SPIDER-MAN ...... ROCKS!... RollingStone Review

RollingStone Magazine

[murdoog]

Still, it all comes down to Maguire, who is flat-out terrific. A lot of fuss surrounded his casting: What's the sensitive kid from "The Ice Storm" and "The Cider House Rules" doing as a beloved comic-book hero? But Raimi said he didn't need to look for Spider-Man; he needed to find Peter Parker.

Haven't seen the movie yet, but I have no doubt McGuire is terrific in the movie. This is a good time to recommend another McGuire movie, the little-seen gem Ride With The Devil

[Long Cut]

To post # 30...Lucy Lawless?

Raimi has a long tradition of having his friends and buddies slip cameos into his movies. It's one of his trademarks (although it usually coincides with his other trademark: having Bruce Campbell do a cameo).

[habs4ever]

I recognized that snarl ;-) It must be.....Xena!!

[rintense]

You are correct. Sam's brother Ted also makes an appearance in the movie.

[rintense]

Heh. The Xena snarl. I love it.

[Long Cut]

Is it just me, or do Ted Raimi (Joxer) and Tobey Maguire look like long-lost brothers?

[hattend]

Yeah, yeah....

Who needs proofreading...LOL!!!

[hattend]

Hmmm. I'm guessing that you meant "When I was a 12 year old, I thought Wonder Woman was hot!" ;)

Yep, yep, yep.... :-)

[hattend]

Dang, you're right...that's eerie.

[rintense]

Hahahaha! Joxer and Peter long-lost brothers... I'm sure if Joxer would have been more like Spidey, he would have won over Gabrielle AND Xena. Ted is a pretty cool guy, and multi-talented.

The whole Raimi bros./Bruce Campbell/Rob Tapert story is an intereting one...

[4Freedom]

Excellent movie. I saw it yesterday. The lines of fans waiting to get in were incredible. They're projecting it could score $100 million, at the box office, this weekend.

[4Freedom]

IMO, Dafoe stole this movie with his performance. If he would have had 10 to 15 more minutes of screen-time they would have had to call this movie the 'Green Goblin'. Man, did he get into character.

This is a great movie, but it's not 'Lord of the Rings'. If the next two installments, of Tolkien's trilogy, are as good as LOTR, the bar will be set so high that it'll be all but impossible for any other film to measure up.

[MarkWar]

>As a long time fan of Marvel, I chafed at all of their previous laughable attempts at making a movie.

I think you got this exactly right.

Comic adaptions are always absurdly dark, or absurdly stupid.

I'd totally given up on comic movies, but I gave it one last shot with Spider-Man because of Sam Raimi and I think HE got it EXACTLY right, too.

He really walked a fine line between keeping it fun and maintaining serious content and I think he did it about as perfectly as could be imagined.

A really good movie.

Mark W.

[MarkWar]

>I have no doubt McGuire is terrific in the movie.

McGuire IS very good in Spider-Man, and so are Defoe and Dunst (and I usually think she has a face that's about a half size too big), but my pick for the outstanding performance was the actor -- whoever the heck it was -- who played the Green Goblin's son. Does anyone know who it was? He had to play friendly, but not pushy; rich and empowered but not obnoxious; attractive to gals, but not a winner... And he carried off the part great.

Mark W.

[be-baw]

This is a great movie, but it's not 'Lord of the Rings'.

I certainly won't argue that LOTR wasn't better made...but I enjoyed Spider-Man a lot more...mostly because it was so easy to care for the characters.

[be-baw]

who played the Green Goblin's son

Harry Osborn was played by James Franco. I thought he did a fine job too.

[patriciaruth]

Lynda Carter was the perfect Wonder Woman. She was even better than the comic drawing.

I'll trust your Republican Warrior Princess judgment on Lucy Lawless, however.

[Green Knight]

Bumping for a SPECTACULUAR movie which I finished seeing only a couple hours ago. I too heard that it'll make over $100 million this weekend. Money well deserved, IMO. I never imagined they could make a comic book movie as good as this one. There've been other good comic book movies, like Blade, Batman, and Superman. But Blade's more a vampire movie then a comic movie. Superman is, well, Superman, but Lex Luthor is still human. No real villains to speak of beyond the Kyrptonian trio, which isn't a stretch as they're just like Superman (And of course, the movie's which followed the first 2 sucked). Batman is a normal human and so are his enemies, no matter how outlandish they are. They're still completely human.

Never did I imagine, though, that a villain like the Green Goblin could be realistically pulled off on the big screen. Or a hero like Spider-Man. But they did it. And Peter Parker was utterly perfect. They set up his character superbly right from the bat, having him chasing the school bus down the street, trying to get it to stop. Not to mention having even fat guys and nerdy girls looking down on him!

So for those of you who haven't seen it, I suggest you get off your duffs and go see it. Make sure to get your tickets early, though! My brother went to see The Scorpion King friday night and told me that Spider-Man was sold out all the way to the midnight showings, and he got to the theatre at 7!

[billbears]

I'm sorry but I could really do without Daredevil. Yes, he's a superhero technically I guess, but would you really want him in a battle say offworld or against Magneto? As for Spidey, I quit back when the baby was lost. And yes, I even read through the clone years. As for me, I really haven't picked up a book since the demise of the Midnight Sons. Give me a rider with a flaming skull and out for justice anyday. Ghost Rider

[Dimensio]

Living in Louisville, KY has its advantages sometimes. It's rare for a movie to sell out on the day of the Derby, and Spider-Man was perfectly timed for it. Great movie IMO. I've always liked Tobey Maguire, even when people were saying that he couldn't pull off the role.