Ranking the Spider-Man Films
 

Okay, so I've seen various lists appear on different websites since The Amazing Spider-Man 2's release and it got me thinking. How would you guys rank these movies?

For me, it goes like this:


5. Spider-Man 3
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. Spider-Man
2. Spider-Man 2
1. The Amazing Spider-Man 2


Though I feel we still haven't had the quintessential Spider-Man film yet, I think it's quite impressive that despite their flaws, Spider-Man hasn't really had a terrible movie. Even in Spider-Man 3 levels of bad, it has still been watchable, even enjoyable.

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man 2

I agree that there has not been a bad Spider-Man film. I do not think the second film series is as good and would have preferred Raimi to give us a fourth film personally. I think its the strength of the Peter Parker character and the different elements that it brings to the stories that keeps us from ever getting a truely underwhelming movie.

1. The Amazing Spider-Man
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Spider-Man
4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
5. Spider-Man 3

They're all objectivly terrible movies with some bright spots, I used to love Spider-Man 2, but on reflection it's got some of the most unlikeable interpretations of the characters I've ever seen put to screen, the campy humor has also dated very badly.

ASM II is the best of the bunch, but only by a very thin marjin. I'm probably going to hate it in a few more years like the rest of them. Marvel movies rarely hold up over time, they're very "in the moment" flicks that you give an easier time to when they're released and just want a fun but dumb bit of escapism to wind down to.

This, but swap 1 and 4.

Of what I've seen:

1.Spider-man 2
2.Spider-man
3.The Amazing Spider-man
4.Spider-man 3

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man
TASM
Spider-Man 3
TASM 2

1. TASM
2. TASM 2
3. Spider-man 2
4. Spider-man
5. Spider-man 3

1. TASM 2
2. TASM
3. Spider-man 2
4. Spider-man
5. Spider-man 3

2
1
3

Haven't seen the Amazing reboot.

And none of them can hold a candle to Spectacular.

6 Spiderman 3
5Amazing spiderman
4Amazing spiderman 2
3spiderman 1
2spiderman 2
1Spectacular spiderman (I don't care that it's not a movie, i always marathon it and it feels like a movie) It's easyly the best on screen spiderman ever, and one of the best superhero shows, ever...

Honorable Mention: The Spectacular Spider-Man
4) The Amazing Spider-Man
3) Spider-Man 3
2) Spider-Man
1) Spider-Man 2

Yeah, I did it. I put Spider-Man 3 above Amazing, because ASM got everything wrong about Peter Parker. They turned Peter from a nerdy, quiet kid who went out of his way to keep to himself into a hipster who @$^&ing rode around school on a goddamn skateboard.

Also, the plot was pretty bad too (what would Lizard have achieved by turning everyone in NYC into a lizard? The formula lasts only like 30 minutes anyway).

While Spidey 3 wasn't awesome, it was very good at telling Sandman's story, and I was glad that they were able to change Uncle Ben's death story while still making Ben's death Peter's fault entirely. Spider-Man 3 just bit off more than it could chew, and juggling three villains in one movie isn't for the faint of heart.

1. Amazing Spiderman
2. Amazing Spiderman 2
3. Spiderman 3
4. Spiderman 1
5. Spiderman 2

A lot of Amazing Spider Man fans around here eh? Guess I'm one of the few who prefers the original films compared to the new ones.

Not really, read the posts above...

I would say

1. Spiderman 2
2. Spiderman
3. Amazing Spiderman
4. Amazing Spiderman 2 (which I haven't seen yet but it HAS to be better than the next abomination I refuse to fully write)
5. Spiderman Thr... Ok I just can't even dignify its existence.

I really felt like Amazing Spiderman was the best portrayal of SPIDEY though. I mean Garfield is WAY more sarcastic and wise cracking than Toby Maguire. The thing I criticize most about the Lizard is the design of his face. I also wish he had worn the labcoat more. I actually DIDN'T like the way spidey 3 portrayed Sandman because it made it out that he killed Uncle Ben and when they start messing with the actual comic mythology I get really irritated about that. Burton's Batman did the same thing with his Joker being the killer of Thomas and Martha. Although I can't really say I'm surprised that Marvel allowed that decision in Spidey 3 given that Joey Q has been destroying the Marvel universe and ESPECIALLY Spiderman for years now. Man I can't stand that guy!

5) Spider-Man 3
4) Spider-Man
3) The Amazing Spider-Man
2) The Amazing Spider-Man 2
1) Spider-Man 2

:)

Swap 3 and 4 and it's my vote.

