Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Blake A — 14 Sep 2014

Good but not as good as the original trilogy. Tobey McGuire is and always will be the one, the only, spider man.

This review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was written by Blake A on 14 Sep 2014.

The Amazing Spider-Man has generally received positive reviews.

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