Guest Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I think the movie was great, especially considering the theater that I saw it in. Pinnacle what wrong with theater? Did it have drunk kids? The theater where I live gets alot of them and they ruin the movie all the time. The ushers never have cujones to kick them out. Sometimes there are bikers but not lately. I saw the movie on the opening day. I thought it was good but not that great. If people think that was great they should read the comics which are much better. I hope the free comic day did fucking sweet bizness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DieCastGod Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I saw the movie tonight and I thought it was pretty good. There a few things that bothered me though. 1. The CG Spiderman moved around like a superball shot from a cannon. The way he moved just didn't sell me as being a human actor. 2. The camera angles were bothersome too. I thought that they jumped around too much and the swirling backgrounds made me think that the animation guys had just discovered that cameras could move. 3. Macho Man looked horrible. 4. The romantic dialogue made me want to shoot both of them. 5. The crowd on the bridge at end made me sick to my stomach. Enough of the 9/11 feelgood bullshit. Everyone outside of NYC went back to hating them on 9/15. So stopping kissing NY ass for the love of God. Other than that I thought it was a good movie:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I thought the ending was great. I would expound but I don't want to give any spoilers. Also, I thought that the webbing coming out of his hands was awesome, I thought it wouldn't be as good, but it worked out ver well. Savage looked freaking diesel too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AlwaysPissedOff Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I caught the 7:30 showing tonight and must say that I was pretty impressed and entertained. About the only real gripe I had was that I thought Dunst made a nasty-looking Mary-Jane. Of course, I was never a fan of her's in the first place, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starvenger Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Quote (starvenger @ May 06 2002,00:19) >$114 MILLION opening weekend, reports Boxofficereport.com Good luck beating that record, George... You don't think Episode 2 will top that? You must be joking me. I'm assuming that was sarcasm... 1. The CG Spiderman moved around like a superball shot from a cannon. The way he moved just didn't sell me as being a human actor. True. Reminded me more of the McFarlane Spidey than an actor. 3. Macho Man looked horrible. The Grizzly Adams beard just doesn't work for him. 5. The crowd on the bridge at end made me sick to my stomach. Enough of the 9/11 feelgood bullshit. Everyone outside of NYC went back to hating them on 9/15. So stopping kissing NY ass for the love of God. This movie was shot BEFORE 9/11, and meant to show that while the media portrays Spider-Man as a villain, the people still think of him as a hero - especially when you consider what he'd just done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RetroRob215 Report post Posted May 6, 2002 He's right, the movie was shot between January and April of 2001. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ant_7000 Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I saw it also and thought it was ok the story stayed faithful to the comic book and the 90's cartoon, my problem with the movie 1. Romantic angle between Parker and MJ was boring and espcially right at the end. 2. The CG was overused a bit 3.And logic holes like when Parker and Flash fought and he was doing flips and all and MJ doesnt know that was spiderman or at least thought it could be Parker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DieCastGod Report post Posted May 6, 2002 This movie was shot BEFORE 9/11, and meant to show that while the media portrays Spider-Man as a villain, the people still think of him as a hero - especially when you consider what he'd just done. The scene with the crowd throwing things at the Goblin looked like a post 9/11 add on with the crowd's dialogue. Besides they took a scene involving the WTC out (and rightfully so) so there's no hard and fast law stating that a scene can't be added in to balance the loss of a perivious scene. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted May 6, 2002 im surprised to see the hate, but wont see it myself til' next weekend.. i expected glowing reviews from the community here.