Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle ... more
and quietly pines for the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically-modified 'Super-spider' bites him while on a school trip, Peter develo...
Production Year: 2007 - Action/Adventure - Director: Paul Greengrass - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, Edgar Ramirez, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, Albert Finney
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Advantages: Great start to the SpiderMan franchise Disadvantages: None
picks a fight with Peter. Peter dodges all of Flashes's punches and throws him across the floor.
Peter runs out into an alley, he knows that the spider has altered something in his body and starts to realise he can climb a wall and spin webs !!
That is just the beginning of the film and I won't spoil it by telling you anymore of the plotline.
The DVD I am reviewing is the region 1 two disk set which is basically the same as the region 2 version.
This 2 disk set has the following :
Disk 1
SpiderMan the film
English and French dolby digital 5.1
English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
This has commentaries by Sam Raimi the director, Kirsten Dunst, Laura Ziskin (producer), and Grant Curtis (co producer)
All of these give a wonderful job of telling you all of their experiences of the making of the film in good detailed depth ...
Advantages: Great special effects, villainous acting Disadvantages: the overall story, is too long
Spider-Man, the web-crawling wonder, your friendly neighbourhood hero, first appeared way back in 1962. He was a new kind of hero, different from al those that had gone before not only because he was a teenager himself, like most comic readers, but that he also was beset by the everyday trials and tribulations that most normal people struggled with to.
He was an immediate success and sealed the fortunes of the Marvel Comics company and the future of superhero comics in general, leading to the collapse of pretty much every other genre of comics until very recently. Spider-man became the only hero that comes close to matching the iconic stature of DC?s Batman and Superman and is as much a recognised figure to comic readers and non-readers alike.
Ever since 1967 Spider-Man has been regularly on TV, mainly in animated series but ...
Ailran 04.05.2007 (03.05.2007)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Spider-Man 3 (DVD)
Advantages: great film highly recomended Disadvantages: nothing !
SpiderMan 3 is the siqal folowing on from spiderman 1 and 2 yet this one out of all three contain a new exitment and thrill that is not contained within the other two movie's before it.
the charactars in this film also give an outstanding profformace, in imotion and action speaking of action this movie has alot of it if you are seeking a thilling action adventure then i truely recomend this film.
In this spiderman the villans that are featured inclue the sand man peter parker's, uncle ben's killer this fills him with anger and leads to some of the most action acked seans in the film also the black siuted spidy this leads peter parker to an insane anger after relalizing he has changed into something bad he gets rid of the suit.
but then the siut find a rival phoyographer who hates peter parker because he humilated him whe in ...
High School student, Peter Parker, gets bitten by a genetically modified spider whilst on a school trip to a University laboratory. Overnight Peter develops supernatural powers and extreme strength... At first he uses his new talents for his own material gain but Peter eventually comes to the conclusion that he must use his new found abilities to fight evil as the super-hero... Spider-Man.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Filmmakers And Cast Commentaries, Branching Multi Angle Web I Sodes, Factoids Weaving The Web, DVD ROM, TV Spots, Trailers, 2 Music Videos, Easter Egg, Weblinks, 4 Featurettes, Spider Man The Mythology Of the 21st Century Documentary, Gags, Outtakes, Screen Tests, Peter Parkers Darkroom Photo Gallery, Sneak Peak At Spiderman 2, Additional Featurettes, Spiderman 2 Teaser Trailer, Spiderman 2 Game Trailer
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review
"...Raimi does know his genre and has a lot of fun with the always gratifying makeover element....[Maguire] seems the only choice to play Peter, imbuing the character with intelligence, sensitivity, affability, strength, humor and edginess..." (Box Office, p.90, 01/07/2002)
"...Kirsten Dunst is effective as the conflicted Mary Jane....Willem Dafoe has fun with a Jekyll-and-Hyde character..." (Chicago Sun-Times, p.5, 30/06/2002)
"...SPIDER-MAN, an adventure in vicarious acrobatic daredevilry, has been excitingly staged by director Sam Raimi..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.47-8, 10/05/2002)
"...The filmmakers have succeeded in rejuvenating the character while staying faithful to his roots....Mr. Maguire seems at once knowing and vulnerable..." (New York Times, p.E1, 03/05/2002)
"...The actors seem to be having as good a time as we are....Maguire and Dunst keep SPIDER-MAN on a high with their sweet-sexy yearning, spinning a web of dazzle and delicacy..." (Rolling Stone, p.87-8, 10/05/2002)
"...SPIDER-MAN is full of deftly handled small moments and characters..." (Sight and Sound, p.36-7, 01/07/2002)
"...Chemistry between Maguire and the winning Dunst is excellent....[A] standout supporting turn is served up by J.K. Simmons, who brilliantly catches his pieces' comic book origins..." (Variety, p.27-36, 22/04/2002)
DVD Description
Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos of his longtime crush, the lovely Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). Soon he discovers this bite has given him remarkable powers--heightened strength, dexterity, and awareness, along with the ability to cling to walls and shoot webs from his wrists. Hoping to win Mary Jane's heart using his new talents, Peter becomes distracted from home life with his doting Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) and Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson), ultimately leading to tragedy--and his new role as the crime-fighting Spider-Man. Meanwhile Harry Osborn (Willem Dafoe), the industrialist father of Peter's friend Norman (James Franco), undergoes a transformation of his own, bringing about the creation of Spider-Man's arch-nemesis--the Green Goblin. In order to save his loved ones--and all of New York City--from the devastating force of the deluded Goblin, Spider-Man must take on the villain in a series of stunning battles. By staying true to the essence of the comic book, Raimi accomplishes the rare feat of crafting a superhero movie with a real heart. Rather than focusing solely on action and explosions, SPIDER-MAN wisely shines the spotlight on the character of Peter Parker, played with perfect bewilderment by Maguire. The special effects, of course, are dazzling, but they are topped by an excellent cast that also includes the radiant Dunst, the menacing Dafoe, the brooding Franco, and the scene-stealing J.K. Simmons as Peter's tough-talking boss. (Raimi fans will notice cameos by the director's brother, Ted Raimi, and EVIL DEAD series star Bruce Campbell.) The result is a charming and amazingly entertaining film unafraid to combine CGI animation with sincere human emotion.
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