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Is there a better movie critic writing today? And he only appears weekly in San Diego!clark
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this guy writes. I have to disagree with you on this one. The guy thinks clever insults (why does he hate Bog so much, anyway?) are good film reviewing. They aren't. Check out Pauline Kael or John Simon. Or Agee. Now, you may be right as far as today. But, I hate to sound such a common theme, but Ebert is an excellent writer. He is also a damn fine film reviewer in that he gives lucid reasons for his opinions, and can place them in historical context. That being said, I disagree with his opinions most of the time. But I respect his talent. (Actually, I agreed with Siskel much more...).
Yes, the film has been hyped, but not noticeably more than any other summer season blockbuster-in-waiting which makes Duncan Shepherd's singling out of Raimi's film for this criticism moot. And, the character developement Mr. Shepherd seems to think might disappoint fans of the comic is idle speculation at best. After all, he unequivocally states that assuming him to be a fan of the comic would be "a stretch of the imagination." So, on what expertise is he basing his impressions of the original comics? Having been a fan of the comic myself back in the early 60's I can say with the knowledge of hindsight that Raimi has done extremely well in capturing the flavor and social balance between Peter Parker and his Spider-Man alter ego.If I were to nit-pick about anything, it would be in a missed opportunity to make the Green Goblin into the kind of memorable villain that made him one of Spidey's greatest nemesis's in the original comics. William Defoe wasn't an excellent casting choice, but the metallic suit and helmet made the Goblin character less personable; especially since a broadly grinning Defoe has the perfect facial characteristics to reprise the original comic character. [See pic at link below] The challange would've been to achieve satisfactory make-up that would hide Osbourne the tycoon while in Green Goblin mode. As for Shepherd's clueless comment about the Goblin's "surfboard"..., well, that's almost EXACTLY what the Green Goblin's flyer looked like in the original comics and as such it was certainly part of the character's unique appeal.
A make-up for Green Goblin was actually created by ADI and tested. Raimi chose not to use it. I never saw the test but knowing the high caliber of work that comes out of ADI, I'm sure it wasn't rejected based on quality.
I can almost imagine what the correct comic-inspired Green Goblin make-up would've looked like on Defoe in place of the armor plated suit & helmit. Using his range of facial expressions to convey the evil grin would've added immensely to the verbal excahanges between Spidey and the Goblin, IMO.Nit-picking aside, it's gratifying that Spider-Man has lived up to it's hype; let's hope the other theoretically high-octane summer flicks follow suit.
AuPh
Ooooops! Sorry 'bout, that. :o)Cheers,
Your friendly neighborhood AuPh
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