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

[Mouseferatu]

Methinkus, chill. Don't take "sigh" so personally.

The fact is there were a few people--not many, but a few--in the audience at the theater I went to who really didn't get it. If I'm impatient with people's reactions to the ending, it's not directed solely at you, but at least partially at them. (They also wouldn't shut the hell up during the movie.)

There's also the fact that if you knew the character, you'd realize instantly that there was nothing else he could. (That's also not to be taken personally. It's just a comment.)

I guess part of the "sigh" is that I don't understand where you're coming from. If you don't like Spider-man, why go see the movie?

 

[Bran Blackbyrd]

JJJ was played (excellently) by J.K. Simmons. He played Commandant Siskel in the movie The Ref, and does a great job on Law & Order as Dr. Skoda the psychologist.

I get annoyed when film makers muck around with stuff that doesn't need fixing, but I like the organic web shooters. They just make more sense to me, as does the genetically altered spider.
If anyone ever wanted to find the comic book spiderman, all they'd have to do is chemically analyze his webs, and then track down the moron buying 100 galons of those chemicals every month. Bye Bye secret identity...

Great movie!

Like I just need to have the plot explained to me and I’ll be quiet again.

I don't think anyone got their hopes up too high on that front.

 

[RangerWickett]

Whoo ho! It was incredible. At 12:15 in the middle of the night, a packed theatre full of people cheering and loving it. Including and especially me. And hey, if you haven't seen it yet, make sure you stay until the end of the credits, so you can enjoy the very last perk of the movie.

But wow, I loved it. The audience cheered at the end, cheered at the end of the bridge scene, cheered at the very end of the credits. All in all, it was a very cheery movie.

And since we've already had some big spoilers, I suppose it can't hurt to have a few more, but just in case

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I'm just amazed at how well it was handled, _especially_ the ending. That shows a lot of integrity to promote the ideals of the character rather than giving in to the typical movie urge to provide a pure happy ending. Hell, for a while, I almost thought they'd let Mary Jane end up like Gwynn Stacey, which shows that the movie was telling an emotional dramatic story, rather than doing the same-old same-old.

I wholly recommend it.

 

[GravyFingerz]

I went in to the theater with high expectations

I left fulfilled, knowing thaty Spider-Man surpassed all my expectations. This movie is the real deal, and what a deal it is.

I love this movie. Plain and simple.

 

[Ashtal]

Re: dont get mad, im just saying. . . .

(I’m really just frustrated, I don’t mean this and I have nothing against alternative lifestyles, but I heard harsher words yelled out at the end anyway)

If you know it's inappropriate, don't post it with an apology - just don't post it at all. I don't care how much harsher you COULD have been, or how others were.

Don't do that again.

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

Well I saw Spider-Man last evening with a group of friends. All in all I was very impressed by the movie. Sometimes the CGI effects were a bit off, but nothing horrible. I was impressed by McGuire's Parker, but I was amazed by Willem Dafoe's Osborne and Green Goblin. I could feel the madness flowing from him. This is something I will see again, seeing as I will have to take my Nephew to see it.

 

[JDeMobray]

I was amazed by how good this movie was.

The supporting cast was almost perfect, particularly Willem Dafoe and J.K. Simmons. (I could have done with a better Uncle Ben, but what the heck.) Did anyone else catch Stan Lee's cameo during the Festival sequence? Cool.

Tobey Maguire was abso-tively perfect for Peter Parker. The first sequence where he's screwing around with his powers got and extremely positive response from my theater.

I had thought that the Armored Goblin would look crappy, but Dafoe (or his stuntman) actually can move around just fine in the suit, act naturally and not seem overly made-up. I'm looking at you while I say that Jack Nicholson.

As for the ending: Peter Parker is always miserable. His personal life is always a mess. I don't know why either, but that's how the character is in the source material, and it only makes sense that as true to the comics as the movie tries to be that he ends up miserable there too.

 

[Black Omega]

I'll start off by admitting I'm something of a micbook fan but I don't read Spiderman. I really haven't much ever. I've seen him from guest appearances in other books and he's so iconic I know some about the character just because you can't avoid it.

That said, I liked the movie. There are points the CGI just doesn't work, as people have mentioned. But the Goblin Suit worked fine for me, Spiderman's evolution was great fun. The first try at webswinging, getting used to his powers and just having fun with them. the inevitable angst. I was a little dissatisfied over the fate of the guy who attacked Uncle Ben, but it's a minor quibble. There was some excellent use of the webslinging that worked better in the movie than it would in the comic, like punching someone, snagging them with them web before they land and pulling them into another punch.

The ending was a pleasant surprise. Peter Parker didn't really get the girl, which was the appropriate ending, and very unlike most Hollywood endings which require the hero get the girl. A big part of why that worked for me is that you can tell MJ is figuring out the Parker-Spiderman connection. THis also fulfilled the 'The girl must learn the hero's ID' requirement in every hero movie, but it was done in a cool, it makes sense way. Unlike too many times in the Batman movies. And it softened the blow for MJ because she would understand more.

I was less pleased with the final Spiderman-Goblin fight. Way to typical Hollywood, though still fun.

 

[sfgiants]

Spidey spoilers contained within

Give me a break. Some of the posters on this thread seem a little confused. I would expect that most of them have never read a spiderman comic. A shame. This was one of the best movies of the year. It captured spiderman' essence and origin perfectly and was a heck of a lot of fun. I loved it. My only complaints were the Macy Gray sequence (just silly, and not needed), and the scene with the NY citizens tossing garbage. Not needed. Otherwise, it was awesome.

 

[RangerWickett]

What's the Macy Gray sequence?

And according to my girlfriend, Peter Parker is both incredibly cute and adorable when he's just himself, and dead sexy when he's topless. Go Tobey!