Spider-Man 3 (2-Disc Special Edition)

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How does Spider-Man 3 follow on the heels of its predecessor, which was widely considered the best superhero movie ever? For starters, you pick up the loose threads from that movie, then add some key elements of the Spidey comic-book mythos (including fan-favorite villain Venom), the black costume, and the characters of Gwen Stacy and her police-captain father. In the beginning, things have never looked better for Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire): He's doing well in school; his alter ego, Spider-Man, is loved and respected around New York City. And his girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), has just taken a starring role in a Broadway musical. But nothing good can last for Spidey. Mary Jane's career quickly goes downhill; she's bothered by Peter's attractive new classmate, Gwen Stacy (Bryce Dallas Howard); and the new Daily Bugle photographer, Eddie Brock (Topher Grace), is trying to steal his thunder. Enter a new villain, the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), who can transform his body into various forms and shapes of sand and who may be connected to Peter's past in an unexpected way. There's also the son of an old villain, Harry Osborne (James Franco), who unmasked Spidey in the previous movie and still has revenge on his mind. And a new black costume seems to boost Spidey's powers, but transforms mild-mannered Peter into a mean and obnoxious boor (Maguire has some fun here).

If that sounds like a lot to pack into one 140-minute movie, it is. While director Sam Raimi keeps things flowing, assisted on the screenplay by his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent, there's a little too much going on, and it's inevitable that one of the villains (there are three or four, depending on how you count) gets significantly short-changed. Still, the cast is excellent, the effects are fantastic, and the action is fast and furious. Even if Spider-Man 3 isn't the match of Spider-Man 2, it's a worthy addition to the megamillion-dollar franchise. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

I am angry..........2007-09-14

Angry that events have transpired that lead me to write this statement. As this review will make clear, Spider-Man is lying to himself if he thinks that he is the most recent incarnation of the Buddha. I put that observation into this review just to let you see that if I didn't sincerely believe that we must stick to our guns and not let him convince us that he commands an army of robots that live in the hollow center of the earth and produce earthquakes whenever they feel like shaking things up a bit on the surface, then I wouldn't be writing this review. He wants to make higher education accessible only to those in the higher echelons of society. Faugh. Spider-Man's most progressive idea is to promote promiscuity and obscene language. If that sounds progressive to you, you must be facing the wrong way. As you can see, Spider-Man may be reasonably cunning with words. However, he is totally mad with everything else.

It's our responsibility to shout back at Spider-Man's propaganda. That's the first step in trying to draw an accurate portrait of his ideological alignment, and it's the only way to take stock of what we know, identify areas for further research, and provide a useful starting point for debate on his craven mottos. To most people, the list of Spider-Man's counter-productive, puerile pronouncements reads like a comic strip, but his magic-bullet explanations are actually taken seriously by his subordinates. It is as if we were safely on the bank of a raging river, enjoying a picnic with our friends and family, when a bunch of conniving, insipid cutthroats came along and threw us into the river. Not only must we must struggle to avoid drowning in the raging torrent of Spider-Man-sponsored cronyism, but we must crawl out of the river before we can pave the way for people of every sex, race, and socioeconomic status to fulfill their own spiritual destiny. His chums say, "Spider-Man acts in the name of equality and social justice." Yes, I'm afraid they really do talk like that. It's the only way for them to conceal that if Spider-Man had his way, schools would teach students that black is white and night is day. This is not education but indoctrination. It prevents students from learning about how anyone who takes Spider-Man's passive-aggressive invectives seriously has obviously not spent much time around tendentious degenerates. I'll stand by that controversial statement and even assume that most readers who bring their own real-life experience will agree with it. At a bare minimum, every time Spider-Man gets caught trying to take a condescending cheap shot at a person that most hectoring ogres will never be in a position to condescend to, he promises he'll never do so again. Subsequently, his underlings always jump in and explain that he really shouldn't be blamed even if he does, because, as they feel, the world's salvation comes from whims, irrationality, and delusions.

