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Summary: Fantastic movie.
Review: My family and I went to see the new Spiderman movie, and we all really enjoyed the movie. I am not really into comic book movies and the Superman movie series really did not impress me, but this movie got my attention and it held me during the whole movie. Sam Ramie really did justice to Peter Parker, and all the other characters. I will not tell you what the movie is about, you will just have to see the movie and enjoy it for it is. My family also enjoyed the movie so I know its a keeper. Found out that a sequel is in the works. I also enjoyed small appearences by Lucy Lawless, Ted Raimie, and Bruce Campbell all the stars of the Hercules and Xena series that were hits. See this movie, you will be glad that you did.
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Summary: SPIDER MAN GETS MOVIE GOER,S CAUGHT IN HIS WEB
Review: WELL LET ME TELL YOU,IF WANT TO SEE A COMIC BOOK COME TO LIFE,AND YOU WANT TO SEE IT DONE WRIGHT TRUE BELEIVERS,THEN THE WEBBED WONDER,SPIDER MAN IS FOR YOU,THIS MOVIE PACKS FANTASTIC ACTION,WITH A STORY OF A YOUNG MAN THAT LEARNS WITH HIS NEW FOUND SUPER POWERS COMES A GREAT RESPONSIBILTY,SPIDER MAN IS SUPRISINGLY A WARM TOUCHING STORY,ABOUT A YOUNG MAN COPING AND DEALING WITH LIFE LIKE THE REST OF US,TOBEY MAGUIRE AKA SPIDERMAN GIVES A WARM TOUCHING PERFORMANCE AS THE YOUNG HERO,AND KIRSTEN DUNST HAS A GREAT CHEMISTRY YOU CAN FEEL WITH MAGUIRE,ITS DEFINITLY A DONT MISS,IM GOING TO SEE IT AGAIN
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Summary: Maybe the most faithful "comic book" movie of all time
Review: For starters "Spider-Man" is probably the most faithful translation of a comic book superhero to the big screen. Throughout the movie I kept thinking, yes, this is in "Amazing Fantasy" #15, that is from the cover of "Spider-Man" #39, and that is what "really" happened to the Green Goblin. Go back and look at "Batman," "Superman" or any other comic book film and you will find that beyond the basic plot of their origin, you will not find anything reminding you of specific issues or great moments from the actual comic books. On this score I believe the credit goes to director Sam Raimi, but there is always the possibility David Koepp's screenplay might have had something to do with it (note: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko get credit for creating Spider-Man but John Romita, Sr. deserves some credit too given that much of his artwork is invoked by the film as well). Of course there are differences, because film is a different medium from comic books (feel free to quote me on that one). Some of the changes result from a desire to provide an appropriate rationale for Spidey's powers. This means we get a scientist providing expositionary details during the visit to the lab where the spider (now genetically enhanced rather than radioactive) puts the bite on Peter Parker. While this works for the ability to cling to walls and the good old spider-sense, I am less sure about the natural web spinning ability. I mean, on the one hand, the invention of his special web fluid was how we knew Peter was a brilliant young scientist, while on the other, how does the web go through the costume? No, this is not "No Prize" worthy, but it does bug me. My thoughts on other changes: Yes, it was good to forget about Gwen Stacy, go right to Mary Jane Watson and completely ignore Betty Bryant, given the history of Peter Parker's love life. However, having MJ have a crush on Spidey smacks too much of Superman and Lois Lane for my taste, although since she is a high school senior they were right to tone down her sexuality from the bombshell Peter finally encountered in the comic. The Spider-Man costume looks a lot better than I thought it would and I certainly understand why the Green Goblin goes heavy metal. However, the yellow eyes on/off was a bit bothersome, although, again, I understand why you do not want two characters with giant eye blanks trying to have a lengthy conversation. My biggest complaint with the film would be that the computer generated sequences of Spider-Man web-slinging through New York City just do not seem real. Granted, it is really hard to get a feel for watching somebody do that (compare it to Tarzan going through the trees in the old Johnny Weismueller films versus the Disney cartoon), but maybe they can do something in the future films. Similarly, some of the fight sequences when Spider-Man takes on a gang seem (ironically) rather cartoonish and, again, I wonder if it is because this is computer generated action. The casting is fine, although Rosemary Harris never looks as frail as we all remember Aunt May. Tobey Maguire tends to keep things a bit too sedate with MJ after his transformation, but there is undeniable chemistry between him and Kirsten Dunst at key moments in the film. Willem Dafoe does some of his best acting opposite himself (you will see), and James Franco does a nice job of reinventing Harry Osborn for the modern world. Special kudos to J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, who only has a limited number of scenes because he steals every single one of them. Look real quick to spot Stan Lee in this film. "Spider-Man" is one of those films you give 4.5 stars, because it manages to surpass expectations in some key regards while still needing to be improved in some other areas. However, the basics are all here for extending the franchise and I have to think that the second time around they will fix all of these "problems." Ultimately, the faults are not of the comic book story but of the filmmaking, and who would have ever thought that would be the case? The main thing is that even hardcore Spider-Man fans are not going to be bitterly disappointed by this film.
