|
 SPIDER-MAN
With
Tobey
Maguire,
Willem
Dafoe,
Kirsten
Dunst,
James
Franco
Directed
by
Sam
Raimi
After
decades
of
fanticipation,
the
super-hero
relief
finally
struck
the
globe
(after
even
more
waiting
to
rectify
scenes
involving
the
World
Trade
Center).
Now
the
major
comic-to-screen
adaptations
have
been
done:
Superman,
Batman
and
now
old
Spidey.
Approach
this
film
with
the
mere
need
to
be
entertained.
Evil
Dead
trilogy
creator
Sam
Raimi
is
now
a
fully-fledged
big
time
director
(after
his
horror
exploits,
he
made
the
Fargo-like
Simple
Plan
and
the
looong
Costner
romantic
baseball
drama,
For
Love
Of
The
Game).
Good
for
him.
He
does
the
Stan
Lee
comic
book
character
justice,
albeit
with
the
help
of
major
CGI
FX.
Did
you
expect
anything
less
in
this
day
&
age?
Peter
Parker
(convincingly
portrayed
by
the
ever-totally-guy-next-door
Maguire)
is
the
nerd
whose
had
a
lifelong
crush
on
his
next
door
neighbour's
daughter
-
a
major
driving
force
behind
the
narrative.
After
being
bitten
by
a
genetically
spliced
spider,
he
gains
several
spider
characteristics
with
its
advantages
and
shortcomings.
The
words
of
his
uncle
that
"with
great
power
come
great
responsibility"
echoes
through
his
exploits.
While
moonlighting
as
a
wall-climbing,
web-shooting
&
-swinging
crime
fighter,
his
biggest
nemesis
comes
in
the
shape
of
his
flatmate's
industrial
science
dad,
whose
experiment
turns
him
into
a
deranged
Jekyll
&
Hyde
character,
The
Green
Goblin.
With
enough
humour
and
romance
to
counteract
the
violence,
action,
and
dizzying
web-flying
scenes,
Spider-Man
does
exactly
what
it
set
out
to
-
entertain.
Sequels
are
already
in
pre-production
-
especially
with
its
box
office
shattering
openings
worldwide.
I'm
just
really
glad
it
was
Raimi
who
got
the
shot
-
just
disappointed
that
he
could
only
squeeze
his
old
buddy
Bruce
Campbell
(Ash
from
the
Evil
Dead
flicks)
into
a
small
role
as
wrestle
ringmaster.
The
double
disc
contains
a
wealth
of
extras.
Commentary
tracks
from
director
and
stars
as
well
as
FX
guys.
Multi-angle
web-i-sodes.
Subtitled
factoids.
4
featurettes
-
making
of's
and
profiles
of
director
Raimi
and
composer
Danny
Elfman.
A
documentary
on
the
comic
book
character
with
creator
Stan
Lee
and
artists
interviews.
Outtakes.
Screen
tests.
TV
spots
&
trailers.
Sum
41
ans
Chad
Kroeger
(Nickelback)
music
videos.
Spider-Man
villain
profiles.
Easter
Egg.
Photo
gallery.
DVD-Rom
features
like
Comic/Feature
comparison,
weblinks,
3
Marvel
dot.comics,
PS2
game
levels,
Record
Your
Own
Commentary…Pretty
damn
impressive,
or
what.
Is
it
safe
to
say
video
is
dead
or
at
least
halfway
out
the
door?
4
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A
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B
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C
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