Two Underappreciated Spider-Man Movies Get New Streaming Home (And We Still Want a Third)
In 2012, The Amazing Spider-Man made its entrance amid doubts about reprising the character so swiftly following Sam Raimi’s trilogy. Yet, Andrew Garfield won praise for his portrayal of Peter Parker. This movie, which raked in over $758 million worldwide on a production budget less than $230 million, presented a novel perspective on Spider-Man’s origins. The screenwriters, James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves, skillfully integrated Peter’s parents into the storyline while preserving key aspects such as Uncle Ben’s (Martin Sheen) poignant demise.