Great film, but............2007-09-13

Spider-Man 3 was a great comic book film no matter what you think. Spider-Man 2 is still the reigning king of comic book to film adaptations but you've gotta give cred to Raimi and crew for this third installment. The introduction of Venom was long awaited but one of the flaws with this movie was the fact that Sandman really didn't fit into the movie. Sandman, in my opinion, was there for the sympathetic factor and just to add another villain because Venom didn't come around until the end of the movie(total drag!). Venom should've been around a lot longer in the film. The emotion and human-touch was there but a few scenes were alittle questionable, such as the Peter Parker jazz dance among other things. The action was top notch and the effects were as great as ever. Danny Elfman's score, or I think Chris Young did this film, was also a great listen.Overall, It was satisfying. I'm a huge Spider-Man fan and the movies do more than justify the comics, they honor them. It's great to see great comic book heroes made into movies and you've gotta thank Spidey

I became a chain smoker after this "MOVIE".......2007-09-09

ok so get this ,first off ima comic book fan so heading to the theatre i already have high hopes but low expectations 15 minutes into this atrocity i was pissed and as the movie progressed i slowly but surely found myself becoming more and more angry, i know people liked this one but try as i might i just dont get why, it was horribly put together too much singing too much dancing too much crying (wow this has quickly become a rant) every time i run into someone who says they liked it i cant get my brain to accept that i honestly think their messin w/ me and i follow them pointing out why i hated that tripe shortly after i have to have a smoke

The sad facts.......2007-09-07

The sad facts: 1 too many villains, 2 Tobey Maguire's dark side was comical, 4 what happened to the magic from the second film? 5 The ending sucked so hard the devil wept, 6 came real close to Batman 4, the bad out way the good.

A SUPERB CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SERIES.......2007-09-06

I don't know what film others saw, but the one I saw four times is at least as good as the previous two in the series, and a very satisfying wrap up to the entire trilogy story line. No Action? Hunh? It has just as much edge-of-your-seat action as you could hope for. Too many villians? That's just plain stupid (especially considering how one of the "villians" is redeemed.) In fact, as best as I can determine, folks who voice disatisfaction in this film do so because it is truly a story of redemption and forgiveness, and apparently people would have preferred murder and mayhem (there's plenty of that out there, so if that's what you want, then I agree that Spidey 3 isn't for thee.) And with regard to the person who said that this film was all about "revenge" getting "shoved in our faces" -- well, actually it's about the "danger of revenge" and turns the table on that attitude in a great conclusion that brings tears to your eyes (or ought to, anyway.) I've never bothered to write a review before, but it really has gotten under my skin how many critical pans this film has received that are just plain senseless and, frankly, ignorant. Let this set the record straight. Watch all three together and you've got one great story set: 1, 2 AND 3 -- without exception.

Spider-Man - The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 2.1 / Spider-Man 3) [Blu-ray]

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Great film, but.....
I became a chain smoker after this "MOVIE"
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Spider-Man - The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 2.1 / Spider-Man 3) [Blu-ray]
Starring: Tobey Maguire
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Release Date: 2007-10-30

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I am angry..........2007-09-14

Great film, but............2007-09-13

I became a chain smoker after this "MOVIE".......2007-09-09

The sad facts.......2007-09-07

A SUPERB CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SERIES.......2007-09-06

Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Edition)

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"Spider-Man 2" Weaves a... Depressing Tale?
Spiderman II..............widescreen
Doc Ock has such evil machinations!

Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Edition)
Starring: Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Alfred Molina , and Rosemary Harris
Director: Sam Raimi
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In SPIDER-MAN™2, the latest installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man™ series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as college student and a superhuman crime fighter. Peter's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ (Kirsten Dunst), Spider-Man must swing back into action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement.

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Running Time: 127 Min.

