View Poll Results: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
Tobey Maguire




17
42.50%
Andrew Garfield




5
12.50%
Tom Holland




16
40.00%
Other




1
2.50%
I don't have a favorite Spider-Man.




1
2.50%
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Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
#2
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
Maguire is the closest to “my” Spider-Man and feels the most comics accurate. Garfield’s movies were pretty awful writing and plots but he isn’t bad, just a bit darker and less nerdy. I like Holland but to me he’s always been kind of an Ultimate Spider-Man character and very different than how I picture PP.
Last edited by The Antipodean; 12-18-21 at 05:35 PM.
#3
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
So I guess I should stay out of any thread that even mentions Spider-Man to avoid spoilers for No Way Home.

#5
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
Maguire is the closest to “my” Spider-Man and feels the most comics accurate. Garfield’s movies were pretty awful writing and plots but he isn’t bad, just a bit darker and less nerdy. I like Holland but to me he’s always been kind of an Ultimate Spider-Man character and very different than how I picture PP.
Last edited by dex14; 12-18-21 at 05:39 PM.
#9
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
I voted Tom Holland, but Maguire and Garfield both did pretty well. Garfield didn't quite get it in the first movie (too Emo), but in TASM2 he really felt like Peter.
My pick for the best COLLEGE age Peter Parker, though, is Nicholas Hammond. He really nailed the role of the guy in the comics in the 70's, and his take on college Peter would have been great in the 80's, too.
My pick for the best COLLEGE age Peter Parker, though, is Nicholas Hammond. He really nailed the role of the guy in the comics in the 70's, and his take on college Peter would have been great in the 80's, too.

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Trevor (12-20-21)
#12
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
If I'm to base it off of whom I feel is closest to the original depiction of Spider-Man from the Marvel comics in the1960's, I would go with Tobey Maguire for Peter Parker and Andrew Garfield for Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield had the best sarcastic quips as Spider-Man, but as Peter Parker he came off as the cool kid that could fit in with the cool crowd but also identified with the nerdier students as well. Holland's version didn't really fully capture either aspect of Peter Parker or Spider-Man, but still made his movies entertaining.
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Toddarino (12-20-21)
#14
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
Tobey and did not care for the ones that followed after him
#16
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Who is your favorite Spider-Man?
When they were casting the first Spider-Man movie he stated he was hoping for a chance at a screen test for it. His voice work was really good in that series, and he kind of looked the part. I don't think he was ever considered by Raimi, though. Clearly they did OK with Tobey.
