Review of Spider-Man (1977) by Yasemin Y — 29 May 2017

The Amazing Spider-Man provides a decent superhero flick, a genuine romance, ok effects, and a better (if still not perfect) web-slinger than Raimi/MacGuire ever conjured up.

This review of Spider-Man (1977) was written by Yasemin Y on 29 May 2017.

Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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