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Black Lushus Report post Posted May 6, 2002 we're smarks remember? we're all cynical fucks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted May 6, 2002 "4. This [Norman's behavior at Thanksgiving dinner] was a bit of a problem. His spider-sense should've been going nuts at this point." In the comic books, yes. In the movie, though, his spider-sense was triggered only by immediate danger. They were careful to build it up that way, even if they missed a couple opportunities to use it. I always thought the spider-sense did a little too much in the comics, so the reduction was fine. As for the ending, it was perfect within the history of Spider-Man. I would have HATED the movie had they done the feel-good Hollywood ending, and I thought the movie was great. Still, two minutes would have ruined it for me had they gone down the wrong road. Episode II will probably break the opening-day gate record (there are a lot of losers who have been camped out for weeks already), but not the opening-weekend record. Too many people were disappointed by Episode I, and there just aren't enough Star Wars fanboys for it to knock off Spider-Man for the weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Oh, and I'd give it an 8.5/10. A 10 is perfection, which I don't believe in. I gave LOTR a 9, and I don't think Spider-Man was quite that good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest converge241 Report post Posted May 6, 2002 we're smarks remember? we're all cynical fucks... yeah yeah i know..i just thought this one would be a hit with "almost all of us" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pochorenella Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Guys, I haven't seen it yet. Please, don't give away the ending. I'm sensing someone is about to give it away any time now, wether it's good or bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I think the CGI wasn't that bad. Had it been a character other than Spider-Man, I might have taken exception to it, but I can give Spider-Man some slack since he is supposed to move a certain way. Watching him swing around on the webs was pretty damn cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Episode II is supposed to be good. Whether that means better the Ep I or on the leve of the originals remains to be seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted May 6, 2002 god damn it...Parker and MJ is a classic part of the spiderman story. What did you guys who called it "boring" want them to throw that part away and do nothing but "fight scenes". It wouldn't have been Spiderman if they didn't include it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted May 6, 2002 3.He made it. There was a cut scene were he is reading a sowing book in the library. he must've been reading that in conjunction with the reaping book in the library. i thought it was okay, at best. sam raimi disappointed me quite a bit. the action was pretty inventive, but everything else (and i mean EVERYTHING) was cliche on top of cliche. not even self-aware cliche like raimi often does, just bad cliche. and there's nothing wrong with the peter/mj love story in itself, but the way it was portrayed in the movie was incredibly boring (this goes back to the cliche thing). if that sorry ass hack who calls himself david koepp had written it better, nobody would be complaining. and the peter parker love monologue was absolutely brutal. he spouted cliche after cliche, in the least exciting manner possible, and it just kept going. the damn thing went on forever, it wouldn't stop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I've yet to See Spidey...however I can live with Spiderman being the all time highest opening grossing movie of all time but it's kinda of unfair. 10 years ago, Tickets were 5.40 and now their 8.00 bucks. so of course they will make more money....Heres my observation...if Star Wars or Gone with the Wind came out with those type of cost inflation...GWTW would grossed triple what Titanic grossed. Will Spider Man outgross Titanic? Buzz is good, not alot of negative hype but What came out after Titanic? Nothing. S.M has to withstand Star Wars, Austin Powers, Signs, MIB2 and more...so I think they should have release it in December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mik at Cornell Report post Posted May 6, 2002 To whoever said Episode 2 would beat out Spiderman, not in this lifetime... Fox has announced they plan to release Star Wars: Attack of the Clones in 3,300 theaters and on approximately 5,000 screens - 10% fewer theaters and almost 40% fewer screens than Spider-Man. Based on those stats, we're sticking with our $80m opening prediction for Star Wars. We'll have the full weekend data on Spider-Man this afternoon. (the-numbers.com) Spiderman will stay boxoffice king for awhile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Star Wars won't come close to beating S.M even if they had more screens. Why? Star Wars is a movie that is more cult-based. They make the money off repeat business. SpiderMan is a larger audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hogan Made Wrestling Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I don't think there's a chance that SM or Ep2 will come close to the numbers Titanic put up. Titanic was a complete anomaly in that it opened small (about 25 million give or take) and yet put up that same number for months, staying at the top of the box office for a long time. Most of the big grossing movies (Star Wars, SM, LOTR, Potter, etc.) do a monster opening and then start slowly dying off. Consider that Titanic at 600 million is almost 150 million ahead of its competition (ET, Star Wars, Ep1). So, for a movie like Spider man to beat Titanic, it would have to do 500 million EXCLUDING its opening weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted May 6, 2002 You don't think Episode 2 will top that? You must be joking me. Dude, YOU must be joking. You know Episode 2 won't come close to $114. If you are serious, then you are a lost SW mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted May 6, 2002 Star Wars will