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Summary: You call THIS Spider-Man?
Review: Mainframe are known for creating gems such as "Reboot", 2Beast Wars", "Shadow Raiders" and "Barbie and the Nutcracker", but apparently creating cartoons based on Marvel comic heroes does'nt exactly fall under thier jurisdictionWhilst "MTV'S Spider-Man Chroncicles" boasts impressive animation and has the acclaimed writer Brian Michale Bendis serving with Stan Lee as executive producer, the series flals short of expectations. Granted there are some people who find this series, filled with some dodgy character development, lame "Mary sue" villains, stupid origins for various classic villains, and really lousy performances from a few (Michael Clark Duncan phones it in as the Kingpin) appealing. The DVD extras are the only reason to buy this, as the episodes only shine with good writing every two or three episodes after the last good one, with the extras, you can learn of the development of the series, a fascinating documentary, a hilarious blooper reel, and some stunning menus and Easter Eggs. But if you want a good Spider-Man cartoon filled with excellent writing...buy the Beuna Vista Spider Man: The Animated Series DVDS
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Summary: Not Perfect and Yet I Give it a 5
Review: I am perhaps the only "fan" of this series who hated the look of Peter and MJ and the baddies and yet I loved the animation and the series. The reason is the animation is brilliant, making it look like 3D continuously and very well-done shading and physics-based. But the look of Peter and MJ is bad and too many sharp edges on their faces and the bad guys (such as Electro... YECHHH!) simply didn't look like their namesakes in Marvel's universe. I got the feeling that Anime artists were hired to do this series and perhaps that is true I don't know or care. But I didn't think the inked lines were true to the Marvel universe and yet the stories were extremely compelling and the stories (and the artwork except as I note here) were very faithful (not exactly the same but faithful) to the original. Well done, I hope this isn't the only seasen we ever see.
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Summary: Remarkable series and Animation
Review: Please give this series another chance MTV or any network that actually gives a damn about quality. The animation and storytelling in this series is outstanding. The Spidey in this series moves like I wish the one in the movie would.. and I LOVE the movie! I don't understand what's wrong with people.. if something's good and not about drugs, sex or humiliation.. it just doesn't last. That makes me so sad..
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Summary: Spider-Man and the video game do not mix...
Review: I really laughed when I saw this series, it looked like a super-visual video game with among the worst animation (if you can call it that) ever created for a show. It was shown on MTV (bad idea) and they dropped the series. (Perhaps the only good decision they have made in 20 years). I have to take a stand and tell the video game animators of the current generation, LEAVE SPIDER-MAN ALONE, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM. You want shallow characters to animate, try SPAWN.
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Summary: Intriguing...
Review: This show is odd. No kiddin', huh? Kid turns into a spider, and I'm statin' the obvious. When I first saw this show, I was on vacation. There was nothin' else on, so I tuned in to MTV (somethin' I never do, man). I liked the movie, and I thought this would be similar. WRONG! This show was much more mature than the original film. And when I say that, I do mean that in every way. Don't worry, it's not trashy. I would still let my older kids watch it. It's just no comic material. The episodes were short and sweet, just the way I like it. All in all, entertaining.
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Summary: Absolutly Amazing! Unbelieveable show!
Review: Spider-Man on MTV was by definitly the best thing to hit MTV/TV last year. Amazing story lines, Graphics, plots, Characters, etc.. Worth every penny of the DVD. Dont just judge it by the graphics, the stories are so intense and real, if this show was in 2-D it would look rather silly. The 3D CG graphics will grow on you, it will become very realistic looking. For $20, you dont have much to lose, and alot to gain. Buy It!