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More than a few critics hailed Spider-Man 2 as "the best superhero movie ever," and there's no compelling reason to argue--thanks to a bigger budget, better special effects, and a dynamic, character-driven plot, it's a notch above Spider-Man in terms of emotional depth and rich comic-book sensibility. Ordinary People Oscar-winner Alvin Sargent received screenplay credit, and celebrated author and comic-book expert Michael Chabon worked on the story, but it's director Sam Raimi's affinity for the material that brings Spidey 2 to vivid life. When a fusion experiment goes terribly wrong, a brilliant physicist (Alfred Molina) is turned into Spidey's newest nemesis, the deranged, mechanically tentacled "Doctor Octopus," obsessed with completing his experiment and killing Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) in the process. Even more compelling is Peter Parker's urgent dilemma: continue his burdensome, lonely life of crime-fighting as Spider-Man, or pursue love and happiness with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst)? Molina's outstanding as a tragic villain controlled by his own invention, and the action sequences are nothing less than breathtaking, but the real success of Spider-Man 2 is its sense of priorities. With all of Hollywood's biggest and best toys at his disposal, Raimi and his writers stay true to the Marvel mythology, honoring Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and setting the bar impressively high for the challenge of Spider-Man 3. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Features:

The first commentary track is by director Sam Raimi and a self-deprecating Tobey Maguire speaking in tandem, and producer (and Marvel CEO) Avi Arad and coproducer Grant Curtis speaking in tandem. They discuss a number of topics, including Raimi's memory of his excitement over Richard Donner's Superman and how the character of Black Cat had to be dropped from the film. The second commentary is by six members of the Oscar-nominated effects team, and one of their primary focuses is how Doc Ock's arms were achieved by a combination of puppetry and CGI.

The centerpiece of the second disc is a massive two-hour documentary that can be viewed all at once or in 12 separate pieces. It covers the development of the story, the visual effects, costumes, stunts, and sound and music. Three shorter featurettes cover Peter Parker's struggle between his personal and hero lives, Doc Ock, and the women in Spider-Man's life, and what's interesting is how they discuss those topics not just in relation to the movies but to the comic books as well. (For example, Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy had a much greater impact in the comics.) There's a scene in which you can toggle among three different camera angles, and a gallery of 17 paintings Alex Ross created for the opening sequence. The sound and picture are spectacular, though only the Superbit edition has DTS. --David Horiuchi

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The Best Superhero Movie Ever.......2007-09-07

Spider-Man 2 is one of the best sequels ever and the best superhero movies ever. Heck, it's one of the best movies too. Though it's no The Godfather DVD Collection (The Godfather/ The Godfather - Part II/ The Godfather - Part III) or 2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition), and it's not even Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) but it is one of the best comic book adapations ever put on the screen.

The DVd features much of what the first did. There's still two commentaries and plenty of featurettes, but there's other must have goodies you need to check out.

Highly, highly recommended.

My favorite Spider-Man Movie of all three.......2007-08-09

This is my favorite Spider-Man movie. The first one has to introduce the characters and show how Peter got his powers. This one doesn't have to do that. Plus, Octavius is my favorite villain. The third one had too many villains.

Brandon Simpson, Author of Learning Foreign Languages: Everything You Need To Know and If You Ain't Got No Grammer...

"Spider-Man 2" Weaves a... Depressing Tale?.......2007-08-01

It should be noted that I am a great fan of the first "Spider-Man" film. Aside from a too dark, not always appropriate musical score and a few glaring omissions in chronology (where did a kid living on a lower to middle-class income get the materials to make THAT suit?), it remains an endearing cinematic adaptation of the infamous wall crawler. But, as with everything in Hollywood, you're not important unless you can spawn a sequel, and that's what we've got. And whereas "Spider-Man" was an action-packed, uplifting but realistically somber tale of super-heroism, "Spider-Man 2" is... not. There, I've said it. Fans, get your torches and tie me to the funeral pyre. I'm sorry (I really am), but "Spider-Man 2" is a disappointment. Not a colossal one, but still... aw, heck. Just let me explain.

