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* The first fight between Harry and Peter is among the series' best. Peter's attacked out of costume, forced to use his powers in public, and caught entirely by surprise. Every trick he pulls is useless, and Harry keeps coming. Peter only escapes through a lucky move.

*** She also doesn't just wait on Spidey to save her this time around; MJ jumps from the cab into the webbing when it's about to fall and dodges any debris, including a freaking ''garbage truck'' that's about to hit her, then she manages to catch a web and hang from it for a good long while. Despite being clearly terrified, MJ has proven she can handle herself.

* Before the final fight, Peter grabs a suitcase from his room, opens it, and pulls out the iconic red and blue suit. And this is the exact moment that a new rendition of Music/DannyElfman's theme plays. It emphasizes how Spider-Man is [[HesBack well and truly back]], for one last fight. This is pictured.

* The first fight between Harry and Peter is among the series' best. Peter's attacked out of costume, forced to use his powers in public, and caught entirely by surprise. Every trick he pulls is useless, and Harry keeps coming. Peter only escapes through a lucky move.

'''Jameson:''' You're ''fired!''

*** She also doesn't just wait on Spidey to save her this time around; MJ jumps from the cab into the webbing when it's about to fall and dodges any debris, including a freaking ''garbage truck'' that's about to hit her, then she manages to catch a web and hang from it for a good long while. Despite being clearly terrified out of her mind, she can handle herself.

** And he not only goes ahead with the retraction -- he puts it on the front page with a giant "Sorry Spidey!" headline, unlike [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan another version of himself]], who hid it on page 42 in 4 point font.
* Gwen's first reaction when she realized that Peter (under the symbiote's influence) took her to the jazz club to make Mary Jane jealous is to tell him off before apologizing to MJ. She may have seemed like a carefree flirt up until now, but this shows that she's got ''class''.
** The dance itself. Yes, it's the silliest part of the entire movie. Yes, it's the most infamous part of [[FanNickname Emo-Peter's]] screen time. And yes, it leads to some ''serious'' MoodWhiplash shortly after. But damn if it isn't NarmCharm at its finest; even if it is utterly ridiculous, Peter's got some moves. He starts by rocking out on the piano before MJ could even get a word in, slipping past ''everybody'' before they even noticed, before absolutely killing it on the dance floor, swinging on chandeliers while drinking from a chalice, and sliding on a chair in the middle. He then has a brief slow dance with Gwen before taking a bow and looking straight up at MJ, with his look saying, "this could have been you." Like the scene or not, Tobey's at least got style.

** Mary Jane drops a cement brick on Venom, giving Peter time to escape his grip; chiefly remarkable because she FINALLY gets to take a shot at her kidnapper, going from a NeutralFemale[=/=]DamselScrappy to a HeroicBystander[=/=]ActionSurvivor like her comic counterpart.

* Symbiote Spidey's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Sandman was also very satisfying in its own right, especially the part where he grinds his face into a ''moving train''. Conversely, remember that Sandman is fighting the Black Suit Spider-Man, being able to get a few strong hits in is pretty awesome.

* The second fight between Peter and Harry goes to Peter, newly empowered by the black suit, and it is ''immensely'' satisfying, given all "Little Goblin Jr." had put him through. Gobby gets a few shots in, but the tide quickly turns in Peter's favor. He tosses that [[SmugSnake smug]] bastard through a window, bitch-slaps him, hurls him headfirst into a railing, clotheslines him with an out-of-control glider that sends him crashing into the back wall, takes him down with one punch. Then after Harry tries to kill him for the umpteenth time, Peter sends the bomb he just chucked right back in his face.

* Gwen's first reaction when she realized that Peter (under the symbiote's influence) took her to the dance to make Mary Jane jealous before apologizing to MJ. She may have seemed like a carefree flirt up until now, but this shows that she's got ''class''.

* Before the final fight, Peter grabs a suitcase from his room, opens it, and pulls out the iconic red and blue suit. And this is the exact moment that a new rendition of Music/DannyElfman's theme plays. It emphasizes how Spider-Man is well and truly back, for one last fight. This is pictured.

** Mary Jane drops a cement brick on Venom; chiefly remarkable because she FINALLY gets to take a shot at her kidnapper and stop being a NeutralFemale / DamselScrappy, becoming more of a HeroicBystander / ActionSurvivor instead. She also doesn't just wait on Spidey to save her this time around. MJ jumps from the cab into the webbing when it's about to fall and dodges any debris, including a freaking garbage truck that's about to hit her. Then she manages to catch a web and hang from it for a good long while.

*** After Spidey finishes ''destroying'' him with the sound cage, seeing Venom flail around powerlessly as his symbiote completely destabilizes is [[CatharsisFactor overwhelmingly satisfying]], especially after the above moment of Harry's murder.

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** Mary Jane drops a cement brick on Venom; chiefly remarkable because she FINALLY gets to take a shot at her kidnapper and stop being a NeutralFemale DamselScrappy, becoming more of a HeroicBystander / ActionSurvivor instead. She also doesn't just wait on Spidey to save her this time around. MJ jumps from the cab into the webbing when it's about to fall and dodges any debris, including a freaking garbage truck that's about to hit her. Then she manages to catch a web and hang from it for a good long while.

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[[caption-width-right:350:One last swing.]]