Switch around Spider-Man and S-M 3, and I agree fully. I do think Raimi's #2 was the best of them all so far. Haven't seen ASM 2 yet, but it HAS to be better than the most recent film! And I agree with whomever said that Garfield was a terrible Peter. He might have gotten the banter of Spidey down, but the rest? Ugh.

Bumping this since Spider-Man has had his own film in the MCU now

I haven't seen any of the Tobey Maguire films in ages, but I did catch Amazing Spider-Man 2 on TV over the holidays. Here's how I'd rank them as of now:

1. Spider-Man (2002)
2. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
3. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
4. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
5. Spider-Man 3* (2007)
6. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

*I would have ranked SM3 higher if they hadn't shoehorned in Eddie Brock/Venom (especially as it's the miscast Topher Grace). I could have lived with the symbiote being introduced but they should have left its storyline with Peter abandoning it and then leaving Venom for the next movie (which I know was the plan until the studio allegedly pushed for Venom's inclusion in the film). Oh well, c'est la vie.

1. Spider-Man 2
2.Spider-man 1
3. Homecoming
4. Spider-Man 3
5. Amazing Spider-Man 1
6. Amazing Spider-Man 2

Spiderman 3 is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. It's a "so bad it's good" kind of mentality. I recognize Spiderman 3 is a poor movie in a lot of respects, but damn if it isn't unintentionally hilarious. It almost feels like a parody at some points. :lol:

I feel the exact same way. I recognize that Spider-Man 2 is a more well-crafted film but I'd rather rewatch Spider-Man 3 due to its sheer absurdity

1. Homecoming
2. Spiderman
3. Spiderman 2
4. Spiderman 3
5. Amazing
6. Amazing 2

Spider-Man
Spider-Man Homecoming
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3*
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man

*I have alot of love for Spider-Man 3.

Far from a perfect movie of course but I liked alot of what they were going for.

I love Peter's arc in the movie. More than the other two. Fame has gone to his head but he's too blind to see it. Constantly making self centered decisions that hurt the ones around him as he slowly comes to grips that he might be the problem. It's one of the most humbling arcs of the series.

I love Harry's arc finally reaching it's end, reuniting with his best friend and forgiving him. Even fighting alongside him (which was exciting in a pre-Avengers world.)

I love being in theatre and hearing the whole theatre audibly GASP when he elbows Mary Jane in the bar.

I love The Sandman's storyline, which is generally regarded as one of the best handled things in the movie.

I love Emo Peter. Look, in a strange way it kinda makes sense. Peter is acting what he sees as cool. What a geek would see as cool, not necassarily what is cool. So when he's swaggering down the street, leaning in and whispering "Find us some shaaaaade..." to the hostess, basically acting like a total tool - he thinks he's the coolest guy in the room. But to everyone else, he's, well, a moron. I dug it.

I loved the parallels between Brock and Peter throughout the film. They both want the staff job at the Bugle, they're both planning to get engaged, they're both struggling with crossing moral boundries to get what they want to succeed... Sure, it's no the Eddie Brock we know from the comics but what here's good stuff.

I love how the series ended up concluding with a nice, cathardic hug between MJ and Peter.

There's things I absolutely hate about it, though.

I hate that he could just take off his costume/symbiote whenever he wanted.
I hate how they retconned Uncle Ben's death, removing Peter from the blame. That's kind of the whole point of Spider-Man's origins :roll:
I hate how Harry conveniently has a case of amnesia to sideline him for the bulk of the story to make room for Venom and Sandman.

Spider-Man Homecoming
Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3

Of the ones I've seen...

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 2

Yeah. I know. But I was never enamored with SM2 the way everyone else was. That entire movie hinges on Peter Parker and Mary Jane, which is a problem because Dunst and Maguire have negative chemistry and feel wooden together. Alfred Molina was great, though.

I skipped the Amazing movies.

1. Spider-man 2
2. Spider-man
3. Spider-man Homecoming
4. The Amazing Spider-man
5. Spider-man 3
6. The Amazing Spider-man 2

The Tobey Maguire ones are still my favorites. Although flawed, they really had the feel of the comics. The villains, at least in the first two films, were cast perfectly. The best Parker goes to Tom Holland, but Homecoming felt like it was trying too hard to be part of the Avengers universe rather than be a Spider-man film. The Amazing Spider-man 2 was the most bored I've ever been at a Spider-man movie.

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 3

ASM 1 and 2


Homecoming

However, I am of the opinion that the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series is better than any of the movies.

1. Spider-man Homecoming
2. The Amazing Spider-man
3. Spider-man
4. Spider-man 3
5. Spider-man 2
6. The Amazing Spider-man 2