

But that doesn't necessarily make it better. Everything is bigger, brighter, shinier, and flashier than Raimi's film.

Webb (I did wonder if he was hired merely for his appropriate name) approaches the material less as a comic book geek and more like a kid let loose in a candy shop of visual effects. This eventually leads to some web-slinging vigilantism and a run in with Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), a scientist turned mutant lizard. Then while trying to investigate one of his father's colleagues, Peter gets bite by a specially engineered spider and suddenly has super human strength and can walk up walls and hang upside down. But even as he's being beaten up by Flash (Chris Zylka), he catches the eye of the lovely Gwen (Emma Stone). The story quickly jumps to a teenage Peter (now played by Andrew Garfield) struggling with bullies in high school. In this new film directed by Mark Webb, the story starts with little Peter Parker on the night he loses his parents, and is left with Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen, totally right) and Aunt May (Sally Field, totally wrong).

"The Amazing Spider-Man" re-launches/reboots the franchise after just a few years of inactivity (mainly driven it seems out of a desire to not lose the rights to a highly lucrative brand and to use some new state of the art technology). Thankfully, they’re all available for rentals at just $3 or $4 on various digital retailers.Ĭlick inside to find out where to stream each movie…įor those wondering why the movies are not on Disney+ with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s a very good reason.įREE WITH SUBSCRIPTION: Peacock Premium, fuboTVĭisclosure: Some products on this site use affiliate links and we may earn commission for any purchase made through the links.Sony Pictures The new Spidey in "The Amazing Spider-Man."

There have been eight other big-screen Spider-Man movies released throughout the last 20 years and unfortunately, they’re not all streaming on subscription-based services.Īll of Tobey Maguire‘s Spider-Man movies can be viewed for free if you have a subscription to a relatively new streaming service, but you’ll have a difficult time finding the rest for free. Now that Spider-Man: No Way Home is playing in theaters, fans are probably interested in rewatching the previous Spider-Man movies so we’ve compiled a list on where to find them!
