Rating: 
Summary: Decent, but disappointing.
Review: I am more of a Batman kind of person and felt it was going to be tough to top those movies until Spiderman came along. I had high hopes on it, but the film just didn't seem to mesh well. It would take a light tone but then at the end it takes such a dark turn which doesn't make the film work well with the different drastic tones in one film. While the acting was good and story decent, the story should have been dark the whole way through which is what makes good superhero movies.
Overall, the film is decent, but didn't fulfill my expectations for it.
Rating: 
Summary: Refreshing
Review: Marvel comics have brought comics into the 21st century with very exciting films that was started with the x-men. Not only do they honour the comics of old with their screen adaptations, but draw a new audience into their fantasy worlds. Two big thumbs up to the crews who have made these comics into action-packed films for all to enjoy. Top work lads.
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Summary: Finally a new superhero on film.
Review: I had very high expectations on seeing this movie. The film did not let me down for one minute. The special effects were wonderful and the art direction the film had was unlike any other I had ever seen in a comic book film. It wasn't dark and gothic like the four Batman films. The characters were really deep and it was almost like you knew them. The setting was bold, colorful, cheery, and vibrant. It was a really awesome film. I reccomend this for anyone who loves comic book films, and if they are fans of the stars than this is a definate must.
One of the best films of the 2000s.
Rating: 
Summary: 2 stars for both reasons to see this movie
Review: Dunst's assets if you know what I'm saying. I wish she was my girlfriend so bad. Or at least I wish she just lived next door to me and took 4 showers a day. Also good special FX and the guy who plays spider-man does a good job of always having "crazy eyes." I think "crazy eyes" is one of the hardest things to do in acting and he pulls it off. Top shelf.
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing Repetitive Supplements
Review: Well, at first glance I was very excited to see that SPIDERMAN was getting a new treatment on DVD. Then I decided to compare the extra features to the original release DVD. This set offers nothing new as far as I can tell from the product description here at Amazon! In fact, it looks to be a carbon copy of the original DVD. Oh, there is a bonus third disc that offers the film in anamorphic widescreen for those of you with widescreen televisions, but why not take the time to add some new features and supplemental material to the re-release? Are there no deleted scenes to offer? What about the original teaser to the film or a commentary with writer David Koepp or actor Willem Dafoe? Anything? If Fox could give us a reason to purchase X-MEN again, then I think Sony could have put forth a little effort too. I would recommend avoiding this purchase at all cost unless you happen to be one who never picked up the original DVD to begin with. Better yet, just save your money and get the Super Bit DVD of SPIDERMAN, which is supposed to offer the best audio/visual experience on DVD to date (at least offering a DTS track). It also features a new commentary with Tobey Maguire! The film itself gets five stars, but this retread DVD and Sony themselves get one star for shamelessly trying to make people pay for the exact same thing all over again!
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Summary: A good story with a web of thrills!
Review: "With great power comes great responsibility."That line is the theme for the comic book adaption of the web-slinging, wall-crawling hero Spider-Man. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Peter Parker lives with his grandparents and he's every parents dream child. He's a science nerd who knows too much about science. How much? Well, enough for him to get beat up in the hallway. Peter dreams of being popular, having a cool car and being the boyfriend of popular girl Mary Jane Watson (Kirstin Dunst), his next door neighbor. Peter's only friend is the spoiled rich kid Harry Osbourne (James Franco), whose father happens to be scientist and president of Oscorp, Norman Osbourne (William Dafoe). During a field trip, Peter gets bitten by a radioactive spider which escaped it's cage. That night Peter becomes ill and by day his gone through a strange transformation. His sight has improved and he no longer needs his nerdy classes. Also, Peter's chest and abs have become stronger and harder. After discovering his strange ability to shoot web from his wrist, Peter goes out to the streets to test his new found ability and enjoys them. However, this new power gets in the way of Peter's responsibilities. He skips his chores and gets into fights in school. After an encounter with a thief and killer, Peter becomes the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, sticking out for the little guys in town and helping civilians in trouble. However, Spider-Man's biggest battle will be up against a mad scientist. After being told that his fired, Norman Osbourne decides to do a little experiment on himself which goes bad. Norman gets a split personality, a personality of a ruthless killer. Norman becomes the Green Goblin and heads out to get rid of Spider-Man. The movie has a great story to it. It's amazing how this once vulnerable boy becomes a brave hero almost overnight. It deals with a huge transformation that could apply to teenagers growing up. Once you transform into an adult you have great responsibilities and Spider-Man carries that message well. William Dafoe is magnificent as Norman Osbourne. Dafoe plays the villain very convincing and menacing. There's one scene where Norman confronts his other personality and Dafoe delivers it very well. There's also a love story between Mary Jane and Spider-Man. Mary Jane is in love with Spider-Man and Peter Parker wants to be with Mary Jane but as Peter Parker and not as Spider-Man. Mary Jane is an aspiring stage actress and Kirsten Dunst actually plays the character very well. There are many good things about Spider-Man, but of course there are some flaws. The special-effects weren't spectacular or amazing. Most of the effects kind of looked faked. There wasn't any "wow" moments where I was blown away. There's also a scene that's copied right out of the Matrix. There is no doubt that the Spider-Man costume is great, but the costume for the Green Goblin looked very cheesy. It looked like a villain from the Power Rangers. It didn't strike fear at all. The menace Dafoe delivers is gone once he puts on the goofy Halloween costume. At times, while watching Spider-Man, I felt like I was watching an advertisement. It felt like Spider-Man was trying to sell things while promoting a Macy Gray concert. The ending was sort of anti-climatic. The last battle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin is very brief. Also, the soundtrack by Danny Elfman didn't strike my attention. It wasn't spectacular. It was actually forgettable. I didn't walk out humming the tunes like I did with the X-Men movies. Overall, Spider-Man is the classic and simple story of nerd-becomes-hero with some good performances and some good action. Fans will defiantly be pleased and non-fans will be entertained.
