History YMMV / SpiderManTrilogy

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/SpiderMan3 Eddie Brock]]; the novelization of the [[YMMV/SpiderMan1 Green Goblin]], the unproduced draft version of [[YMMV/SpiderMan2 Doctor Otto Octavius]], [[YMMV/SpiderMan3 Venom and Luke Carlyle]]. See those pages for details.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Harry Osborn is this in the entire trilogy. The audience is meant to sympathize with him over his father dying and feel sadness over the broken friendship between Peter and Harry when Harry figures out Peter is Spider-Man, as Harry believes Spider-Man was the murderer of his father. Unfortunately, even before Harry finds out Peter is Spider-Man, he's had moments of coming off as a jerk to both Peter and Mary Jane that makes it seem kind of hard to believe he's had a strong friendship with both of them, as despite knowing that Peter has a crush on Mary Jane, Harry still tries to go steady with Mary Jane, and he barely sticks up for Mary Jane when Norman insults her. He also treats Peter poorly in the second film for not giving up Spider-Man's whereabouts, and then tries to kill him in the third film as well as ruin his relationship with Mary Jane. Also, given how WordOfGod states that Harry's butler was a hallucination that reminded Harry of how his father actually died, this meant even before he became the New Goblin, he knew the truth about his father's death but still falsely accused Peter and tried to kill him to defend his father's honor (and/or [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex prove that he's better than him]]). Harry just comes off as an EntitledBastard who expects everything to go his way, and a ManChild who refuses to move on from his father's death and takes his problems out on other people.

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** There's seemingly not a person in the world who doesn't adore Creator/JKSimmons as [[LargeHam J. Jonah Jameson]]. Once you've seen him played by Simmons, [[CantUnhearIt it's hard to imagine anyone else in the part]]. He was so popular, he became the first actor to reprise the same role from another Marvel-adaptation in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny:
** When these films released, many audiences and Spider-Man fans applaud these films as one of, if not the best super hero adaptations, as well as the best Spider-Man adaptations. But nowadays, with the release of the other Spider-Man films, including [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Marc Webb's films of the character]], along with [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming the]] [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome MCU's]], and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', some people have turned away from these films and began to spot flaws in the writing. Like the second film's frequent angst and needlessly mean-spirited tone, and some of the characterization with the trilogy's portrayal of [[Main/ExtremeDoormat Spider-Man/Peter Parker]] and [[Main/DamselScrappy Mary Jane Watson]], as well as their chemistry. But regardless, these films still have many fans who stand by them for leaving an impact of superhero cinema, as well as its memorable moments.
** At the time of its release, the fidelity of the first movie's costume design to the source material was praised compared to Marvel's [[Film/{{Blade}} earlier]] [[Film/XMen1 efforts]]. Now, aside from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' continuing to use the MovieSuperheroesWearBlack trope to the fullest for most of their movies, it's pretty much '''expected''' that any Marvel movie replicate the costumes as best as possible, and those that don't [[WTHCostumingDepartment are derided accordingly]].

** Creator/TobeyMaguire as Spider-Man/Peter Parker for many.

* CompleteMonster: The novelization of the [[YMMV/SpiderMan1 Green Goblin]], the unproduced draft version of [[YMMV/SpiderMan2 Doctor Otto Octavius]], [[YMMV/SpiderMan3 Venom and Luke Carlyle]]. See those pages for details.

** To many of a generation, Tobey Maguire '''is''' Spider-Man. It got to the point where Andrew Garfield's incarnation of the character got a lot of flack for [[TheyChangedItSoItSucks being radically different]] from his predecessor, with many citing unfaithfulness to the character. This is in spite of Maguire's Spider-Man [[OlderThanTheyThink deviating from the source material as well]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mary Jane is viewed as this throughout the trilogy for some people due to her never being able to escape the DamselInDistress label.

** With Franchise/EvilDead on account of sharing the same director, and while belonging to different genres they've both produced a similar number of memorable memes and use of NarmCharm. Also helps that Creator/BruceCampbell has a memorable appearance in all three films of the trilogy.

** Trilogy director Creator/SamRaimi's other most notable creation is the ''Franchise/TheEvilDead'' franchise, the third installment of which is ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. In 2007, the latter would cross over with ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'', where Ash met Spidey himself.

** With Franchise/EvilDead on account of sharing the same director, and while belonging to different genres they've both produced a similar number of memorable memes and use of NarmCharm.

** Creator/JoeManganiello as Flash Thompson in the first [[TheCameo and third]] films

* CompleteMonster: The novelization of the [[YMMV/SpiderMan1 Green Goblin]], the unproduced draft version of [[YMMV/SpiderMan2 Doctor Otto Octavius]], and [[YMMV/SpiderMan3 Luke Carlyle]]. See those pages for details.

