WE MADE IT FRIENDS!

It’s the FINAL FILM I need to watch before I go to ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’! (Editor’s note: I saw No Way Home on Saturday and I’ll never be the same.)

I am shockingly very into Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man and I really like Gwen Stacy, so I hope we get more of her in this one! I also hope the villain is better than the Lizardman.

74 Thoughts I Had Watching ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ for the First Time

1. Love the marvel logo but interesting music choice.

2. Ok so we’re revisiting Peter’s dad. Understood.

3. Ominous music. It’s clear this pilot is a bad guy.

4. This is just a dramatic reenactment of me trying to send my final texts before my phone must be turned into airplane mode.

5. Is that Paul Giamatti? *checks IMDB* yes. Do you think he just wanted to be in this for fun? 

6. Omg Jamie Foxx! Get outta the road Jamie Foxx!

7. Queen Gwen!!

8. The action in these with the slo-mo + the humor is very enjoyable.

9. STAN LEE!

10. No matter who plays her, Aunt May is a treasure!!! Yes I have to keep saying that!!

11. The ghost of Dennis Leary will stalk Peter this whole movie to cause teenage angst won’t it?

12. Spider-Man helping the little kid fix his science fair project and walking him home 😭

13. Do you think when you audition for Spider-Man you just have to crouch a lot?

14. Jamie Foxx will either become Spider-Man’s BFF or the villain. There’s no in between.

15. I do love when the movie (or book) title is said out loud.

16. Aunt May is becoming a nurse!!! A saint!!

17. The Daily Bugle!!? IS J.K. SIMMONS GONNA SHOW UP???

18. Jamie Foxx is a sweet angel!!! 

19. Who’s this pompous jerk bag?

20. Wait…Harry? Are you trying to tell me this is a variant of James Franco and that’s Willem Dafoe!!!!?

21. It’s not Willem Dafoe, it’s Chris Cooper? I’m so confused.

22. B.J. Novak you’re such a jerk!!!! Jamie Foxx is breaking my heart. LET HIM CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY.

23. Well obviously something is gonna go wrong here. 

24. LOOK AT ALL THOSE RELATIVES OF MR. EEL!! 

25. Is it weird I’m glad Jamie Foxx is clearly getting powers? He deserves them.

26. This hair on Variant Harry is the true crime of this film.

27. Here for this bromance.

28. Whoaaaa Jamie Foxx has cool powers! 

29. Friends with the ex isn’t gonna work. JUST BE TOGETHER.

30. Omg Jamie Foxx is even breaking my soul as the villain. He’s just a sweet normal guy!!! He didn’t ask for this!

31. Peter Parker is doing such a good job and this stupid sniper is gonna ruin it!!!!!

32. HE RUINED IT.

33. Who’s voice is Jamie Foxx hearing? His own? 

34. Whoaaaaaa this slowdown this is dope.

35. This is easily the best villain in these early movies. Jamie Foxx made me feel bad for him and understand his motives in like 8 mins of screen time. MUCH more convincing than Lizardman or Sandman or even Doc Ock.

36. We love a working hard montage. 

37. Jaws reference!!! (A slightly incorrect take on the quote but I’ll take it.)

38. Harry doesn’t feel like he’s got the mental fortitude to be bitten by a super spider.

39. Harry please don’t make a move on Gwen.

40. Why do they always give evil doctors German accents?  

41. ELECTRO!!!!

42. “You’re my boy.” “I’m your boy. You’re more than enough.” I AM CRYING A LOT.

43. How does no one recognize his voice???

44. Gwen no!!! Don’t say that. Just love each other! (Though I do respect you chasing your Oxford dreams like the strong, brilliant woman you are!)

45. Who is this actress???? …OMG IT’S FELICITY JONES!!!

46. Harry surprisingly has some good moral fiber which is nice. 

47. SECRET SUBWAY STATION!! This feels like some National Treasure moves.

48. OMG HIS DAD LIVES ON INSIDE OF HIM! Like a weird spider horcrux.

49. Max helping Harry because he said he needs him and he just wants to feel needed and loved is weirdly sweet.

50. Are gonna get a dramatic airport chase!!!??

51. Whoaaaa look at Max’s sleek new suit.

52. Are Harry and Peter literal blood brothers now?

53. Ok what is happening? (Other than a Green Goblin transformation sequence)

54. Their romance is so cheesy but I’m rooting for these kids.

55. WE LOVE A SMART SCIENCE CHICK.

56. Whoa he made the building his face.

57. My slight fear of flying is PEAKED is right now. 

58. “A god named Sparkles?” LOL. 

59. Tom is still my favorite, but Andrew has some pretty good one liners here.

60. GWEN STACEY IS OUR QUEEN.

61. This is the first of these movies where I’ve felt something. I’m cheering for the planes! Sad for Jamie Foxx! Proud of Gwen! Relieved Spider-man is alive!

62. I spoke too soon. I forgot the Green Goblin variant.

63. He looks like a Wheeler from “Return to Oz”.

64. Ok now I’m feeling stressed.

65. GWENNNNNNN NOOOOOOOO.

66. Is this a joke? She can’t be dead???!!!!

67. It was not a joke. I almost said how much I liked this movie but I cannot get behind them killing Gwen.

68. Who is this mysterious man?? Is he from the last end credits? (I think so.)

69. Mr. Fierce? (Edit: the internet says Mr. Fiers. Let’s all be honest, Mr. Fierce would be a way cooler name.)

70. Paul Giamatti is back! 

71. The little kid in the spider suit 😭

72. GWEN WOULD BE PROUD OF YOU PETER!!!

73. I’m crying again.

 

WOW. Was this actually a really good movie? It was easily my favorite of the pre-Tom Spider-Man films. I’m probably alone in that, considering I didn’t grow up with the comics and I’m VERY late to these movies.

But I just think Andrew Garfield is wonderful!! He’s legitimately funny and has the swagger that Spider-Man needs IMO. It’s like Peter is awkward and nerdy, but puts on the suit and has IT. Plus the chemistry between Peter and Gwen is perfection — which made her death even more gut-wrenching.

Speaking of gut-wrenching, that scene with Aunt May and Peter broke me. What a beautifully acted moment by both Sally Field and Andrew Garfield! I also thought Jamie Foxx was incredibly compelling as a villain. My favorite baddies are ones you can sympathize with and understand where they’re coming from — like Killmonger or even Thanos to an extent — compared to some just super-villain who’s just power-hungry.

Overall, I really liked this Spider-Man movie, and of all 5, this is the one I’m most likely going to watch again! Is that an unpopular opinion?

I rank this one: 7/10.

And considering I’ve already seen ‘Homecoming‘ and ‘Far From Home,’ it’s time for NO WAY HOME BABY!!!

What is your favorite Spider-Man movie? Let us know in the comments!!

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