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Summary: Spiderman rescues bad comic book adaptations
Review: This is by far the best comic book made movie since the first Batman. It is not only true to the comic, but able to present the off-the-wall reality while actually taking itself seriously. This movie is a great blend of action, drama, and comedy that is suitable for all ages. If you were a fan of Batman, X-Men, or Superman, then Spiderman is sure to please.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: Great visual effects coupled with a poor story line and lots of bad acting. Give me the old '60s TV cartoon over this overproduced mess any day.
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Summary: GOOD ENOUGH TO BE NUMBER 1!
Review: IT'S A MOVIE TO REMEMBER!IT HAS ALL THE THINGS:ACTION,SPECIAL EFFECTS,COMEDY AND LOADS OF STARS FROM ME!
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Summary: The film does whatever a Spider-Man can
Review: I¡¯ll admit that I wasn¡¯t a die hard Spider-Man fan in the past. I was a Batman fan but this film is visually and emotionally amazing. This film does not go camp nor does is borrow on ideas already seen in superhero films. It is almost a real human story. You are left sympathizing for Peter Parker and his struggles and then cheering him on as he continues to do what is right despite all of his personal setbacks. Tobey Maguire did for this film what Michael Keaton did for Batman. He is the essential Spider-Man. You see that he feels right at home as Spider-Man and succeeds at making Peter Parker his own. What is arguably the greatest and most successful comic book films of all time, it is almost as if you are reading a comic book. Willem Dafoe is simply astonishing as the Green Goblin. While it is true that he does not compare to Nicholson as the Joker and Hackman as Luthor, he stands on his own as Osborn. In the beginning, he¡¯s an ordinary billionaire, but after the accident, the transition he makes from businessman to raving psychotic is simply amazing. You can tell he studied his character because his diction and his facial expressions are amazing if not straight out of the comics. I remember feeling that Kirsten Dunst was miscast as Mary Jane but when I saw the film, I changed my mind. This young lady is going places and it shows. Mary Jane is portrayed as more of a victim in this film than she ever has in the comics or on the animated TV shows and it works. Dunst¡¯s performance is breathtaking as she blends together the right mix of class, savvy, and sex appeal to make Mary Jane one of the most memorable comic book heroines ever portrayed on film. All in all, a great film which should be looked at as one of the greatest of all time. The violence may turn some of you off but a comic book film without violence is like a romance film without kisses. The CGI is off the charts, every time I watch it, I have difficulty telling the CGI from the real stuff. That is amazing. LOTR may be looked at as the better film visually and critically, but this is one film that we will not soon forget.
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Summary: Highly Overrated....
Review: The '60's cartoons were better. This film was a missed opportunity. It should have been groundbreaking- a classic telling of Marvel's most celebrated hero. Instead, it is just an unimaginative, unimpressive, mediocre popcorn flick. I must put the blame squarely on Sam Raimi's overwhelmed shoulders. It is quite obvious that he was completely at a loss as to how to do the film right. First off- the film is not cast well. Tobey Maguire is not bad, yet not well suited as Peter Parker, as he is too neebish, short and nasally voiced to convince me he is a superhero. He looks like he belongs in middle school, not high school. Kirsten Dunst is horribly miscast as Mary Jane Watson. Aside from her not resembling her comic counterpart, she is just too unattractive to convince me that Peter would fall for her. Willem Dafoe churns out a typical over the top villain performance for the umpteenth time and looks like a green power ranger reject. Aside from the casting problem, is the script, which is in desperate need of a rewrite. ' Who Am I?' Peter Parker says at the beginning and ending of the film. Who are you talking to?? Nobody asked you who you are!! Why is Macy Gray making a cameo in this film? No reason at all, other than she simply convinced Raimi to put her in. Silly singing, parades and balloons were stolen from Tim Burton's closet and put in this film. Stupid decisions like this help kill the film. Add BAD cgi effects into the mix, and it soon becomes apparent that this film is beyond redemption. Cheap, amaturish effects are also thrown in, such as having Peter sticking to walls and ceilings and not showing how he got there, utensils sticking to his hands, ridiculous 'Spidey-sense' sound effects ... puh-lease. You needed a budget of 100+ Million to do that? If it seems I'm a bit hard on this film, it's because I am a Marvel fan and it should have been a great film. Instead, it's just not a very good one. Like I said, a missed opportunity. I hope the sequel is a lot better, but since it appears the same director and cast are returning, I don't have much hope of that happening.
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Summary: Great Movie, Good DVD
Review: Spider-Man first off, is a great movie. Sure it's not perfect but what is? It's really what a fun movie is all about and it doesn't feel like the 121 minutes it is. The first disc, actually has more of the fun extra-wise with the pop-up webisodes and MAKING OF vignettes along with two commentaries. One that's okay (the sam raimi one) but a really good one (visual FX Crew). The second disc is mostly promotional stuff except for the great documentary about the Spider-Man comic. My main complaint with the DVD is that the menus are a bit frustrating to navigate and that the second disc could've had alot more but this is still worth owning. Go for Widescreen though, Fullscreen crops off alot of the action.
