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In Reply to: Its a comic book for crissake! posted by Jack G on November 05, 2002 at 13:30:18:
I thought (my first mistake) from all the positive reviews that it would at least rise above sheer mediocrity. Even the first few Superman and Batman movies went against the grain a little bit and provided something more than the pure shlock and cliche of this movie. This was like skipping ahead to "Batman Forever" or "Superman 4"As far as the extras, there was not enough to justify a two DVD package. It was obviously thrown together in haphazard fashion.
I wasn't expecting high drama, and I'm no fool, thanks---that's why I RENTED it. And, I purposely waited to see it on DVD so I wouldn't have to pay more than 4 bucks to watch it.
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what the people who are loyal to the book(s) feel about the movie and they give it fairly high praise.If you haven't read a comic book religiously, it's tough to get a proper handle on things. Unfortunately, I don't read Spiderman, but books like The Sandman, Punisher, Swamp Thing and Silver Surfer are very familiar to me and I'm sure my critique of these movies would hold a bit more weight when compared to somebody who hasn't read them at all.
Take care, Chris
I read Spiderman comics as a kid, and I know the background very well. That's not what my rant is about. My point is that they didn't even try to take the idea of Spiderman to another level---which is what a good movie is supposed to do.The storylines in the early Superman and Batman movies were true to the original vision, yet they took some chances outside the basic story everybody knew.
Spiderman was structured with an assembly line script---it moves along like it was put together by a kiddie-tested focus group. I see nothing wrong in disliking that kind of movie, even one with origins in a comic book.
I see it as a rudementary introduction for what is sure to become a franchise marque.As I said, I'm not up on Spiderman, but I thought the first third of the movie did an interesting job of painting a picture of Peter Parker as a high schooler. I got a good sense of who he was and what his family life was like. We saw Mary Jane develop and as I understand it, she plays a major role in Spidey's life up until a point. Granted, only 35-45 minutes worth, but it rendered a valid picture for me.
I thought that there was good interplay in the middle with Harry (?), Peter, MJ and Auntie, along with Dr. Osbourne and the newpaper editor was funny. This lead up to a battle that didn't surprise anyone, but it's a good vs. evil thing and it is what it is. At the end, he can't come to grips with his feelings and letting them be known to MJ. Obviously, there will be Spidey II coming the year after next, so the story moves on.
Take care, Chris
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