I'll just say it: I think the whole anti-Maguire sentiment is largely internet groupthink. Sure, it's rooted in [i]some[/i] truth, but mostly it's just people parroting an idea they heard other people saying.

And with that controversial opinion, I'm going back to writing! (After [i]one[/i] more episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine...)

[quote=@Simple Unicycle]
And, uh, I'll just be the guy whose favorite Spidey movie was the first Raimi one.
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For quite a while, I was right there with you. And honestly, I wouldn't put up much of an argument against it to this day.