10 Most Ridiculous Moments In Spider-Man Movies

Spider-Man's on screen history has been a rollercoaster of success, with some tremendous highs but also some terrifying lows. Sam Raimi's first film helped to define the superhero movie as we know it today, and its sequel still stands as one of the best examples of the genre to date, but Spider-Man 3 was a disappointing mess that ultimately led to a reboot series.

Unfortunately, The Amazing Spider-Man series ended up falling into a similar trap and ended up shooting itself in the foot even earlier in its second instalment. The jury is still out on how Homecoming will fare now that Marvel Studios has come in to assist, but hopefully their influence can help us forget some of the ridiculous things Sony did with the franchise on their own.

Because no matter which films are ultimately deemed good or bad, there's no denying that every Spider-Man movie has some really dumb moments. They're not necessarily bad, but they're just perplexing scenes or choices that mar what is otherwise a solid series of films.

Whether they break tone, call logic into question, resort to cliche, or are just plain goofy, these are the moments that break you out of your fantasy state of watching a dorky teenager in red tights swinging by sticky threads that he shoots out of his wrists and say, "Well, that's just silly!"

Spider-Man 2 is generally considered the height of the entire franchise, mainly because it best balances superhero action with human drama and Raimi's quirky sense of humour. But for all that Spider-Man 2 does well, there is one scene that really stands out... and not for the reasons you may think.

This is of course the montage sequence after Peter gives up being Spider-Man, set to B.J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head".

Remember, this scene comes right after a dramatic high point. Peter has just literally thrown his costume in a trash can, and next thing we know he's strolling down the street with a goofy smile on his face. It's kind of a jarring transition, and perhaps even a precursor to some of the more peculiar sequences in Spider-Man 3.

It even ends on a freeze frame; you might as well add some canned laughter and an announcer saying, "Spider-Man 2 will be right back after these messages!"

But as weird as this scene is, it works because it is a not only a very effective montage, perfectly summing up Peter's state of mind at this moment and how he now has time for everything he had to put off, but also because of Tobey Maguire's performance. He nails the odd yet earnest character of Peter Parker with very few words, and it's one of the few moments where the character actually seems to be enjoying himself throughout the trilogy.