As an adult, things take on a different perspective, especially your favourite childhood movies. That really hit home when I decided to rewatch Spider-Man 2 (2004). As a kid, I was a huge Spider-Man fan (still kind of am), and I loved this movie! But I wasn't sure if it'd hold up all this time later. While its shine has definitely worn off in some ways, it's been brightened in others. It's got some lessons that ring truer now in my 20's, and it's also a breath of fresh air compared to current superhero movies. Let's start with this movie's greatest strength... and weakness: it's very cheesy. From Doc Oc stealing literal gold coins to its Hollywood love story, this movie pays heavy homage to the 1960s comic from which it is based. And while that leads to a lot of stereotypical elements, it makes the story endearing, and gives it heart. The true highlight here is how this movie approached its characters. Whereas current Marvel movies fast forwa...

Hello Basementites, Shawn here. I'm a big fan of superheroes. Next life, I'm gonna be one. This life, I love being the villain. Spider-Man is one of my favorite "heroes". In order (not that this means anything but) Superman, Hulk, Spider-Man. The big 3. So here we are, with a rebooted franchise. My HUGE nagging question is: WHY?  I mean, there are no leaps and bounds made in the CGI tech from the last set.  Which started in only 2002 and ended in 2007 Sure, Tobey is old now. But why reboot from the beginning. Just replace him and continue on. I made absolute fun of the last Maguire 3 and call them the Mary Jane movies. With a little Spidey in them. You could take all three of the Tobey Maguire Spidey movies, cut out most to ALL, of the Kirsten Dunst scenes and make one epic Spidey. (minus Venom casting, but we'll get into that later)