[quote=@Eddie Brock]3.) [b]Flash Thompson[/b]: Now, this is the controversial one because you either think the update makes sense or it doesn't. And I'm not really going to rehash the discussion we've already been having vis-a-vis that particular point. But what I [i]will[/i] say in response to [@Master Bruce]'s post is that his issue with jock-Flash seems to be that he's a flat character... is that really the character's fault, though, or is it unimaginative writers squandering the potential there? The fact that jock-Flash has such a big following certainly attests to the fact that in the right hands, he can be just as compelling as anyone else in the supporting cast. We just haven't seen it, and now that we have nerd-Flash we probably won't for a long, long time. (Hence the sore spot.)
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Oh, don't get me wrong, I do like the jock version of Flash quite alot in the comics and the animated shows. My problem is that the movies just don't have a really big frame of time to establish his more likeable quirks, such as being a massive Spider-Man fanboy or the fact that underneath all of his douchebaggedness, he has a heart of gold and only needs to grow out of a phase that made Peter's life a living hell. 

In a movie, I just can't see them tagging up on those qualities with the alotted time that Flash gets, despite it being probably an appropriate time to allot to that character, so they pretty much [i]have[/i] to go with the type of scene I described above just to make end's meet with the character for the sake of having him in there. Nerd Flash by contrast, to me, was a neat way to utilize that time to establish something a little more for the times themselves [i]and[/i] give his torment of Peter more of a wry edge, where he doesn't resent Peter for being his better so much as sees him as legitimate competition because he's just as smart but is seen as an asshole, unlike unreliable Peter Parker who still gets to have his seat on the Math Quiz after dumping it. That, I found, to be interesting.

But, you said your piece, I said mine. I don't want to take that away from anybody - everyone's got their Spider-Man, and I'll freely admit that despite thinking [i]Homecoming[/i] is the best Spider-Man movie to date solely for nailing the main character as I see him (and I do stress as [i]I[/i] see him, given that everyone sees him a different way), there's still alot of nostalgic residue left over from that first Raimi movie to keep me from ever saying that it's my favorite. The 2002 movie literally changed my life by introducing me to internet speculation and forums, and thus the RPGs themselves, while also helping to solidify my interest in superheroes other than just Batman. It's always gonna be king for that, just like the first Tim Burton Batman movie will probably be my favorite movie of all time until I die despite [i]Batman Begins[/i] being objectively a better representation of the character.