** The plots of 1, 2 and 3 mirror ''Film/{{Superman}}'', ''Film/SupermanII'' and both ''Film/SupermanIII'' and ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''. Part 1: Origin story. Part 2: "Don't want to be the hero". Part 3: Good hero and evil hero. Since [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent Spider-Man has far more in common with Superman than Batman]] it made sense to use the Donner films as a model, as well as the fact that the Superman trilogy was an OriginsEpisode[[note]]As compared to Creator/TimBurton's Batman films which kept the origin for flashbacks and so provided an imperfect model for Raimi and the Sony producers. The Batman films were also more about the villains with Bruce often as a SupportingProtagonist[[/note]]. Peter's monkish decision to keep away from MJ at the end of ''1'' even after she returned his affections is based on Superman's actions in the first two films (since Peter in the comics was most certainly not a CelibateHero).

** This trilogy's version Mary Jane is this, mainly due to her differences with her comic self and her [[RomanticPlotTumor relationship]] with Peter. For many she comes across as a whiny and hypocritical DamselInDistress who constantly cheats on her romantic partners while also adding to Peter's problems in the second film with her mixed signals about their relationship and not bothering to find out his reasons for being absent. For others however, she is seen as a complex character trying to work through the issues caused by her childhood and that her tendency to be kidnapped by villains who want to get ahold of Spider-Man makes sense because they either know he's in love with her or they know she's close to the go-between, i.e. Peter. Plus she is a normal person who realistically wouldn't be able to do much against a supervillain and when confronted by muggers in the first film she puts up a decent fight despite being outnumbered, not to mention that she does try to help Peter in the second and third films. Not to mention that there are plenty of reasons why Mary Jane would be angry with Peter in the second film, as from her perspective she's getting just as many mixed signals from him. Also some feel that she's more realistic than her comic book self who is mostly portrayed as being almost overconfident with no worries, and that the MJ seen speaking with Peter is the [[BeneathTheMask real her]] which is different from how she's briefly shown while in high school and interacting with Flash. Viewers are also split on Dunst’s performance. Some think she’s trying her best with the material she's given and brings as much depth to the character as possible. Others find her performance to a generic, bland, and unremarkable one and feel she should have been played by another actress.

** For a long time Mary Jane has largely been seen as TheScrappy following the conclusion of the trilogy, with both the second and third films giving people reasons to hate her such as her DamselScrappy status and RomanticPlotTumor relationship with Peter. However as people became more aware of how an abusive homelife could have a number of different impacts on someone's self-esteem and mental health, her actions in the trilogy are reconsidered with that in mind meaning she receives far more sympathy than she did previously. Also while people previously believed she was the worst one in the love story between her and Peter, more people now feel that either both are to blame for their problems in the third film or that Peter's actions are far worse than Mary Jane's. While few are going to claim she's better than [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Gwen Stacy]] or [[Film/MCUSpiderManTrilogy Michelle Jones]], the criticism has died down and the confirmation that things do work out between her and Peter in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' means people have more positive things to say about her role in the trilogy and she has been upgraded to being a BaseBreakingCharacter.

** Mary Jane is certainly a BaseBreakingCharacter with noticeable character flaws and who arguably wasn't written than well. However, according to those who hate her she's a manipulative and self-centred woman who never truly loved Peter and only dated him because he was Spider-Man, constantly cheats on all her romantic partners for no good reason, and hates that Peter won't be completely supportive of her in the third film due to his Spider-Man life getting in the way. While she does cheat on her boyfriends in all three films, the only one completely unjustified is when she emotionally cheated on John Jameson while in the other two cases she's a SympatheticAdulterer. The other accusations are either half-truths or outright lies however, as she never gets angry about Peter being Spider-Man in the third film (her anger is due to him kissing Gwen and feeling like he wasn't really listening to her work problems), never attempts to manipulate anyone and was established since the end of the first film to love Peter, and while she did decide to date Peter after finding out the truth that's only because knowing he was Spider-Man helped her make an informed decision about accepting the risks that come with being with him as opposed to just being in love with Spider-Man like her haters claim.

* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Spider-Man'' and ''Spider-Man 2'' are still the most highly-regarded Spider-Man films; while the MCU Spidey outings have been well-received, only the animated ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse Into the Spider-Verse]]'' has reached the same level of acclaim. The first Spider-Man has most of the iconic scenes that audiences remember and which is retained in parodies and homages, with Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin being the trilogy's most iconic and influential villain and the upside-down kiss being the most iconic image of the franchise. Kevin Feige, the head of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, has expressed his fondness for Raimi's films.