Marc Webb’s 2012 reboot franchise of The Amazing Spider-Man is undoubtedly the most underrated Spider-Man film series to hit the silver screen. Andrew Garfield’s portrayal of Spider-Man is the most comic book accurate, while Webb’s novel interpretation of web-slinging and the genius of Peter Parker is brilliant.
Join us now as Phil and Chuck continue their multi-episode, film-by-film series chronicling one of our favorite superhero-related subjects at The Nerd Card. This week we take a deep dive into the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man duology (we’d love to see it become a trilogy!) that we’ve only recently fully appreciated.
Video Timecodes:
0:00 – Welcome!
1:25 – Phil’s Blasphemy: “I missed out, big time!”
2:24 – Webb’s Epic Web-Slinging POV
3:11 – Better Than Tobey Maguire?
4:24 – “The spirit of Spider-Man…”
5:15 – Deeper Side of Parker’s Parents
6:01 – Super Strength, Real Genius…
8:19 – Heart and Soul: Emma Stone
9:37 – “The Nightmare Dad”
10:54 – Failure to Reboot…
12:03 – Flaunting Spider-Man
13:43 – Sacking Love… for Safety’s Sake
15:01 – Befriending Flash
15:57 – The Richard Parker Mystery
16:46 – Duality of Peter and Gwen
17:52 – Jamie “Electro” Foxx
19:40 – “I hate that song!”
21:01 – Misty Eyed Moments
23:28 – “Make mine a trilogy, please!”
25:08 – Wrap Up