. What wasn't good about TASM2 was Harry... the direction they did with Harry was so, so bad! I actually recall thinking that him having this degenerative ailment WAS something that was very sympathetic and interesting. However, his abrupt and unconvincing shift from decent guy to pure evil with killing Gwen to spite Peter... it was forced writing for Harry to do that. Firstly, who is Harry to Peter and why should I care? His relationship with Peter is childhood friends who never saw each other in years. His feelings of betrayal didn't work. Peter and Gwen are BOTH noteworthy geneticists who cured Dr. Connors' Lizard transformation together! If anything Harry SHOULD have the two of them to come up with a cure. MAYBE then in the next film after he's become friendly with the two he could start to degenerate mentally because only the physical side-effects were taken care of. With this one film where Electro is the main antagonist... Harry's too shoehorned in.

There's an alleged scene that did not make it past storyboarding. It takes place after Max wakes up at the coroners. The first thing he does is shamble his way back to his home. There, he finds his abusive mother celebrating his death and enjoying his life insurance money. He would walk in confused and be trying to tell his mother that he is okay while she screams to get away from her. He would then go to give her a hug and end up electrocuting her. After accidentally killing his own mother, Max's headspace would make a lot more sense. I wish I could find out more, but it looks like a lot of this deleted scene discussion has been lost to the interwebs. But I do remember reading about it shortly after the movies release, alongside accurate discriptions of the Richard Parker at the grave and other cut scenes from the movie that were eventually released on dvd

People shouldn't blame Marc Webb for the failure of this franchise They should blame AVI ARAD for stuffing so many characters for the sake of toys sales

While TASM2 is certainly the weakest and most flaw-filled Spider-Man movie, part of me absolutely loves watching it. Garfield & Stone, Zimmer’s music, Spidey’s suit, a lot of the action, and a bunch of moments (especially the Times Square scene, “ground rules”, Spidey saving the kid, and Aunt May’s monologue) are great. The movie itself is messy, overstuffed, cartoony (in a strange way, unlike Raimi’s films), inconsistent with both the previous film and itself, and quintessentially Un-Spidey by adding the idea that ONLY Peter could’ve been Spidey. But I still have fun with it, there’s enough to carry me through.

I feel like a director's cut could do wonders for this film. There are some important deleted scenes missing from the movie, as well as quite a few scenes that could use some editing.

The story has its flaws. But i have no problem saying that this movie had by far some of the best web slinging shots ive ever seen. And the final electro fight is a battle i have no problem rewatching from time to time. Not to mention i just love Andrew as spiderman (and his suit)

This is the movie that made people retroactively hate the first The Amazing Spider-Man. Then No Way Home made people love it again 😂

RIP Laura Ziskin and Alvin Sargent Spider-Man was nothing without them

i really enjoyed tasm 2 and i still do because of peter's conflict with himself, peter and gwen dynamic, andrew and emma stone chemistry and the great action sequences and cgi. story is all fucked i know, it's a mess but i have my reasons for liking it, the music is great. love the suit

Even after ruining everything twice They gave AVI ARAD a big thank you in the credits of NWH

Tasm 2 is a movie I enjoyed much better as a adult than a child. I didn't hate it as a kid but I was confused when I watched it the first time around. While i do share the same criticism I had when I was a kid I'm still blown away how beautiful this movie it is. This is the movie with the best cgi, vfx, cinematography combat and actors

The Times Square sequence is my favourite scene in the movie because it’s all about escalation and Peter acts rationally and emphatically for once.

I actually didn't hate the parent storyline but what i did hate was that they deleted important scenes for that arc and i hated how they introduced harry and then turn him into the Goblin into the same movie it felt forced

If Sony greenlits TASM3, they need to get rid of AVI ARAD first Or it will be just another failure

*I really like TASM 2. It is not that bad.*

Is because of AVI ARAD that KRAVEN THE HUNTER and BORDERLANDS will suffer the same fate He'll ruin them the same way he ruined MORBIUS

The more grounded approach to Spiderman was actually a great idea since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby designed Spiderman to be the more street level superhero that deals with the villians that look more like one we might see in real life if Scifi was real. And that's why it's difficult to make Spiderman more larger than life.