The film feels rushed. No, I'm not talking about fast cuts and the comic-book style. That was the first film. What I'm talking about is "hey-what-happened-that-was-significant-in-the-last-scene-and-why-should-we-care-about-some-secondary-character-we've-never-met-wait-here-comes-an-action-sequence" style rushed. And that's quite an amazing feat, when you consider the movie's over two hours long. Much of the problem lies in the script itself. Rumor has it that filming started before a final draft had been completed, and boy, does it show. This film covers NO new ground. All of the emotional punches, swings, twists, and turns that you'll see you've already seen in the last one. Peter Parker is Spider-Man; no matter what he does he can't win, so he keeps everybody distant to keep them out of danger; he loves MaryJane Watson and fears his best friend Harry Osborn wants to kill Spidey; Aunt May can't deal without the dead Uncle Ben; Pete's life is unbalanced because business always comes before pleasure; some scientist with an experiment comes along; oh, no, there's an accident in the lab; a super-freak is born; a threat to the world; Spidey the hero...

Or at least Spidey would seem to be the hero, if the filmmakers had crafted a unique story with a palpable villain. But Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus is all style and no substance, like the tacked-on afterthought of a screenwriter who at the eleventh hour realized this was a comic-book movie. He enters the picture nearly a half-hour too late as an underwritten sort of iconic mentor to Maguire's troubled college student, and by the time his horrific (and I do mean horrific) accident occurs, the character has been so inadequately introduced to us that all the brutality present in his schemes just comes across as mean-spirited exhibitionism on the part of the filmmakers. A nightmarish operating room sequence is half over-the-top while the other half is dead-serious (screeching and grinding fingernails, anyone?), and Ock's descent into madness (why do they always have to start bloody talking to themselves?) isn't just demented; it's downright tasteless. (In other words, the Goblin was nasty; this guy's vicious.) Yet all this I could've overlooked, actually, because I was waiting for the villain to have something relevant to do with the rest of the movie. In part one, good old Green Goblin was integral--take him away and the story wouldn't work. Here, however, Doctor Octopus is so nonessential that when he kidnaps MaryJane it's almost as if the filmmakers are reminding us, "There IS a bad guy in this one, folks."

Even worse, the script goes to great lengths to convince us that Ock isn't even bad. And that, fans, is always a mistake. I'm all for sympathetic villains, but there has to be something that sets him apart from the hero. Else, why fight him? But nope, in this film it's just the artificial brain in Ock's tentacles that wants him to create fusion for the entire world's benefit. Never mind that all this'll wipe out half of NYC in the process. It's okay, because Octavius means well; he's not evil, just misguided. (Uh-huh. And critics said the Goblin was a tool.) This really hurts the film, because how do you expect to feel if Spidey swings heroically into action and starts beating the snot out of a bad guy who isn't even that bad? Suddenly the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man doesn't seem so friendly anymore... (What's worse is that he doesn't even do a double take when he sees his old role model going insane. In the first film Pete was floored when he discovered the Goblin was Harry's dad. Here he just suits up and starts pummeling chin.)

Maybe such plots will satisfy the morally ambiguous, but for a genre that basically operates by reinforcing our notions of right and wrong, you've got to give your audience something more tangible to chew. So, they try to do just that by focusing solely on the Spider-Man character. Two years have passed, and the life of a superhero is slowly killing Peter. He's late for work (in a pretty neat pizza-delivery sequence), has no social life (he regretfully attends his own birthday party because he hates himself), and is about to flunk out of college (after all, you can't fight crime if you're sitting in a classroom). Oh, yeah. Did I mention MJ is engaged to the son of J.J. Jameson? Stick a fork in Spider-Man, because Petey has had it. Not that you'll notice a change in his attitude. Maguire still plays the guy like he's just discovered his powers. The silent, unconfident act should've been let go at the end of his first adventure. It's two years later; start knowing thyself and being true, Parker. At least show some frustration!