Rating: 
Summary: GREAT!
Review: truly obsessed spidey fans find this gaudy but all i see is near perfection.This has truly followed comics except every now and then(EX:replacing gwen with MJ)but who cares.sure the goblin could have been better but this is still the best comic movie EVER.
SPIDER-LAD
Rating:
Summary: Garish and cartoony
Review: As a fan of Spiderman I was deeply let down by this stupid, gaudy, 'Hollywood' movie version. There are so many things wrong with it I could go on for ages. First of all, it's HORRIBLY miscast. Tobey Maguire is NO Peter Parker, he is so completely wrong for the part. Jake Gyllenhaal could have been much better. Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane Watson seemed like a typical studio-exec choice. Instead of finding someone who could actually be a model/actress with a statuesque figure, real auburn hair with green eyes who could bring some integrity to the part we have ' the hottie from Bring It On who all the teenage guys like'. I personally do not find her attractive and her part in the movie is no more than 'the damsel in distress when necessary to the plot' kind. She's such a stronger character in the comic book and it's been totally ignored here. James Franco as Harry Osborne was useless. I've seen more charismatic performances from furniture. Willem Dafoe was okay as the Green Goblin but some of his dialogue was real bad, it felt like rejected Skeletor jibes from the original He-Man show. He did provoke some sympathy and coped well with the inner-turmoil story but I could not help but think that someone else could have done it better. JK Simmons and Bruce Campbell were the only bright spots among the whole cast. 27-year-old Tobey Maguire plays high school student Peter Parker. A 'boy' who is blessed with web-spinning capabilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. You guessed it, this is another 'origins of' story. I HATE it when comic-book superhero movies feel the need to do this. Honestly, who DOESN'T know who Spiderman is or how he got his powers? The fact that Spiderman is so popular (as a franchise) is the only reason this tawdry-looking movie was a hit. I would have had so much more respect for it if it went straight to the action and didn't waste time setting things up. No superhero movie is willing to do this and it only proves even further that Spiderman was cooked up and packaged in board room meetings. As a way of disguising the fact that the whole thing is no more than processed cheese, eccentric director Sam Raimi was hired to direct. Known for his cheap but whacky movies Raimi had never really done anything big budget before this. The result is a meretricious, mess of a movie that is all over the place. I honestly thought I had walked into some Power Rangers movie. The computer effects are, quite simply, hideous. Who are they honestly trying to fool with this stuff? It boggles the mind how they ended up with an Academy Award nomination. They are really, really bad. The Styrofoam shark in Jaws: The Revenge was more convincing. Danny Elfman cranks out YET ANOTHER superhero movie score for this 'un. It's flat, boring and unimpressive. Aunt May is way too old. The Green Goblin looks like a Power Ranger. The direction is uncontrolled. It's got a poor cast. The story is nothing new or daring (check out the comic books for that). It's assembled by a boardroom committee, not crafted by people who care and it's just loud, dumb entertainment when Spiderman really should be much more. The only part I appreciated was the way they made Spiderman's web biological instead of manufactured. It just makes so much more sense this way. Though there are loads out there who disagree with me. The DVD is in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen (I seriously think this film would have benefited from and deserved scope-widescreen but no luck) and it looks better than average. There are some color problems and it doesn't look too crisp. The Dolby 5.1 soundtrack is typically loud and thumping but it's nothing particularly dynamic. There are quite a few extras if you're really that much of a fan. As I couldn't care any less for this film I can't comment.
Rating:
Summary: All Bark No Bite
Review: A great movie for those who are new to Spider-Man. The plot is very accurate with few exceptions. However, for those who are long time Spider-Man fans like myself, you have heard this story a thousand times and there is little else to keep your attention. The only other problem with it is that it doesn't have enough fighting scenes. Hopefully the sequel which is due out soon will improve in those areas.
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Summary: One of the Best Action Movies I've Ever Seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I never saw this movie in theaters. The first time I saw the whole movie was when I was in the hospital. It was a very powerful movie. I thought that the web-slinging was pretty cool. The evil laugh of the Green Goblin was, shall we say, interesting. The DVD version is enhanced, so you can see a lot of cool stuff that you couldn't see in theaters. For instance, there is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spiderman. All things considered, I really recommend that you see this movie. I've already seen it three times and plan to see it many more times.
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