The way I see the whole Peter’s DNA and the Spider thing or whatever we’re calling it is how FilmSpeak put it in his review for this movie, it was still about “will Peter become Spider-Man” but in a different way, I definitely think the Spider biting Peter and him becoming Spider-Man by chance is much better but here it’s more like “will Peter decide to be Spider-Man, will he accept it” so he could still not be Spider-Man, it’s all a part of him but it’s his decision if he’ll be that which I think is how anyone would be, I mean if anyone figured out that only they could be what they can become, it’s still their decision to actually be that or not. That’s not to say I really like this decision, the by-chance bite and how anyone could’ve been bitten is definitely better but I don’t think this is bad, I still would’ve preferred if it was left out though

Surely there was less actual Spider-Man screentime in Spider-Man 2 than this. *SURELY*

Best part of this movie is seeing Spidey try to talk his enemies down first. He keeps trying to de-escalate situations until he has no other choice.

I wanted Marc Webb to have a second chance What I didn't wanted was to see him working with Disney on their live-action remake of Snow White

When you think about it, this movie is no different from Spiderman 3. There is a very fine line and clear way of seeing who's movie this was supposed be. Spiderman 3, with Sandman was clearly Sam Rami bleeding through. Venom and Bully Maguire, that was Sony's doing. The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the Peter's parents plot was clearly Sony and Avi Arad's incompetence. The action sequences and Peter/Gwen was Marc Webb. They all deserved better tbh. Sony and WB are the most incompetent companies Ive ever seen. #BoycottWB #BlameAviArad

Peter told Harry No because of what happened with the lizard in Tasm1 Peter help create the lizard

"The Worst Spider-Man Movie" Wouldn't that be far from home?

Gwen didn't have a " high paying job" at Oscorp. She was an intern.

18:49 Back when I first watched it in the theaters in 2014 on its opening weekend, I too noticed that it's the Turn Off the Dark suit. Mainly due to me keeping up with anything related to Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, minus actually seeing it in New York 'cause I've always been a Californian since day one. And still am to this day.

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Title:The WORST Spider Man movie Morbius:It's......Morbin time? 🥺

I DON'T CARE NOBODY SAID THIS IS THE BEST SPIDERMAN MOVIE

The Evian ad is phenomenal!

I thought of a way electro could fit into the time theme. Once he gets captured, he starts running out of electricity in his body. Dr. Kafka could tell him that he needs electricity to survive and that he’s running out of time which is why he would go to the power plant, to keep himself alive. It would also link better into Harry’s goblin story since it’s similar. Just an idea that could help make tasm 2 themeatically coherent.

Richard Parker deleted scene is not Canon because it contradicts the movie

There’s a bunch of this I don’t agree with, and I need time to write that all out. I do however appreciate that this is clearly made in good faith, and that even though you clearly don’t like it much you made sure not to unnecessarily rag on it, really trying to embrace the film on its own terms and learn to appreciate it. Thank you for that. I’ll tag you on twitter or something if/when I write up something on why I love this film so much.

If a studio interferes with a spiderman movie franchise ONE MORE TIME, I am going to lose it...

Hold up, is that pc spider man modded tasm2 suit in thumbnail?

