Spider-Man
Published 2012-10-14
Film info
- Title Spider-Man
- Director Sam Raimi
- Year 2002
- Run time 2hr 1m
- Genres Fantasy, Action
- Tagline Go for the ultimate spin
- Cast J. K. Simmons, Elizabeth Banks
Average teenager Peter Parker is transformed into an extraordinary super hero after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider. When his beloved uncle is savagely murdered during a robbery, young Peter vows to use his powers to avenge his death. Deeming himself Spider-Man, he sets about ridding the streets of crime, bringing him into conflict with malevolent super-villain Green Goblin.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:00 | Credits that include lots of spider webs won't intice the arachnophobes to the film. But then would they watch Spiderman anyway? |
| 2:11 | Long ol' credits. |
| 4:17 | These people don't even look like kids, they are far too old! |
| 7:47 | He seems like a cool teacher. |
| 9:19 | "Let's go talk about how we listen." |
| 12:29 | Then the only possible option is to test it on himself! Obvs. |
| 14:58 | I'm a bit worried that the spider is still out there. It could bite someone else. |
| 21:47 | It's like The Hangover... piecing together what happened the night before. Only in this case it was stealing gliders and killing people. |
| 27:55 | He's drawing an awful lot of attention to himself. Not very good at this secret identity business. |
| 31:36 | "You're taller than you look," is up there with "Is it raining?" |
| 38:21 | Oh dear. He landed on that table on his head. And this kind of wrestling isn't pretend. |
| 41:45 | I love how fickle the crowd are. Chanting Spiderman straight away. That's my kind of crowd! |
| 44:38 | RAGE! |
| 46:01 | I've always wanted to know how his wrist knows to let go of one when he's about to swing to the other. |
| 54:43 | How does Spiderman find the people doing bad things? He doesn't have that weird radar that Superman does, does he? |
| 56:13 | There's nothing quite like ye olde newspaper editor. |
| 1:01:46 | I would watch a whole film about this newspaper man. |
| 1:04:44 | Bonus Macy Gray! |
| 1:09:54 | Jeez, MJ screams an awful lot. |
| 1:17:46 | "In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you." |
| 1:21:04 | He said the same words in Peter's voice and she still didn't flinch. Does she need a neon sign? |
| 1:31:52 | Horrible yellow eyes, see, no good ever came of yellow. |
| 1:36:19 | That's an awesome evil laugh Defoe has. It's like Thriller awesome. |
| 1:45:41 | It's true. This film does have some of the worst dialogue ever. |
| 1:47:11 | More rage. |
| 1:49:36 | In hindsight, that was a terrible plan anyway, because it always would have hit him even if it had hit Spiderman as well. |
| 1:56:04 | Liiiiightbullllb. |
Thoughts
We've both seen this one before, but with the new Spiderman film rapidly approaching, we wanted to recap what had already been done - so as to more easily compare and contrast. I think I've seen the second one, but I don't think I saw the third. We intend to watch all three!
I remember this film being a lot better than it was on a second viewing. The dialogue is shockingly bad, some of the worst I've heard in a long while. The acting leaves quite a lot to be desired, and given it's age, half the CGI doesn't really stand up to the test of time. But, that's not to say I didn't enjoy it. It's still a good, fun way to spend a couple of hours. It does make me nervous about the other two though!
Rating: 3 / 5