Not too long ago, I took a gander at the two “The Amazing Spider-Man” films, the biggest reason for why being because I saw Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, and Jamie Foxx reprise their respective roles from those movies in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”. I found the two films to be incredibly enjoyable and worthwhile, I’ll tell you that.

However, in spite of enjoying them, I also found myself underwhelmed. 

The first film seemed particularly undermined by choppy editing and inconsistency in the storytelling. A prime example is that, despite Peter’s backpack and the suit still being in Gwen Stacy’s apartment, as well as leaving to help the people on the bridge, Peter suddenly has the backpack and is able to put the suit on. Other than that, Dr. Curt Conners/The Lizard was deeply underdeveloped due to several of his scenes being cut before the film’s theatrical release, especially to where he was reduced to a mere sideshow. There were even some alternate versions of scenes from the film that honestly would’ve been better than the ones presented.

The second film suffered from similar problems, only worse, which I believe is why it earned such a polarizing reception. Just like Curt Conners, Harry Osborn was underdeveloped as a character, particularly when he became the Green Goblin. The story itself also appeared to be too overbalanced in some ways, which caused it to lack cohesion in many aspects.

All in all, I feel that Columbia should totally release the director’s cuts of the two “The Amazing Spider-Man” movies, especially to clear up and remedy the kind of problems I mentioned. It surprises me that the studio hasn’t even released the clearly existing director’s cuts of the films, because that’d truly make them a lot of money. If anyone’s onboard with this campaign, please take the time to sign and share this petition.