Well, I just watched this movie for the first time last night. Despite all the criticism, I went in hoping there was some chance that this would be a hidden gem as I'd argue the first one was. About an hour in, I wanted to shut it off... That said, the movie isn't all bad, so here's what I liked: Garfield's Spider-Man/Peter is, without a doubt, the best part of this movie. I love how personable Spider-Man is in the film. They really hit the nail on the head when it comes to depicting him as the "friendly neighborhood" hero. Showing him help and cheer up that little kid, praising him for his science project. How he knows the cops by name. And will call someone by their own once he catches sight of a name tag. How he earnestly tried to diffuse the situation with Max, who he could see was just lonely and confused. Little things like that stand out and serve to make him incredibly likable. That montage of his heroics as you hear new yorkers give their opinions on him is quintessential Spider-Man and one of the best scenes in the movie. The chemistry between Peter and Gwen just puts a smile on my face in almost every one of their scenes together. The touching moment between Peter and Aunt May is another highlight. A good bit of the humor works in this movie. Spider-Man is sharp and quippy as he should be. The score is nice. The action is a mixed-bag, but there is some great stuff there, and the web-slinging shots are by far the best in any of the Spider-Man movies. Everything else is a dumpster fire. I regret being so harsh, but I'm honestly just frustrated and disappointed. The plane crash scene feels jarringly out of place, and it's lengthy to boot. The initial fight is over the top for the sake of a bombastic opening sequence. I love Spider-Man joking around, but that doesn't work so well when cars are getting absolutely decimated. Gwen's speech is laughably on the nose. Might as well put a giant neon sign above her that reads, "SHE WILL DIE." I think it could've worked if they were much more selective about the parts of the speech we heard initially. Having a greater impact when Peter goes back to it after her death. It's something this film does a lot, give us too much initial information. Leaving later scenes to carry almost none of the weight they otherwise would have. We don't feel Peter's doubt about his father because we already know Aunt May was fed a lie. Max is horribly executed. I think they should've used him to mirror Peter. A lonely, social outcast who accidentally stumbles upon great power. Then, you explore what one does with that power without the same moral compass. That could've been interesting, but no, instead, we get pathetic weirdo who is desperate for any attention or validation. It's honestly just painful to watch. In my opinion, the whole Harry plot-line is this movie's biggest failing, which really sucks given he is the reason Gwen dies. I don't actually mind him coming out of nowhere and being Peter's childhood friend. The one scene they have to rekindle their friendship is quite nice in isolation, but it doesn't match anything else he does in this movie. The next scene with them together has Harry acting like a total loose canon. They no longer seem to have any relationship as Peter feels very apprehensive around him. This could all work if there was a better setup for it. But they wanted to have their cake and eat it too. Have Peter and Harry be best friends again like no time has passed, and have Harry hate Spider-Man through a connection to Peter, so he comes across as a threat to both. It doesn't work. My proposal, the prologue scene should've been about Harry and his descent into delinquency. Go all in and make Harry a stand-out character in this movie instead of one creep among a mess of plot points. Get rid of the exposition dump when Norman was on his deathbed. We start the movie with Norman sending Harry off to boarding school and the ramifications that had on Harry. He gets in with the wrong crowd, starts drinking, and is just, in general, a miserable, broken person. Harry is bitter and resentful. As such, he's glad to be rid of his father, so Peter trying to express his sympathies and rekindle an old friendship is met with little acceptance. This way, there is a much more natural uneasiness to the later scenes. Peter cares about Harry but recognizes that this is not his same friend from a decade ago. I could go on to other plot points like Gwen and Peter's muddled romance or the grand conspiracy that plagues this film, but I think I'll stop there. Overall, this is a complete mess of a sequel. There was a good movie to be had here, but unfortunately, it's bogged down in too many plot points, ridiculously cartoony characters, and a horribly unfocused narrative.

U gotta agree that trumpet theme is a banger tho

I have to admit, this is my hottest movie take of all time. TASM 2 was my favorite Spider-Man movie until NWH. Now Ik the first 2 rami films and TASM are OBJECTIVELY better made movies. But there was something about Andrew in this role and I think we got to see Spider-Man do a lot of Spider-Man things and the effects and fights were fantastic, not to mention I actually like Electro as a villain, I felt really bad for the guy and he tied into the theme of Spider-Man giving people hope. Also say what you want about this Green Goblin but he probably ruined Peter’s life the most (until Mysterio and NWH Goblin)

The best part about the TASM series was Gwen and Peter’s chemistry plus the incredible visual effects / web swinging which I still watch clips of to this day

That part where spiderman refuses to give harry his blood is funny to me. Did he think Harry was just gonna inject his blood directly into his veins?

20:02 bless you man. Nice video, keep it up.

