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Summary: Spider Sensational
Review: A day after this movie was released I was in line to buy a ticket. I am usually not fond of superhero movies or comic books but this movie made me think twice about that opinion. What a great movie! The plot, even halfway through the movie, as still twisting and winding its way to a great ending climax while still supplying me with the required action that I need to keep me at the edge of my seat. The acting was also not just tolerable but pretty professional. So overall I recommend this movie to anybody who wants to see an instant classic!!
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Summary: Teenaged Spider Battles Mean Green Machine!
Review: Genius high school nerd Peter Parker hasn't felt the same, since that genetically engineered spider bit him during a field trip. He's stronger, faster, more resilient, and he shoots webs out of his wrists, climbing skyscraper walls with the greatest of ease.By the time he's started college, Peter's learned some hard lessons in life. His family is torn by tragedy, and his fantasy girl-next-door love, Mary Jane Watson, is going out with his best friend Harry Osborn. Harry's defense contractor father, Norman, is more like a surrogate father to Peter than a genuine father to his own son. But, unbeknownst to anyone - including himself - Norman Osborn suffers an even worse tragedy than any Peter has endured...one that will turn him into the scourge of New York City and Peter Parker's arch-nemesis. This fabulous action-adventure film version of the famous Stan Lee Marvel comic book character suffers only from too much underplaying of the title character by Tobey Maguire, and not enough chemistry between him and co-star Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson. Maguire is credible and likeable as Peter, he just doesn't have much fire until he's got the Spider-suit on. The rest of the cast are fine, some even superb - for a single example, Cliff Robertson is wonderful in the small but important support role of Peter's Uncle Ben. The special effects and the pacing are uneven, but overall better than not - director Sam Raimi is an experienced hand at this kind of movie, and keeps it moving pretty well. But the highest marks go to Willem Defoe, as the tortured Norman Osborn. Defoe's Osborn not only gets to chew the scenery as the wicked Green Goblin, but simultaneously (and convincingly) also plays the Goblin's first frightened victim - himself. The mechanical-looking costume and props of the Goblin are really incredible, and fortunately are very well-matched by those of Spider-Man, himself. Not a perfect movie, but a damn good one. Enjoy. By the way, the novelization of this film is really terrific - check it out.
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Summary: Instant Classic
Review: This film is definately a winner. Avoiding campiness and all the flaws that made earlier comic-book to film adaptations fail, 2002's "Spiderman" has the right formula, mixing the correct ingredients of a love story, heroic action, and fantasy, and finally shows a realistic and human Spiderman. Bravo and two-thumbs up to all the actors involved for portraying comic-book characters so humanly.
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Summary: to spidey or not to spidey
Review: There are a lot of reviews here that speak about how the movie stayed faithful to the comic book. I sadly beg to differ.
Spider man never had webs oozing out from his anatomy, he had to sweat in his private lab to devise a gadget that would sling the web.The movie keeps dropping hints about Peter Parkers phenomenal scientific intellect but there is nothing in the moive that seems to point in that direction.The Green Goblin looks like a robotic contraption unlike the comic book. Also PETER DOES NOT GRADUATE WITH THE REST OF HIS CLASS.
This is in no way a faithful comic book adaptation.
This is a sugar sweet schmucky movie with bad dialogues , bad cgi and mediocre performances catering to the 8 year old bed wetting crowd.
SNAP OUT OF IT.
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Summary: Top notch action film
Review: Wow! Since Hollywood has gone completely creatively bankrupt, it seems that comics are the last bastion of "new" material for them to use for films. Too often these films are very poor renditions of their comic counterpart: Batman and Robin; The Fantastic Four; Spiderman TV series; The Punisher; Captain America; and Tank Girl. There's always room for creative license when transferring mediums, but what is often an overthought is the fan base. Who goes to see comics to film? Young adults and kids do. What do they expect? Well, they expect something worth their 9 or 10 bucks - that's what. Spiderman delivers a whole lot of film and a whole lot of fun for the money (Okay - so I still think films are waaaaay too expensive, but that's another story). Toby McGuire IS Peter Parker! Rami cast the part (in fact all the parts) perfectly. He was right on that it didn't matter who played Spiderman, because whoever it was would be completely disguised. Peter Parker was the tough character to cast. Willem DaFoe is excellent as the Green Goblin. How about the story? It could not have been told more appropriately and succinctly than it is. Basically, it is the original story from 1962 about how Peter Parker becomes imbued with superhuman powers to later become Spiderman. Some have argued that Rami and the writers took too much liberty with the character by allowing his web-creation to be internal as opposed to manufactured by Peter. I beg to differ. I think that Rami et al made that aspect of the character BETTER than the comic version. Folks, this is a movie. That said, it's a movie based on a beloved comic and its lead character - and I think that the movie is just about the best comic to film rendition ever done. Marvel would do well to follow its own example from this film and use the same logic with the next XMen film and any subsequent comics to film made. Go see this film!
