Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Alan J — 12 Mar 2016

WAY better than Tobey Macguire's Spiderman movies. Andrew Garfield does a great job in this more modern telling of Spidey's origin.

This review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was written by Alan J on 12 Mar 2016.

The Amazing Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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