If Marc Webb doesn't return for TASM3, then Sony should let PHIL LORD and CHRIS MILLER in charge If they let them produce the movie as well, they could save it from AVI ARAD, just like they did with SPIDER-VERSE

It’s a mixed movie i would say

Wow a lot of people hate FFH. I think its the weakest of the home trilogy but worst Spider-Man movie? If we're speaking in terms of writing quality I very much disagree. It's pretty tight and narratively focused. With no glaring character inconsistencies, some nice action sequences, and an entertaining villian. The plot definitely has a lot of contrivances but so do SM3 and TASM2 so I fail to see how it would rank below them.

It really wasn't that bad

Maybe have the spider blood plot is resolved not with his dad made the spiders, but Peter is the only animal hybrid to not go insane. That way Max can be an average guy at the start, with the problem being he’s a hybrid, Peter not being insane is a one in a million fluke. Edit:I just heard your Gwen idea! Needing to flee! It’s amazing!

Ayo, we’re getting a whole video on the Sony emails? Let’s gooo!

Most of the plot involving Peter's parents was taken from the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books.

I just love TASM2 suit and web swinging in it. Plus the personality of spiderman that humour always worked for me.

Just because it's objectively the worst I still wouldn't call it bad. In the last 10 years, now thst we've seen how bad superhero movies can really be, I'll happily watch tasm2 again

Damn thanks for the existential crisis in the beginning 💀

Hey dude do you script your videos?

Still my favorite spiderman movie

A good well balanced review

I was 14 when I saw this movie in theaters... Dear God. I loved it then..! But it's been awhile 😅

In all fairness, anytime Peter's parents pop up in a story, things get REALLY complicated and REALLY stupid *REALLY* quick. Last time they popped up, it was revealed they were spies working for the CIA and SHIELD, and were accused of treason, then the Red Skull shows up, and things just keep getting crazier from there... So yeah... Considering this was ALL we got about his parents, we should really consider ourselves lucky that it ended where it did before it got further out of hand.

The story was shit but Pete and Gwen and that spider man helps anyone even a kid getting bullied was great

#ReleaseTheWebbCut 100 percent great review pup and made alot of great points

It's better than Far From Home, at least

Happy 10th Anniversary The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Just a reminder “Worst” doesn’t mean “Bad”.

I think their spiderverse idea would have been so cool, six spidermen against the sinister 6 would have been so cool

Amazing Spider-Man 2 ..... is my 4th favorite movie. It's so obviously the best Spider-Man movie to me with great messages about how to spend life properly and to move on from those who lost theirs. Beatiful , absolutely beatiful.

I liked it (plz don’t kill me)

How can you say TASM 2 is worse than far from home

The title's accurate actually, cause I too choose to forget Far From Home exists for the sake of my sanity

Petereeeeeeeeeeer…… Gimme your bloooooooooooood….

That movie should had just introduced harry and established his relationship with peter to make him the villain in the next movie.. and focused on electro and maybe rhino, i think two villains are ok for a spider movie but with proper development

How come u didn’t do TASM 1?

Foxx as a dorky dude, and Giamatti as a "tough guy". Who the F , ok'd these choices?

Thanks to No Way Home my opinion of TASM2 has improved

You could speak with your American accent and I’d never be able to tell you’re British lol

Better than homecoming and far from home

If I'm being honest I enjoy watching tasm2 more than Spider-Man 2 unironically but I understand your point of view.

Here's what they should have done; Instead of immediately skipping to the brighter storyline in TASM 2 They could have kept it grounded, and edgy like in the first film-But Peter wouldn't stay this way until Gwen Convinces him to change his ways As Spider-man and develop his personality. Also, Gwen and Peter won't be together as The Two villans shown in TASM2 could be changed to The Scorpion And The Sandman, And it's not till the end of the movie, Peter is granted the suit shown currently in TASM2.

Something has to be the worst, but i still love all of it with Spidey suited up. I could skip ALL ELSE. But its not putrid its just not great, and if we got 3 then it wouldnt be seen the same way. At least, thats my thoughts. But garfield was passable as a senior in 1, he looks like hes 30 in 2.

THE BEST SPIDEY MOVIE!!!

