Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 (DVD)

>>>> Synopsis When Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is bitten by a genetically enhanced spider, whilst on a school field trip, he suddenly develops some surprising abilities which include climbing buildings and spinning webs. But it is not until a family disaster strikes that he decides to use his new found abilities for the good of all and sets about fighting crime under the alias of Spider-Man. When the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) starts wreaking havoc through out New York and puts Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), Peter's neighbour and the girl he secretly loves, in danger. Spider-Man steps up to the mark and takes on this evil ...  Read the complete review

That day my brother forced me into the study to see the urgh...Spiderman teaser trailer, er so what? Well lets just say after I saw it I was HOOKED! BIG TIME! It feels like absolutely forever I have been waiting for this one movie. I have to be honest I have never in my whole entire life anticipated a movie like this. I don’t know what it was, I’m not really a fan of the comic or the cartoon but there was just something about this movie that made it for me one of the best I have ever seen. Now transforming a famous comic book in to a big budget movie can be rather difficult, Spider-man has been in talks for nearly ten years to be transformed into a ...  Read the complete review

This is probably one of the most anticipated movies to hit the cinemas since possibly the Lord of The Rings. Spider-Man made its comic debut in 1962 and thanks to the artistic genius of Steve Ditko, Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego have become one of the most famed super hero of all times. Translating comic books to live action is always a difficult undertaking, which can sometimes lead to radical changes and the possibility of making a mockery of the story. Can Spider-man live up to expectation, or is this movie just another web of hype? The plot… Meet Peter Parker, the typical high school geek. Despite his cheery disposition, Parker is ...  Read the complete review

The chances are that when you think of Spiderman, you pop yourself into one of three groups. First are those who think comics and cartoons are for kids, and that you really don't want to waste your time with such childish rubbish. The second group are those of you who loved Spiderman as a kid, along with plenty of other superheroes and comics (Hulk movie next year, Silver Surfer movie in 2-3 years - woohoo!), but don't really read them anymore, but wish in some ways you'd never stopped. The third main group are the die-hard fans - the ones who buy Spiderman comics whenever possible, and loved the first Spiderman movie even though the effects were rubbish. ...  Read the complete review

It would be difficult to describe the 'Spider-Man' movie as enthusiastically anticipated. The movie had been in the rumour mill for about as long as I've been watching movies - with more actors suggested for the lead role than I care to remember. In the vast majority of cases, these sorts of delays lead to spectacularly disappointing films, however, I was extremely impressed with Spider-Man. The film is, to my mind, easily good enough to satisfy both the fanboy comic book crowd with its unusually good adherence to the original Spider-Man comic strip (not an easy trick to pull when you're basing a 00s movie on a 70s comic), and the comic-ignorant ...  Read the complete review