Apart from a tearful flashback with Uncle Ben (really the only scene that required such subtlety), Peter is a sap. Except that now that he's an adult, it's no longer endearing. One of the things about the comics is that once Parker got out of high school, he wasn't a geek. He shaped up into a pretty cool guy. Even a bit of a ladies' man. Not here, though, and it's a shame, because you can only watch so much of a man in misery before it loses its poignancy and just becomes preachy and depressing. A failed burning building rescue that is such a retread of the first film it even recycles the music note-for-note proves just that. So does the endless, pondering self-doubt he puts himself through in his crappy one-room rental ("Am I supposed to be unhappy?" he asks, presumably talking to God or whomever else is listening). Even when he does accomplish something noble as Spider-Man, his life is such a personal hell and the story such a downer even YOU will feel guilty that Uncle Ben got shot. Where the guilt lies, however, is in the production team, who are working from a lazy screenstory that creates characters, then drops them. Who is Mrs. Octavius, that we should care about her unfortunate demise caused by her brilliant, misguided (but not evil!) husband? Or, for that matter, who's the guy stealing MJ away from Peter? They never do meet, the two of them; you'd think the script would be decent enough to set up the love triangle that's obviously there. No, Spidey may be an amazing guy, but this here adventure he's stuck in is just plain lazy.

I sound awfully critical, but I'm not trying to be. The movie isn't terrible, just terribly unsatisfying. Even the payoff to a number of revelations is inadequate, because after 2+ hours of build-up you can't wrap up with three minutes of paltry resolution. The film moves in fits and starts, then just ends. So, if a sequel to the first film seemed promising, a sequel to this one seems almost mandatory. Not to mention cruelly calculated... but I digress. If what you want is nifty special effects, by all means give it a look. It is in the nature of superheroes to satisfy our cravings for thrilling action-adventure. And this movie delivers the wild fight scenes, only with much less heart. It has the action-adventure, but it skimps on the thrilling. (Still, you've got to love that webslinging.)

I liked "Spider-Man" because as bittersweet a victory as it was for Pete, he still kept trucking on, fighting for goodness, a homespun/absolute-values sort of everyman who recognized an ideal truth ("With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility") and tried to stand up for it no matter how much it hurt or cost him. Left adrift in a world of moral uncertainties, however, this film opts to suggest that the torch of responsibility and the quest to do what's right might not be worth it. And if you believe that, fans, then Peter Parker is no longer a hero. He's just a teenage madman who dresses in tights. Now, tear up page one, Mr. Jameson, and see how many papers you can sell with THAT for a headline.

Spiderman II..............widescreen.......2007-07-28

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Doc Ock has such evil machinations!.......2007-07-18

I loved this! They will have to bring "Doc Ock" back at some point because he was the epitome of mean and perverse. Who can compare? The special effects were terrific and the storyline either had you grinning wickedly from ear to ear at Doc Ock's puns or you were petrified at the horrifics of his intentions.

I love Tobey Maguire for this role as he has the face that just stays pique and forever young. This is truly a great comic book story because it is totally unebelievable, yet the audience sits and reacts as though they are taken in by the whole thing.

This story picks up where the last one ended. Harry is bereaved over his father's death and blames Spiderman. Spiderman tries to deny who he is in order to spare MJ from being the object of an attack from his arch enemies but this all backfires when Doc Ock takes MJ to seduce Spiderman to come to him. Harry is using Doc Ock to capture Spiderman for him to personally kill. Spiderman ends up rescuing MJ and taking her to his web. Tobey Maguire fans will sigh over this.

This was hilarious to watch at times and I needed to have a good laugh. The storyline is familiar but the pulse of the media says the nation loves the familiarity. I know I do.

