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The reason the 2002 Spider-Man was Spider-Man was because it was the first of the new breed

Posted by Reagen Jul 6 '12, 09:22

that showed what comic movies done right could look like (in the same way Avengers showed what an omnibus comic film could look like). There's just no way this could look special by comparison. It's sort of "enh. Looks cool, I guess."

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- The first-person stuff in the new version works really well, although it did have me instinctively reaching for my Xbox controller. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:38
You mean X-Men. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 09:26 27
- "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning?" - prayformojo Jul 6, 09:32 6
  - That's a case study in how tone on a line reading changes everything. - Reagen Jul 6, 09:34 2
    - or the reader/character. Magneto could have made that delivery sound solidly menacing. -- nm - Max Jul 6, 10:19 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 10:30
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    - He's said yes. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:35 1
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- ^this. X-men proved if you do it seriously you can have a success. Spider-man 1 just did it bigger -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 09:29
- Not close to the same degree. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:27 18
  - Disagreed. X-Men broke the ground, and then 2 years later Spider-Man refined it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 09:30
  - And such a trainwreck of a movie. -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:29 13
    - X-Men was a trainwreck of a movie? -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:37 12
      - Yes, it's a blueprint example of the dangers of deleting too many scenes. -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:39 10
        
        and somehow, X-Men 3 was even worse. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 10:07 2
        
        And then Wolverine worse than that. -- nm - David Jul 6, 10:15 1
        
        can't wait for Magneto. - groiny Jul 6, 10:15
        
        Outside of them missing on Cyclops....I have limited problems with it. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:56 1
        
        Since Mel wants it dropped, all I will say is that it's clear that Singer had to drop most of the story and only left in the "action". -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:57
        
        we shouldn't talk about this. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:41 4
        
        What was the other movie? -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:50 3
        
        I'd like to stay married, thank you. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:52 2
        
        we'll talk about this later. - Diva Jul 6, 10:30 1
        
        you're getting a spankin'. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 10:31
      - 2 was better -- nm - J Jul 6, 09:38
  - Well yeah, 50mil vs 115mil. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:28 2
    - Raimi was hired five months before X-Men opened, so unless there's a time machine involved... -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:31
    - this. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 09:29
I think a key part of the disappointment here is how dull the trailers are. -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:24 7
- I thought the opposite; this one looked miles better to me than the 2002 version. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:27 3
  - The "small knives" line is the only memorable moment. I wasn't a huge fan of the 2002 film either. - David Jul 6, 09:28 2
    - just mentioned the fight with Doc Ock recently. Amazing fight sequence that holds up perfectly -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 10:21
    - Agreed on the IM. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:29
- That clip they kept showing on the talk shows where he gets bounced around the buses and such made me think "really? That's your best shot?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:26 2
  - I was under the impression they were showing this kind of thing to make Spidey seem more realistic. Not an instant superhero. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 09:32 1
    - enh. The first one had Tobey crashing into buildings too. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:35

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