SpiderMan Review |
by Karina Montgomery |
As with many comic-book hero film adaptations, I was apprehensive
about this latest attempt. Not only was it Spider-Man, whose story
still reeks with the scent of 1960's nuclear misinformation and
silliness, but also it starred Tobey Maguire! Tobey...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by John Sylva (Rating: B+) |
Whether it's that Sam Raimi has managed to make a successful departure from
his typical horror fare or that two overnight sensations are being made in
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst isn't important: Either way, there's
something wonderfully surreal...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
If you’re going to make a summer blockbuster about a web-spinning,
building-scaling
superhero from the pages of a Marvel comic book then this is the way to do it.
With calculated casting, terrific special effects, large doses of humor and,
surprise...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Christian Pyle (Rating: A) |
Spider-Man
Reviewed by Christian Pyle
Directed by Sam Raimi
Written by David Koepp (based on the comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)
Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Kirsten Dunst
Grade: A more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Ram Samudrala |
One of the big apprehensions about watching a Spiderman movie for me
was how they would be able to reproduce the way the wall-crawler
swings around with his webbing in a realistic "comic-book"
manner. Thanks to the magic of computer graphics, the movie...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Greg Novak |
SPIDER-MAN is the latest comic book adaptation to hit the big screen, and it
does justice to its predecessor incarnations, such as Superman (1979) and Batman
(1989). Actually, it blows them away, and Spider-Man rightfully takes
its place at the top of...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
For the one or two hermits out there, I'll give a brief description:
98-pound weakling high school student Peter Parker is bitten, while on a
school field trip, by a genetically altered spider. The next morning he
awakens to find his bod is totally buff...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
The Spider-Man comics were always my favorite comics in my childhood. The
reason was because it dealt with a superhero who was more nerdy than Clark
Kent, and less adept socially, even with dearest Mary Jane Watson. The fact
that he lived with his...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
CAPSULE: Sam Raimi does a comic superhero story that is
more character driven than fight driven. Toby McGuire
plays Peter Parker, the boy bitten by a spider and finds
himself with special spider powers. The film is fairly...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Homer Yen (Rating: B+) |
"Spiderman" may be the name of a superhero, but
the story is really about an ordinary kid. He
just happens to have extraordinary powers.
Compared to other superhero films about Batman or
the X-Men, this film certainly doesn't have their
otherworldly...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
SPIDER-MAN (director: Sam Raimi; screenwriter: David Koepp/based on the Marvel
comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; cinematographer: Don Burgess; editors:
Bob Murawski/Arthur Coburn; music: Danny Elfman; cast: Tobey Maguire
(Spider-Man/Peter Parker),...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, "The Cider House Rules") is the picture of the
98 pound weakling. The spectacled teen is constantly harassed at school
and barely noticed by Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst, "The Cat's Meow"),
his neighbor since the age of...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Eugene Novikov (Rating: A) |
Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst,
James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K.
Simmons. Directed by Sam Raimi. Rated PG-13. more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
Directed by Sam Raimi. Screenplay by David Koepp, based on the comic book
by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten
Dunst. Running time: 121 minutes. Rated PG for frightening scenes by the
MFCB. Reviewed on May 4th,...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Christopher Null (Rating: 4/5) |
If you aren't already sick to death of unyielding Spider-Man promotions for
burgers, cellular phone plans, and the movie itself, you might just find the
film a good time. Really good, in fact. more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
Susan Granger's review of "SPIDER-MAN" (Universal Pictures)
Directed by Sam Raimi, this initial movie is just the beginning of the
gigantic web the 40 year-old Marvel comic book superhero will spin. Tobey
Maguire stars as Peter Parker, a...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3/4) |
SPIDER-MAN (2002) 3 stars out of 4. Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe,
Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons.
Music by Danny Elfman. Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve
Ditko. Screenplay by...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
So is SPIDER-MAN, by director Sam Raimi (A SIMPLE PLAN), worthy of its massive
hype? Not really, but it is a solidly entertaining popcorn flick. Starring a
well cast Tobey Maguire (PLEASANTVILLE) as Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, and
Kirsten Dunst...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10) |
It's awfully rare for a big, over-hyped summer blockbuster to live up to
expectations. We've been so disappointed by films like Pearl Harbor,
Episode One, The Mummy, Wild Wild West, Independence Day and Men in Black
(okay, maybe it's just Will Smith)...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
Rating out of 4 stars:3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Columbia Pictures
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: David Koepp, based on Marvel Comic Book by Stan
Lee, Steve Ditko
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James
Franco, Cliff Robertson,...more |
SpiderMan Review |
by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
PLOT:
A shy teen nerd gets bit by a genetically-altered spider during a class trip and
suddenly finds himself gaining superhero powers. He can now climb up walls,
shoot webbing from his wrists and feel things oncoming with his "spider...more |