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Is it better than Spiderman 2?
Great movie!
The Extended Version Should Be Release as Theaterical
Spiderman 3
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Spider-Man 2.1
Starring: Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , and Alfred Molina
Director: Sam Raimi
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In Spider-Man 2, the latest installment in the blockbuster Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as college student and a superhuman crime fighter. Peter's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." When Doc Ock kidnaps MJ (Kirsten Dunst), Spider-Man must swing back into action as the adventure reaches new heights of unprecedented excitement.

Customer Reviews:

Is it better than Spiderman 2?.......2007-08-24

I think this is a nice addition to the Spiderman movies but I personally liked the original Spiderman 2 a little better because some of the new scenes were different than the original and were not as good. I wish they just would have added new scenes without getting rid of some of the original scenes. For example, when Spiderman is riding the elevator, the original sequence is much better. In Spiderman 2.1 this scene is replaced with a similar scene that is not as funny. But the completely new scenes are good. Overall, a good addition to the Spiderman library.

Great movie!.......2007-07-23

I thought it was a great movie. Personally i think it's the best out of the three out today.

The Extended Version Should Be Release as Theaterical.......2007-06-27

I didn't know that this movie has it's extended version and when i saw the movie, i kept thinking that this extended version should be release as Theaterical release worldwide. Nuff said.

Spiderman 3.......2007-06-15

Spiderman 3 is an incredible movie with outstanding effects. The effets are a compliment to the amazing graphics!! Starring Toby Maguire as Peter Parker/Spiderman, and James Franco as the new Goblin/Harry Osborn. Which side will Harry and spidey be on joining. Will they reunite or rebel?

Was flint marko the true killer of uncle ben parker?who is the sandman?Many questions only to be answered if you see this movie yourself!!

This movie is unbelievable!! It is the best spiderman yet, I cant wait forthe 4th movie.Like i said the affects arent even comparible to the other spidermans.This is my favorite movie ever! Spiderman 3 waswas released may 4th with a rating of pg-13. It got this rating because of intense action violence. The movie lasted about two hours long.

I would probably reccomend this movie to anyone who likes the other spidermen. If you havent seen them, then if you like action you would love it!

Ok.......2007-06-12

I bought the special edition as well. The new scenes are cool. I wish they came out with this first.

Spider-Man 2 (Full Screen Special Edition)

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"Spider-Man 2" Weaves a... Depressing Tale?
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Doc Ock has such evil machinations!

Spider-Man 2 (Full Screen Special Edition)
Starring: Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Alfred Molina , and Rosemary Harris
Director: Sam Raimi
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More than a few critics hailed Spider-Man 2 as "the best superhero movie ever," and there's no compelling reason to argue--thanks to a bigger budget, better special effects, and a dynamic, character-driven plot, it's a notch above Spider-Man in terms of emotional depth and rich comic-book sensibility. Ordinary People Oscar®-winner Alvin Sargent received screenplay credit, and celebrated author and comic-book expert Michael Chabon worked on the story, but it's director Sam Raimi's affinity for the material that brings Spidey 2 to vivid life. When a fusion experiment goes terribly wrong, a brilliant physicist (Alfred Molina) is turned into Spidey's newest nemesis, the deranged, mechanically tentacled "Doctor Octopus," obsessed with completing his experiment and killing Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) in the process. Even more compelling is Peter Parker's urgent dilemma: continue his burdensome, lonely life of crime-fighting as Spider-Man, or pursue love and happiness with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst)? Molina's outstanding as a tragic villain controlled by his own invention, and the action sequences are nothing less than breathtaking, but the real success of Spider-Man 2 is its sense of priorities. With all of Hollywood's biggest and best toys at his disposal, Raimi and his writers stay true to the Marvel mythology, honoring Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and setting the bar impressively high for the challenge of Spider-Man 3. --Jeff Shannon

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Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) gives up his crime-fighting identity of Spider-Man in a desperate attempt to return to ordinary life and keep the love of MJ (Kirsten Dunst). But a ruthless, terrifying new villain, the multi-tentacled Doc Ock, forces Peter to swing back into action to save everything he holds dear.

