[OT] Spider-Man...who's interested? (possible spoilers)

[JacktheRabbit]

Re: Yeah baby!

Where did they slide in the Lizard hint? All I noticed were the Goblin/Hobgoblin hint and the very subtle Venom hint.

Saw it last night...and loved it.

They got everything right. The organic webshooters make so much sense that I'll bet if Stan Lee were to do it all over, they would have been included in the original story.

And they did a good job of setting up possible sequel stories: The Lizard, Harry Green Goblin, The Hobgoblin perhaps.

At times the "emotional" scenes seemed a bit strained, but that might have been the stress of a theatre packed with kids, some of whom could not shut up (why do parents insist on bringing small children to a PG13 movie? Ones that talk loudly at inappropriate times? )

All in all, a good flick, and one I'll see again...

 

[Hand of Vecna]

Lzard hint was when Peter told Harry Dr. Connors fired him for being late again -- Dr. Curt Connors is/becomes The Lizard.

And Harry was the second Green Goblin, not a Hobgoblin. The thrid Green Goblin was Harry's psychiatrist, I believe.

Roderick Kingsley was a Hobgoblin. Jason Phillip Macendale was also a Hobgoblin, though I can't remember which one was first (I think it was Kingsley). I do remember that they got their gear mostly by ripping off GG caches...

 

[Flinx]

Roderick Kingsley was a Hobgoblin. Jason Phillip Macendale was also a Hobgoblin, though I can't remember which one was first (I think it was Kingsley). I do remember that they got their gear mostly by ripping off GG caches...

Although I could be wrong, I believe Macendale was a character called <sigh> 'Jack O'Lantern' who also stole ideas/weapons from GG. The only hobgoblin I knew was a guy named Ned Leeds who was the husband of Betty Brant (known only to Spidey historians).

BTW, I just saw the movie and thought they did a great job with it. As far as the sequel goes, the big bad will probably be Doc Ock or at least one of the other 'Sinister Six' (Ock, Electro, Kraven, Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio). If they put another female co-star it would pretty much have to be Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat. The only other viable alternative would be Gwen Stacy which would make for too much of a soap opera for a two-hour movie. Whatever the case, I look forward to seeing the sequel (unless it's based on the 'clone saga' ).

 

[Wormwood]

...Whatever the case, I look forward to seeing the sequel (unless it's based on the 'clone saga' ).

C'mon, after Episode 2 and Nemesis, what could one more clone hurt?

Anybody else geting sick and tired of the C-word?

 

[noretoc]

I think Kraven would be an awesome villian. It is the right time for him, just as spidey is getting popular. He wouldn't be too hard to do. I just like it. (I could have sworn I saw a picture of a guy in the Rhino costume a while ago. Not sure if that means anything, but I seem to remember there being a connection with the pic and a spiderman movie).
One thing I loved! The scenes they took right out of the book or the old 70's show. He swings aroudf the flag pole a few times and takes off. (that was a favorite move for the old cartoon). The sitting on the building looking over the city after Uncle Ben was killed. The flag pole at the end. All classic poses.

 

[MulhorandSage]

Count me as voting for Doc Ock in the second and Mysterio in the third. My two favorite Spidey villains when I was a kid, though I could live with Kraven.

Scott Bennie

 

[Hand of Vecna]

the psychiatrist who became the third Green Goblin was Barton "Bart" Hamilton.

Edward "Ned" Leeds found a GG cache of equipment, then was killed by Roderick Kingsley, who became a Hobgoblin. Again, not sure if Kingsley or Macendale was the first Hobgoblin...

 

[Mouseferatu]

the psychiatrist who became the third Green Goblin was Barton "Bart" Hamilton.

Edward "Ned" Leeds found a GG cache of equipment, then was killed by Roderick Kingsley, who became a Hobgoblin. Again, not sure if Kingsley or Macendale was the first Hobgoblin...

Ned Leeds was the first Hobgoblin. Macendale hired someone to kill him and became the second Hobgoblin.

Then, many years (real time) later, Marvel Comics changed their minds. They wrote a story to "explain" that Leeds wasn't really the Hobgoblin, and that was actually Roderick Kingsley the whole time.

In a company known for retconning its character's histories, this one was lamer than most. It reminded me why I stopped collecting comis.

 

[Hand of Vecna]

which is why I posted what I posted -- officially, according to Marvel, Kingsley killed Leeds soon after Leeds found the GG stuff, but not before Leeds would use it.

Oh, and, yes, Macendale WAS Jack O'Lantern...

 

[Desdichado]

A lot of flak for the movie in changing GG costume. For the Spidey fans out there who are real traditionalists: what do you think of GG in the Ultimate Spider-man mag?

Me, I'm not a real Spidey historian. I watched the cartoons tons more than I ever read the comic books. And frankly, I love the new Ultimate Spider-man: the first comic book I've considered collecting again in about 10 years.