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Summary: Anyone please help me
Review: Does ANYONE know what Spiderman said to ms. Dunst when they were sitting in the hospital when she went to visit his aunt...it was really deep and very sweet....any help would be greatly appreciated....thanks
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Summary: Incredible . . . just, wow
Review: Wow. That sums it up. Just wow. I've been a Spider-Man fan for years and this movie just blew me out of the water. The special effects were amazing. The scenes where Spidey was swinging through the city were intense, exactly how it should be. The movie was casted perfectly . . . Tobey Maguire was the prefect Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst the perfect MJ, Willem Defoe the perfect Green Goblin. The movie captured the Spider-Man essense a lot better than I think anybody thought it would. Yes, some things were changed, for example it was a genetically altered spider instead of a radioactive spider that bites Peter Parker, but all the changes were made to keep up with the times. I saw the Spider-Man first day, having to scramble for late night tickets after all the earlier shows were sold out. The atmosphere was great, first day, everybody excited about the movie, and it lived up to the hype. The movie had something for everybody, since it wasn't an full-blown action movie, neither was it an all-out drama. Many of the scenes are hilarious because they're supposed to be funny and other scenes just got me laughing because I was giddy with excitement. Without giving away too much, I like how the movie focused a lot on Peter Parker's life and not just the Spider-Man side of the story. It tells the story of how an ordinary person, Peter Parker, nerd and school paper photographer, becomes thrusted into extraordinary circumstances. The story almost becomes believable and with the incredible special effects it makes the movie the best adventure escapist film ever. Walking out of the theater I felt how Peter Parker felt and I wanted to be Spider-Man. There was one thing that struck me as wrong, however. The Green Goblin's suit. I know I just finished saying how the story had been tweeked to correspond with modern day life, and I guess the Goblin's techno suit is one of those tweekings, but I didn't like it. I think they should've kept the original mask, costume and cape of the original Green Goblin. But never mind my haggling, just go see the movie, it's definitely worth your money. Add your eight bucks to the [money] it made first weekend (that's a record you know).
Just go see Spider-Man. Now.
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Summary: Nothing Like a Good 2002 Superhero Movie
Review: This movie is sure to keep your blood pumping! The effecs they put into this movie are intense! The story plot is an enchanting love story. If anything, this probably this summer's box office hit! I would't recommend it for kids under 9 years of age. But that's just me. Hope you go and see it! It would be a CRIME if you didn't!
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Summary: Amazing Spider-Man! Amazing Movie!
Review: What can I possibly say but WOW! This movie is truly a dream come true for a long time Spider-man fan like me. Not only was the movie made but the movie was made RIGHT! Many directors and artists in Hollywood claim to be fans of comic book heroes, but when it comes time for them to actually put it together they fail miserably. But not here. Sam Rami is a TRUE Spider-man fan-- and he did what a true fan would do. He stayed true to the source and to the material. He captured the essence of Spider-man and his history. He didn't decide to pretentiously add his own mark like Tim Burton did with the laughable Batman movie. Rami stayed true to the comic. This is the Spider-man I read about month for the last 13 years. I really did not think that anyone could top the X-Men, but Rami has and I don't just mean because of the special effets. I also mean in terms of the plot and character development. This is not a long drawn out movie filled with pointless violence. It is a well plotted story that moves effortlessly from point to point. Who would have thought that so much could be fit into two hours? And the end, I won't give it away , but who on earth would have thought that it would have ended that way. Instead of going for the same old boring cliche Hollywood ending--Rami tacks on an original one which hints towards the future. Tobey Maguire was not my first choice to play Peter Parker. But boy does he deliver! I understand that he worked hard to get this part and boy does it show! He plays Peter just the way he was portrayed in the book! Kristen Dunst also was excellent,I did not think that she could pull off the part of Mary Jane. She's a lovely girl but not the super-model that MJ is in the comic book. But I was pleasantly surprised with what was done with the character. After being disapointed with the unseeminly endless rubish that Hollywood has produced lately I am now, in the words of Mr. Stan Lee, a true believer. Thanks Sam Rami for not butchering a character I consider to be like a brother and restoring my faith that there are film makers out there who actually care about film making!