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Summary: tired
Review: This movie is everything I expected, a fine adaptation of a great comic, following the trend of X-men. But it is nothing more. If you want all of the excitement without the recycled hollywood superhero try reading the comic books. The only thing that might be worse is the new Ben AssFleck superhero movie.
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Summary: Lot of fun to watch, seems faithfully done, buy for extras
Review: I'm not so wowed by this movie as some people seemed to be but I did think it was pretty good. The plot seems to do a good job of following what I remember of the comic book plot line, the dialog is comic book in nature but all right( after all it is a comic book not real life) and the special effects seem to do all right by me. Some complain that some of the action scenes don't look right but considering that a man is being portrayed swinging on a strand of web (the spider characteristics are the biggest variance from the historical plotline)I think they were well done.
I got finished with the movie wanting something more, maybe the next one will do an even better job.
The extra's should be a lot of fun to see, if I get it they will be the reason.
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Summary: A Genuine Blockbuster!
Review: I'm not generally enthusiastic about superheroes, comic book characters, or even special effects movies--but I have to say that SPIDERMAN is easily the best movie of its kind that I have ever seen, a movie that packs a tremendous whallop in terms of being just flat-out fun to watch. The cast is solid; the story is entertaining; the special effects are first rate all the way. Unless you've been living in a hole all these years, you already recognize the character--one of the last to emerge from the golden age of comic books and still one of the most popular. But Spiderman differs somewhat from most comic book superheroes: he is insecure, angst-ridden, and carries with him all the uncertainties of youth; consequently, the character foreshadowed the current wave of much darker comicbook characters, many of whom might be described as underdog anti-heroes. While the film departs from the original comic book storyline in a number of ways, it retains that element. And it follows the legend in general outline: Peter Parker is a brainy but slightly nerdy and insecure kid--but when he is bitten by a radioactive (in this case a genetically mutated) spider, he develops amazing powers. And when crime hits home in a personal way, he sets out to rid the city of bad guys and comes face to face with supercriminal Green Goblin, who is determined to tempt Spiderman into a life or crime or kill him trying. I would have never imagined Tobey Maguire in the role of Spiderman, but he brings the right blend of uncertainty and joy in his newly discovered powers to the role, and as a result is a superhero character that is a lot more believable than most other big screen efforts. Willen Dafoe, who has made a career of playing unexpected characters, is also perfectly cast as The Green Goblin, and the supporting cast--which includes Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, and Rosemary Harris--is also extremely good. The film moves at a good pace, alternately witty and actionpacked, touching and sharp. And although the special effects are a bit dimmed by the translation to the small screen (I always find that CGI works better on the big screen), it is still fascinating stuff to watch. The double DVD set comes with a host of extras, including computer games, outtakes, and the like, but the most enjoyable of the extras are a documentary on the making of the film and a documentary re Marvel Comics with an emphasis (of course) on "your friendly neighborhood Spiderman;" frankly, bonus packages don't come much better. Now, if you're not a comicbook or superhero fan, you might want to rent this one before you buy it; the fact that everything is on the surface (no seriously deep meanings here) is also likely to annoy people looking for depth. But that aside, SPIDERMAN is just a tremendous amount of fun to watch from start to finish, and if you can enter into that spirit of fun you'll enjoy every minute of it.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: You must hand it to Raimi for not only successfully translating this larger than life legend to the silver screen, but also toppling the George Lucas juggernaut. I think the charm of this film is that it is a nerdy hero puts aside his pride and steps up to his duty and calling as a superhero. It is a very intimate and emotional movie that hits all the right butons. Maguire plays Peter Parker perfectly. I am glad that they found an actor who actually looked and played the part, rather than taking Hollywood's flavor of the month. You believe that Parker is really a goof and a nerd, and you know that he revel in being Spiderman, the coolest of he cool. My favorite scene is Parker's epiphany, when he decides to take up the mantel and captures the man who killed his grandfather. Parker is awkward and clumsy as he begins his chase, but he eventually get the carjacker, and gets a clue that he need to be a super-hero. I think the nice touch is when Park swings on street level, he has to dodge the streetlights. They paid that much attention to detail. Kirsten Dunst play MJ well. She is caught between several men: Flash Thompson, Harry Osbourne, Peter Parker, and Spiderman. Yet she manages to keep her head, and play a darn good scream queen to boot. She is the love interest, but is able to transcend the role and bring life. Judging from the gag reel, I think Willem Defoe was having too much fun playing the Green Goblin and it hurt some of his performances. He wasn't an menacing as he could be because he was laughing his head off behind the mask. As to the DVD, I am one of those people who likes the features disk over the film disk. Seeing all of the behind the scenes clips enhances the film for me. I love the commentaries, and especially the gag reels. I just wish there was a way to be able to reintegrate deleted scenes back into the film. "Buckaroo Banzai" and "X-Men I" have this feature, and I hope it catches on.
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