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The Best Superhero Movie Ever.......2007-09-07

My favorite Spider-Man Movie of all three.......2007-08-09

"Spider-Man 2" Weaves a... Depressing Tale?.......2007-08-01

Spiderman II..............widescreen.......2007-07-28

Service was prompt and product was as advertised , nice folks to do business with.

Doc Ock has such evil machinations!.......2007-07-18

Spider-Man - The Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3)

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I am angry...
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Starring: Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , and Topher Grace
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Release Date: 2007-10-30

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I am angry..........2007-09-14

Great film, but............2007-09-13

I became a chain smoker after this "MOVIE".......2007-09-09

The sad facts.......2007-09-07

A SUPERB CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SERIES.......2007-09-06

Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Editions)

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Spiderman all
Spider-Man is Awesome!
HELLS YEA!!!
Two Great Films
Two excellent films for one low price

Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Special Editions)
Starring: Tobey Maguire , Willem Dafoe , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , and Cliff Robertson
Director: Sam Raimi
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0002XK190
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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Spiderman all.......2007-08-26

Two DVD'a and the grandkids are happy. One DVD for each. Sure is nice to have my own copies!

Spider-Man is Awesome!.......2007-07-05

I bought this because my little girl loves Spider-Man! She finally wore out our VHS tapes and I invested in the DVD version. It appeals to me as well as to my daughter.

HELLS YEA!!!.......2006-05-05

$hit... if you are gonna get one or the other, go with this double pack. Need I say more?

Two Great Films.......2006-03-17

I really enjoyed the special edition versions of both Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Both movies are great adaptations of the comic. The villians are great and Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina both give inspired performances. Tobey Maguire was a great choice for Spider-Man and he plays a convincing Peter Parker as well. I can't wait for Spider-Man 3, especially because Sam Raimi is again going to be the director. He has really grown as a filmaker. And I hope Bruce Campbell makes a cameo in Part 3, too.

Two excellent films for one low price.......2005-07-20

Spider-Man (2002.) The first Spider-Man film.
Spider-Man 2 (2004.) The second Spider-Man film.

INTRODUCTION:
In 2002, the first of the live-action Spider-Man hit theatres. It's not likely that the film's director, Sam Raimi, had any idea just how successful his big-screen incarnation of the classic superhero would be. It drew in huge amounts of money at the theatres, and the DVD releases did the same. The sequel, appropriately enough, was even more hyped, and did even better. And now, both films have been combined into a single set! Read on for my review of the Spider-Man films.

STORYLINE:
Essentially, this set includes both of the films. The first of the two films explains how Peter Parker got bitten by a radioactive spider, and gained the powers that ultimately turned him into Spider-Man. In the first film, the villain is former head of Oscorp, Norman Osborn, who has been transformed into the Green Goblin by a chemical he was testing. The second film continues two years after the first left off, and features Spider-Man facing off against Doc Ock, a brilliant scientist who has gone mad due to a mixture of not getting the proper credit for his work and an electric shock that permanently grafted mechanical arms to his body. This time around, juggling the duties of being Spider-Man with work and school have made Peter Parker question whether or not he wants to continue the superhero lifestyle.

OPINIONS:
Both of these films flat-out rule. Seeing the first film turned me into a Spider-Man fan practically overnight. The acting and storyline are both excellent, particuarly Willem Dafoe's portrayal of Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin. Everything the first film did well, the second one does even better. I was amazed that they managed to create a sequel superior to the original film, since sequels rarely top the film that comes before them - but Sam Raimi does it here. These are great films, and the fact that they're together in one package only sweetens the deal.

DVD:
These are the standard DVD releases of the film, meaning each one has a bonus disc of material. There are a ton of bonus features, including commentary, cast and crew interviews, and assorted other extras too. The second disc included with the first film even has a listing of a ton of the old comic books, and the plotlines of them! That's my favorite extra on either of the discs. The other features are also excellent, and if you like the films, you'll agree they're worthwhile.

