Spider-Man

Pros: great casting, story true to comic book, great effects
Cons: I would've liked this movie more a year ago

Out of all the comic book heroes transformed into film stars, the one I liked least was the Batman series. It had nothing to do with the revolving door of superheroes, but rather the setting. Gotham City felt too much like a fake city - no ...

Pros: Story, action, and cast.
Cons: Dunst wasn't the stronger member of the cast.

When I was a kid, I watched several cartoons that featured superheroes and enjoyed them all. I really liked Spider-Man. I do have a few of the Spider-Man comics, and I was looking forward to seeing the movie when I first heard one was ...

Pros: Excellent acting, effects, nice mosaic of genres, super action.
Cons: Episode II won't make $114 in a weekend.

Spider-Man now takes the lead with the highest-grossing opening weekend ever, at $114 million. I'm glad my little $5.25 could be a part of that.

I suppose the biggest mistake I could have made was to assume that this was just going to...

Pros: Goodness, there's actually a plot there! Good selection of actors. Some humour.
Cons: Pretty transparent plot. Villain is waaay over the top.

I don't like action-hero, comic book style films. I have a hard time suspending enough belief to really sit down and enjoy it. Too, I can usually see the plot twists coming and I'm bored out of my mind at the first punch. So I didn't bother with this ...

Pros: Tobey Maguire rises above the hype to turn in a decent performance.
Cons: The "love story" felt forced and out of place.

Preamble
True confession: I never read comic books when I was a kid. I much preferred other types of fiction - you know, Judy Blume, Norma Klein... The only animation I was interested was on television. In fact Super Friends was one...

Pros: faithful the the source material
Cons: my Spider-sense failed to warn me when that lady kicked the back of my seat

Oftentimes bringing comic book heroes to the big screen seems more like a curse than a blessing, at least it was for Marvel Comics. DC Comics has always been the juggernaut in the movie making industry putting their stranglehold on their Superman ...

Pros: I only paid $4.50 at the 4:35 matinee!
Cons: Movie goes over board with various social issues.

Unfortunately, I rushed to the Galleria Theater in hopes of seeing a film that would relieve all the stress endured over the past week. Rushing from work in hopes of getting to the 4:35 p.m. matinee viewing I enthusiastically hurried my date with great...

Pros: Maquire, Defoe, Dunst, special effects
Cons: nothing

My friend and I were both finally able to find a night off this past weekend, so that we could get to see Spiderman 2. The night before we were supposed to go, I scanned my reviews and realized that I had never reviewed the first Spiderman. I ...

Pros: Maguire, Dunst, Dafoe, supporting cast, story
Cons: Some inconsistencies in fight sequences

Meet Peter Parker. One day, he’s your typical high school nerd, always chasing the school bus, and always the target of ridicule of the school jocks. Even the girl next door, who’s a classmate of his, scarcely seems to know he exists. A field trip to the...

Pros: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, plays on the common clichés
Cons: Kirsten Dunst, predictable storyline

In the next few years, there will be many famous comic book characters coming to life. The film, The Hulk, will be coming out in 2003, as will Daredevil and along with that, the much-anticipated sequel to X-Men will also be coming...

Pros: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
Cons: There's no 'Welcome True-Believers'.

If you've seen 'Unbreakable', then you've already seen what will likely remain the best comic book superhero movie ever. But, if you haven't seen 'Spider-Man' yet, you haven't seen the best translation of an existent comic book superhero...

Pros: Action, majority of the actors, story.
Cons: James Franco, somewhat cheesy/forced love story.

I never read the Spider-man comics, but I thoroughly enjoyed this action-packed flick. When the trailers started to appear more and more frequently, I became more and more anxious to see this movie. I knew who and what Spiderman was, but I never really...

Pros: Surprisingly good script, fine performances, clever references to Superman
Cons: None. And Spider-Man 2 was just as good, if not better.

Even though I am not a comic book-based movie fan, I really enjoyed Sam Raimi's fun and reverent adaptation of Stan Lee's web-spinning, wall-crawling Spider-Man. I have to admit that I did not see this movie in my local cinema in 2002. At the time I ...

Pros: Just about everything
Cons: Pacing in first half, CGI effects

Even though I've had a life long interest in Superheroes, I've actually invested very little of my life in consuming the various books and movies made about them. I've been working on changing that with some of the big screen movies in recent years. ...

Pros: Scene with Giant Cup of Steaming Ramen Noodles in Times Square NY- AWESOME!
Cons: Chemistry between Peter and MJ? Has potential, DENIED!

Spider-man, the film with the absolute WORST ending, sits atop the box office right now, but does it belong there?

Box office receipts do not equal a great film.
This film goes to show the ease of cashing in on what has an almost cult...