Spider-Man |  | Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Cliff Robertson
Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
Category: Video
List Price: CDN$ 14.94
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Sales Rank: 2,002
Format: NTSC, VHS
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.1 x 1.1
UPC: 043396061880
EAN: 0043396061880
ASIN: B00006G8LB
Release Date: February 3, 2004
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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Amazon.ca
For devoted fans and nonfans alike, Spider-Man offers nothing less--and nothing more--than what you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster. Having proven his comic-book savvy with the original Darkman, director Sam Raimi brings ample energy and enthusiasm to Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. That's all well and good, and so is Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Where Spider-Man falls short is in its hyperactive CGI action sequences, which play like a video game instead of the gravity-defying exploits of a flesh-and-blood superhero. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin, and the movie's a lot of fun overall. It's no match for Superman and Batman in bringing a beloved character to the screen, but it places a respectable third. --Jeff Shannon
Additional Features
When so many DVDs offer making-of featurettes and commentaries, it's a real treat to get something different on the Spider-Man DVD: a 25-minute documentary, "Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century," that examines the history of the Marvel comic book through original art and interviews with co-creator Stan Lee and artists such as John Romita, John Romita Jr., Todd McFarlane, and John Byrne. There is also a comics archive and artists gallery. And if you want info about the movie, you can get that too: a commentary track by director Sam Raimi, actor Kirsten Dunst, producer Laura Ziskin, and co-producer Grant Curtis, plus a technically oriented commentary by the effects crew; pop-up factoids offering trivia about the movie and comic book; occasional Easter eggs leading to featurettes (e.g., 90 seconds on wrestler Randy Savage as Bonesaw McGraw); and promotional documentaries, screen tests, outtakes, and the like. --David Horiuchi
Amazon.ca
Après l’adaptation de X-Men, réalisée par Bryan Singer pour les studios Fox, on attendait beaucoup du film tiré des aventures de Spider-Man, un autre héros des Marvel Comics. En confiant la tâche à Sam Raimi (A Simple Plan, Evil Dead), la maison Sony a fait un choix judicieux. Lorsque Peter Parker est piqué par une araignée radioactive, son destin prend une tout autre tournure. De banal étudiant, il se transforme en justicier planétaire, super-héros capable de tous les exploits, jusqu’à ce qu’il affronte Green Goblin, son diabolique alter ego. En restant extrêmement fidèle à la bande dessinée, Sam Raimi opte pour une vision moins manichéenne et plus drôle du héros que celle que véhiculent habituellement les blockbusters. Les jeunes premiers Tobey Maguire et Kirsten Dunst sont très naturels, et le méchant, interprété par Willem Dafoe, est tout à fait crédible (une denrée rare dans les grosses productions fantastiques). Quant aux déplacements de l’homme araignée, ils sont élégants et dynamiques, grâce aux images de synthèse et aux effets spéciaux bien ficelés. Des mouvements de caméra aériens complètent le tableau de ce Spider-Man qui nous donne envie de nous laisser prendre dans sa toile. --Helen Faradji
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