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Congratulations, Clark!

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In Reply to: First Spider-man Review posted by clarkjohnsen on May 01, 2002 at 12:44:11:

Finally, some info worthy of spinnin' on the web. ;^)
The wife and I already ordered our tickets for an early Friday show (stadium seating of course!), but your post may encourage others to swing into action. BTW, if there are any doubters left, Spidey has earned a "100% fresh tomato" rating thus far from 5 early reviews on the Rotten Tomato site; it looks like the webheads gonna be a "reel" winner! 'Nuff said!
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Re: Congratulations, Clark! - Ears 02:24:13 05/04/02 (3)
I'll likely be seeing "Spiderman" this weekend, but what I'm really looking forward to this summer is "Attack of the Clones." I think George Lucas is going to redeem himself. The buzz on AOTC is very good. Kick ass this time, Yoda will. :-D
- Well, we'll be there too, but the web-slinger has the upper-hand AFAIC. - AuPh 05:07:45 05/04/02 (2)
  The wife & I LOVED the Spidey flick as did the rest of the audience (i.e., there was moderate applause at the end, which is a rarity at most movies and a sure-fire indicator of a hit!).
  Lucas has a lot to answer for after introducing that obnoxious character Jar-Jar Binks, hiring the sappy kid (i.e., who's name eludes me) over Haley Joe Osment and other stupid aspects of Episode I, but we'll see. So far, my bets are on Spidey and MIB II as big summer hits, but I'm sure that there'll be more.
  Your friendly neighborhood Audiophilander
  - Re: Well, we'll be there too, but the web-slinger has the upper-hand AFAIC. - Ears 01:03:24 05/06/02 (0)
    Saw "Spider-Man" and thoroughly enjoyed it. I expected to like Tobey Maguire's performance based on the peculiar charm he brings to every role he plays. He's just so likeable. I'm less of a fan of Kirsten Dunst, but I thought she was a fine match with Maguire in the film. I thought the film could have spent a little more time on Peter Parker's adjustment to his new condition, but, hey, it's a comic book, so I don't really have a problem with them moving things right along. Didn't much care for the music--it was atmospheric and appropriate, but Danny Elfman is just so forgetable. I'm looking forward to the sequel(sequels?). No applause at the theater where I saw it, but it was a Sunday night showing, and the hardcore Spidey fans had probably already seen it. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed it though. I liked it a lot; my wife loved it.
    I agree with you that Lucas has a lot to atone for. He made some baaaadddd decisions in "The Phantom Menace". I loathed Jar-Jar and didn't like Jake Lloyd as Anakin either. I read somewhere that while Jar-Jar appears in "Attack of the Clones", his role is greatly reduced and that he announces he's learned "diplo-speak" and drops the grating way he talked in "Phantom Menace". Meesa sure hope dat twue. The DVD of "PM" includes a documentary that briefly shows the three final candidates for the Anakin role. The first kid was horrible. The second kid seemed natural and real to me and would have been my choice. Jake Lloyd was the third kid the documentary showed, and I guess he gave Lucas what Lucas was looking for because he overacted as badly in the audition as he did in the film. Glad he won't be in this one.
  - Re: Well, we'll be there too, but the web-slinger has the upper-hand AFAIC. - chris 07:24:38 05/04/02 (0)
    "So far, my bets are on Spidey and MIB II as big summer hits"
    Gee, ya think?

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