OVERALL:
I can't begin to express my satisfaction with these films. The cast and crew have creates two cinematic masterpiece, and I think you'll agree superhero movies don't get any better. Being able to get both movies in a single set makes the deal all the more sweet. These are must-watch movies, regardless of who you are. Even if you're not a big fan of the Spider-Man franchise, you may be pleasantly surprised.

Spider-Man - The New Animated Series - High Voltage Villains (Vol. 2)

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Spider-Man - The New Animated Series - High Voltage Villains (Vol. 2)
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris , Lisa Loeb , Ian Ziering , and Edward Asner
Director: James Taylor (XVIII) , Sean Frewer , Brandon Vietti , Vincent Edwards (III) , and Alan Caldwell
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2004-06-01

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While fans breathlessly await the fate of the computer-animated New Adventures of Spider-Man (it remains in limbo after being dropped by MTV in 2003), they can enjoy three episodes of its first season on this disc (culled from the 13-episode two-disc set, which is a better choice for completists). Mainframe Entertainment (which created the cult Saturday morning series ReBoot) and writer/executive producer Brian Michael Bendis (the Ultimate Spider-Man comic) give the venerable story a spin by placing Peter Parker (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris) in college alongside pal Harry Osborn (Ian Ziering) and longtime crush Mary Jane Watson (singer Lisa Loeb). As usual, Parker/Spidey must conceal his secret identity while wrangling a host of foes, which are a mix of ones drawn from the comic book and brand new enemies. Spider-Man fans seem firmly divided into "for" and "against" camps over the animation, which beautifully captures Spidey's web-slinging, but often looks awkward when depicting everyday movement. --Paul Gaita

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FOUR STARS FOR ADULTS - ZERO STARS FOR KIDS.......2007-09-11

I love Spider-Man, I thought the stories in the video were pretty good adn the animation for a TV cartoon was really good. I am just totally annoyed with the content. THIS IS NOT A KIDS CARTOON!!!!!

I got this from the library for my son to watch and had to quickly turn it off. The language is totally out of place for a kid's show. Mary Jane is constantly going off taking the Lord's name in vain and everyone else is swearing up a storm as well. One of the episodes even had implied sex between Harry Osborne and the female villian.

Since when did Spiderman and his cronies start shacking up with babes??? That stuff was reserved for other show not kids tv cartoons.

I REALLY WISH THE PRODUCT WOULD HAVE BEEN LABELED MORE CLEARLY THAT IT WAS NOT A KID'S SHOW.

With that said I would never go out and buy this for my kids but for adults who grew up with Spiderman the action, animation and story lines are pretty good. I might check out a few more from the library FOR ME but the content is not appropriate for the intended audience.

Extremely disappointed.......2007-08-17

I too got this movie for my young child. Happy Birthday to my son when he couldn't even watch the movie he got. The movie had bad language and a female actually tried to coherse a man by saying I'm waiting for you naked. I doubled checked the box for the rating and it said tv/pgv, parental guidance, moderate violence. I picked this movie up in the kids section at Best Buy, right next to Bratz movies and teletubbies, just to name a couple. It was so sad to have to turn off his new Spidey-Man movie. :(

Awkwardly not for kids........2007-06-24

It would be nice if this was labeled that it is intended for adults. I was dissapointed that I could not watch this with my kids. The swearing seems out of place...almost as if it was forced. The animation is dated, but I think still good for a T.V. show.

Not for young children.......2007-06-14

My husband loves it, but it wouldn't be appropriate for young children due to language mostly.

My Grandson is thrilled.......2007-06-02

I watch this movie, with my grandson,and its better than the old ones that first came out,
when SpiderMan was created.

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Spider-Man 2 (UMD mini for PSP)

Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Binding: UMD for PSP

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