Spider-Man
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Director: | Sam Raimi | Actors: | Tobey Maguire (as Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Willem Dafoe (as Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin), Kirsten Dunst (as Mary Jane 'M.J.' Watson), James Franco (as Harry Osborn), Cliff Robertson (as Ben Parker), Rosemary Harris (as May Parker), J.K. Simmons (as J. Jonah Jameson), Joe Manganiello (as Flash Thompson), Gerry Becker (as Maximillian Fargas), Bill Nunn (as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson), Jack Betts (as Henry Balkan), Stanley Anderson (as General Slocum), Ron Perkins (as Dr. Mendel Stromm), Michael Papajohn (as Carjacker), Ted Raimi (as Hoffman) | Country: | USA | Category: | Action | Year: | 2002 | Personal Rating: | |
| Description: | *** DVD Rip: No - Quality: Low *** A rather odd thing has just just occurred in the life of nerdy high school student Peter Parker; after being bitten by a radioactive spider, his body chemistry is mutagenically altered in that he can scale walls and ceilings, and he develops a "spider-sense" that warns him of approaching danger. Adopting the name "Spider-Man", Peter first uses his newfound powers to make money, but after his uncle is murdered at the hands of a criminal Peter failed to stop, he swears to use his powers to fight the evil that killed his uncle. At the same time, scientist and businessman Norman Osborn, after exposure to an experimental nerve gas, develops an alternate personality himself; the super-strong, psychotic Green Goblin! Peter Parker must now juggle three things in his life; his new job at the local newspaper under a perpetually on-edge employer, his battle against the evil Green Goblin, and his fight to win the affections of beautiful classmate Mary Jane Watson, against none other than his best friend Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn! Is this challenge too much for even the amazing Spider-Man to handle? | Imported Comments: | Having seen the trailers for this film I have to say that I didn't walk into the cinema with high hopes. The computer effects looked badly integrated, the Green Goblin's costume looked awful and comic book adaptations usually have such painful scripting and plotting. Thankfully I was wrong on most counts (The Goblin still looks rubbish). As it turns out, this is probably the best super-hero film I've yet seen - certainly up there with Superman and Batman. People seem to automatically comment that the script and acting was bad because they expect it to be the case in these films; and indeed it usually is. But if you go into Spider-man without this prejudicial attitude you'll be pleasently suprised. The acting is generally great - there is never a time when anyone is not believable as their character and you think "Hey, that's an actor, not Peter Parker". The effects do look artificial but the pace of the movie means you don't have time to dwell on this and the script is fine! What do people want, Shakespearian soliloquies? That would sound incredibly out-of-place in modern day New York. There are few of the painful cliches or dreadful dialogue that plague films like The Phantom Menace and the catchphrases like "friendly neighbourhood spider-man" are fully in-keeping with the character. The comic turns from J.J. Jameson hit the mark, the snarling facial contortions of Willem Defoe were suitably evil-looking (and the conversation with his mirror-image was a great touch). My only gripe was with the Green Goblin's costume. Very monotone green and not very scary. All-in-all a great film that I wouldn't hesitate for a second in recommending. |
Languages: | English | Subtitles: | None | Length: | 121 | Video format: | DivX 3.11 Low Motion | Audio format: | MPEG Layer 3 (MP3) | Resolution: | 352x288 | Files sizes (Mb): | 294 |