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In 2002, Sam Raimi helmed a tentpole film in the history of the now incredibly saturated comic book genre, with his original Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire delivers a... divisive performance as Peter Parker, a dorky teenager who gets bitten by a radioactive spider. But you know the drill. After more reboots and interpretations of the character than anyone can keep straight, we go back to where it all began for the web slinger to find out if it holds up. The result was certainly interesting. Let's breakdown all of the strengths, weaknesses, and just plain campiness to be found in the movie.