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Spider-Man [2002]
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ASIN:
B00005RDQI
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[4.0 Stars]
75 Reviews
Pub. 25-Nov-2002;
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Authors/Performers
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Tobey Maguire|Willem Dafoe|Kirsten Dunst|James Franco;
Product Description
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Marvel Comics fans have been waiting for this big-screen Spider-Man since the character made his print debut in 1962, which attaches impossible expectations to a film that rates as a solid success without breaking out of the spandex ghetto in the way that Batman Returns or X-Men did. Tobey Maguire is ideally cast as speccy Peter Parker, a high school swot with personal problems. The suit and effects take over when he gets bitten by a genetically engineered (i.e., no longer radioactive) spider and transforms into a web-swinging superhero who finds that these super-powers don't really help him get close to the girl next door (Kirsten Dunst) or protect his elderly guardian (Cliff Robertson) from random violence. The villain of the peace is Peter's best friend's industrialist father (Willem Dafoe) who has dosed himself on an experimental serum which makes him go all Jekyll-and-Hyde and emerge as the cackling Green Goblin, who soon gets a grudge against Spider-Man. Sam Raimi gives it all a bright, airy, kinetic feel, with wonderful aerial stuff as Spider-Man escapes from his troubles by swinging between skyscrapers, and the rethink of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's origin story is managed with a canny mix of faithfulness (JK Simmons' as the crass editor JJ Jameson is the image of the comic character) and send-up (after a big introduction, Spider-Man finally appears in a really rubbish first attempt at a spider costume). Maguire and the impossibly sweet Dunst make it work as a hesitant teen romance, but somehow the second half, which brings on the villain to give the hero someone to fight, is only exciting when it wants to be affecting too. --Kim Newman On the DVD: Spider-Man's two-disc offering is nothing out of the ordinary, but fans will find some gems here including Stan Lee's thoughts, a gallery of comic cover art and profiles on the baddies. The two commentaries (cast and crew, and Special Effects) both have long periods with pauses, but the special effects guys are full of insight. The DVD-ROM section offers some of the more exciting features, including three comics transferred onto your computer, page by page, although be aware that the "Film to Comic" comparison is not for the original but for the new comic of the film. As you would expect from a blockbuster superhero film, the sound and vision are immaculate. --Nikki Disney
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Spiderman is better than 3 stars but its not a 4 star movie. It starts well enough and Peter Parkers discovery of his new found powers is well done both in the School scenes and later in the wrestling/cage fight. The fight in the school is very well done and Parker's discovery of his new much faster reactions remains perhaps the highpoint of the film. Its in this section of the film that the director Sam Raimi's touch is most evident. The leading actors did a fine job and the best thing in the film is Tobey Maquire, whose portrayal is spot-on.
However as previous reviewers have said the CGI whilst pretty good is going to date as the years go by and in the second half the film loses momentum and gets more and more predictable. I also thought it should have been cut by about 10 or 15 minutes as it felt too long to me.
There are extras galore on disc 2 as well as commentaries on on disc 1. Overall it is certainly worth seeing (and at the Cinema it was very impressive) but it loses quite a lot on the small screen, and I have only bought it as I found it very cheap.
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[Rating: 3 Stars]
Toby Maguire/Peter Parker - possibly the most annoying, whiny, charisma bereft actor/character in any superhero film. He's just got one of those faces that says "punch me" and a voice you want to throttle. Add that to a rubbish cheesy script, lacklustre performances and cheap looking CGI and you have the most dissappointing hero flick since Hulk.
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[Rating: 1 Stars]
The film is truly brilliant in casting the nerdy Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, and the beautiful Kirsten Dunst as literally, the girl next door.
What I love about the film is the fact that you can immediately identify with the Peter Parker character, and so he becomes more believable. The film mixes the down to earth nature of Peter Parker with the exciting out of this world power that he has as spiderman in effortless harmony. Whilst the story develops our hero from nerdy boy to responsible hero, but he learns his lessons the hard way.
Buy this to enjoy the moment that Peter Parker became Spiderman.;
[Rating: 5 Stars]
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