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!
Review: I guess that the only problem with Spider Man is that it needs to be viewed on the big screen with that heart pounding DTS. Even on DVD Widescreen, it still won't be the same. It was visually average, while the sound was out of this world. It was EXCELLENT!
I sat in the front row, and it was incredible. I LOVED THE FILM. Great acting, lovely script, and the director of photograpy deserves a noteable mention. I did not expect this to be half of what it was. Shame on me!
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Summary: AN AWESOME MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: OH MY GOD was this movie great!!!!! i saw it last night in chinmark (i don't know how to spell it) i'm nine but almost ten and my little sister's friend was sleeping over then my friend came over for an hour after the movie they saw it with my sis and mom and me. I tottaly loved it it's just that the part i didn't like was the frist kiss in the movie YUCK!!!! it was horrible!! spider man was upside down then mj was not then she put his mask off till under the nose and then it started yuck! the movie was great it was even better in chinmark because it's the best theater ever! we were all the way in the back we had a good sight! anyways my mom thought it would be better and i said to her "MOM u gotta be kidding that movie was grrrrrrrrrrreat!"oh yeah once we were going to see spiderman i said hey guys peter parkers inninshals are pp without the middle name and we started laughing! then my sis's friend said "he must be inbarresed!" but if u beat the movie game well i beat it in 2 days it was so easy but very fun! only some things will be the same as in the movie but it's weird they but the game first and the movie 2nd it mosty the game 2nd and the movie 1st. well i hope u like the movie!
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Summary: Its a Marvel that the philosophy of Spider Man mostly holds
Review: "Spider Man" the movie was thoroughly Marvel Comics. The refrain of the movie was the line, "with great power comes great responsibility." The point is driven home by Peter Parker learning this his inaction when he had the chance to stop a thief led to the thief having the chance to kill his uncle, Ben. The message - every moral slip comes back in spades. Life is also presented as a series of moral choices - save the girl, or save the busload of children? Failure to resolve the moral dilemma is giving in to the dark side, total corruption and insanity. I absorbed much of this philosophy reading Marvel Comics in high school, and this way of looking at the world has become engrained upon my outlook. Never strive for absolute power because power corrupts. The "great responsibility" is not just to use the power justly, but to avoid the temptations of power. Altogether this is not a bad philosophy. The movie falls short in dealing with this philosophy twice. The most obvious instance is when Spider Man is given the choice about the bus and the girl and, using his super powers, he managed to save both and get away with it. This is cheating, I think. He didn't really have to make the choice. There really was no dilemma. The second was subtler. There's a scene when Spider Man arrives at the scene of a burning building and rescues a baby that the NYFD was unable to. NYPD on the scene want to arrest Spider Man, and watch helplessly as he goes back into the building to do what they can't, save another life. I couldn't help but think of September 11th and the concept of the NYPD and FD as the real heroes. Couldn't the scene have been engineered so that a firefighter saved Spider Man? Or even so that we see firefighters saving some people and Spider Man just helping out? The scene was a set up for a battle, so I don't think the idea of Spider Man being the only one capable of helping was incumbent upon the scene. This runs afoul of the Marvel Philosophy in several respects. The first is that it emphasizes Spider Man's individuality as opposed to him being on anyone's side. While Spider Man has always been somewhat solitary, there are countless comic book team ups between Spider Man and everyone else in the Marvel Universe. That most Marvel heroes are part of a team - The X Men, the Fantastic Four, The Avengers, suggests something about the importance of teamwork and the message that "We may be different, but at least there is a 'we.'" The other problem with this scene is that it is a missed opportunity to set up another choice. Spider Man acts because he has no choice. He's the only one who can go in and save the person inside. It may have worked better if he started showing a messiah complex and then got swatted down. There was no lesson in this scene, except that the NYPD and NYFD are not the real heroes after all. But these two flaws were aberrations. On the whole the movie's philosophy not only held together, but proved to be much more practical and meaningful than placeholder philosophies in most action movies.
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