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Summary: An entertaining, but flawed Spider-Man series
Review: With the exception of Batman and Superman, Spider-Man is probably the most recognizable superhero in the world of comic books, as evidenced by a live action TV show, a movie (with impending sequel), and a whopping *six* animated series produced over the years. While the live action TV show was awful beyond belief and the movie a smashing success, the cartoons have been another matter. The '60s cartoon was a true product of its time, with limited animation (albeit a lot less limited than some of the cartoons for Spidey's Marvel contemporaries) and the now-infamous theme song. Marvel Productions' 1981 syndicated series was a boring affair with little of the famous Spider-Man personality, while the "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends" series that began the same year (and teamed Spidey up with Iceman and the created-for-TV Firestar) was an astounding success (if somewhat dated by its attempts to fit NBC's often aggravating content requirements). The 1995 series was a jumbled attempt to retell many of the classic comic stories in an environment altered to fit modern perceptions of the character, and the follow-up series was doomed from the start due to heavy interference from the Fox Network. All this brings us to this newest animated Spider-Man, which follows the movie and was produced for MTV with the hopes of "modernizing" the character. Using cel-shaded CGI animation, the series was a success for MTV, but like so many of their shows, has been cut loose almost before audiences had a chance to find it, and before the series was even close to reaching its potential. Despite MTV's bungling (which saw an emphasis on appearances by MTV-worthy artists like Eve and a de-emphasis on characters ranging from Aunt May to Flash Thompson to Doctor Octopus, as well as "hip" references to recent movies and shows), the show had potential. However, the animation is lacking (as the characters, like in just about every CGI series by Mainframe that I've seen, move robotically), and the DVD features even admit that the character and set designs were sorely limited by the CGI style used. Also, some of the new characters (Indy seems to be the whipping girl here) are ill developed, especially when there are better alternatives (i.e., Felicia Hardy) in the Spider-Man mythos. Also, the voice acting choices (beyond the rock stars involved) are often lacking compared to previous Spider-Man series, and skewed too much towards live action stars (Neil Patrick Harris, Ian Ziering, and James Marsters come to mind). The DVD features are a nice mix, with factoids, commentaries, "outtakes", and developmental animation. However, this is not my new favorite Spider-Man series, nor will it likely be yours, but it *is* worth a look.
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Summary: Spider-man For the21st Century
Review: Spidey has never looked cooler!I love this set because its 3-D animation brings Spider-man to life in a whole new way.It's so realistic,it's easy to forget you're watching animation!!!The raphics are incredible.The plotlines are great.too.I really like the fact that they did'nt try to re-invent the wall-crawling Webslinger we've come to know and love.See the Amazing Spider-man presented in an amazing way!It's like a continuation of the movie.If you like Spider-man comic books,the movie or both you will love this!
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Summary: Spider-Man finally portrayed as he should be!!!
Review: First of all, I would just like to say that I am extremely irritated at MTV for cancelling this show. They're fools and don't know when they have something good on their hands. But they'll give Newlyweds Nick and Jessica another season? Excuse me as I puke. Anyway, I fell in love with this show despite it's few flaws for several reasons. The language, sexuality, and substance is much more for adults as it should be, making it a richer and more realistic cartoon. This also allows for better material, fights, and storylines. My favorite episodes are the last two: Mind Games 1&2. It deals with a brother and sister (who I've never heard of) that have joint telepathic powers enabling them to control people's miinds. First of all telepathy is just an amazing thing in itself, but when they tell the police dude to kill the driver and then set them free, I was wetting myself because you would never see that in the 90's series! It's much more realistic because that is a highly likely scenario. LOVE IT! I also like how it's modernized. They use cell phones, reference things that are current today like movies and media figures. This also makes you feel like you know the characters and makes you care about them more. Like how badly you just want MJ and Peter to fall in love and be together. Don't tell me you didn't lose it when Peter and Indy were held hostage by Pterodax and shared a kiss after they got out. MJ, worried sick about Peter went to find him and saw them kissing. When he sees her he jumps back and the look on his face! Oh my god. See this is why I gave the show 5 stars, b/c you can not go this in depth with the 90's cartoon series as good as it was. This is how all comics should be done man!! If they could do this with X-men, I would flip. The animation at first I was a bit skeptical with but now I think it's amazing. It's so realistic but NOT at the same time. Sometimes their heads (especially MJ's) like bobbles and looks weird and I think they made Parker and Spider-Man way too skinny, but other than that I had no probs. The lighting and shading is AMAZING. The music is also great and fits well with the show. The storylines are pretty good. They're intense and action filled and not too predictable. I think they could've brought in some better characters like Blackcat, Dr. Oc, Mysterio, Sandman, Venom. But it's cool. I liked Talon, Silver Sable, Kingpin, and that crazy asian chick with the sword, but I hated Electro. He was just too annoying. I am just so mad that they wouldn't keep going with this. What the hell is wrong with these people? Anyway, this is a must have for anyone interested in super heroes or Spider-Man. I hope my blabbing was helpful to someone! P.S. Peter Parker is too cute I can't stand it! If he was real and gained like 10 lbs. OH DAMN!
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Summary: This DVD rocks!
Review: Don't listen to those nerds who are soooo into the Spiderman mythology that they can't see that this is great stuff. The stories are cool, the music and animation are great, and if you're even the least bit of a Spidey fan, you'll love these discs.
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