“I struggle to call this film a bad film” continues to call the title The worst spider-man movie 🤦🏼‍♀️

I just realized a simple fix for this whole flim why not have Donald Mencken become the hobgoblin has a way to merge parents storylines in a coherent way has his motive who trying to take control of oscorb and is willing to commit crime to justify a means to a end I know and maybe Rhino could be a opening fight just spit balling here maybe Harry try to arrive on a plane which rhino try to attack but spider man has to stop

I know it's not the best made movie objectively wise but I think it's the best live-action Spider-Man movie as it captures the essence of Spider-Man the best and has great theming in my opinion along with the best love interest and chemistry. And because of course the awesome suit helps but that is already been whenever he was actually being Spider-Man in the movie he was most certainly be definitive version in my opinion. I know it's not perfect but I think it's a mess yes but an underrated mess and still the best live-action movie to capture Spider-Man the best and show his powers the best as well. Of course we're all entitled to our own opinion and I respect your opinion Channel pup :-) along with everyone else of course :-) but for me personally I definitely have to say that this is my favorite live-action Spider-Man movie as far as the big Hollywood versions

Even though the Andrew Garfield movies are my favorite I do have to acknowledge that tasm 2 has so many flaws but I do love a lot things about this movie ofc Andrew and Emma carry the film but also the action and certain scenes bring me joy but man it is messy

Ultimately, Harry and the dad side plot I feel brought the movie down a lot, but I can't lie when I say that this is my favorite Spider-Man movie. The dynamics between Gwen and Peter, the suit, action, cgi, hell even Electro wasn't too bad considering he's tragic but even a little silly at times

It's a shame, because the 2nd installment in the Sam Rami Spider-man films is a masterpiece

I absolutely fucking hated this movie, I was glad to see TASM 3 was cancelled. But now after No Way Home, my hatred for the movie has softened up and I just hate all the annoying Sinister Six setup and Green Goblin’s design.

Why are you lying with the title of the video

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This film is messy but has the best soundtrack of all the Spider-Man movies imo. Spidey's and Electro's themes are incredible. Plus, as someone who's writing about an electric superhero, electric powers in films are my kryptonite. I can't dislike Electro, he's pretty cool, but definitely handled better in NWH.

I used to be one of the haters for this movie. But after No Way Home. I found a new love for this after finally getting closure with Andrews arc. The movies central theme about racing against time really hits. I will say there are many things I did not like with Peter’s parents and the whole you were destined to be Spiderman but I can overlook those things and still find a really good movie that knows when to take itself seriously and when to be comic booky

I loved this movie when I first saw it. While I can acknowledge the flaws it has I still really enjoy it nontheless. Also Hans zimmer went all in for the score and I love it

Soooo basically the problem with the movie is editing

But,i generally don't think this is the worst Spider-Man Movie, just a few changes to the plot-Or using what I had in mind Would have made the Movie better or maybe even slightly.

The Amazing Spider-Man 1 suit was better than the Amazing Spider-Man 2

This was always my favorite spider man movie.

Well, this was interesting, it’s too bad that this became such a wasted potential.

I think the title for the worst Spider-Man film goes to far from home in my opinion

Its not the real Movie Please Make a Video About #ReleaseTheWebbCut But overall these Movies are Not Bad There actually Great Movies

I just love the suit in this one. I'll watch the whole movie just for the suit

I watched the movie for the first time a few days ago. And I really didn't get where all of the hate came from until near the end. I did not like Harry Osborn as the Goblin. But that final fight with Electro was actually great, the effects looked great, the use of the electric sounds for the music was something that I really liked. Basically, I think that if they cut Osborn and kept him as something to set up the next movie along with the sinister six it would be way better. The ending where Goblin shows up for like 10 minutes so they can rush through the death of Gwen Stacy was just awful. I see what bothers people about Electro's characterization, but I liked the parasocial nature that drove him and the scene where Harry gets into the asylum and starts screaming about how he needs him which gives him the motivation to discover how to get out was good.

I LOVED Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, but his Peter Parker felt too cool. He didn’t have that lovable nerd quality Peter should have. And the love talk between him and Gwen is soooo cringey now when you rewatch it. It did not hold up at all.