still do huge business. Anyone who says it won't because it will only be a cult audience just doesn't have a clue. Star Wars still will make hundreds of millions of dollars. Star Wars will be seen by pretty much everyone too. How many of your friends have seen Episode I. If you asked 10 of them I'm pretty sure about 7 would say yes. Don't be fooled into thinking that Star Wars is just that cult audience. Cult movies do not get main stream advertising deals with major companies. (I'm not going to point out what all Star Wars is on we all go to the grocery store and can see for ourselves.) However just for the sheer fact alone that it won't be on as many screens as Spiderman will prevent Star Wars from making $114 million. When it comes down to it by the end of the Summer, I wouldn't be surprised if both movies had made close to the same amount. Because as has been pointed out on the board Spiderman was mostly mainstream. People will see it once and think it was great. Star Wars, while not a cult movie, does have a huge following and people will see it 5 times. I still think Spiderman will be the big winner this summer, but not by the landslide that has become cool to predict. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pochorenella Report post Posted May 6, 2002 I would be very surprised if Episode II didn't make at least $350 mill. People will see it no matter what, because it's Star Wars (I know I'll see it several times, but then, I'm a SW mark). With the lesser number of screens for opening day it's doubtful it'll break Spider-Man's record, but then, Lucas has never wanted that in the first place, he's always said he wanted quality theaters instead of a greater number of screens. Don't get me wrong, I've been a Spidey fan my whole life and Im ecstatic with the movie's opening numbers. But let's just wait and see the numbers when it's all said and done. The trailers for Episode II look very, very promising, so I'm very optimistic about it and I think the movie will have legs, just as I hope Spider-Man does too. I'll be forever happy if both stay firmly in the Top Ten All-time grossing movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted May 7, 2002 Ok first of all no one is doubting that Star Wars will do good business. We all know it will. However unless it just happens to be an abnormally great year money wise where every "Big" movie making nearly 100 mill Star Wars won't touch Spiderman's 114 mill in one weekend. I'm not basing this on cult status or even smaller number of screens. But i'm basing this on that even Episode One which received tons of hype for YEARS didn't top 100 mill for three days. I believe it topped 100 million but it also opened on a Wednesday so did it over five days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest imajackoff? Report post Posted May 7, 2002 Well, I was completely entertained by the flick. There are the obvious logic holes that are a part of any film of the genre, but all in all, it rocked the kazbah. And, to quote Jessie Ventura, "I dont impress easy." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted May 7, 2002 It was pretty good. Macguire dude played a great Peter Parker. An the dude that played JJ ha that was great. An yes I enjoy Bonesaw err Macho Man. The cast was great for the characters. Except for Aunt May. They should of used one of the Chicks from Golden Girls to play her. They could have gone with Beau Arthur. Maybe Aunt May could of accidentally ate some radioactive sandwich an Beau Arthur would be her alter ego. She would be around 6 foot tall an look like a man in drag. Or Better Yet they could have had her played by the chick that played Blancha. Aunt May could have been an old aged sex machine. She could of played a superhero banging her enemies away. Meanwhile giving them old pussy smell. Thank you for being a Friend Travel down the Road again. Your Heart is True your a Pal an a Confident. Yeah Spiderman Rocked but with the Golden Girls it would of Rocked more. Spider Man Spider Man Making Millions like a Spider Can Stand In Line Hear the Geeks Complain and Whine Spider Man Spider Man Making Millions like a Spider Can Over Priced Popcorn Ticket in Hand Spider Man Spider Man Making Millions like a Spider Can Download it off the net Save your cash for hookers down the road But in the End Spider Man Spider Man Making Millions Like a Spider Can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RetroRob215 Report post Posted May 7, 2002 Except for Aunt May. They should of used one of the Chicks from Golden Girls to play her. They could have gone with Beau Arthur. Maybe Aunt May could of accidentally ate some radioactive sandwich an Beau Arthur would be her alter ego. She would be around 6 foot tall an look like a man in drag. Or Better Yet they could have had her played by the chick that played Blancha. Aunt May could have been an old aged sex machine. She could of played a superhero banging her enemies away. Meanwhile giving them old pussy smell. This is one of the most disturbing posts I have read in the 3 years I have been frequenting the different versions of this board. That last line is just so revolting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted May 7, 2002 I second that, that's got to be the most disturbing thing I've seen or read since Mae Young's puppies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
