"Spider-Man"
Two-Disc DVD Set
Reviewed by Ivana
Redwine
Tagline: "With
great power comes great responsibility."
Length: 121 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for stylized violence and action
This movie gives
a big-screen version of the comic-book hero Spider-Man's origin. I liked
the part of the film that traces how a nerdy high school senior Peter Parker
(Tobey
Maguire) is transformed into the heroic crime-fighter. I also enjoyed
the romantic subplot involving Peter's infatuation with pretty next-door
neighbor Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten
Dunst). The Green Goblin, well-played by Willem
Dafoe, provides an appropriate villain for Spider-Man to overcome. "Spider-Man"
is a fun popcorn movie. I liked the first hour and the ending, although
I was sometimes bored in between. "Spider-Man" is entertaining,
and while I think it has minor flaws, I found it well worth watching.
Selected
Special Features on the DVDs:
• Two-Disc
Set
• Full-Screen or Widescreen Anamorphic (2.35:1)
• English-Language Soundtrack
• French-Language Soundtrack
• English Captions for the Hearing Impaired
• French Subtitles
• Spanish Subtitles
• Commentary by Filmmakers and Cast
• Commentary by Visual Effects Designer and Crew
• Spider-Sense (Branching Web-I-Sodes)
• "Weaving the Web" Pop-Up Factoids
• Filmographies and Character Files
• Trailers (6)
• Music Video: "Hero" by Chad Kroeger and Featuring
Josey Scott
• Music Video: "What We're All About" by Sum 41
• TV Spots (11)
• HBO Making-Of Spider-Man
• Spider-Mania: An E! Entertainment Special
• Director Profile: Sam Raimi
• Composer Profile: Danny Elfman
• Screen Tests (3)
• Costume
and Makeup Tests
• Gag/Outtake
Reel
• Documentary:
"Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century"
• Spider-Man
Comic Archives
• Rogue's
Gallery
• Comic
Book Artists Gallery
• The
Loves of Peter Parker
• Activision
Game: Hints and Tips
• DVD-ROM
Features
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