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Summary: Finally...Spider-Man Is Done Right!
Review: This won't be a long review, since a lot of reviews have been written. All I have to say is....this is a GREAT movie! Having had to endure CBS' made for tv Spider-Man movies in the '70's, this movie is a long time coming. Finally, the film-makers get the story & characters right, staying true to the comic-book. It helps that Sam Raimi is a Spider-Man fan & his vision & Stan Lee's/Steve Ditko's/John Romita's originals are very close. (Raimi updated the story to the new millenium from the 1960's comic-book.) Most viewers & ALL comic-book fans will enjoy this movie. (There was a recent viewer who put this film down while admitting that he's not a Spider-Man fan to begin with. Well, with all respect, if you feel that comic-books are "beneath you", then this movie isn't for you.) But if you want a mature approach to fantasy & action-adventure, then this movie is a dream come true! Let's see if "Daredevil" & "The Hulk", scheduled for next year, will be just as good.
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Summary: Awesome.
Review: I was shocked by how good this movie is. When I first heard about it last summer, I thought it would be a cheap PG kids movie that only costed [$] to make. I was so wrong. Turns out they actully paid [$] to make this movie, and it is PG-13. Not just for kids. The special effects are great. I could watch Spider-Man web-sling all day. It looks so real, the movements of his body and the way his muscles move. I mean, it probably IS REAL!! Which is what I would've believed if it weren't for Green Goblin. Don't get me wrong; he's one of the best supervillians I've ever seen. But, his costume looks PLASTIC! But, still, he looks really good when he's flying with his glider. Another thing I was suprised at was the action-sequences between Goblin and Spidey. I thought Spidey would just web Goblin up and punch 'em a few times and take 'em to jail. But no. Think Mortal Kombat meets Rocky...dramatic. And Kirstin Dunst did a really good job playing Mary Jane, too.
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Summary: The best comic book movie to date!
Review: This is the best comic book movie to date. This movie has it all!From action,To adventure,To romance,I didn't want it to end. Toby Macguire's and Kristen Dunst's best proformance yet! They couldn't have chosen a better cast or a better villian. Your in for a rollercoaster of a good time! Between Spider Man and Star Wars it's going to be close. Star Wars seems to be a great movie and this was a great movie! This moie critic gives Spider Man 5*****! for one of the best movies of the year so far.
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Summary: A Different Kind of Roller Coaster.
Review: Don't see this movie twice. I did. It was fabulous and fun the first time around, but difficult to watch the second. Why? Because there isn't a whole lot to this movie. What's great about it is the amusement park ride quality of the first viewing. You can overlook its superficiality the first time around and just have fun. This is a movie that revels in the making Spider-Man's powers look and feel as cool as you imagined them as a child (if you were a fan of the comic book or the original animated series), and adds enough romance to widen the appeal beyond fan-boys. Some of the special effects are not terribly "realistic," but that only adds to the fun. There's not much more to say except, "Enjoy!" After you buckle your seatbelts, that is.
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Summary: Best comic to movie conversion to date!!
Review: ...Most of the people going to see this are going to be people familiar w/ Spider-Man or comic book fans, like me - AND I'm sure most of them loved it I personally thought this movie was excellent and it was like watching the comic book come to life. Yes, Batman had some great sets, but I don't remember any of the comic book looking anything like that at all.. It was a little TOO grandiose, if you ask me. This movie not only stayed true to the comic book (I'd say about 90%), it had spectacular web-swing sequences that only CGI could deliver. I was a bit skeptical at first of too much CGI, but as I watched it, I realized that it was the only way to truly portray how Spider-Man's movements were in the comic book. Tobey Maguire was a great pick for Spider-Man and even the smaller characters like Robbie Robertson and Betty Brant were there. Anybody that was a fan of the comic book will love this movie, in my opinion. I liked this better than the X-men, even.. graphically, more pleasing and like I said, it was like seeing your favorite comic book come to life. I can't wait for the sequel...
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