* The first fight between Harry and Peter really is among the series' best. Peter's attacked out of costume, forced to use his powers in public, and caught completely by surprise. Every trick he pulls is useless, Harry just keeps coming. Peter only escapes through a lucky move.
* The revelation of the black suit. Peter, freshly enveloped by the symbiote, asks where he is, and then the camera zooms out from the lens of the suit and reveals with a blaring of horns that is both triumphant and foreboding, perfectly recreating the moment from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' where the suit was likewise revealed with Peter hanging from a building upside down.
* Symbiote Spidey's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Sandman was also very satisfying in its own right, especially the part where he grinds his face into a ''moving train''. Conversely, bear in mind Sandman is fighting the Black Spider-Man, being able to get a few strong hits in is pretty awesome.

* The second fight between Peter and Harry goes to Peter, newly empowered by the black suit, and it is ''immensely'' satisfying, given all "Little Goblin Jr." had put him through. Gobby gets a few shots in, but the tide quickly turns in Peter's favor. He tosses that [[SmugSnake smug]] bastard, through a window, bitch-slaps him, hurls him headfirst into a railing, clotheslines him with an out-of-control glider that sends him crashing into the back wall, takes him down with one punch, and after Harry tries to kill him for the umpteenth time, Peter sends the bomb he just chucked right back in his face.

** And he not only goes ahead with the retraction -- he puts it on the frontpage with a giant "Sorry Spidey!" headline, unlike [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan another version of himself]], who hid it on page 42 in 4 point font.
* Gwen's first reaction when she realized that Peter (under the symbiote's influence) took her to the dance to make Mary Jane jealous? Apologizing to MJ. She may have seemed like a carefree flirt up until now, but this shows that she's got ''class''.
** The dance itself. Yes, it's the silliest part of the entire movie. Yes, it's the most infamous part of [[FanNickname Emo-Peter's]] screen time. And yes, it leads to some ''serious'' MoodWhiplash shortly after. But damn if it isn't NarmCharm at its finest; even if it is utterly ridiculous, Peter's got some moves. He starts by rocking out on the piano before MJ could even get a word in, slipping past ''everybody'' before they even noticed, before absolutely killing it on the dance floor, swinging on chandeliers while drinking from a chalice, and sliding on a chair in the middle. He then has a brief slow dance with Gwen before taking a bow and looking straight up at MJ, with his look saying "this could have been you." Like the scene or not, Tobey's at least got style.
* Before the final fight, Peter grabs a suitcase from his room, opens it and pulls out the iconic red and blue suit. And this is the exact moment that a new rendition of Music/DannyElfman's theme plays. It emphasises how Spider-Man is well and truly back, for one last fight. This is pictured.
* The quality of the movie depends according to who you ask, but you have to love the fight at the end (Spider-Man and New Goblin vs. Venom and Sandman).
** Mary Jane throwing a cement brick at Venom; chiefly awesome because she FINALLY gets to take a shot at her kidnapper and stop being a NeutralFemale DamselScrappy, becoming more of a HeroicBystander / ActionSurvivor instead. She also doesn't just wait on Spidey to save her this time around and actually jumps from the cab into the webbing when it's about to fall and dodges out of the way when any debris, including a freaking garbage truck, is about to hit her. And then manages to catch a web and hang from it for a good long while.
** Harry ''melting'' Sandman's arm into a huge slab of glass, which he then shatters.
** Pretty much all of the final battle, though it started with Spider-Man finally back for real. From Spider-Man and Venom's aerial battle, Harry's [[BigDamnHeroes smashing Venom through a wall and blowing up Sandman's giant sand-face]], and Peter's EurekaMoment followed by him using sound to hurt the symbiote, the entire battle was just generally awesome.
** Also comes a very dark and morbidly awesome moment: Venom killing Harry. This version of Venom may have not been in the movie that long [[BaseBreakingCharacter and is quite a divisive incarnation as well]], but he managed to [[MoralEventHorizon deal a blow to his nemesis harsher than any other incarnation of the character has]].

* Symbiote Spidey's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Sandman was also very satisfying in its own right, especially the part where he grinds his face into a ''moving train''. Conversely, bear in mind Sandman is fighting the Black Spider-Man, being able to get a few strong hits in pretty awesome.

-->'''Peter''': You want forgiveness? Get religion.

** Also comes a very dark and morbidly awesome moment: Venom killing Harry. This version of Venom may have not been in the movie that long [[BaseBreakingCharacter and is quite a divisive incarnation as well]], but he managed to [[MoralEventHorizon deal a blow to his nemesis harsher than any other incarnation of the character has.]]

-->''He seems to come out of nowhere to answer the prayers of the city, just when all hope seemed to be lost.''

* A meta one: Gwen Stacy lives throughout this movie, unharmed. Considering every other continuity has Gwen being the prime candidate of Spider-Man characters to be StuffedIntoTheFridge, [[ThrowTheDogABone it is refreshing]].
** On that matter, Spider Man's rescue of Gwen, ''vertically'' clearing through debris.

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--->'''Peter''': You want forgiveness? Get religion.

* A metabone: Gwen Stacy lives throughout this movie, unharmed. Considering every other continuity has Gwen being the prime candidate of Spider-Man characters to be StuffedIntoTheFridge, [[ThrowTheDogABone it is refreshing]].