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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0043396061880 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: November 01, 2002 Running Time: 121 minutes Sales Rank: 6480 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: May 03, 2002
Amazon.com: For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences, which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Spiderman
For a superhero movie, this film has great character development. You really care about lives of the characters in this film.
ACtion is also great and special effects are also great.
This is a fun movie to watch, so buy it.
Rating: - The Web-Slinger arrives in style!
SPIDER-MAN.
Sam Raimi.
Tobey Maguire.
In 2001, when the buzz started building on the new Spidey film due to open in the summer of 2002, the things that piqued my own interest were the two major factors of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire. Being a big fan of Raimi ever since his EVIL DEAD trilogy, and his having already made a nifty Superhero film in DARKMAN, I thought "ya got the absolute right guy for this one!" And having seen the quality of the work of young Maguire in THE ICE STORM, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES and PLEASANTVILLE, the prospect of a well-made and acted SPIDER-MAN ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome Movie
I love this movie. The actors were perfect for their roles and the action was great. It brings you into Peter Parker's world and allows you to discover with him, his new power. Probably the best in the trilogy, it introduces you to one of our favorite super heroes with great style.
Rating: - How It Should Look & Sound!
Short and sweet a great purchase. Forget HD & Blu-Ray if u want to save money and get good DVD's buy Superbit or DTS DVD's. These days sound is progressing more than picture and DTS is still the standard. Recent movies look great and sound great espescially with DTS or Dolby EX. This is a great example. Oh by the way "Spiderman" 1 & 2 are in Superbit (excellent) and three is lame.
Rating: - The first great superhero film since "Superman"!
Tobey Maguire is excellent as Peter Parker, and Willem Dafoe equally good as Norman Osbourne. But it's J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson who steals the show. See it.
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