Caught in the Web : Dreaming Up the World of Spider-Man 2

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Summary: Spider Man is swinging
Review: I have not read this book, but think the pictures in it, cool. I really like the movies and i really like Tobey.

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Summary: The Spin Zone
Review: Even before the first Spider-Man film was released, in 2002, I decided to check out the "making of" book as soon as it was available. I'm glad I did. The original book is still one of the best of its kind ever written. With the Spidey sequel hitting the multiplex, I snatched up a copy of Caught in the Web : Dreaming Up the World of Spider-Man 2, as soon as I could. Hoping that the look inside the movie would be another winner. As I did in my review of the previous book, Behind The Mask, I will not reveal any key information about the film, for anyone who wants to know specifics about the story, can and should look elsewhere.

Author Mark (Cotta) Vaz, who also wrote Behind The Mask, returns to chronicle how Spider-Man 2 came together. Since many of the folks who worked on first film, are also back for the second chapter, Vaz is very comfortable with the subject. One thing I will say is that the filmmakers seem to have ramped up the action. Vaz is up to the challenge of explaining everything in some detail, but without going over the reader's head. What could have been very "tech" sounding read is not. Instead, the book is very breezy, and its 176 pages go by pretty quickly. I read it in 2 sittings over one night. Of particular interest this time out, is the way they brought Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina) to life. I must say, Doc Ock looks more like his comic book incarnation here, than the Green Goblin did in the first film. It seems that director Sam Raimi is living by the creedo of sticking close to the comics, while putting his unique stamp on it, as well. The book has dozens of color photos, sketches and interviews, making for another great read about the franchise.

Whether you buy it now, or after you see it, if you like finding out "how they do that" Caught in the Web-Dreaming Up the World of Spider-Man 2 is highly recommended

Rating:
Summary: The Spin Zone
Review: Even before the first Spider-Man film was released, in 2002, I decided to check out the "making of" book as soon as it was available. I'm glad I did. The original book is still one of the best of its kind ever written. With the Spidey sequel hitting the multiplex, I snatched up a copy of Caught in the Web : Dreaming Up the World of Spider-Man 2, as soon as I could. Hoping that the look inside the movie would be another winner. As I did in my review of the previous book, Behind The Mask, I will not reveal any key information about the film, for anyone who wants to know specifics about the story, can and should look elsewhere.

Author Mark (Cotta) Vaz, who also wrote Behind The Mask, returns to chronicle how Spider-Man 2 came together. Since many of the folks who worked on first film, are also back for the second chapter, Vaz is very comfortable with the subject. One thing I will say is that the filmmakers seem to have ramped up the action. Vaz is up to the challenge of explaining everything in some detail, but without going over the reader's head. What could have been very "tech" sounding read is not. Instead, the book is very breezy, and its 176 pages go by pretty quickly. I read it in 2 sittings over one night. Of particular interest this time out, is the way they brought Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina) to life. I must say, Doc Ock looks more like his comic book incarnation here, than the Green Goblin did in the first film. It seems that director Sam Raimi is living by the creedo of sticking close to the comics, while putting his unique stamp on it, as well. The book has dozens of color photos, sketches and interviews, making for another great read about the franchise.

Whether you buy it now, or after you see it, if you like finding out "how they do that" Caught in the Web-Dreaming Up the World of Spider-Man 2 is highly recommended

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Summary: I liked "Behind the Mask of Spider-Man" better
Review: The first and foremost problem with this second behind the scene book of the second Spider-Man movie is that it's just too fully choked with technical aspect and the engineering of the sets and other stuff that I don't really care about. The artworks that actually show Spidey in action, or even just him alone are barely there. I wondered why they titled this book Caught in the Web then. The majority of the portion is allocated to the creation and brainstorming over Dock Ock and his tentacles. I mean, c'mon guys, I like Dock Ock but please..please show him in action with Spidey. And where are those conceptual drawings that depict the cool train fight. I noticed only one pic about it is in the book. It's just unbelievable that this comes from the same author of Behind the Mask. And lastly, where's the all important script???